FIFTEEN JADE AND HARDSTONE GROUPS, including a pair of dark brown jade models of ducks--6 in. long; an amethyst baluster jar and cover carved with a dragon--6¾ in. high; a brown tripod ciruclar vessel and cover, carved with archaistic decoration--5 in. long over handles; a goldstone figure of Guanyin seated on the back of a giant carp--6 in. high; a white stone figure of a standing beauty--10½ in. high; a dark green hardstone figure of a standing beauty on a rockery base--8¾ in. high; a hardstone mythical beast group--8 in. high; a dark green pouring vessel and cover, of flattened pear-shaped with carved panels--9 in. high; a spinach jade model of a recumbant mythical beast--3½ in. long; a brown and cream mottled elephant carved with its trunk raised--5¼ in. long; a serpentine figure of Hotei--3½ in. high; a moss agate phoenix and peony group--9½ in. high; a hardstone group of carved objects--7 in. high; a serpentine group of birds on a branch--10 in. high, some with wood stands (15)