A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MAN DRINKING, POPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, CIRCA 1850S-1870S
realistically modeled peasant sitting on a trunk next to a barrel of water, holding a kovsh with both hands, dressed in a white peasant shirt with red trim and blue striped breeches and lapti, seated on a circular floor-like base, impressed Popov factory mark under base; overall height: 13.5 cm (5 1/4 in.)

LOT NOTES
Lots 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.