PEWTER ELEPHANT CHOCOLATE CANDY MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
PEWTER ELEPHANT CHOCOLATE CANDY MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY This pewter elephant chocolate mold made candy elephants that topped cakes and petit four trays for chef Mesnier's desserts at White House presidential events - h:3 w:4 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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PEWTER ELEPHANT CHOCOLATE CANDY MOLD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY This pewter elephant chocolate mold made candy elephants that topped cakes and petit four trays for chef Mesnier's desserts at White House presidential events - h:3 w:4 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.