A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A DANCING PEASANT WOMAN, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modelled, wearing traditional Russian attire, including a pink dress and a white flower-patterned apron, with a yellow headscarf, atop a squared green grass base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark and numeral 61 under base, impressed Gardner factory mark and numeral 6 under base; height: 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.) LOT NOTESLots 276-328 in this auction come from the estate of a prominent New York collector of European heritage. After purchasing his first Gardner figurine more than 20 years ago, he developed an interest in Russian porcelain figures, and amassed a formidable collection over the next two decades, paying particular attention to quality of craftsmanship and authenticity.