Pair of "Grecian Fire" candlesticks
Allen Adler
(American, 1916–2002)
about 1945–52
Object PlaceLos Angeles, California
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall (each candlestick): 11.1 x 12.7 cm (4 3/8 x 5 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1362.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilhouettes
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1945-52, created by Allan Adler for actor Dean Martin (another account states it was Cary Grant) (1), about 1946-49; date unknown, sold by Dean Martin's daughter to an unnamed L.A. Antiques dealer; late 1980s/early 1990s, purchased by Denis Gallion of Historical Design, New York, New York; Late 1990s, purchased by Cherna Silvera/Silverh (?); October 28, 2001, purchased by Greg Nanamura (dealer), New York, New York; January 19, 2002, sold by Greg Nanamura to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum
1. Early provenance supplied by Greg Nanamura from a conversation with Allan Adler; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
1. Early provenance supplied by Greg Nanamura from a conversation with Allan Adler; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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