Lot 73 · Modern Design | Art
(1916-2002) Starlit Pattern Flatware Service for Twelvecirca 1950hammered sterling silver, each piece stamped 'ALLAN ADLER 0 HANDHAMMERED STERLING', comprising twelve dinner forks, twelve salad forks, twelve knives, twelve cream soup spoons, twelve tea spoons, one serving fork, two serving spoons, and one ladle; 64 total pieces length of dinner knife 9 1/2in (24.1cm)
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern Design | Art, Los Angeles · 27 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-379587
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Allan Adler, ALLAN ADLER (1916-2002) Starlit Pattern Flatware Service for Twelvecirca 1950hammered sterling silver, each piece stamped 'ALLAN ADLER 0 HANDHAMMERED STERLING', comprising twelve dinner forks, twelve salad forks, twelve knives, twelve cream soup spoons, twelve tea spoons, one serving fork, two serving spoons, and one ladle; 64 total pieces length of dinner knife 9 1/2in (24.1cm). Bonhams, 27 Mar 2024, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-379587.
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Allan Adler, ALLAN ADLER (1916-2002) Starlit Pattern Flatware Service for Twelvecirca 1950hammered sterling silver, each piece stamped 'ALLAN ADLER 0 HANDHAMMERED STERLING', comprising twelve dinner forks, twelve salad forks, twelve knives, twelve cream soup spoons, twelve tea spoons, one serving fork, two serving spoons, and one ladle; 64 total pieces length of dinner knife 9 1/2in (24.1cm). Bonhams, 27 Mar 2024, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-379587.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.