President Roosevelt’s beautiful personally-owned and -used cup and saucer breakfast china, both stamped “Germany 57” on the bottom. The cup measures 4.25″ tall and has a 4.25″ diameter rim, featuring an immaculate design with four roses on one side and a single rose on the other, with purple accents to the rim and handle. The white saucer measures an impressive 7.75″ in diameter and features an elegant raised design around the rim, with a purple accent matching the cup. Includes a typed note signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, in full: “This cup and saucer was often placed on the breakfast tray of President Roosevelt and it was used by him for many years.” Mrs. Roosevelt presented the items to Dorothy Dow, her longtime secretary, and the lot is also accompanied by a letter of provenance on a White House card from Dow, in full: “The cup and saucer was a gift from Eleanor Roosevelt in 1945.” Dow also published a book of her correspondence, and her life with the Roosevelt’s including how she taught the first lady to dive into a pool, entitled Eleanor Roosevelt: An Eager Spirit. An impressive world-class set of FDR artifacts, personally authenticated by Eleanor Roosevelt as frequently used by her late husband.
