PEWTER DONKEY CHOCOLATE CANDY MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

PEWTER DONKEY CHOCOLATE CANDY MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The pewter donkey chocolate mold made candy donkeys that topped cakes and petit four trays for Chef Mesnier's desserts at White House presidential events - h:5 w:5 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.