MAHOGANY COPPER-LINED HUMIDOR

MAHOGANY COPPER-LINED HUMIDOR Chef Mesnier used the copper lined humidor with handles to keep items at a particular humidity until they were ready to be served to White House guests - h:10.75 w:2.75 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.