Lot Essay
Barbara Ann Olsen Rockefeller was married to Rodman C. Rockefeller, son of Nelson A. Rockefeller, the 41st Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford. Her husband’s grandparents were John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Nelson gifted this Van Cleef & Arpels suite to his daughter-in-law, Barbara.