Ronald Reagan Hand Made Gump's charger plate

Festive Gump's designer ceramic charger plate, measuring a full 12.5" in diameter and 1" high. This lively green large charger has a sponged painted glaze on the surface, with the underside bearing a lovely ivory glaze with the marks of Gump's and ESTE Made In Italy. Fine condition. Christie's lot sticker and University Archives Authentication tag hand-numbered and signed by John Reznikoff. This substantial designer piece from the Reagans was part of their dinnerware collection, owned and used by them at their Bel Air, California home.

Nancy Reagan was well known for her interest in elegant designer classics and the Reagan's choice of dinnerware was no exception. Her seamless talent for entertaining and hosting transformed the aura of style and sophistication of the White House. “She felt the White House should exemplify the best,” said Mark Weinberg, who worked on Ronald Reagan’s campaigns, in the White House Press Office. The first lady handled her life both in and out of the White House with the same conviction, and this stunning piece from their personal dinnerware collection personifies Nancy Reagan's attention to style and her love of timeless sophisticated design. The Reagan auction saw record prices for a celebrity, including about $200,000 for cowboy boots and $100,000 for a sheet of Presidential doodles. This incomplete set was purchased with the hope that individual items could be offered, so as to share something intimate, private, and Presidential with clients who might not wish to own a large group. "From her first private event as a White House hostess (President Reagan's surprise seventieth birthday party, which was mistakenly announced by Tom Brokaw on the Today show that very morning), to the state dinner with Mikhail Gorbachev that marked the unofficial end of the Cold War, to John Travolta's surprise dance with Diana, Princess of Wales, Mrs. Reagan has seen it all."

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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