Monumental giltwood frame designed by Stanford White, estimate $10,000-500,000 at Helmuth Stone Gallery.
The firm of framemakers and restorers operating in Manhattan for more than 40 years has consigned over 500 period American and European frames that will be sold in 444 lots without reserve.
Estimates set at a fraction of retail start at $100-200 but rather more is expected for this ‘monumental’ giltwood frame designed by Stanford White (1853-1906). Although an architect by trade, he was a friend to many of the most notable artists at the turn of the 20th century and created frames for John Singer Sargent, Thomas Wilmer Dewing and William Merritt Chase among others. His reimagining of classical ornamentation influenced generations of framemakers.
The gallery once retailed this particular 5ft 3in x 2ft 8in frame for $1.4m, which made it the world’s most expensive period frame. It is now being offered with an estimate of $10,000-500,000.
A similar auction was conducted with New York firm Guernsey’s in February 2020.
