A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN MATCH HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A WOUNDED SOLDIER, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modelled, the cloaked figure reclining on a stump, next to a gilt helmet, with tattered pants and wounded knee, with a round drum shaped match holder at the corner, on a rectangular green-like base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, impressed numeral 282 under base; overall height: 14.5 cm (5 3/4 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.