A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A YOUNG MAN, POPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, MID-19TH CENTURY realistically modelled young man, wearing peasant attire, including a white polka-dot shirt and brown overcoat, standing in front of a tree stump with a hat in his right hand, on a circular grass-like green base, impressed Popov factory mark and numeral 31 under base; overall height: 23 cm (9 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.