A PAIR OF RUSSIAN PORCELAIN SALT & PEPPPER SHAKERS IN THE FORM OF A STREET VENDOR, PRIVATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, MID. 19TH CENTURY realistically modeled, the man wearing a green overcoat with white belt and a pink shirt underneath, with a white basket on his back that serves as a holder for salt and pepper shakers, standing in front of a tree stump, atop a circular brown base, impressed Cyrillic letters LK under base; overall height: 18 cm (7 1/8 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.