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CIRCA 1938
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AN AMERICAN SILVER-PLATED PRESENTATION TEA TRAY
Circa 1938
In the Regency style; oblong, with two handles, engraved with inscription The Employees of the Largest Sugar Refinery in the world present the World's Largest Sugar Cube to Franklin D. Roosevelt in commemoration of his visit to Crockett California, July 14, 1938, the employees of the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, 23¼in. (59cm.) long
Together with:
An American silver-plated serving tray, circa 1930, in George II style, 16in. (40.5cm.) long
A Victorian silver-plated tea tray, circa 1870, oval with two handles, the field engraved with scrolling anthemion, 26¼in. (66.5cm.) long
An American silver-plated meat dish, in George II style with gadrooned border, mark of Gorham, 21in. (53.3cm.) long (4)
Circa 1938
In the Regency style; oblong, with two handles, engraved with inscription The Employees of the Largest Sugar Refinery in the world present the World's Largest Sugar Cube to Franklin D. Roosevelt in commemoration of his visit to Crockett California, July 14, 1938, the employees of the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, 23¼in. (59cm.) long
Together with:
An American silver-plated serving tray, circa 1930, in George II style, 16in. (40.5cm.) long
A Victorian silver-plated tea tray, circa 1870, oval with two handles, the field engraved with scrolling anthemion, 26¼in. (66.5cm.) long
An American silver-plated meat dish, in George II style with gadrooned border, mark of Gorham, 21in. (53.3cm.) long (4)
Provenance
The presentation tea tray was given to Franklin D. Roosevelt when president. All of the trays were used by Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill.