Lot 54
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Silver-plate box engraved, "D.D.E. / Christmas 1944," 3½ x 3¼ x 1¾ inches. Engraved on bottom, "EPCA / Poole Silver Co. / 2000." The box is wood lined. Inside are three matchbooks, one printed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" with five stars, one printed "The Eisenhower Farms," and the other, "U.S. Hotel Thayer, West Point, N.Y. On U.S. Military Reservation." In a letter of provenance dated June 14, 1982, typed on stationery imprinted with the Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington," Lillian Rogers Parks, longtime White House seamstress, recalls that the box was given to her at Christmas 1954, and that President Eisenhower had brought it with him to the White House. She states that he kept it in the dresser near his bed but does not recall what he kept in it. In excellent condition.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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