PAIR OF COPPER CHOCOLATE BAROQUE PILLAR MOLDS, LATE 19/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
PAIR OF COPPER CHOCOLATE BAROQUE PILLAR MOLDS, LATE 19/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The two-piece pair of copper architectural molds helped Chef Mesnier shape chocolate or marzipan pillar forms for cakes or petit four trays (2) - h:4.50 w:2 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.
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PAIR OF COPPER CHOCOLATE BAROQUE PILLAR MOLDS, LATE 19/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The two-piece pair of copper architectural molds helped Chef Mesnier shape chocolate or marzipan pillar forms for cakes or petit four trays (2) - h:4.50 w:2 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.