A pair of Cantonese pierced ivory brushpots carved with figures among trees and rockwork before pagodas on foliate stands -- 4.in.high; an ivory puzzle ball carved with dragons, on a stand carved with a mythical toad -- 5½.in.high; a sectional ivory carving of an acrobat holding onto a bar -- 3¾.in.high; and a wood carving of a seated bearded figure -- 5.in.high. (5)