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Eli Wilner Frame, Taos American c. 1920 Style

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Eli Wilner Frame, Taos Style American c. 1920 Style Frame

Carved and gilded

Based on an American c. 1920 Taos style period frame. The Taos School, or the Taos Society of Artists was an organization and art colony from 1915 - 1927 founded in Taos, New Mexico. The cooperative of artists was started by Joseph Henry Sharp, who along with other artists focused their paintings on the western United States, and the Indian pueblo of Taos in particular. Those identifying with the Taos school often used frames with Western motifs, often gilded to house their works.

As opposed to mass-produced frames, original Eli Wilner hand-crafted frames are created by craftspeople at Eli Wilner using the same skills and tools used during the period and required countless hours to produce and finish.

*Gallery price: $22,000 - 27,000

Sight size (opening): 17 3/8" x 23 1/4"; profile width 4"

Overall size: 31 1/4" x 24 1/4"

Condition: Made by Eli Wilner and Company in the past 20 years. More detailed condition reports and additional photographs are available by request. The photographs attempt to show the condition of the frame. Please request a condition report through the online bidding platform or call Guernsey's at 212-794-2280 to request a more thorough condition report.

For decades, the name Eli Wilner & Company has been synonymous with picture frames of the highest quality, hand-crafted using old-world artisanship. Following the conclusion of prominent museum exhibitions or important art auctions, frames the Company loaned for those occasions were returned and became part of the Eli Wilner Classic Frame Collection. Now, the more than four hundred beautiful frames constituting this remarkable Collection will be presented at auction for those who appreciate the very finest.Inasmuch as some view these frames as masterpieces in and of themselves, simply add a mirror or nest them on the wall.

*Were an individual or an institution to order a bespoke frame from Wilner (all of Wilner's frames are bespoke) the client would be quoted the gallery price.

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Eli Wilner Frame, Taos Style American c. 1920 Style Frame

Carved and gilded

Based on an American c. 1920 Taos style period frame. The Taos School, or the Taos Society of Artists was an organization and art colony from 1915 - 1927 founded in Taos, New Mexico. The cooperative of artists was started by Joseph Henry Sharp, who along with other artists focused their paintings on the western United States, and the Indian pueblo of Taos in particular. Those identifying with the Taos school often used frames with Western motifs, often gilded to house their works.

As opposed to mass-produced frames, original Eli Wilner hand-crafted frames are created by craftspeople at Eli Wilner using the same skills and tools used during the period and required countless hours to produce and finish.

*Gallery price: $22,000 - 27,000

Sight size (opening): 17 3/8" x 23 1/4"; profile width 4"

Overall size: 31 1/4" x 24 1/4"

Condition: Made by Eli Wilner and Company in the past 20 years. More detailed condition reports and additional photographs are available by request. The photographs attempt to show the condition of the frame. Please request a condition report through the online bidding platform or call Guernsey's at 212-794-2280 to request a more thorough condition report.

For decades, the name Eli Wilner & Company has been synonymous with picture frames of the highest quality, hand-crafted using old-world artisanship. Following the conclusion of prominent museum exhibitions or important art auctions, frames the Company loaned for those occasions were returned and became part of the Eli Wilner Classic Frame Collection. Now, the more than four hundred beautiful frames constituting this remarkable Collection will be presented at auction for those who appreciate the very finest.Inasmuch as some view these frames as masterpieces in and of themselves, simply add a mirror or nest them on the wall.

*Were an individual or an institution to order a bespoke frame from Wilner (all of Wilner's frames are bespoke) the client would be quoted the gallery price.

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