Lot 91
Roosevelt, Franklin D. Seven-piece, silver-plate caster set that belonged to President Roosevelt. It is composed of two cut-glass jars, 5½ inches in height, including stoppers, by 2 5/8 inches in diameter at the base; the holder is stamped on the bottom, "Van Zwanenburg N.V. / Rotterdam," with silver hallmarks; and two slender, three-pronged forks, 7¾ inches long and each stamped "Elkington Plate England," with hallmark, made to hang from a crossbar on the handle of the holder. The holder is 9 inches long by 4 inches wide, and 8½ inches to the top of the handle. The set was probably used for relishes. It was one of the mementoes given to White House seamstress Lillian Rogers Parks after the President's death April 12, 1945. Mrs. Parks, who recalls polishing and dusting the set, provides a letter of provenance, dated July 4, 1982, and typed on stationery imprinted with the Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington." Mrs. Parks states that the set was probably used at sea, but also in FDR's office at the White House and in his bedroom.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000.
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