AUCTION 26: RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN GARDNER PORCELAIN MALE PEASANT FIGURINE

The auction will start in __ days and __ hours

Start price: $400

Estimated price: $600 - $800

Buyer's premium:

A late 19th-century Russian porcelain hand-painted figurine depicting a bast shoemaker. The figurine is realistically modeled and carefully painted. Under the base stamped with red overglazed factory mark "Gardner" unred the imperial double-headed eagle and impressed factory mark. Gardner Porcelain Manufacturer was considered the best porcelain enterprise of the Russian Empire.

Dimensions: H: 5 in., (13 cm.)

Condition: Very good, no chips or cracks