BRONZE BUST OF PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND CHEF MESNIER MADE ARTISAN SILICONE CHOCOLATE MOLD

BRONZE BUST OF PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AND CHEF MESNIER MADE ARTISAN SILICONE CHOCOLATE MOLD The two-part silicone chocolate mold was handcrafted by Chef Mesnier by impressing both sides of the bronze bust of President Clinton into silicone, after which it was used to decorate the chocolate centerpiece for Clinton's birthday cake. This lot includes both the bust and the mold (2) - h:8.50 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.

Literature: Roland Mesnier and Mark Ramsdell, Creating the Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef's Secrets (Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2019), pp. 38-39.