Description: Newcomb-Macklin CompanyS.H. McElswain founded a framing company in 1871 in Evanston, Illinois, but the name by which it is known to collectors today comes from a partnership that began twelve years later in 1883, with McElswain's bookkeepers Charles Macklin and John C. Newcomb, who formed a partnership in order to assume command of the business.The company, which would have enough success to support showrooms in Chicago and New York as well as a crew of traveling salesmen, owed much of its early success to the relationships it established with schools of artists, like the American Impressionists and the Taos School, as well as with specific artists such as John Singer Sargent, Maxfield Parrish, George Bellows and many others. By working directly with their important artist clients to develop frame styles and finish treatments to complement their paintings, Newcomb-Macklin developed powerful relationships and placed their frames in the finest art collections in the country.They also worked with only the best in terms of designers and craftsmen, producing some of the most beautiful and original Arts & Crafts frames in America. Some of their most famous frames are based on reproductions of the work of famed architect Stanford White. Newcomb-Macklin acquired the rights to White's work after his assassination in 1906.Newcomb-Macklin frames have a distinctive construction that makes them readily identifiable. Their corner splines (spline is basically a fancy word for slat) are unique and are sometimes referred to as perpendicular. Unlike most frames which are joined with a traditional 45-degree miter cut, a butterfly joint or perhaps a dovetail joint, Newcomb-Macklin frame corners are essentially a separate piece, like a chunky V-shaped section, between the side slats of the frame.FITS 41 1/2 x 61 1/2 INCHES OPENING53 1/8 x 73 1/8 INCHES OVERALL RAIL 7 INCHES WIDE1 INCH RABBET WIDTH 2 1/2 INCHES DEEPCONDITION VINTAGE'MAJOR ARTWORK, MINOR PRICES'Our price is extremely reasonable and far below what one would be expected to pay for this piece in a gallery or at auction.AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEEDPLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONSSOUND ARTISTIC UNDERSTANDING AND CULTURE-HISTORICAL INSIGHT, COMBINED WITH THOROUGH FAMILIARITY WITH THE MARKET AND CONTEMPORARY TRENDS, PROVIDES alphabetcityart WITH THE PROFESSIONAL BALLAST NEEDED FOR THE EXPERT VALUATION AND SALES OF FINE ART.
Price: 8500 USD
Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-18T20:40:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1200 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: 53 1/8 x 73 1/8 INCHES OVERALL
Maker: Newcomb Macklin
Primary Material: Solid Wood
Country/Region of Origin: United States
Age: Post-1940
Item Height: 61.5 INCHES
Original/Reproduction: Original
Item Width: 2.5 INCHES
Type: Frame
Color: Black and Gold
Photo Capacity: 41 1/2 x 61 1/2 INCHES OPENING
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Time Period Manufactured: 1900s
Shape: Rectangle
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Material: Gold
Features: Vintage
Antique: Yes
Finish: Gilted
Item Length: 41.5 INCHES