An American silver cream jug

An American silver cream jug,

by Allan Adler,

tapering circular form, scroll and disk handle, height 9.8cm, approx. weight 3.8oz.

Allan Adler (1916-2002) 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 1900's. His name became associated with Hollywood glamour in the early 1940's.