A Russian porcelain figure of a peasant woman with a basket of mushrooms, Gardner Porcelain Manufactory, Verbilki, 1820s-1830s

depicting a young peasant woman in blue sarafan and kokoshnik with a basket of mushrooms, the realistically painted circular base with gilt band, with blue underglaze factory mark, the number 2 incised in the paste, and 8 in black overglaze

overall good condition; some small wear
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This figure, part of the series of Craftsmen and Traders, was shown selling either berries or mushrooms. In both cases, the figure was marked with the number 8, possibly a model number. See, for comparison, The Gardner Factory: Porcelain in Russia, 18th-19th Centuries, St. Petersburg, 2003, pp. 101, 267.