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Antique American Frames : Identification and Price Guide

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ISBN-10: 038080221X

ISBN-13: 9780380802210

Edition: 2nd 1999

Authors: Eli Wilner

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List price: $18.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Carrie Rebora Barrattis associate director for collections and administration at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lance MayerandGay Myers, of the New London, Connecticut, art conservation firm Mayer & Myers, undertook the treatment of the painting.Suzanne SmeatonandEli Wilneroversaw the design and carving of its new frame at Eli Wilner & Company, New York.

Introductionp. xi
Guide to Price Rangesp. xix
Gilt-Edged Collectibles
Frame Appealp. 3
Elements of Picture Framesp. 15
Frames of the Nineteenth Century
1800-1829 Federal Stylep. 25
1830-1849 European Inspirationp. 36
1850-1859 Nature Triumphantp. 45
1860-1869 Neoclassicism in Bloomp. 55
1870-1879 The Emerging American Renaissancep. 63
1880-1889 Era of Opulencep. 80
1890-1899 Artistry versus Mass Productionp. 93
Early Twentieth-Century Frames
1900-1919 Triumph of Handcraftsmanshipp. 115
1920-1939 The Integration Urgep. 151
Trade Secrets
Cleaning, Handling, and Documenting Period Framesp. 165
Collectors and Collectionsp. 176
The Miracle of Restorationp. 184
Framing and Hanging Artworkp. 194
Bibliographyp. 205
Indexp. 211
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