A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A YOUNG MAN WITH A WALKING STICK, POPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, MID-19TH CENTURY naturalistically modeled, wearing light brown traditional floral shirt with a belt and pink striped pants, barefooted, holding a walking stick in his left hand, on a circular base, blue underglazed Popov factory mark under base; overall height: 25 cm (9 7/8 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.