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French Oil on Canvas, "Courtyard of a Chateau", Signed Lower Right
Located in Atlanta, GA
right, signed lower right, in a period giltwood and gilt-gesso frame, early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

18th Century Palazzo Divano Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Italian rich and elegant gilt decorated carved wood and gesso frame. Frame presently with
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

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Gold Leaf

Large 19th Century German Gilded Empire Mirror
Located in Berlin, DE
This large 19th century German empire gilt and gesso frame mirror has its original mercury glass
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Gesso Frames

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Mirror, Wood, Gesso, Giltwood

Large Antique Frame, French Gold Gilt Gesso on Wood, Late 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large antique French frame features gold gilt gesso on wood, late 19th century. Frame (exterior
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Foliate Giltwood Wall Mirror, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Louis XVI wall mirror offers giltwood and gilt gesso frame with pierced foliate form
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

French Late Neoclassic Oil on Canvas, “Cascade on a Woodland River”, ca. 1835
Located in Atlanta, GA
ground and mountain in the background, in a period carved and gilt wood and gesso frame
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1830s French Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

Hubert James Medlycott (1841-1920) - 1901 Watercolour, Rouen
Located in Corsham, GB
lower border. Well presented in a period gilt gesso frame.
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

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Watercolor

Antique Overmantel Mirror, English, Georgian, Wall, Giltwood, Gesso, circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique overmantel mirror, an English, Georgian wall mirror in giltwood and gesso frame
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

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Giltwood

European Baroque Giltwood Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Northern European giltwood and gilt gesso framed pier mirror, the open cresting centered by
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1820s German Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

A. Raddilo - 1819 Oil, The Castle Gate
Located in Corsham, GB
lower border of the painting. Presented in pierced gesso frame. On board.
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Early 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Antique Oil on Masonite of King Solomons Judgement in a Gilt Frame
Located in Manhasset, NY
inches high by 54 inches wide and sits in a fine custom gilt wood and gesso frame. A copy of the Old
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1920s Beaux Arts Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Oval Mirror, English, Gilt Gesso, Mercury Plate, Georgian, circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
gesso frame Desirable foxing to mercury mirror plate Domed oval frame decorated with a perimeter
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Late 18th Century British George IV Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso

Chippendale Style Gilt Victorian Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
A George III style wall mirror, its giltwood and gesso frame very much in the Chippendale manner
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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

An English Late Regency Period Mirror with Convex Looking Glass
Located in New York, NY
wood and gesso frame encircled with laurel and crossband motifs. The inner edge with reeded detail, the
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19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Large Round Gilt and Green French Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
” wide grey/green coloured and Gilt Gesso frame and has a bevelled edge looking glass The mirror frame
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Early 20th Century Adam Style Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso

French Oil on Canvas in the Barbizon Style, Rural Pathway, 3rd Q 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
gilt wood and gesso frame.
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1870s French Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Louis Philippe Period Gold Leaf Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
and gesso frame. The gold leaf has a beautiful patina and the sienna colored glaze shows through for a
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18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique, Overmantel Mirror, Italian, Classical, Gilt Gesso, Wall, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to the mid-19th century, circa 1850. Superb gilt gesso frame adorned with bountiful detail
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Mid-19th Century Italian High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Profile Portrait of Georgian Gentleman
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An unusual profile portrait of a late Georgian gentleman in original gesso frame. Substantial ware
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Canvas, Softwood

19th Century Empire Style Overmantel Mirror
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century Empire style overmantel mirror, the painted and gesso frame with greek key moulded
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Late 19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

Early 19th C Ed Scofield Aetat 3ft 4" High Clerk of St Chads Shrewbury Engraving
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, 33.5cm x 24.5cm, housed in a glazed gilt and gesso frame, age related discolouration and foxing to the
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Early 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Paper

Large Early 20th Century Rococo Influenced Gilt over Mantle Mirror
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine Edwardian over mantle mirror in the Rococo taste, circa 1910. Six foot wide. Gilt gesso
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Early 20th Century British Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

19th Century Large Portrait Painting of a Duchess in Proper Attire
Located in Manhasset, NY
gesso frame that can be repaired if needed. Some minor crazing to areas as seen in the photographs
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Early 20th Century Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Canvas

Antique Wall Mirror, English, Victorian, Picture Frame, 19th Century, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
circa 1900. Attractive, Victorian gilt gesso frame 19th Century classical taste Decorated with
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Giltwood

A Pair of English Regency Style Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of English Regency style two light wall sconces with wood and gesso frames having triangular
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

English George III Style Open Armchair
Located in New York, NY
tapering front legs and splayed back legs. The finely carved wood and gesso frame showing traces of gilding
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19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

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Wood

Vintage Regency Scroll Arm Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Regency scroll arm settee. Beautiful paint over gesso frame with beautiful gilt detail
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Early 20th Century North American Regency Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Silk, Upholstery

One Swedish Gustavian Karl Johan style open armchairs
Located in New York, NY
wood and gesso frame with gilt leaf tip edge and an upholstered seat above apron with rosettes . The
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gesso Frames

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Wood

A French gilt wood and gesso picture or mirror frame, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This frame has an excellent original gilt finish over the ripple and floral carved details. The
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

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Wood

Portrait of Hieronymus Haller Von Hallerstein, after Bernhard Strigel, 1828
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful renaissance portrait. Presented in an antique gilt gesso frame. Drawn by Johann
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1820s German Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Paper

18th Century Oil on Copper Painting St Dominic and the Taming of the Devil
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, housed in a later ebonized and gilt gesso frame. Age related wear and losses to the painting and frame
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18th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Copper

Antique 19th Century Danish Oil Painting of a Farm Girl
Located in Round Top, TX
headscarf and wearing wooden shoes. The painting is unsigned and mounted in a giltwood and gesso frame
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

GIlt Oval Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
A gilt oval mirror of generous proportions and pleasing shape. The watergilt carved wood and gesso
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

French Hand Colored Engraving "Principaute D Orange" an Amsterdam Pierre Mortier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautifully hand colored engraving in a later, 19th century, giltwood and gilt gesso frame, hand
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Early 1700s French Antique Gesso Frames

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Paper

Swedish Gustavian Karl Johan style open armchairs
Located in New York, NY
carved wood and gesso frame with gilt leaf tip edge and an upholstered seat above apron with rosettes
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Swedish Gustavian Karl Johan Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
carved wood and gesso frame with gilt leaf tip edge and an upholstered seat above apron with rosettes
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique American Federal Style Convex or Bullseye Carved Gold Leaf Mirror
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
carved wood and gesso frame. 6" D (at pediment) Please note very rare seahorse or hippocampus motif
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Gesso Frames

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Italian Female Portrait Oil Painting by Pierre de Coninck
Located in New York, NY
roses. Stretcher 22 by 30 inches. Ornate giltwood and gesso frame 37 by 45 inches.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

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Canvas

French Oil on Board, "Village Genre Scene", Second Quarter of the 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the middle-ground, in a period giltwood and carved gilt-gesso frame.
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1830s French Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

J de los Reyes - 1916 Oil, Spanish Woman in Lace
Located in Corsham, GB
. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gesso frame with acanthus moulding. On board.
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

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Oil

Antique 19th Century Oil Painting of a Goose by Wilhelm Zillen
Located in Round Top, TX
dated in the upper right with the artists initials A.Z. 74 and mounted in a giltwood and gesso frame
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Large Antique 19th Century English Barnyard Painting, George Chester Attributed
Located in Round Top, TX
ornate gilt wood and gesso frame with an attribute to English artist George Chester (1813-1897).
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

French Oil on Canvas, "Punch the Staffordshire Bull Terrier", D Haussy, ca.1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
silver collar, signed D'Haussy, in its original gilt wood and gesso frame Arsene Desire d' Haussy, 1830
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1860s French High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

Early Water Gilded Acorn and Leaf Convex Mirror
Located in New Windsor, NY
relief detail of the cast gesso frame, circa 1860-1890. Grey blue bole. Beading detail on fillet. Mirror
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Wood and Gesso Mirror (two available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#6-337 Gesso and wood mirrors .New mirror will be supplied Priced individually.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Hague School Oil Depicting a Small Cottage beside a Rutted Road, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
impressionist style typical of the Hague School. It is housed in a custom giltwood and gesso frame with a
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Gesso Frames

Late 19th Century Oil on Panel Rooster and Hens Painting, Signed, August Laux
By August Laux
Located in Middleburg, VA
. Painting depicts a rooster and two hens. Signed lower right corner. Framed in 19th century gilt gesso frame
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Late 19th Century German Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

19th Century French Academic Anatomical Pencil Charcoal Nude Drawings Studies
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, some losses to the softwood gesso frames, small tears, folds and foxing to the pencil and charcoal
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

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Softwood, Paper

George Buckley (English, 1823-1870), oil on canvas full length portrait
By George Buckley
Located in Tarzana, CA
impressive and ornate 19th Century gildwood carved and gesso frame. Signed: G. Buckley Dated: 1865 Frame
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of English Setter, Signed by J.C. Durand
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century oil on canvas painting of English Setter in an autumn field. In period gilt gesso
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

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Canvas, Paint

Gilt and Lacquer French Convex Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Black Lacquer and Gilt Gesso frame and has a convex looking glass ( Also known as a Witches EYE” ) The
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Louis XVI Style Bridal Mirror
Located in Winter Park, FL
19th century Louis XVI style Provençal bridal mirror with gilt and gesso frame. Beautiful carved
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

River Romance Porcelain Plaque by KPM
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), KPM Porcelain
Located in Newark, England
beautifully painted showing a male and female figure enjoying a romance by the river. Fitted within a gesso
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Late 19th Century German Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Russian Icon Painting of Christ with Mirrored Frame
Located in Round Top, TX
inches; (refer to image 2). The board is mounted in an ornate convex giltwood and gesso frame with small
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Early 19th Century Russian Antique Gesso Frames

George III Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
of rectangular form and having an inner band of beaded molding and an outer band of ornamental molding, with paterae floral carvings in the two lower corners, the finial composed of ...
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Winter Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
gesso frame and signed illegibly in the lower left. There is a hand written paper label on the back
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Late 19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

19th Century English Oil on Canvas Painting of a Dog
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
to her quarry, with stable wall and door behind.  Mounted in an ornate carved gesso frame. Signed
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1890s English Country Antique Gesso Frames

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Paint

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Antique Gesso Frames For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique gesso frames available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of gesso, wood and glass, all antique gesso frames available were constructed with great care. Antique gesso frames have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique gesso frames are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Rococo and Louis XV styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique gesso frames over the years, but those made by John James Audubon, Edgar Degas and James Edwin Meadows are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Gesso Frames?

Prices for antique gesso frames start at $170 and top out at $30,965 with the average selling for $1,899.
Questions About Antique Gesso Frames
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    Gesso is the Italian word for “chalk.” It has been used for the preparation of gilding frames. You can find a variety of gesso picture frames on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Antique picture frames can be very valuable, particularly if they are older and have maintained their high quality. Some designs are considered classically attractive and are more valuable even if they are not as old.
    1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
    Yes, antique picture frames are considered valuable. They are regarded as high-value collectibles and can often be seen in exhibits without canvases, as art pieces on their own. Made of wood traditionally, antique picture frames remain very popular owing to their ability to be shaped in varied profiles. You can choose from a wide variety of antique picture frames, including designs in antique and vintage, new and contemporary, and 21st century pre-owned styles on 1stDibs.