China, 5th-3rd century BC. The arched shaft finely cast with two intertwined chilong crawling in relief among three neatly inlaid turquoise glass beads, the sinuous neck of the chilong head hook issuing from the open jaws of a beast head, the reverse with a circular boss.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London, 24 December 1991, sold for GBP 18,000 (ca. GBP 35,576 today). A private collector, acquired from the above. Robert Kleiner, London, July 2008. Roger Keverne, London, acquired from the above. Robert Kleiner was one of the leading English authorities for Chinese Works of Art and Snuff Bottles. He has published many books. Roger Keverne served as the Chairman of Asian Art in London and as the President of BADA. He began his 50-year career with Spink & Son, rising to head the Asian department by the age of only 28. He left Spink in 1992 to start his own gallery together with Miranda Clarke, his wife and business partner, in Mayfair, London, which eventually closed its doors in June 2020.
Published: Spink & Son Ltd. Chinese Jewelry, Accessories and Glass, London, 11-24 December 1991, no. 98. Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics - Summer Exhibition, London, 2009, no. 4.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear and signs of weathering and erosion. Small nicks, light scratches, few minuscule losses. A microscopic old fill to one edge. Fine, naturally grown patina, with malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 198.1 g
Dimensions: Length 19.4 cm

Literature comparison: A similar gilt-bronze belt hook, dated to the Warring States period, 4th century BC, from Sanjicun in Pingshanxian, is illustrated in Hebei sheng chutu wenwu xuanji, Beijing, 1980, p. 55, no. 220. Another similar inlaid hook is illustrated in Art of the Warring States Period, Osaka, 1991, p.104, no.152.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt-bronze belt hook, also dated to the Warring States period, with a dragon-head hook and shaft with intertwining dragons in relief, but lacking inlays, at Christie’s New York, in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 19 March 2021, lot 806, sold for USD 62,500.

戰國大型銅鎏金鑲琉璃螭龍紋帶鈎
中國，公元前五至三世紀。帶鈎鈎體厚實有力，鈎面宏闊，兩條交錯的螭龍圍繞在三顆整齊鑲嵌的綠松石色琉璃珠之間，螭龍鈎頭，綫條流暢的頸部。反面内凹，有一個圓形凸起。厚重霸氣，古風四溢，威嚴之勢頓生。

來源：Spink & Son Ltd藝廊, 倫敦, 1991年12月24日24 , 售價GBP 18,000 (今日大約為GBP 35,576).英國私人收藏，購於上述藝廊。 英國倫敦Robert Kleiner收藏，2008年7月。Robert Kleiner是英國的一位中國藝術品和鼻煙壺的主要權威之一。 他出版了許多書籍。Roger Keverne 曾擔任倫敦亞洲藝術協會主席和 BADA 總裁。 他在 Spink & Son 開始了他 50 年的職業生涯，年僅 28 歲就成為亞洲部門的負責人。他於 1992 年離開 Spink，與他的妻子和商業夥伴 Miranda Clarke 在倫敦Mayfair成立了自己的藝廊 ，最終於 2020 年 6 月關閉。
出版：Spink & Son Ltd. Chinese Jewelry, Accessories and Glass, London, 11-24 December 1991, no. 98. Roger Keverne, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics - Summer Exhibition, London, 2009, no. 4.
品相：狀況極好，與年齡相稱。 大面積磨損、風化和侵蝕的跡象。小劃痕，有微小的缺損。一個邊緣的細小舊時填充。 精美的自然生長的包漿，有孔雀石綠色和赤紅色結殼。

重量：198.1 克
尺寸：長19.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件十分相近的戰國銅鎏金帶鈎，龍頭鈎首，鈎身浮雕盤卷龍，鑲漆，見紐約佳士得 Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2021年3月19日 lot 806, 售價USD 62,500。