GROVER & FRANCES CLEVELAND.  Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.  He is the only US President to have served non-consecutive presidential terms, the first between 1885 to 1889 and the second between 1893 to 1897.  In June 1886, the 49-year-old Cleveland married his 21-year-old ward, Frances Folsom (1864-1947), and together they had five children, including their second child, Esther Cleveland (1893–1980), who is the only child to be born in the White House.

STERLING SILVER VASE PERSONALLY PRESENTED AND ENGRAVED BY PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND TO HIS WIFE AND FIRST LADY, FRANCES FOLSOM CLEVELAND, WITH HER INITIALS: “F.F.C.”

Sterling silver vase personally presented and engraved by President Grover Cleveland to his wife and First Lady, Frances Folsom Cleveland, with her initials: “F.F.C.”  Originally comes from the personal collection of Grover and Frances and was later inherited by their daughter, Esther, who in turn gave it to her daughters, Marion Frances Bosanquet Daniel (1919-2016) and Philippa Ruth Bosanquet Foot (1920-2010).  Personal possessions of Grover and Frances Cleveland are virtually unobtainable.  We were only able to locate one other similar item available for sale at auction, Grover’s eyeglasses, which sold for $3,375 at RR Auction in September 2014.

ORIGINALLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF GROVER AND FRANCES AND WAS LATER INHERITED BY THEIR DAUGHTER, ESTHER CLEVELAND, WHO IN TURN GAVE IT TO HER DAUGHTERS

Monogrammed at the center, stamped “Sterling” on the bottom, measures 3.5 by 3.25 by 3.25 inches, weighs 3.4 ounces, and in very good condition with scuffing, markings, and dents.