A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A DANCING MAN, DMITROVSKAYA PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, LATE 1920S realistically modelled, the figure depicting a bearded man wearing a tall hat, green shirt and a brown cloak tied at the waist with a red belt, performing a traditional Russian dance, and standing upon a squared grass base, red overglazed Dmitrovskaya factory mark with impressed numeral 1700 under base; overall height: 25.3 cm (10 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.
