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South Indian Oil on Canvas Painting Late 19th Early 20th Century Festival Night
Located in Norfolk, GB
appears to be a late 18th/ early 19th century frame. It has bits of gilding and small parts of the gesso
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Marie Mancini Holding a String of Pearls, Old Master Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
carved and gesso 17th century frame. This is a superb portrait that Titan Fine Art are proud to offer
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Large French gilt Decorative Mirror
Located in Bellport, NY
An exceptional French gilt framed and beveled glass mirror from France.With wheat and floral gesso
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

A French Giltwood Art Deco Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
the gesso carved mirror frame in giltwood, retaining original glass
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Large French Louis Overmantle Mirror, 1800s
Located in Hastings, GB
frame with decorative gesso egg and dart pattern mouldings. Gilt finish. 120cm width, 144.5cm height
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Rococo Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
frame; Carved gilded gesso Greek key molding around top; Three drawers with gilded frames containing a
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

French Oval Louis XVI-Style Gilt Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Classic French Louis XVI gilt gesso and wood, oval framed mirror in original condition. Classic
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

French Louis XVI Period Pier Mirror
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XVI Period pier mirror in gesso and parcel gilt frame, with two-plate mercury glass
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

18th Century Alto Peruvian Mirror
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Fantastic Alto Peruvian carved cedar mirror with gesso and gilt details. The frame has almost a
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Painted and Parcel Gilt Italian Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aged mirror plate in painted frame of gesso over carved wood with mottled finish and parcel gilt
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
their iconic form, under hand blown convex glass in a wood and gesso gilt frame.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Shell, Glass

Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
their iconic form, under hand blown convex glass in a wood and gesso gilt frame.
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Other Medium

Pair of Victorian Verre Églomisé Paintings of Birds
Located in New York, NY
flowers on a white ground. In an ebonized wood frame with gilt gesso inner slip.
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table, 19th Century with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
kegs with stretcher, ending in scroll feet. Beautiful Gilt patina, gilt gesso over carved wood frame.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

19th Century Oil on Canvas "Madonna Della Sedia" After Raphael, Raffaello Sanzio
Located in Houston, TX
and gesso Renaissance-style frame. Unsigned After Raphael (raffaello Sanzio, Italian, 1483-1520
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of French Louis XVI Style "Voyeuse" Side Chairs
Located in Doylestown, PA
A decorative pair of Louis XVI-style "voyeuse" boudoir chairs, circa 1920, in grey gesso finished
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Upholstery

Rare 19th C. Original Folk Art Miniature Portrait Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FANTASTIC AND RARE ORIGINAL MINIATURE OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVIS IN ORIGINAL GESSO PAINTED FRAMES
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19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Pair of Copperplate Engravings of 16th Century Men in Arab Dress
Located in San Francisco, CA
handmade, gesso and gilt frames. Provenance: Lucy B. Campbell, London
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Pair Italian Rococo Period Boldy Shaped Walnut Console Tables, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
tops retaining traces of gilded gesso, the conforming frames with deep aprons and single brass handles
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Walnut

Antique 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Round Top, TX
gold painted gesso and wood frame. Please take a moment to enlarge the photos and examine the details
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Louis XVI Style Carved Over-The-Mantle Mirror with a Trumeau Painted Scene
Located in Manhasset, NY
gesso carved frame this finely painted trumeau mirror has a wonderfully warm and inviting scene of
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Pair of 19th Century English Giltwood Mirrors in the George III Style
Located in London, GB
The elliptical mirror plates enclosed by gesso and gold giltwood frames, exuberantly carved with
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Finely Detailed KPM Style Porcelain Plaque by Andree Cuzent
Located in Manhasset, NY
1910. The back unmarked. Mounted in a period gilt gesso moulded frame. Measures: 13¾" H x 6¾" L.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

French, 18th Century, Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French, Louis XVI period mirror, circa 1780, in giltwood and gesso, the frame carved to depict
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Late 18th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood
Located in Hastings, GB
Late 19th century Icon painting on wood, the arched frame with applied gesso and gilt. The
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Late 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century Icon Painting on Wood Greek Orthodox
Located in Hastings, GB
Late 19th century Icon painting on wood, the arched frame with applied gesso and gilt. The
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Late 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

George 1st gilt triple plate mirror
Located in Sherborne, GB
is set within a carved water gilded frame has gesso losses to the right hand side corners which can
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Oil on Canvas Pastoral Scene Cows Grazing at a Riverbank Signed
Located in Manhasset, NY
dated. This large and impressive oil painting is framed in a carved gesso and gilt frame. The unframed
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Early 20th Century English Prairie School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair of French Art Deco Gravures by J. Hardy, Signed and Copyrighted
By J. Hardy
Located in Miami, FL
girl. These works of art are very handsomely matted and framed under glass in antique gesso gilt wood
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Wood

Small Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood
Located in Hastings, GB
Late 19th century smaller scale Icon painting on wood, the arched, spired frame with applied gesso
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Late 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Gold D ore Over Hand-Carved Wood Renaissance Oak-Leaf Mirro
Located in Dallas, TX
gold leaf made up of 24-carat gold over gesso and hand-carved wood frame, circa 1850s.
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 19th century Large Spanish Gilt mirrorEarly 19th century Large Spanish Gil
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very impressive Large early 19th century gilt mirror. The subtle details in the gesso and
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Portrait of a Bearded French Military Officer
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
restored carved wood and gesso gilded frame of the period.  
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

19th Century English Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes in the Neoclassical Style
Located in London, GB
gesso; the gadroon edged frame having an interior reserve of running arcaded channelling, with rose
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Autumnal Bounty
Located in Corsham, GB
detail and decorative composition. The painting is unsigned and presented in a rubbed gilt effect frame
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Watercolor

Large French Ebonized and Gilt Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
charming piece, the looking glass is new soon marks or foxing The oval wooden frame has gesso decoration
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Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Large Victorian Advertising Mirror, Fry’s Chocolate
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
set in a 2” wide gesso and gold painted frame which is somewhat darkened by age The mirror frame is
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Portrait of Christ as a Child
Located in London, GB
decoration of the Vatican Belvedere and of the Sala Regia of Pius IV. Held in its original carved and gesso
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Copper

19th Century Federal Style Large Gilt Carved Top Console Mirror
Located in Manhasset, NY
lovely antique overmantel mirror dates from around the Regency period. It has a lovely wood and gesso
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Early 20th Century Federal Antique Gesso Frames

Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist and the Lamb
Located in Dallas, TX
Catholic picture / religious painting / Christian oil on board, framed in an elaborate gilded frame
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Japanese Spaniel Lap Dog Portrait
Located in Lowestoft, GB
tasseled cushion. The painting has been relined and also housed in a deep of the period gilt frame. The
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Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Pine

1909 A Stevenson, Greyhounds Whippets Profiles Oil and Canvas Folk Art Naive
Located in Lowestoft, GB
repair patch on the reverse and also a tear in the centre, also the gesso and gilt frame has two small
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

"Sunset Sail"
By B. Kreutzer
Located in Southampton, NY
artist, Thomas Moran. This painting is done in the same time period. Housed in its original wood, gesso
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

"Wash Day"
By Jean Hendrichs
Located in Southampton, NY
. Original wood and gesso gold leaf frame which dates the painting to late 1890 to 1900. Several small
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

1900s French Oval Gilded Wood Mirror With Floral Motifs
Located in High Point, NC
a carved wooden frame adorned in gilded gesso. The frame is intricately detailed with floral and
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Louis Philippe Style Giltwood Mirror with Clamshell Carvings
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
mirror is wood, and gesso. Minor scratches to the frame where you will see white peeking through. It does
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Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Louis VALLET (1856-1940) Side-saddle horse rider, watercolour, signed 1895
Located in TEYJAT, FR
and mounted in a very attractive period moulded and carved, gesso, gilt and cream painted frame. The
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Louis XVI French Mantel Clock by "JUST", C.H. Paris
Located in Bronx, NY
, one finds a vine of roses draping along the clock's gesso & wood frame. The gilt color is worn in
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Enamel

18th C Black and Gold Hand Painted French Chinoiserie Bergere Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
in gilt, the back framed in gilt gesso twisted rope and swag decorations. There are minor marks to
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18th Century French Art Deco Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Two-Tone Gilt and Paint Beveled Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
and use and adorns the original patinated two-tone gilt and white gesso painted finish throughout the
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Antique Georgian Regency Period Miniature Painting Portrait of a Lady 1810
Located in Portland, OR
housed in the original gilded gesso & limewood frame. The painting depicts a curious young lady with her
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

16th Century Quadriptych Altarpiece Oil on Panel of the Four Apostles Naive Folk
Located in Lincoln, GB
Condition Original as found condition. The gesso and painted frames have chips and scuffs in line with age
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16th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Neo-Classical oil Painting of Bellisarius Begging for Alms after J.L David
By Jacques-Louis David
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
elaborate gilded gesso and black wooden frame. The subject is an old, blind, poor, seated Bellisarius
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Harvest Landscape
By Viggo Christien Frederik Vilhelm Pedersen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Pedersen's subtle mastery of color and light. Presented in a substantial water-gilded, gesso
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1910s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Early Victorian Mirror with a Bust of Prince Albert by Raphael Turner
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian gilt mirror of oval form with a giltwood and gesso rope twist frame centred on a bust
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1850s English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Samuel S. Carr 1837-1908 American Idyllic Beachside Scene Children Dogs
Located in Long Island City, NY
ornate gesso-covered giltwood frame, enhancing its period charm and presence. The composition is
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19th Century North American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique British Landscape Oil Painting of Path through Mountains, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
. Condition report: Original lining, contemporary frame with some cracks and gesso loss (frame overall of
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19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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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.