A FAMILLE ROSE ‘IMITATION CLOISONNÉ’ BELT HOOK, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th to 19th century. The curved shaft terminating in a horned dragon head, brightly painted in colorful enamels against a turquoise ground, decorated with a stylized lotus bloom, foliate scrolls, and a ruyi-shaped decoration, all within neatly gilt lines in imitation of gilt wire associated with cloisonné wares, the concave underside set with a circular knop.Provenance: British trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the gilt lines very crisp, and minimal manufacturing flaws.Weight: 47.8 gDimensions: Length 8.6 cmLiteratureparison:Compare a closely related turquoise ground famille rose ‘dragon’ belt hook, Qing dynasty, in the collection of the National Palace Museum, accession number C1B002017N000000000PAB.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2020, lot 113Price: HKD 50,400 or approx.EUR 6,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pink-ground famille-rose 'dragon' belt hook, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form, decoration, and size (8.7 cm)Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2020, lot 114Price: HKD 94,500 or approx.EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A puce-enameled 'dragon' belt hook, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form, decoration, and size (8.9 cm)清代粉彩仿景泰藍龍紋帶鈎中國，十八至十九世紀。鉤首圓雕一龍首，雙角微突，凸額，吊睛，鉤身化為龍身，下突圓鈕。在綠松石色地粉彩琺瑯描繪，飾纏枝蓮紋如意紋，整齊鍍金線條，模仿景泰藍瓷外觀。