A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A CHILD, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modelled, wearing a red skirt with black rim, a brown coat and a pale blue headscarf, holding the baby tucked into her clothing, a white bag on her arm, standing barefoot beside a tree stump, on a brown-green grass-like circular base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark and impressed numeral 6 under base; overall height: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 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.