AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN PEWTER FALL VEGETABLE MOLDS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN PEWTER FALL VEGETABLE MOLDS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The ten-piece metal pewter fall molds include two spuds, acorn, two corns, and five pumpkins; largest item is a pumpkin, 5.75 x 7.5 in. (10)

Provenance: Private collection of Former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. First Lady Rosalynn Carter hired Mesnier, who served 26 years under five presidents: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. According to Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef's Secrets, Mesnier created stunning desserts for more than 40 queens, kings, princes, princesses and heads of state.