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Late 18th Century Engraving Human Skeleton by James Neagle Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
related foxing to all edgers of the paper ground, later glazed and framed in a period gilt and gesso frame
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Late 18th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper

Antique 19th Century Oil Painting of Children Playing, Signed Edwin Roberts
Located in Round Top, TX
background. Mounted in an ornate giltwood and gesso frame, the painting is signed Edwin Roberts in the lower
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Hague School Oil on Canvas Depicting a Windmill Along a Canal, 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
before dawn. It is signed illegibly in the lower left and is housed in a custom-made giltwood and gesso
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Original Oil on Canvas Landscape with a Monastery
Located in Round Top, TX
mounted in an ornate gilt wood and gesso frame. The painting has minor craquelure throughout the canvas
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Large Antique Still Life Depicting Fruit, Original Oil on Canvas Painting C.1880
Located in Bristol, GB
dated ‘18**’ In the original and highly decorative gilt gesso frame. It is in good vintage condition
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

19th Century Oil - Lady in Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
palette characteristic of formal portraiture of the era. Unsigned. Presented in a rustic gesso frame. On
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Dutch School Late 19th Century Oil - Windmill by the River
Located in Corsham, GB
-hand corner, and the painting is beautifully presented in its original gesso frame, with beaded course
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Large Antique French Oil on Canvas in Original Giltwood Frame
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large round oil on canvas of 2 Putti Musicians. Large and elaborate gilt wood and gesso frame
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Gesso, Wood

19th C. British Pastoral Landscape, Framed Oil on Canvas, Thatched Cottage
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
A lovely British 19th century original oil on canvas in its original gilt carved wood and gesso
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Two Bays and a Grey in a Landscape
By Clifton Tomson
Located in New York, NY
Elegant portrait of three horses in a pastoral setting in a fine period gilt gesso frame. Bearing
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Early 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Georgian Silkwork Embroidery of a Country Scene
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
wheel, a cottage behind, a ship sailing out to sea in the background. Framed in an old, gilded, gesso
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Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

19thc. Giltwood Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Carved and Gilded Frame
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Large Gilded Baroque Frame XL Frame Painting Classic 107x87cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
This large, impressively sized, gilded vintage pine frame boasts a distinctive and unique patina of
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1920s European Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Gold Leaf Baroque Style Frame Classic Gilded Frame 43x34cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful, gold-leafed classic frame, entirely in the typical Baroque style, decorated with
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1920s Belgian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Small Italian Rococo Style Gilt Gesso Mirrors, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the Rococo taste, gilt gesso applied to wooden frames.
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Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Early Victorian 19th Century Painted Royal Coat of Arms Armorial
Located in Lowestoft, GB
period softwood carved and gesso frame. The typical image shows a lion and unicorn, centred with the
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Softwood

Signed Original Oil on Canvas Painting, Horse and Buggy with Dog, circa 1930
Located in Round Top, TX
painted wood and gesso frame. There are light stretcher marks on the canvas as well as plaster loss to the
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Antique Maritime Diorama of a Four-Masted Clipper Ship c. 1880–1910
Located in Black Rock, CT
details, this folk art tableau is housed in its original gilt gesso frame with charming age wear. Likely
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Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Metal

Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Two Women in Costume
Located in Round Top, TX
period giltwood and gesso frame which has been restored. Please take a moment to enlarge the photos to
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Pair of Georgian Antique Silkwork Floral Embroideries
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
. Original oval wood and gesso frames with rippled, dimpled, old glass. Both embroideries are stitched to
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Silk

Original Oil on Canvas Interior Painting of Woman in Hallway
Located in Round Top, TX
and gesso frame and is signed illegibly, in the lower left with the date of 08. There is significant
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Early 19th Century Italian Painted Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian painted and parcel gilt frame.
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint, Gesso

Massive 19th Century Black Painted Wood Frame
Located in Rochester, NY
Massive 19th century wood frame with wide deep molding in older black painted surface with some
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Antique Newcomb Macklin Carved Impressionist Frame
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique carved and gilded arts and crafts frame. Gold leaf. Attributed to Newcomb Macklin. Circa
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Impressive 19th Century Rococo Revival Gilt Frame
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large impressive 19th century rococo revival gilt frame, circa 1890 Great opportunity to turn
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Museum Quality 19th Century Hand-Carved and Gilded Frame
Located in Redding, CT
Museum Quality 19th Century Hand-Carved and Gilded Frame. This once housed a huge portrait in a
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19th Century Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Small Hand Carved Gold Antique Picture Frame
Located in Malibu, CA
Pretty little French Victorian picture frame sits on an ornate round base. Lavish scrolls
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19th Century French High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Glass, Giltwood

Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelled Plaque
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Newark, England
the interlaced blue L Sevres mark. The porcelain encased within a gilt gesso frame with heightened
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Gesso, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Oval Painted Frames
Located in Southampton, GB
Pretty pair of Painted Oval Frames with egg and dart mouldings. If you would like these glazed or
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Early 20th Century Oil Winter in Paris Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
interior. Classic European charm. Guild on gesso frame - a few bumps and scrapes but generally in good
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Paint

Antique Gilded Wooden Frame Classic Baroque Style 57x48cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful, gold-leafed, classic frame, entirely in the typical Baroque style, elaborately decorated
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

19th Century English Oil Painting by Frederick Smith Depicting Tiger in Jungle
Located in New York, NY
heavy foliage in a jungle. Mounted in a beautiful period giltwood and gesso frame.Signed Fred. T. Smith
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Antique 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of a Bull by Michael Therkildsen
Located in Round Top, TX
pencil M Therkildsen. The canvas is mounted in a giltwood and gesso frame with small scuffs that are
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Oil Landscape Painting of Horse and Rider in River, by Karl Martin Soya-Jensen
Located in Round Top, TX
ornate gilt wood and gesso frame with SOYA JENSEN etched into a brass plaque. The canvas would benefit
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Late 19th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Round Top, TX
wood and gesso frame that has some minor damage, the name and date Kubinyi Sandor 1751-1799, is painted
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Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Gesso Frames

Signed Antique Oil Painting on Canvas of Two Lovers in a Boat
Located in Round Top, TX
painting is mounted in a gilt wood and gesso frame and signed in the lower right WR Bunting 1917, as well
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Early 20th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Original Antique Oil on Canvas Painting by Karl Madsen
Located in Round Top, TX
up close. There are minor chips in the gilt wood and gesso frame.
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Antique Still Life Oil Painting on Canvass by Jay Ward
Located in London, GB
. It is a nice size and is beautifully mounted in a gilt wood and gesso frame. The condition is
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Early 1900s British Antique Gesso Frames

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Canvas, Giltwood

19th century Italian frame
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century tinted gesso and wood Sansovino frame
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Carved Italian Giltwood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
imposing room. The carved wood is gesso gilded. Imagine this piece framing a mirror or antique textile.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Monumental Italian Antique Gilt Museum Quality Frame, circa 1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Monumental antique Italian museum quality frame features dental molding with gilt finish, bears a
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Wood

Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Pine Wood Classic 66x56cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage gilded pine frame in classic Baroque style, decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers
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1920s Belgian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Wood

Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Red Velvet Classic 76x56cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large, gilded vintage pine frame with a red velvet lining on the inside, entirely in classic
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Wood

Vintage Gold Frame Baroque Style Classic Pine Wood 64x53cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large gold-colored vintage pine frame with beautiful age patina, completely in baroque style
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Wood

Oval Golden Wooden Frame Classic Flowers Baroque Style France 57x47cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large vintage oval golden pine frame with stucco decoration, richly decorated all around
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Wood

Antique Silkwork Coastal Scene Embroidery
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
in the middle ground. There are buildings in the background. Framed in an old, gilded, gesso frame
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Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Silk

Large 19th Century French Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large 19th century French gilt wall mirror This mirror has a beautiful gilt and Gesso frame
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Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Impressionist Antique Oil Painting by Erik Henningsen on Artist s Board
Located in Round Top, TX
. Eric Henningsen'. The canvas is mounted in a period giltwood and gesso frame with a few scratches
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Alphonse Mucha "Gismonda" Lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
, giltwood and gesso frame Signed: "Mucha".  
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Antique French School Porcelain Plaques 19th Century
Located in Long Island City, NY
, and the other playing the tambourine. Both are housed in old gilt wood and gesso frames. Antique
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain

Gold Leafed French Picture Frame
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a fine French carved wood and gesso Louis XV-Style picture frame that dates to the early
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

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Gold Leaf

Antique French Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
An large and impressive French carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, circa 1860 in date
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1860s French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

The Butterfly /// Antique Victorian Watercolor Girl Lady Landscape Romantic Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
gold-leafed mat and Victorian gesso frame Framed size: 27" x 21.25" Image size: 17.5" x 12" Condition
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1880s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

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Watercolor, Gouache, Gesso

Baroque Style Carved Giltwood Picture / Mirror Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian elaborately carved gilded and gesso picture frame. Frame features gilt
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Early 20th Century Naive Winter Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
original wooden with gesso frame. The painting is not signed. Made in France, circa 1910-1930. The frame
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Oak, Paint

Antique Naive Portrait Of A Cornish Gent, Original Oil On Canvas Painting 19th C
Located in Bristol, GB
original gilt gesso frame. The painting is generally in good vintage order there are a few small areas of
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19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique Wall Mirror, Painted, English, Victorian, Mid-Sized, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
19th century, circa 1900. Attractive, Victorian painted gesso frame Decorated with scrolls, foliate
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

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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.