A CHINESE WHITE AND GREY JADE 'AXE-HEAD BELL' PENDANT17TH OR 18TH CENTURYCarved in openwork in the form of an axe-head bell, the handle crested by an archaistic kui dragon and further flanked by sprays of lingzhi, applied with label 'X 46' 5.8cm high x 4.5cm wideProvenance:Bluett & Sons, London, March 1927, purchased for £3-0-0, from the Pope Hennessy Collection (catalogue untraced), as recorded in the RHRP Hardstones and Jade ledger no. J 46 The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection J 46十七/十八世紀 灰白玉鏤雕鏄鐘佩拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，家族收藏編號J46，1927年3月以3英鎊購自倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons

signs of wear commensurate with age