"After Trump's inauguration in January, the curators of the White House art collection embarked on a peculiar treasure hunt through the residence's inventory of decorations and furniture. Gold Trump wanted gold, and among the various candelabras, vermeil figures, and other gleaming objects they showed him, Trump himself later handpicked the pieces he liked most for the Oval Office. But that was not enough."
"A month later, in February, images of his tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed that he had replaced the famous Swedish ivy, which had adorned the fireplace mantel for decades (one of the White House's symbols), with nine pieces from the antique collection: five gilded silver ornaments gifted to Eisenhower; two Empire-style baskets from Nixon's era; and two gilded bronze centerpieces commissioned by James Monroe, the fifth U.S. president, from Parisian goldsmiths."
After inauguration, White House art curators searched the residence’s inventory for gilded objects and showed various candelabras, vermeil figures, and gleaming pieces. Trump selected his preferred items and installed them in the Oval Office. In February, he removed the long-standing Swedish ivy on the fireplace mantel and placed nine antique pieces: five silver-gilt ornaments given to Eisenhower, two Empire-style baskets from Nixon, and two gilt-bronze centerpieces commissioned by James Monroe. Trump also ordered golden mirrors moved into the office and increased the number of gilded portraits. For a later visit, he had bespoke garlands commissioned from Florida cabinetmaker John Icart, flown in on Air Force One.
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