A Chinese celadon jade and peking glass mandarin hat finial, Qing dynasty ?

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Formed with a globular section composed of clear blue glass denoting the Third Rank, surmounting a domed filigree base decorated with shou characters, set with a tubular feather holder carving from pale celadon jade Size:(10.5cm long) Qty: (1) Provenance: By repute given to Mary Hayley Bell (b. Shanghai, 1911-2005), the daughther of Francis Hayley Bell (b. Shanghai, 1877-1944), who was giving english lessons to Puyi, the final Emperor of China, this is referenced in her autobiography 'What shall we do tomorrow', 1969, and thence by descent. Mary Hayley Bell was born in Shanghai, China, where her father worked for the Chinse Maritime Customs Service. The family later moved to Tientsin (now Tianjin). An accomplished English actress and writer, Bell graced the Broadway stage in Volpone in April 1928 and again in The Shrike in 1958. Her film credits include Vintage Wine (1938) and the 1955 adaptation of The Shrike. Beyond acting, Bell was a prolific writer. She penned four plays: Men in Shadow (1942), Duet for Two Hands (1945), Angel (1947), and The Uninvited Guest (1953). Her novel Whistle Down the Wind (1961) was adapted into a 1961 film starring her daughter, Hayley Mills, and later reimagined as a stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, though with significant alterations to her original characters and storyline. Bell also contributed to screenwriting, co-writing the story and screenplay for Sky West and Crooked (1966), which was released in the U.S. as Gypsy Girl, and providing additional dialogue for Scott of the Antarctic (1948). She was later featured in Moving Memories (2000), a video documentary created by her son, chronicling the life of her husband. Francis Hayley Bell was born in Shanghai in 1877, the youngest of eight children of Frederick Hayley Bell, a wealthy English merchant. At the age of seven, he was sent to England for schooling, returning to China at 15 to begin working in various roles across the country. In 1896, he joined the Imperial Maritime Customs. By 1905, he had relocated to South Africa, serving as a trooper with the Natal Carbineers, and is believed to have taken part in the 1906 Natal Uprising in Zululand. Over the following years, Francis traveled extensively through Africa and Russia before returning to China. He became fluent in several Chinese dialects. In 1910, while studying the Fukien dialect in Amoy, he married Agnes MacGowan, the daughter of Christian missionaries. After achieving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, he resumed his work with the Imperial Maritime Customs, this time stationed in Macao. At the end of 1930, he was appointed Customs Commissioner in Tianjin (then Tientsin). 來源： 據傳贈予瑪麗・海莉・貝爾（1911–2005，生於上海），其父法蘭西斯・海莉・貝爾（1877–1944，生於上海）曾教授中國末代皇帝溥儀英語，此事載於其1969年出版之自傳《我們明天做什麼》，後由家族承傳。 瑪麗・海莉・貝爾（Mary Hayley Bell）生於中國上海，其父任職於中國海關總署，後舉家遷居天津（今稱天津）。貝爾為英國著名女演員及作家，曾於1928年4月在百老匯演出《沃爾龐》，1958年再度登台演出《尖叫》。其電影作品包括《陳年佳釀》（1938）及1955年改編之《尖叫》。除演藝事業外，貝爾亦為多產作家，創作劇本四部：《暗影中的人》（1942）、《雙手協奏曲》（1945）、《天使》（1947）及《不速之客》（1953）。其小說《風中哨聲》（1961）改編為同年電影，由其女海莉・米爾斯主演，後由安德魯・洛伊・韋伯改編為舞台音樂劇，惟角色與情節經大幅改動。貝爾亦參與編劇工作，合編《西空與曲徑》（1966，美國片名《吉普賽少女》l），並為《南極的史考特》（1948）撰寫補充對白。2000年，其子製作紀錄片《動人回憶》，記述其夫生平，貝爾亦於片中現身。 法蘭西斯・海莉・貝爾於1877年生於上海，為富商腓特烈・海莉・貝爾八名子女中最幼者。七歲時赴英就學，十五歲返華，展開多項職務。1896年加入中國海關總署，1905年遷居南非，任納塔爾騎兵隊士兵，據信曾參與1906年祖魯蘭納塔爾起義。其後多年遊歷非洲及俄羅斯，復返中國，通曉多種方言。1910年於廈門研習福建話期間，與傳教士之女艾格妮絲・麥高文結婚。晉升中校後，重返海關總署，駐澳門任職。1930年底，獲任天津（時稱天津）海關監督。

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