A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BAST SHOE MAKER, POPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, CIRCA 1850S-1870S realistically modeled, sitting on a trunk, wearing a white peasant shirt with red trim and blue striped breeches, with one foot raised on a smaller log to support a shoe with his knee while mending, set on a rectangular floor-like base, impressed Popov factory mark and Cyrillic letter Zh under base; overall height: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 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.