Sell or Auction Your Benjamin Harrison White House China for up to Nearly $5,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V, a founding father who signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
Below is a recent realized price for a Benjamin Harrison White House china item. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Benjamin Harrison White House China. Sold for nearly $5,000.
The following are items we have featured in previous auctions:
Beautiful White House breakfast plate from the Benjamin Harrison administration, featuring the goldenrod design against a navy blue background, and 44 gilt stars encircling the Eagle with wings outstretched. When Jacqueline Kennedy redecorated the White House, she featured several pieces of this china – a favorite of collectors, in the Family Dining Room. Scalloped edge plate measures 8.675” in diameter. The mark on the reverse reads ”HARRISON 1892” with stamps by Limoges France as well as T.V. of France (Tressemannes & Vogt), and M.W. Beveridge, as required. Minor rubbing to inner gilt band, overall in near fine condition. Sold for $2,500.
Very rare Lincoln White House china plate ordered by Mary Todd in early 1865. Plate is from the known ”Buff Set”, a less ornate and rather minimal design used for everyday occasions at the White House. Most of the Buff Set collection is now housed in the White House or the Smithsonian, with very few pieces still in private hands. Cream colored dish with a buff border and gilt circular edge also has a gilt circle at center. Made by ”J.K. Kerr” of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose company was known as ”China House” or ”China Hall.” This was the second set ordered by Mary Todd, just two months before the President’s assassination, and the bill for the china remained outstanding until Johnson took office. With a copy of a notarized letter as provenance from the original family who owned this plate, whose great grandfather bought the pieces at auction in the 1880’s. Provenance also includes copies of letters from both the Smithsonian and The White House, to whom the family gave other pieces of this china set. The letters confirm the history of the pieces and thank the family for the donations. Plate has a ”581/30” tiny sticker attached to verso and no other markings or denotations. Minor flecks of wear, else very good to near fine condition. Sold for $8,711.
Stunning George W. Bush White House China Service Plate
Stunning china service plate from the George W. Bush White House, produced by Lenox. Banded in gold against a green crosshatch pattern, the design features an Eagle at center, surrounded by thirteen gold stars. In designing this china, the Bushes were inspired by a White House sideboard once belonging to Daniel Webster, which had an eagle-designed inlay. Service plate measures 11.875” in diameter, with underside reading ”The White House / 2008 / Lenox”. Near fine condition. Sold for $3,845.
White House China Cup From the Personal Collection of Mary Todd Lincoln — With ”L” Monogram
White House china cup ordered by Mary Todd Lincoln, from her personal collection used after President Lincoln’s assassination. Vivid pick and gold cup features a Greek key pattern, with an additional ”L” monogram on the front. Cup is accompanied by a letter from Lincoln historian James T. Hickey, which reads in part, ”…This is one of the coffee cups and saucers from Mrs. Lincoln’s personal set. From a few remaining pieces of the set found by me at Robert T. Lincoln’s home Hildene Manchester Vermont in 1977…” China is from J.K. Kerr, with ”China Hall / Philadelphia / Kerr” on the bottom of the cup. Measures 3.5” in diameter. Some rippling to edge, as part of the original manufacturing. Colors remain sharp and vivid. Overall very good plus condition. Sold for $3,125.
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Very Scarce White House China From the Ulysses S. Grant Administration
Very scarce White House china bowl from the Ulysses S. Grant administration. President Grant and First Lady Julia Dent Grant ordered this set of china in 1869, made by Haviland and Co. and hand-painted by Limoges, featuring 24 different flowers, all with the gilt Coat of Arms at top center. Embellishments include gilt rimming around a decorative yellow band. Large, shallow soup bowl measures 9.375″ in diameter and 1.75″ high, ideal for display. Minute wear, overall near fine condition. Sold for $2,500.
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Ronald Reagan White House China Platter Made for State Dinners
Beautiful Lenox china platter made for the Reagan White House, in ”Reagan red” and gold, with the Presidential seal in gilt at center, the more formal style of china specifically used for state dinners, and introduced on 3 February 1982 at the state dinner for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Platter is marked on the underside, ”For Lenox China, Inc. / Lenox / Made In U.S.A. / The White House / 1981”. Oval platter measures 16.875” in diameter at the widest point, ideal for display. Tiny nick to inner red band, and minute darkening to top of Seal, overall near fine condition. Sold for $2,440.
Lenox China Presentation Bowl in the Millennium Style, Made for the George W. Bush White House
Unique presentation china bowl made by Lenox, in their Millennium pattern, but made expressly for the George W. Bush administration as gifts of state. Large display bowl measures 10.5” across the rim and 6.5” high with the Presidential seal at center of bowl. The underside reads, ”Presented by George W. Bush President of the United States and Mrs. Laura Bush / 2001-2008 / Lenox”. The Millennium Collection was issued by Lenox at the turn of the 21st century, with a design drawing upon the official State dinnerware of four previous Presidential administrations: Wilson, Truman, Roosevelt and Reagan. Near fine condition. Housed in original Lenox box. Sold for $1,774.
FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your Benjamin Harrison White House china that is for sale, please email your description and photos of your Benjamin Harrison White House china to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).