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Eugène Devé, Forest View With Deer, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
within a French 18th-century giltwood and gesso frame with acorn foliage. Established in 2017, Brave
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19th Century French School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter s Visit Norwegian Scene By Axel Hjalmar Ender
Located in Soquel, CA
Blomqvist period giltwood and gesso frame. Signed lower right. Presented in substantial wood and gesso gilt
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Linen, Oil

“Sailboats off Cape Ann”
Located in Southampton, NY
held by the Smithsonian Museum. Overall in original gold leaf over gesso frame 29.5 by 36.5 inches
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thomas Smith, son of the Governor of South Carolina, portrait miniature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
(1693-1694) portrait miniature painting, within gilt gesso frame painting: 7cm x 5.5cm circle of
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Early 18th Century Realist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Gesso Carved Figural Mirror Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood and Gesso carved figural mirror. The elongated
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

“Sleeping Baby” Dutch Antique Oil Painting by Sipke Cornelis Kool
Located in Shippensburg, PA
: Period and likely original giltwood and gesso frame with gilt loss, some cracking and losses; overall
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19th Century Dutch Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Monumental Oil Painting Mary Magdalene Reading After Pompeo Batoni Circa 1870s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
dress reading a book. Oil on canvas. 19th century. Unsigned. Mounted in later gilt wood and gesso frame
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1870s Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Oil on Canvas Shakespearian Lovers Historical Interior Scene 1810
Located in Portland, OR
is housed in the original gilded gesso frame, both the painting and frame are in very good condition
Category

Early 1800s French School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pembrokeshire Stacks - British Victorian exh art coastal seascape oil painting
By Reginald Smith
Located in Hagley, England
gesso frame. Framed size is 52 inches by 42 inches and in good condition. Reginald Smith (1855-1925
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1890s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Hans Zatzka a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Flowers of the Alps"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and gesso frame, Austria, circa 1885. Measures: Canvas height 32 inches (81.3 cm) Canvas width 19
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Late 19th Century Austrian Beaux Arts Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Oval Giltwood/Gesso Carved Frames with Mirror Inserts
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of 19th century oval giltwood/gesso carved frames with mirror inserts. These antique frames
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Large Italian giltwood and gesso mirror, 19th century.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Italian giltwood and gesso mirror, 19th century. The frame having rose and vine motif and a
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

English 18th century portrait of Elizabeth Bellenden with a spaniel
By John Vanderbank
Located in Bath, Somerset
and gesso frame. Provenance: Christie's London, British Pictures, 24 November, 1998, lot 16
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Early 18th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Village Scene Oil on Canvas by E.L. Harris, Gilt Gesso on Wood Frame
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oil on canvas painting features village scene, excellent first finish gilt gesso on wood frame, and
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

French Rococo Style Gilt Gesso Foliate Triptych Overmantel Mirror
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Rococo style triptych overmantel mirror features foliate gold gilt gesso over wood frame
Category

Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Important 18th Century George I Gilt Gesso Mirror, circa 1725
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An important early 18th century George I Gilt Gesso mirror, circa 1720-1730. England In the
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18th Century English George I Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Afternoon Sun , Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée Louvre, Large Barbizon oil,
By Eugène Fromentin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 1820-1876). Displayed in a finely detailed, giltwood gesso frame Louis XVI style frame. Framed
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1870s Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 19th Century Neoclassic Wood with Gesso Painted and Gilded Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
made in the late 19th century from gesso and carved wood the frame is decorated with a banded laurel
Category

19th Century American Neoclassical Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Antique Marble Gesso Islamic Gilt Panel Alhambra Window Granada Spain 1910
Located in Portland, OR
An antique marble, gesso, polychrome & gilt framed Alhambra plaque, by Enrique Linares, Granada
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1910s Spanish Islamic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror with Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror frame
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

19th Century French Oval Mirror Gesso on Wood Gold Leaf Gilded Floral Etched
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique oval mirror from France. The mirror has a wooden frame, decorated with gesso and
Category

1870s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sir Joshua Reynolds Visiting Goldsmith in Study- Exhibited British Victorian art
By John Faed
Located in Hagley, England
captivating. Housed in its original Victorian 19th century ornate gilt gesso frame 54 inches by 44 inches and
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19th Century Realist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large gilt framed mirror with carved flowers and acanthus leaves. Mirror hand hangs vertical or
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19th Century Unknown Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

French Louis Philippe Giltwood and Gesso Mirror, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early 19th century Louis Philippe giltwood and gesso mirror with molded frame and foliage
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Large Antique Overmantel Mirror, French, Gilt Gesso, Classical, Italianate, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Displays a desirable aged patina Gilt gesso wood frame offers contrasting white and golden hues Mirror
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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

Landscape with Resting Sheep /// Victorian Thomas Sidney Cooper Animal Farm Art
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
gesso frame Framed size: 15.25" x 17.75" Canvas size: 10.25" x 12.25" Condition: Light cosmetic wear to
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1880s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Landscape with Cows
By Thomas Sidney Cooper
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: private collection - Alpharetta, GA. Recently framed with a linen liner and a Louis XV gold leaf gesso
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1890s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Vintage Gilt Impressionist Picture Frame
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique giltwood and gesso impressionist picture frame. Early 20th century. Will fit a 25" x 30
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Early 20th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Canvas Painting Portrait of a Nobleman
By Gerard ter Borch the Younger
Located in Portland, OR
cleaned, the painting is housed in a gilded gesso frame and is in very good condition and ready to hang on
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1650s Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School Pointillism Landscape Framed Signed Chaillou
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impasto painting with expressive brushwork ⭐Size:⭐33x55cm / 13x 21.7inch with Golden frame: 45.4x67cm
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

19th Century Gold Gilt Picture Frame
Located in Rochester, NY
Good quality 19th century continental picture frame. Gold leafed gesso. Rabbet size 12" x 18
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Theophile De Bock Landscape with Sheep Painting
By Théophile de Bock
Located in Dallas, TX
storm clouds ahead with birds flying above. The woof carved and gesso frame compliments the painting and
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1890s French Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

"The Rescue"
By Georges Jean Marie Haquette
Located in Southampton, NY
, wood, gold leaf over gesso frame. Unlined; original canvas. Recently professionally cleaned with no
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1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tiny Art Noveau Batwing Framed Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
sculpting of the paster/gesso over the simple hardwood frame. New mirrored glass & backing.
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Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Ecclesiastical Painting of Archangel in Gilt High Gothic Frame
Located in Hanover, MA
Painting on board of a winged angel with trumpet in carved water gilt frame.
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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Venice by Alfred Pollentine
By Alfred Pollentine
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artists from 1861 to 1880. Canvas dimensions: Width 18 inches x height 10 inches. Gesso gilt frame.
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19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Canvas

Portrait of a Gentleman holding a Pair of Gloves, Rare example of artist s work
Located in London, GB
.” Held in a fine quality carved and gesso frame - a work of art in itself. Huygh Pietersz. Voskuyl (1591
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French School Impressionist Landscape LARGE Format Without Frame
Located in Zofingen, AG
stillness. Technique: oil on canvas 54x65 cm / 21.3x25.6 inch With a golden frame; 66x77cm /26x30.3 inch
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

19th Century Oil on Board Mountain Painting with Gilt Frame
Located in Denton, TX
Antique 19th century oil on board mountain painting with gilt frame.
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19th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Rococo Style Mirror or Picture Frame
Located in Barntrup, DE
This exquisite antique trumeau Rococo or Louis XV style picture or mirror frame on white painted
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Early 20th Century Belgian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Pair of Large 1920s Egyptian Influenced 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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1920s American Egyptian Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Large French Giltwood Mirror Frame with Rounded Top
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a spectacular gilt wood frame with a rounded top featuring a large mask of the sun, or the
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Giltwood Mirror with Reticulated Frame
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite hand carved Baroque style gold leaf giltwood mirror with reticulated frame, Spain, circa
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Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Framed Silk Embroidery of a Cherub Riding a Chariot
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century Italian silk embroidery of cherub riding a chariot. In a carved wood and gesso 18th
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18th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Silk

Antique Gilt Mirror, Rectangular Wall Mirror, Gold Leaf Frame, XIX Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
The Antique Rectangular Wall Mirror,  proposed here is an elegant mirror and has a Golden Frame in
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Albert Lebourg Impressionist Oil Painting
By Albert Lebourg
Located in Dallas, TX
you want including the original gilt gesso frame. This river scene was probably just outside of Paris
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1880s French Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Giltwood Grand Tour Framed Gothic Mirror
Located in Hanover, MA
A mirror in water giltwood and gesso pierce carved Italian cathedral frame. Grand Tour, circa 1850
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1850s Italian Grand Tour Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century European Oil Painting Panoramic Landscape Sunrise with Pond Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
retouches. Bronze finish gesso wood frame that appears to be period-appropriate. Please study good
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame, Musketeer in Interior with Antiques
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved gesso and giltwood frame, circa 1840-1850, the gentleman in formal dress with sword and hat
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

French school Landscape riverside Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size:⭐29.5x41cm / 11.4x 16.1inch with frame: 35.5x46cm / 13.8x18.1 inch ⭐Date: 1893⭐ ⭐Condition : ⭐
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1850s Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil, Gesso

Swiss school Landscape Pond near the Rhône scene Signed oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐36.5x44cm / 14.2x17.3 inch with golden frame
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Early 1900s Naturalistic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil, Gesso

Paoletti Impronte, ‘Mussei Diversi’, Rome c1800. Grand Tour intaglio seal.
By Bartolomeo Paoletti
Located in Richmond, GB
shadow box frames, lined with fine hand-made english marbled paper. Framed size: 197 x 140 mm (7 3/4 x 5
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Early 1800s Italian School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

18th Century Framed Glazed 1743 Affidavit Ann Wild Buried In Wool Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
stained. The document has been mounted and framed in a mid-Victorian gesso, ebonised and gilt edged frame
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper

Fishermen Unloading the Day s Catch, Dover /// Antique Victorian Ship Seascape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: Recently framed in a green and gold ornate gesso moulding Framed size: 16.5" x 24.5" Canvas size: 12" x 20
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1870s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil, Gesso

French School Impressionist Landscape Signed high texture
Located in Zofingen, AG
painting with expressive brushwork. High textured ⭐Size:⭐26.5x35cm / 10.4x 13.8inch with frame
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel

French School Impressionist Landscape Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
with expressive brushwork ⭐Size:⭐23.7x29cm / 9.3x 11.4inch with frame: 31.5x36.5cm / 12.4x14.4 inch
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars

French School Impressionist Landscape Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
/ 9.34x 12.8inch with frame: 31.6x40.5cm / 12.5x15.9 inch ⭐Date:⭐ 10/07/1901 ⭐Condition : ⭐ Vivid color
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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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.