A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURAL MUG IN THE FORM OF AN OTTOMAN TURK WOMAN?S HEAD, POPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, FIRST HALF OF 19TH CENTURY the mug with lid, formed as the head of an Ottoman Turk woman with jeweled turban, blue underglazed Popov factory mark and numeral 44 under base; overall height: 14 cm (5 1/2 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.