A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURAL GROUP OF PEASANT BOYS ARGUING OVER A BROKEN WHEEL, GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY realistically modeled two boys dressed in peasant attire, one wearing blue shirt and brown trousers, another white shirt and brown trousers, one sitting on a broken wheel next to a tree stump; on a green grass like rectangular base, red overglazed Gardner factory mark, impressed factory mark and numeral 1 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.