12 ALAN ADLER 1970 SWEDISH MODERN FLATWARE 138 PIECES Start Price USD 34,400.00 Current Price USD 34,400.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, December 04, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 14, 2008 Location VISIT LAUREN STANLEY FOR THE BEST SILVER! See more about '12 ALAN ADLER 1970 SWEDISH MODERN FLATWARE 138 PIECES' Description  Please visit our NEW ebay store and Lauren Stanley's NEW headquarters at249 E. 48th Street to view this item call Stan for an appointment 1-212-888-6732. Being offered are twelve (12) fine vintage, circa 1970 hand hammered sterling silver flatware place settings by Allan Adler, of Los Angeles, CA, in the Swedish Modern pattern, the fronts and bowls hand hammered, the back of the stems and bowls not hammered.  Each place setting has 10 place pieces.  No monogram. Weighable silver without knives 384 ozs. Marked Allan Adler 0 Handhammered Sterling. In excellent condition.  Allan Adler, who became known as the 'silversmith to the stars' for his celebrity clientele that ranged from Errol Flynn to Michael Jackson died at the age of 88 in 1905.  This is a vintage set, made heavier and better than those today, and the price is less than 1/2 if purchased new.  The 'Swedish Modern' name refers to the shape of the bowls of the spoons.  The stems have 3 lines of engraving at the bottom end of each stem.  There are 138 pieces to this set. 12 SALAD FORKS  6 3/4" 12 DINNER FORKS  7 1/2" 12 COCKTAIL FORKS   6 1/4" 12 DESSERT/SALAD/FISH FORKS  6 1/2" 12 LUNCHEON KNIFES  8" 12 DINNER KNIFES  8 1/2" 12 BUTTER SPREADERS  6" 12 SOUP/DESSERT SPOONS  6 3/4" 12 TEASPOONS  6" 12 ICED TEA/PARFAIT SPOONS   7 3/4" 1 PIE/CAKE SLICE SERVERS  8" 1 LARGE CAKE/PIE SERVER  9" 1 GRAVY/SAUCE LADLES   6" 1 SUGAR SHOVELS  6 1/2" 1 LARGE COLD MEAT FORKS   9 1/8" 1 SMALL COLD MEAT FORK  8 1/8" 1 SMALLER COLD MEAT FORK  8" 1 TOMATO SERVER  7 1/2" 1 LARGE FORKS  9 1/4" 1 PIERCED SERVING SPOON   9 1/2" 1 SALAD SET (2 pieces) - FORK AND  SPOON  9 3/4" 1 LARGE SERVING SPOON    9 3/4" 1 SMALLER SERVING SPOON    9 1/2" 1 SMALLEST SERVING SPOON    9" 1 PIECRED SERVING SPOON  9 5/8" 1 BUTTER/CHEESE KNIFE  6 7/8" 1 CAKE/BREAD SAW  10 3/4"     Please MAXIMIZE each photo to see and appreciate all details of item! Please view our other Sterling items! Be sure to add laurenstanley to your favorites list! You are never sorry when you buy the best! Please email us at info@laurenstanley.com with any inquiries and with your name and postal address for upcoming exhibitions. Also, please click on the ME button above and learn more about us and American Silver. Visit Lauren Stanley at our new address 249 E.48th Street, New York, New York 10017 (212-888-6732) for the finest and largest collection of 19th & 20th Century American Silver -- but please call ahead, Stan may be out of the showroom plowing the north 40! If you do not have a feedback rating of 10 or over please contact us before bidding. SHIPPING INFORMATION: We ship EXCLUSIVELY U.P.S. and only to the U.S. unless we agree otherwise prior to close of the auction. Again, PLEASE NOTE, no shipments outside of United States. Shipping/Handling/Insurance charges within the United States are as follows: for items of value to $500 -- $15.00; $500.00 to $1,000.00 -- $25.00; $1,000.00 to $5,000.00 -- $40.00; above $5,000.00 please inquire.(Fees are based on shipments to continental 48 States.) Add 8.375% sales tax for New York State residents. Payment must be made within ten (10) days unless otherwise agreed to. Payment may be made by personal check or thru PayPal. If paid thru paypal, we will only ship to confirmed, eligible Paypal addresses. Please ask about our new Layaway Plan before the close of the auction! And we are always looking to purchase 19th & 20th Century American Silver! RETURN POLICY:  Lauren Stanley will happily accept returns if the item is materially different from the description in our listing. A full refund will be issued including s/h/i. However, items cannot be returned as a result of buyer's remorse so please Read the item discription and look at the photos carefully before bidding. If there is an error in our listing the item must be returned within three (3) business days of receipt of item. Please visit our ebay ME page Place a Bid!