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Americana featuring the Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter | February 25, 2026

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We kick off our Semiquincentennial celebration with over 200 personal and presidential items from the Estate of President Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Featuring paintings by the President, a rare gold inaugural medal, personal fishing and hunting gear; signed editions from his personal library; dinner and glass ware, ephemera, decorative arts, jewelry worn by the President and Mrs. Carter, and more. Also featured is an extensive collection of presidential signatures; important fine art and jewelry from relatives of George HW Bush; American Furniture, fine and decorative arts, silver, and more. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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The Hour Before Daylight 'Miss Lillian' Black Painted Desk Built by President Jimmy Carter
Lot 647

The Hour Before Daylight 'Miss Lillian' Black Painted Desk Built by President Jimmy Carter

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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20th century, top with two tills flanking paper storage, round tapered front legs with simple turnings, square tapered rear legs, signed reverse "J. Carter 2001", 37 x 41-1/4 x 21 in.

Provenance: The Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

Note: Published in "Craftsmanship of Jimmy Carter", Jimmy Carter, 2018, pg. 57. The write up reads "When I was a child, we had a black desk in our living room. My mother regularly nursed on 20-hour duty, from 2:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. During her brief off-duty hours, she would leave lists of chores for my sisters and me on the desk. Later we teased her by claiming we thought the desk was our mother. I made this duplicate for my boyhood home, owned by the US Park Service. The desk is now owned by Amy."

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The Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter

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