A group of eight Soviet porcelain figurines based on Nikolai Gogol's novel 'Dead Souls' and comedy 'The Government Inspector' after models by Boris Vorobiev (1911-1990), Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, 1950s comprising figures of Chichikov, Sobakevich, Nozdrev, Korobochka, Manilovs from Dead Souls and Khlestakov, Gorodnichii, Bobchinskii and Dobchinskii from The Government Inspector, with blue factory marks, eight numbered height of the tallest: 16cm (6 1/4in). (8) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Ω Ω VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com