FRENCH COPPER SUGAR CANDY HANDLED POT, ARTISAN KITCHENALIA, 20TH CENTURY

FRENCH COPPER SUGAR CANDY HANDLED POT, ARTISAN KITCHENALIA, 20TH CENTURY The copper pot with attached handle and lip was used for pouring hot sugar into candy molds; the pot is marked VILLEDIEU FRANCE - h:3.25 w:10.75 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), p. 25.