A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A PEASANT WOMAN NURSING A BABY, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modelled, wearing a white dress and a white headscarf with green polka dots, with one foot raised on a tree stump to support a baby with her knee while nursing, a wash basin next to her, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, impressed numeral 223 under base; overall height: 19 cm (7 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.