A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MAN CARRYING BREAD, PRIVATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, MID-19TH CENTURY realistically modelled, wearing a white overcoat with red belt and pink hat, with a bag in one hand and a loaf of bread in the other, standing in front of a tree stump, on a circular base; overall height: 11 cm (4 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.