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Antique Oil Painting Fishing Boats at Moorings, J.Balie, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
talent and is housed in a magnificent floral giltwood and gesso frame which enhances the beauty of this
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

French Musical Automaton Picture Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
arched giltwood and gesso frame, when activated, this painting quite literally comes alive. As the
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19th Century French Other Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Antique English Oil on Canvas Painting of a River Scene Edward Fletcher 19th C
Located in London, GB
magnificent gilt gesso frame which is decorated with superb foliate decoration. Add this splendid antique
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1890s English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Antique English Oil on Canvas Painting of a River Scene Edward Fletcher, 19th C
Located in London, GB
magnificent gilt gesso frame which is decorated with superb foliate decoration. Add this splendid antique
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1890s English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

19th Century European Carved Wood and Gesso Rococo Style Gilt Frame Mirror
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptional quality antique European hand carved wood and gesso Rococo style gilt frame mirror
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Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

19th Century French Gold Leaf Framed Oil on Gesso Board Painting, A Noblewoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming, early 19th century small painting, oil on gesso board, portraying a Noblewoman wearing
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Early 19th Century French International Style Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Alphonse Mucha "La Plume et La Primevere" Lithograph
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
, Paris (not shown) Materials: Lithograph paper, Giltwood gesso frame Signed: Mucha 99 Literature: Mucha
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Abundance by Johannes Rosierse
Located in New Orleans, LA
housed in an elaborate giltwood and gesso frame from the original period bearing an attached metal bar
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19th Century Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gilded Gesso over Wood Venetian Mirror
Located in North Miami, FL
Wow! This un-restored antique gilded gesso over wood framed mirror will make an eclectic addition
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Gesso

19thC Giltwood and Gesso Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Altrincham, GB
19thC Giltwood and Gesso Oval Wall Mirror - having gilt frame with gesso urn and foliate scroll
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood

18th century portrait of Lady Margaret Smith- Burges, later Countess Poulett
By Sir Thomas Lawrence
Located in Bath, Somerset
Lawrence (1769-1830). Oval, pastel on paper 29.5 x 24cm (excluding frame), in an ornate giltwood and gesso
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Late 18th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Pastel, Handmade Paper

Antique Fire Screen, Gilt Gesso Guard, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
and gesso the screen frame is raised on elaborate scrolled feet with different masks looking out to
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19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Antique Oil on Canvas Painting by George Ficklin, Signed, 1880
By George Ficklin
Located in London, GB
housed in a magnificent giltwood and gesso frame which enhances the beauty of this scene even more
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1880s English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Large Queen Anne Gilt-Gesso Mirror, circa 1710
By Queen Anne
Located in Dallas, TX
A large period Queen Anne gilt-gesso mirror in gilt frame with elaborate crown and base. Intricate
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood

An Italian Carved and Gilt Wood and Gesso Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An Italian carved and gilt wood and gesso mirror, the rectangular glass framed with architecturally
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Glass

French Late Neoclassic Gilt Gesso Mirror, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form, the frame with gesso moldings of leaf, vine, and scroll patterns, retaining
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

French Restauration Period Carved Gilt Gesso Mirror, Large Proportions, ca1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
period, the ripples carved in gesso laid upon a frame with all surfaces covered in gold leaf, retaining
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1820s French Restauration Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Giltwood

Antique Oil Painting "Blowing Bubbles" J R Reid
Located in London, GB
presented in a delicate gilt-gesso frame of the period. John Robertson Reid works are exhibited in the
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1870s English Antique Gesso Frames

19th Century French Napoleon III Giltwood and Gesso Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
motif border. Has original mirror and original back The frame needs minor gesso repairs.  
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1880s French Antique Gesso Frames

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Mirror, Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Antique Wall Mirror, French, Gilt Gesso, Oval, Ornate, Victorian, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique wall mirror. A French, gilt gesso oval mirror with ornate frame, dating to the
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Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Antique Gold Gilt Gesso Federal Style Wall Mirror with Eagle and Cornucopia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
gesso eagle crest and cornucopia frame, very nice antique item, circa 1900. Measurements: 27" H x 25" W
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Early 1900s American Federal Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Mirror, Wood

"Grandparent s Favorite" Antique Interior Scene Painting by Emmanuel Costa
By Emmanuel Costa 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Italy. Titled on a brass plaque in the center of the intricate gilded pierced gesso frame “Grandparent’s
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Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Aesthetic Movement Frame
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Aesthetic movement frame. Oak with gilt gesso. Modern mirror insert.
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19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

A French Louis XVI Style Carved Wood and Gesso Mirror.
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style carved wood and gesso mirror with gilt wood frame. The beveled center
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Mirror

A Late French Empire Period Giltwood and Gilt Gesso Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
having a convex frame with applied gesso ornamentation consisting of wreaths, medallions
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Bevelled Mirror, English, Gilt Gesso, Overmantel, Hall, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
patina Gilt gesso pierced frame resplendent in golden hues with eye-catching highlights Heavy, bevelled
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Late 19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

Large Gilt Frame
By W.K O Brien
Located in Rochester, NY
An exceptional antique American impressionist frame by preeminent gilders W.K O'Brien and Bros
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Late 19th Century American Other Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

French Gilded Frame Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
This Louis Philippe mirror has an embossed garland traversing the entire frame. The gilding is
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Gold Gilt Gesso Federal Style Eagle Wall Mirror with Cornucopia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
gesso eagle crest and cornucopia frame, oval central mirror, very nice antique item, great style and
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19th Century American Federal Antique Gesso Frames

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Mirror, Wood

George III Portrait Frame for George Romney
Located in Conwy, GB
Dedication, date and family attribution plate to the bottom of frame. The gilt gesso decorated
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1810s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Arched Victorian Framed Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Victorian arched wall mirror/ new glass & backing. Antiqued original finish. Flower cluster atop the arch. Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood

Carved Gilded Antique Mirror Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This American antique mirror frame features a beautiful wooden frame, with ornate designs in the
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Early 20th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

19 Century Italianate Painting in Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Landscape with figures in a ruined landscape in a period gilt wood frame. Old Sotheby's
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Gesso, Paint

18th C Italian Gilt Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
This ornate and very attractive late 18th c. carved wood and gesso gilt frame Italian wall mirror
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

ANTiQUE ORIGINAL FOXED GLASS PLATE CIRCA 1820 LARGE FRENCH GESSO OAK WALL MIRROR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1820 French oak framed Gesso finished wall mirror with the original foxed plate glass and lots of
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1820s French Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

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Mirror, Oak

Large 1920s Egyptian Decoration Gilt Frame Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
gesso and pressed tin decoration evocative of Egyptian ornament.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Mirror

Large 1920s Egyptian Decoration Gilt Frame Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
gesso and pressed tin decoration evocative of Egyptian ornament.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror

Antique C18th Oil Painting Of Archangel Michael In Gilt Frame
Located in London, GB
Circa late 18th to early 19th century Oil on canvas / Framed This charming antique oil painting
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint

Antique Venetian Cheval Mirror With Carved Giltwood Frame
Located in London, GB
Antique Venetian Cheval Mirror with Carved Giltwood Frame. A beautiful antique cheval (or dressing
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Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Brass

18th C. Italian Painted and Silverleaf Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
heavy gesso with layers of silver watergilt. Gothic yet gentle this inspired mirror will enhance any
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Pair Large 1920s Egyptian Decoration Gilt Frame Mirrors
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of large gesso and wood framed wall mirrors with Egyptian motif. No doubt inspired by Howard
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Iron

Aesthetic Movement Gold Framed Mirror/ Raised Hibiscus Pattern
Located in Malibu, CA
Aesthetic movement antique frame with a stylized floral repeat pattern throughout. Near perfect
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1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Set of Six Antique English Custom Framed Prints, Exotic Birds
By W.T. Greene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
coloring. Last quarter 19th century and done with newer custom handmade frames from France featuring gesso
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1880s English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair 19th Century Frames with Old Mirror Plate
Located in Hudson, NY
These boldly scaled ebonized frames with large scale water gilt liners have had antique mirror
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19th Century Unknown Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Glass

Pair of Oceania and Pacific Island Engravings in Gilt Frames Captain Cook
Located in Lowestoft, GB
related foxing to the engravings, housed in a matching pair of gesso and water gilt frames. Some
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Early 18th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

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Glass, Gesso, Softwood, Giltwood

Pair of Oceania and Pacific Island Engravings in Gilt Frames Captain Cook
Located in Lowestoft, GB
related foxing to the engravings, housed in a matching pair of gesso and water gilt frames. Some
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Early 18th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Softwood, Giltwood

Spectacular Original Antique French Gilt Framed Sugar Mirror
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Fantastic original antique French mirror in its remarkable original gilt frame. Use this fine
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Deep Round Frame French Empire Gilt and Black Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Delightful small deep round frame French empire gilt and black wall mirror This is a very
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1890s Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Spanish Bilbao Mirror with Gilt Wood and Marble Frame
Located in New York, NY
and gilt wood and gesso flowers, urn motifs, and granulated texture on frame. Circa 1820. Measures
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1820s Spanish Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

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Marble

18th-19th Century Trio of Oceania and Pacific Islands Engravings Ebonized Frames
Located in Lowestoft, GB
dated 1794, housed in ebonized and gilt trim frames 22/15cm and the "Mandingo Negroes" dated 1802
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Early 18th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Glass, Softwood

Pair of American Gold Gilt Frames, circa, 1840s
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of American gold gilt frames. In very good condition. With wear to gilding that is appropriate
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19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fine Venetian Two Fold Painted Screen /Painting in a Kent Style Frame
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
later William Kent design gesso decorated Kit Kat frame. The picture as it is now is of a large-scale
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Late 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Gesso Frames

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Wood, Gesso, Paint

19th Century Italian Mirror with Deeply Carved Gilded Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Italian giltwood frame with deeply carved and gessoed details. New rectangular mirror, circa 1850s
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

California Forest Fire, William M. Lemos, Oil on Canvas, Pie Crust Frame 1910
By William Lemos
Located in San Francisco, CA
crust frame. CREATOR William M. Lemos, American/California, 1861-1942. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

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Wood, Paint, Gesso

Hand Formed Batwing Gessoed Wood Frame with Beveled Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Hand formed original organic form framed mirror in arts & crafts style frame; a hand formed
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Gesso Frames

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Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood

Four Cyprian Antiquities 700BC and Framed Export Licences 1937 Grand Tour
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful collection of four framed Cyprian antiquities with hanging hooks and chains. Each
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Early 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Clay, Gesso, Glass, Softwood

Petite All Original 18th C. Antq French Gilt Framed Sugar Mirror
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Amazing original 18th century French gilded frame and sugared mirror that has never been restored
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

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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.