AN EARLY SOVIET PORCELAIN FIGURE OF PLIUSHKIN FROM GOGOLÕS DEAD SOULS, DMITROVSKAYA PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1920s
the figure modelled standing, wearing tattered clothing and a grey cap, with hands in his pockets, on a circular naturalistic base, blue overglazed Dmitrovskaya factory mark with impressed numeral 3 under base; overall height: 23 cm (9 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.