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Featured A maker I'm totally unfamiliar with!

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Frank, Mar 27, 2025.

  1. Frank

    Frank Well-Known Member

    Allan Adler, according to Wikipedia, was "Silversmith to the Stars". Maybe that's why I've never heard of him...

    This spoon was among the stuff I mentioned yesterday, and it's the only piece by this maker. It's 11.5 inches long, and is marked "ALLAN ADLER HANDMADE STERLING".

    I can't imagine that this was a serving piece, but was it a bar utensil? Does the style suggest an approximate time frame? To me, it gives a 1950's vibe. DSC_1148.JPG DSC_1149.JPG 20250327_201655.jpg
     
    Frank, Mar 27, 2025
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  2. Frank

    Frank Well-Known Member

    Cursory web search brings up several sites with the same spoon, described at as "Martini Spoon" and "Sunset".

    I'm flabbergasted!
     
    Frank, Mar 27, 2025
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  3. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    Olive spoon?
     
    vitry-le-francois, Mar 29, 2025
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  4. Frank

    Frank Well-Known Member

    Apparently it's for stirring a pitcher of martinis!
     
    Frank, Mar 30, 2025
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  5. trip98

    trip98 Well-Known Member

    One of Alan Adler's shops was near me in S. Calif. He also made jewelry. Small, but dedicated collector market.
     
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  6. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    It's very long, so that sounds likely. Or, a pitcher of anything that needs to be stirred.
     
    Figtree3, Apr 1, 2025
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