Allan Adler Tableware

Dinner size square (formerly Cornwallace) by Allan Adler & Blanchard hand-made sterling silver flatware set - 74 pieces. This set has a subtle hand hammered finish and includes: 12 ...

Allan W. Adler (May 8, 1916 ? December 3, 2002) His clean, unadorned and well-crafted style was strongly influenced by the traditional work of early American silversmiths and the contemporary work then being done in the Northern European countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. It was a unique and one-of-a-kind style of silversmithing. Adler was an American silversmith, known as "silversmith to the stars". Beginning his career as an apprentice in 1938, Adler designed silverware and hollowware in shapes inspired by the Modernist art movement of the early 1900s. Adler learned the craft of silversmithing from noted 5th generation silversmith Porter Blanchard, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts movement in California. His name became associated with Hollywood glamour in the early 1940s, and he was commissioned to design mini-Oscars for Academy Award winners, crowns for Miss Universe and Miss USA, and silver bowls, candlesticks and goblets for celebrity clients including commissions for Micheal Jackson, Paul Newman, Presidents, and Astronauts. During John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, Adler crafted a silver coffee urn...

Modern Georgian by Allan Adler hand wrought sterling silver flatware set, 86 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, solid handles, 9 5/8" 12 dinner forks, 7 5/8" 12 salad forks, 6 3/8" 12 teaspoons, 6" 12 cream soup spoons, 6 1/2" 12 flat handle butter spreaders, 6 1/8" 12 cocktail forks, 6" 1 flat handle master butter knife, 6" 1 pickle fork, 5 3/4" Storage chest is not included. Excellent condition, not monogrammed. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping. Allan W. Adler (May 8, 1916 – December 3, 2002) His clean, unadorned and well-crafted style was strongly influenced by the traditional work of early American silversmiths and the contemporary work then being done in the Northern European countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. It was a unique and one-of-a-kind style of silversmithing. Adler was an American silversmith, known as "silversmith to the stars". Beginning his career as an apprentice in 1938, Adler designed silverware and hollowware in shapes inspired by the Modernist art movement of the early 1900s. Adler learned the craft of silversmithing from noted 5th generation silversmith Porter Blanchard, one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts movement in California. His name became associated with Hollywood glamour in the early 1940s, and he was commissioned to design mini-Oscars for Academy Award winners, crowns for Miss Universe and Miss USA, and silver bowls, candlesticks and goblets for celebrity clients including commissions for Micheal Jackson, Paul Newman, Presidents, and Astronauts. During John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, Adler crafted a silver coffee urn...

Starlit BY Allan Adler handwrought sterling silver flatware set with hand-hammered finish, 55 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner knives, solid handles, 9 3/8" 12 dinner forks, 3-t...

Dinner size Chinese Key by Allan Adler sterling silver flatware set, 80 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives with innovative solid handles, ...

Eight knives, solid handles, 8 3/4" Eight dinner forks, 7 1/2" Eight salad forks, 6 3/8" Eight teaspoons, 6" Eight place soup spoons, 6 3/4" One gravy ladle, 6 5/8" One cold me...

Four dinner size knives, 9 5/8". Four dinner size forks, 7 1/2". Four salad forks, 6 1/2". Four teaspoons, 6". Four cream soup spoons, 5 3/4". Four flat handle butter spreaders, 6 1/8". Four fruit knives, 7". Four ice cream shovels...

Set of ten sterling silver demitasse spoons in Modern Georgian pattern. Made by Alan Adler in Los Angeles. Tapering handle with bead-and-reel terminal and s...

Allan Adler (1916) was known as the "Silversmith to the stars". He was a Los Angeles Silversmith and son-in-law of noted silversmith Porter Blanchard. Allan Adler has a rich history ...

Allan Adler (1916) was known as the "Silversmith to the stars." He was a Los Angeles silversmith and son-in-law of noted silversmith Porter Blanchard. Allan Adler has a rich history and has created table settings for clients including such notables as Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Clark Gable, Eleanor Roosevelt and Katherine Hepburn. The American Film Institute's Silver Star statuette is his creation, as are the solid gold Oscar mementos presented to the winners of the prestigious Academy Award. The Smithsonian Institute has honored his extraordinary contribution to twentieth century design and his techniques have been documented and video taped, thus ensuring that future generations will know how a master silversmith worked. Rare Chinese Key...

Selection of Modernist Salt and Pepper Shakers, circa 1930's-1950's. From left to right on the top row, they are: 1) Silver plated pepper grinder, designed by Gio Ponti for Krupp, It...

These exquisite chargers are hand-wrought by Allan Adler and made of 230.42 troy ounces of sterling silver. Each charger features and hand hammered surface and slightly everted rim. Allan Adler, called the "silversmith to the stars" for his celebrity patrons including Joan Crawford and Michael Jackson, Allan Adler popularized a stylized silver aesthetic rooted in early twentieth-century Modernist art and design. Raised in Burbank, California, Adler learned the silver craft from his father-in-law, Porter Blanchard, a seventh-generation Arts-and-Crafts silversmith from Massachusetts. Adler's early hollowware and flatware designs from the 1940s, characterized by a sleek, minimalist geometry, instantly attracted Hollywood actors, such as regular customers Katherine Hepburn, who took silversmith lessons from him, and Errol Flynn. Such attention led to other high-profile commissions in the entertainment industry, including designing crowns for Miss Universe and Miss U.S.A. and mini-Oscars for Academy Award winners. During the late 1950s and 1960s, Adler's celebrity clientele extended into the political realm. He created a campaign pin for presidential candidate and Illinois senator Adlai E. Stevenson, a golf trophy for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a coffee urn for presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, flatware for California Governor Pat Brown, and a silver hairbrush...