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Handsome 7˝ repoussé silver bowl presented to Providencia Paredes by President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan during Jacqueline Kennedy’s celebrated 1962 goodwill trip to Pakistan. Stamped on the bottom: "PAK 96 Silver, Kashmir Jeweller." Complete with its original red leather presentation box with white satin lining (split on all edges, but all pieces present), stamped inside: "Kashmir Silver Works, Victoria Road, Saddar, Karachi." Includes the original presentation card, inscribed: “With the compliments of the President of Pakistan." The bowl itself is in very good to fine condition.
Accompanied by two booklets, "An Outside View of PIA, Pakistan International Airlines" and "Journal des Voyages: Pakistan," plus a letter of provenance signed by Paredes, in part: "I was formerly Personal Attendant to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1959–1965) and worked for Robert F. Kennedy (1966–1968)."
Provenance: Property of Providencia Paredes, John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Memorabilia Collection, Hantman’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, July 19, 2003.
Jacqueline Kennedy visited Pakistan from March 21–26, 1962, as part of a goodwill tour of India and Pakistan, traveling without President John F. Kennedy and accompanied instead by her sister, Lee Radziwill. She was welcomed by President Mohammad Ayub Khan, visited Lahore and the Khyber Pass area, and received gifts including jewelry and a horse named Sardar. The trip was widely covered by the press and helped present Kennedy as an informal cultural diplomat for the United States.
