ASSORTMENT OF 23 AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN HOTEL SILVERPLATED FLATWARE SPOONS, KNIVES AND FORK, 20TH CENTURY

ASSORTMENT OF 23 AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN HOTEL SILVERPLATED FLATWARE SPOONS, KNIVES AND FORK, 20TH CENTURY This small collection of teaspoons, soup spoons, grapefruit spoons, knives, and oyster fork came from classic American hotels, such as The Homestead, The Greenbrier, and the Grand Hotel Alpina Gstaad. Mesnier collected this set of cutlery while catering for numerous presidential events at these hotels - h:8.50 w:0.25 in.

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.