A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BAST SHOE MAKER, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modeled, sitting on a trunk, wearing a pink peasant shirt with maroon dots and blue breeches, with one foot raised on a smaller log to support a shoe with his knee while mending, set on a rectangular floor-like base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, numeral 121, impressed factory mark and impressed numeral 6 under base; overall height: 13 cm (5 1/8 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.