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Eli Wilner & Company — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:13:11 +0000

Eli Wilner & Company is honored to be featured in the November/December issue of Departures Magazine. This issue is dedicated to “The Art of Appropriate Acquisition”. To read the complete article, click here.

About Eli Wilner & Company

Recognized as the foremost worldwide authority on antique frames, and founded in 1983, Eli Wilner & Company specializes in American and European frames from the 17th-through mid-20th centuries. Clients include fine art collectors, major art and historical institutions as well as The White House, where he has created 28 frames for its collection.

With an atelier composed of a team of thirty highly skilled artisans, including 15 frame conservators, and over 10,000 unique framing projects completed to date, Eli Wilner & Company takes pride in each project. Every frame is handcrafted to not only reflect the time in which the painting was created, but also to best reflect the framing choices known to be made by the artists themselves.

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Eli Wilner at the New York Historical Society Reception

Eli Wilner & Company — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:28:06 +0000

Eli Wilner with Louis Lang’s newly framed monumental masterpiece Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, 10 by 14 feet, at the reception on Wednesday evening.

Sotheby’s has Selected Eli Wilner & Company to Frame Bridgman Masterpiece

Eli Wilner & Company — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:59:58 +0000

Eli Wilner, who has created over 10,000 masterpieces for the most prestigious art institutions and private collectors in the world, is honored to have framed Apres la fete; port d’alger by Frederick Arthur Bridgman for the Sotheby’s 19th Century European Art Sale, taking place on November 4th in New York.

Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American 1847 – 1928)

Apres la fete; port d’alger

signed F. A. Bridgman and dated 1901 (lower right)

oil on canvas, 36 x 56 inches

$300,000 – 500,000

Framed with an Eli Wilner re-creation of an American Orientalist-style period frame, circa 1870, applied ornament and gilded.

About Eli Wilner & Company

Recognized as the foremost worldwide authority on period frames, and founded in 1983, Eli Wilner & Company specializes in American and European frames from the 15th-through mid-20th centuries. Clients include fine art collectors, major art and historical institutions as well as The White House, where he has created 28 frames for its collection.

With an atelier composed of a team of thirty highly skilled artisans, including 15 frame conservators, and over 10,000 custom framing projects completed to date, Eli Wilner & Company takes pride in each project. Every frame is handcrafted to not only reflect the time in which the painting was created, but also to best reflect the framing choices known to be made by the artists themselves.

www.eliwilner.com

Eli Wilner and New-York Historical Society featured in The New York Times

Eli Wilner & Company — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:50:06 +0000

Eli Wilner & Company is honored to have been included in Robin Pogrebin’s wonderful article about the re-framing, restoration, and re-installation of the Louis Lang’s monumental masterpiece Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. From the Seat of War. To read the complete article, click here.

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New Edition of The Gilded Edge, The History of American Frames by Eli Wilner

Eli Wilner & Company — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:11:30 +0000

Eli Wilner is proud to announce a new and revised second edition of his acclaimed book The Gilded Edge. This second edition is now available for order. For more information or to order the book, click here.

The Gilded Edge is the first book to offer an in-depth look at America’s legacy of exquisite antique picture frames. Studied and appreciated in Europe for many years, frame connoisseurship was neglected in America until Eli Wilner created this lushly illustrated celebration of the craft.

Reissued with a beautiful new jacket and an updated content, this invaluable guide showcases frames as works of art through an array of insightful essays by art-world luminaries and a plethora of sumptuous photographs.

12 x 10 in, 204 pp,

full-color images / photographs throughout

9781452102863 | $60.00

About Eli Wilner & Company

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OPEN Forum from American Express: How One Antique Business Went Mobile, And Why You Should Too

Eli Wilner & Company — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:50:01 +0000

How One Antique Business Went Mobile, And Why You Should Too

By Eli Wilner, CEO, Eli Wilner & Company

Eli Wilner Featured in The Art of Collecting

Eli Wilner & Company — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:47:53 +0000

Eli Wilner and Eli Wilner & Company Gallery Director Suzanne Smeaton were each featured in 2 independent essays in a recent book by Diane McManus Jensen.

THE ART OF COLLECTING – An Intimate Tour Inside Private Collections, with Advice on Starting Your Own

For more information or to order the book, click here. Please click on the images below to read the complete articles.


Eli Wilner		Suzanne Smeaton

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Eli Wilner Donates Frame to the Grolier Club

Eli Wilner & Company — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:25:04 +0000

Eli Wilner & Company is delighted to have donated a frame to the Grolier Club to surround their new acquisition, Study for ‘Jean Grolier in the house of Aldus Manutius’ by François Flameng (1856-1923). The painting is the study for a much larger painting of the same scene that is in the Grolier Club.

Club member Anne Hoy generously purchased the painting and gifted it to The Grolier Club. Wilner’s choice of frame was based on the Italian Renaissance scene depicted. The simple carved and gilded Italian cassetta frame style dates to the Renaissance and is accented by a delicate punchwork pattern on the frieze.

Study for ‘Jean Grolier in the house of Aldus Manutius’ by François Flameng (1856-1923), with and Eli Wilner replica of an Italian frame, circa 18th century, shaped and gilded with punchwork frieze.

The Grolier Club

The Grolier Club is a society of bibliophiles, founded in New York City in January, 1884, the oldest such club in North America. The club is named after Jean Grolier de Servières, Viscount d’Aguisy, Treasurer General of France, whose library was famous; his motto, “Io. Grolierii et amicorum” [of or belonging to Jean Grolier and his friends], suggested his generosity in sharing books. The Club’s stated objective is “the literary study of the arts pertaining to the production of books, including the occasional publication of books designed to illustrate, promote and encourage these arts; and the acquisition, furnishing and maintenance of a suitable club building for the safekeeping of its property, wherein meetings, lectures and exhibitions shall take place from time to time… .”

The Grolier Club maintains a research library specializing in books, bibliography and bibliophily, printing (especially the history of printing and examples of fine printing), binding, illustration and bookselling.

www.grolierclub.org

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New Release of eWilner Frames App for iPhone and iPad

Eli Wilner & Company — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:06:01 +0000

Eli Wilner is proud to offer our latest version of our eWilner Frames app for the iPhone and iPad. Last year we first introduced an application for framing digital photos on Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The app allows users to email, Twitter, send to Facebook or print their “photo masterpieces” framed with any of more than 100 styles in high resolution, based on only the very best frames from our past and present inventory. Since the first release of the eWilner Frames app last year, we have received some excellent feedback and have heard a lot of suggestions from users, incorporating them into this updated release of the app. Beyond streamlining and increasing overall user friendliness, we’ve added some really cool features, such as a “Shuffle” button that selects a new frame at random each time it is pressed – a great way to quickly experiment with different styles during those moments of artistic inspiration! We are continually working to update and improve our app so that we might offer the best product we can and as always, we invite you to email us with your feedback at info@EliWilner.com .


eWilner Frames for iPad	eWilner Frames for iPhone

I began exploring digital photo frames in late 2009 as a way to share my love of framing with the entire world. These frames truly are treasures; what better way to show people how beautiful they really are than by letting them see firsthand how an exquisite frame can transform an image – in this case using their own photos! We’ve spent a lot of time and energy working to deliver a truly high quality app that is not only easy and fun to use, but also creates meaningful keepsakes that can easily be shared with friends and family.

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Eli Wilner and Company Honored to Frame for the Artrageous Gala and Auction

Eli Wilner & Company — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:39:39 +0000

Eli Wilner & Company is honored to have supported this year’s 11^th Annual ARTrageous fundraiser on May 23, 2011. The auction was a huge success raising $1.2 million for Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families. The money raised through ARTrageous is the single largest source of private income for Edwin Gould and will help them continue to provide quality programs and services to thousands of children and teens residing in foster care in New York City.

Some of the highlights of the auction included the following:

Jeff Koons

Eli Wilner replica of a shaped and painted modernist frame

Stephen Hannock

Eli Wilner replica of a shaped and stained 19th century American frame

George Condo

Eli Wilner replica of a shaped and silver-gilded modernist frame

Donald Baechler

Eli Wilner replica of a shaped and painted modernist frame

April Gornik

Eli Wilner replica of shaped and painted American frame, circa 1920′s

About Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families (EGSCF)

EGSCF provides health care, mental health screenings, counseling, and ongoing recreational activities for New York City children in foster care. They ensure that every child is placed in a home where they will be able to succeed and be loved. EGSCF also makes sure that children have an ongoing relationship with their birth parents even if they aren’t in their care. In addition to all this support, they also created a 24 hour hotline for foster parents for when they are faced with foster care challenges. The largest goal for EGSCF is to do whatever it is possible to keep a family unit together.

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