A BLACK AND WHITE JADE 'ARCHAISTIC' AXE-FORM OPENWORK PENDANT, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved in the form of an axe-form bell detailed with a band of archaistic dragons below neatly incised ruyi heads forming a beast head, all surmounted by a bi disk and a pair of confronting chilong. The translucent stone of an attractive white tone with veins and patches of black.Provenance: From a notable English private collector of Chinese jades sold at Sotheby's London, June 16th 2020, lot 241 (see entry at the images).Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 85.2 gDimensions: Height 12.2 cmWith a fitted silk box. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare with a related white jade pendant,also in the form of an axe-form bell, of considerably smaller size and dated to the 18th/19th century, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 8 October 2013, lot 3329,sold for HKD 225,000.十八世紀仿古黑白玉鏤空雕斧式佩中國。鏤空雕刻斧形玉佩，龍紋與如意紋，斧頂一個玉璧和一對面對面的螭龍。 半透明的玉石，具有迷人的白色間帶有黑色的紋理和斑點。來源：英國知名中國玉器私人收藏品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，細微的磕損，帶有天然裂紋的玉石，隨著時間的流逝，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：85.2 克 尺寸：高12.2 厘米拍賣結果比較：一件相近鐘形白玉佩，尺寸稍小，十八至十九世紀，見香港蘇富比 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場2013年10月8日 lot 3329,售價HKD 225,000。