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The R.F.A. Riesco collection of important Chinese ceramics

Catalogue Information
Field name	Details
Corporate Author	Christie’s Hong Kong
Title	The R.F.A. Riesco collection of important Chinese ceramics
Publisher	[Hong Kong] : Christie's, 2013
Physical desc.	153 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour), portrait ; 28 cm.
Note	27/11/2013
Note	Reference to an item formerly in the private collection of A. Chester Beatty: p. 28 (photo of ACB and a lotus-petal bowl); p. 121 (facsimile of Riesco's note of purchase from the 'Chester Beatty sale at Sotheby's Oct 1953, lot 5').
Contents	Partial contents: A collector of instinctive good taste / Rosemary Scott -- A precious lotus-petal bowl / Rosemary Scott -- A perfect balance: a rare Xuande dish -- A meeting of East and West: early double gourd moonflasks -- Auspicious wishes for sons and grandsons -- A pair of exquisite ruby-backed cups -- Handwritten notes by Raymond F.A. Riesco.
Date & place of sale	Wednesday 27 November 2013, Hong Kong
Language Note	Parallel text in Chinese and English.
Person as subject	Riesco, Raymond F.A. -- 1877-1964 -- Art collections -- Catalogs
Subject	Pottery, Chinese -- Catalogs
Added name(s) - Corporate	Christie, Manson & Woods

Item Information
Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
10010911	Box 111	Sales catalogues		. Available .