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Wolf of Egypt Portrait of Mohammed Amin by Hélène Gevers
Located in New York, US
Merchant). This oil on canvas is mounted in a giltwood and dentil-molded gesso period frame measuring
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Late 19th Century Belgian Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Antique Austrian Landscape Painting of Tyrol Lake by Anton Pick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
gilt frame is not original with loss to gesso edging along bottom of frame, old shrinkage cracks and
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19th Century Austrian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Adolf Stademan Figures Skating at Dusk Barbizon Antique Landscape Painting
By Adolf Stademan
Located in Shippensburg, PA
left) and very light edge wear. Early frame with discoloration, gesso cracking and wear as expected
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19th Century German Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mahogany

DIMINUTIVE QUILL WEATHERVANE, 1880-1910
Located in York County, PA
an agreeable perch. The sizing (undercoat to the gilding) is red, like the gesso on
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Oil on Board by Franz Xaver WÖLFLE (Austria 1887-1972)
Located in Chicago, IL
" on the upper right. Housed in an exquisitely carved wood and gesso period frame – a work of art in
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Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Two Works: Pope Pius V Saint Filippo Neri in Manner of Sacchi
Located in Milford, NH
. Housed in 19th century gesso decorated wood frames. PROVENANCE: From a large Boston, MA area Estate
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Canvas

"Wreck on Beach"
By Granville Perkins
Located in Southampton, NY
. Original period frame of wood, gesso and gold leaf in fine original condition. Overall size framed 14.75
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1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wreck at Deal Beach, New Jersey"
By Granville Perkins
Located in Southampton, NY
. Original wood, gesso and gold leaf frame in fine condition. Overall framed size is 14.75 by 30.75 inches
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1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist: Provence, Hill Town: Saint Paul de Vence oil Circa 1920 s
Located in Frome, Somerset
antique waxed gesso wood salon frame: 83cmx73cm View of the famous Provencal/ Cote d'Azur hill town Saint
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1920s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Henry W. Waugh (American, 19th Century) Antique Landscape Painting, Rome
By Henry W. Waugh
Located in Shippensburg, PA
connoisseurs. Measurements: [frame] 40 1/16" W x 30 1/16" H; [canvas] 32 7/8" W x 22 3/4" H Condition
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Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Belgian Landscape Painting of Cattle Sheep by Jean-Baptiste De Roy, circa 1798
By Jean-Baptiste de Roy 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
most fine gesso and giltwood frame, quite early and exceptionally detailed - the lower left corner was
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Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Across the Plains, Toledo oil on canvas landscape circa 1914
Located in Frome, Somerset
'. circa 1914. oil on cavas 18"x 25"/ 46cmx64cm Quality gesso and giltwood gallery frame : 58cmx74cm One of
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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Margaret Broun, Lady Colstoun, Ancient UK Manor House Provenance
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in London, GB
portrait”, published 1983. Set in a finely carved and gesso bunch leaf frame and ready to hang. Sir
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722)
Located in London, GB
the 18th. Presented in a beautiful carved and gesso period gilded frame. Charles D’Agar was a
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Frame
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian carved gilt and gesso frame made in the Baroque taste featuring acanthus leaves decoration
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Ribbon Crest, C. 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A refined French giltwood and gesso frame, circa 1900, in the Louis XVI Revival style. The large
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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Antique Mirrored Inset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French giltwood and gesso frame that has been made into a mirror with antique mirror
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Pastel Portrait of Nobleman Signed T. Gegoux 1881, Gilt Gesso Frame
Located in Big Flats, NY
formal attire signed and dated 1881 lower left, gilt and ebonized gesso frame with foliate and beading
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Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood, Paper

Monumental Antique Gold Leaf Gesso Framed Mirror with Floral Garland Design
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous monumental framed antique mirror that is applied with a gesso floral garland design and
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Late 19th Century Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Small Painted Wood and Gesso Portrait Mirror with Original Glass
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th century small painted wood and gesso framed portrait mirror with original glass.
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

French 19th Century Hand Painted Wood and Gesso Mirror with Original Glass
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th century hand painted handcrafted wood and gesso framed mirror with original glass.
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Carved Wood and Gesso Gilded Framed Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
century in France and has been popular ever since. The carved wood and gesso frame has been gilded as has
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

A French Empire style giltwood and gesso mirror, C. 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stately French mirror featuring a carved giltwood and gesso frame with classical corner detailing
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood, Mirror

Gold Gilt Gesso French Rococo Acanthus Leafy Console Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
gold gilt gesso frame, acanthus leafy design, very nice antique item, great style and form, circa early
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Early 20th Century North American Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror

French Painting Oil on Canvas Framed Rooster and Hen Barn Yard Scene, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
French painting oil on canvas gilt wood and gesso framed foliage rooster and hen barn yard scene
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Early Victorian Portrait of a Child with Bird
Located in Redding, CT
thick carved gesso frame. Hand painted, unsigned.
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paint

Antique 19th Century Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting Signed "Folrez"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century oil on canvas still life painting in original wood Gesso frame, signed "Folrez."
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Silver Leaf Louis Philippe Period Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Silver leaf Louis Philippe period mirror with a wood and gesso frame that has hand-chiseled details
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Silver Leaf

Original Antique Print of a Horse ( Chestnut ) circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Animated Nature." Published by Fullarton, 1847. Presented in a 19th century painted gesso frame
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1840s English Sporting Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Oil on Canvas 19th Century Jockey on Horseback
Located in Brighton, Sussex
gilded, molded gesso frame.
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19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

19th Century European Gesso, Wood Gilded Picture Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century European Gesso, wood & gilded picture frame Paul Schurr, Berlin, Germany
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Late 19th Century German Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Large Tall Victorian Gessoed Mirror
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Tall gesso mirror with a new 1/4 plate mirror. Gesso frame in very good antique condition with
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Original Antique Print of a Horse (Grey) circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
, London and Edinburgh 1847. Presented in a 19th century painted gesso frame with gilt slip. The
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1840s English Sporting Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Petite Louis Philippe Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Petite Louis Philippe mirror from France with a wood and gesso frame; hand chiseled with a
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

c.1910 American Oil Painting on Tin
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Beautiful original American oil painting on tin with its original painted wood and gesso frame. Our
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Early 20th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Native American Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5 A 1916's oilon canvas depicting a Native American by campfire,displayed in a wood-gesso
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1910s Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Gilt Gesso Fine Art Frame Acanthus Foliate Decor, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique gilt gesso Fine art frame features acanthus, foliate, and reeded decoration, circa 1890
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Late 19th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

French Giltwood and Gesso Picture or Mirror Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful French giltwood and gesso picture frame or mirror frame, late 19th century. This
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Pair 19th Century Italian Sconces With Carved Mirror on Panel
Located in Troy, MI
Pair mirrors in circa 1880s Italian carved wood and gesso frames with gilded finish mounted on
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Gesso, Wood

19th Century Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
bordered by a gilt gesso frame with low relief foliate scrollwork and projecting corners. English, c.1890.
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Gold Gilt Gesso on Wood Frame with Foliate Design, Late 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Gold gilt gesso on wood frame featuring first finish and foliate design, late 19th century
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold

Romantic Landscape (Romanticism, German, Castle, framed)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Displayed in a carved giltwood and gesso frame liner. Overall dimensions: 13.25 H x 16.75 W x .75 D Inches
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1850s Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board

French Orientalist School Oil on Canvas, Lioness and Lion, J. Capeyron, 19thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Remaining in its original giltwood and gilt-gesso frame this painting depicts an amorous lion
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1860s French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Antique Federal Gilt Bullseye Gilt Mirror with Eagle Surmount, circa 1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
within a gilt gesso frame interspaced with 16 spherules, surmounted by an eagle atop a rocky mound and
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Early 19th Century English Federal Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

19th Century French Portrait of Bourgeoise
Located in Winter Park, FL
canvas in original carved and gilded gesso frame. Signed and dated upper left: L. Maistre 98
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Gold Leaf Louis Philippe Period Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Gold leaf Louis Philippe period mirror from France with a beautiful hand-chiseled wood and gesso
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Trio of 19th Century Prints of Napoleonic Interest Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A trio of 19th century prints of Napoleonic interest, 19th century Including A gilt gesso framed
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19th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper

Antique Decorative Mirror, English Gilt Gesso, Glass, Wall, Art Frame, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative mirror. An English, gilt gesso and glass art frame, dating to the
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Late 19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

Paris Flower Market, Stuart Hobkirk, circa 1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
gilt gesso frame. Frame needs restoration. Signed bottom left.   
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1910s English Mid-Century Modern Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique Overmantel Mirror, English, Georgian, Giltwood Gesso, Wall, circa 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
to circa 1800. Attractive, mellow golden tones in the giltwood and gesso frame A quality mirror
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Victorian Snowy Egrets
Located in Soquel, CA
in fancy reticulated giltwood wood and gesso frame. Condition: Professionally cleaned with center
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Linen

Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror H56cm
Located in High Peak, GB
gesso frame with floral decoration to corners. This antique mirror retains its original glass, gilt and
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Early 19th Century French Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Giltwood

Antique Italian Gilded Mirror, Italy, 1890 s
Located in Doylestown, PA
gesso frame with intricate carvings of a winged angel, a lion's head and elaborate scroll detail
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Large Oil on Canvas Painting of Plow Horses, Signed Borge Nyrop
Located in Round Top, TX
. The canvas is signed B. Nyrop (Borge Nyrop 1881-1948) and mounted in a giltwood and gesso frame
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Ornate First Finish Gold Gilt Gesso on Wood Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique gold gilt frame features first finish ornate gesso on wood foliate design, late 19th
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold

19th Century Renaissance Revival Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
A 19th century wall mirror, with beveled glass set in a carved wood and gesso frame, detailed with
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

French Salon Scene Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Cypress, CA
rectangular foliate-inspired giltwood and gesso frame. Dimensions of canvas: H. 19" x W. 15".
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, 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.