Secretary Albright often entertained foreign leaders in her Washington D.C. home. She identified the silver sugar shakers in this lot as her favorite things: "When I was at the UN, I did have to entertain a lot... It was crazy—a chef, the whole thing. Ultimately the flowers I had to keep buying were quite expensive. I had to pay for them myself. So I decided it would be better to put the money into something that lasted and started collecting the sugar shakers. They are mostly antiques. It was just a better thing to invest in," (Financial Times, February 6, 2019).

Comprising four English silver trencher salt, five American silver salt cellars by Spaulding & Co., six American silver sugar shakers, and four English silver sugar shaker, together with eight copper and enamel salt cellars.
23 ozt 16 dwt weighable
Height of tallest 3 3/4 inches.