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Antique 19th Century French Grain Painted Mahogany Louis Philippe Mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
a solid pine frame that was smoothened with gesso. The mirror frame is painted to resemble warm
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Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Paint

19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
epoch. Gesso and gold painted, openwork carved and rocaille-shaped wooden frame, carved with leaves and
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19th Century European Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton
Located in New Orleans, LA
, Humble House and Summer house, Hall Grove. Beautifully presented in gilt gesso and wood frames. Ellen
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1850s English High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Antique Ornate Baroque Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Vanity Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique rectangular wall mirror featuring gilded plaster / gesso over wood frame, molded with
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Early 20th Century Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood

Mid 19th Century Oil Painting Dogs by Joseph Stevens
By Joseph Stevens
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
with a monogram. In a gilded frame frame with gesso moldings. Dimensions frame: 41 x 47 cm Dimensions
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1850s Belgian Beaux Arts Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Oak, Pine, Paint

Pair of English Gothic Architectural Giltwood Mirrors ~9 feet tall
Located in Hanover, MA
Left Hand is the Dreamer” at the NYDC. The water gilding and gesso on the frames has recently been
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19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Mirror

19th Century Large Mountain Landscape with Village by German Ed Cohen 1866
By Edvard Cohen
Located in Milano, MI
sky, various shades of bluish-white to dark green of deep vegetation. Within a French gilt gesso and
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Mid-19th Century German Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

A Pair of Mandarin Ducks Settled on a Pond
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
grooming. Displayed in a late 19th century, carved and gesso, oval giltwood frame.
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Gouache

French 19th Century Oil on Artist Panel "the Bather and Her Maid" After Lemoyne
By François Lemoyne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and gesso carved frame, Paris, circa 1860-1870. François Lemoyne or François Le Moine or Le Moyne
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19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Composition

French Trumeau Trompe L Oeil Mirror circa 1900
Located in CA, CA
construction of gesso on a timber frame, hand painted with finished gold detailing. The mirror has an
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Gesso

Antique early 20th century French gold gilt oval bow tied ribbon mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
solid limewood frame smoothened with gesso. The ornaments were cast in plaster and reinforced with steel
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Paint

Antique late 19th century French black and gold painted Chinoiserie Mirror
Located in Casteren, NL
gesso. The frame has a black base color and is richly decorated with beautifully gold-painted scenes and
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint

"Alpine Landscape with Mother and Children" Antique Oil Painting Europe Nature
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas Canvas Size: 29 x 44 in. Frame Size: 36 x 51 in. Unsigned A marvelous antique oil on
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18th Century Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cloisters, Grand National Steeplechase Horse Racing Champion 1892
Located in Hillsborough, NC
. A red monogram appears lower left, possibly MC. Presented in an aged wooden frame with gesso and
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1890s English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
of giltwood, pine, oak and gesso. Probably originally a frame for a painting, but mirror inserted
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19th Century English Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gesso frame, which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th
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Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wood, gilt-patinated and gesso frame, which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork
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Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Sketch Of Three Horses Feeding, 19th Century
By John Frederick Herring Jr
Located in Blackwater, GB
. Presented in its original antique gilt gesso swept frame. Unsigned Measurements: 22" x22" framed approx
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood Panel

Large Antique French 19th Century Oil Canvas Painting "Hearts Awakening" Cherubs
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in Portland, OR
gesso and limewood frame, both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. This very beautiful
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1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Evening Light, Rocky Shore , American School Impressionist Seascape, Pacific
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
circa 1880. Displayed in a period, gilt-gesso and carved wood frame. Framed dimensions: 18.25 x 2.75
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1880s American Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board

Spanish Baroque Carved Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror, Gold Leaf, Giltwood
Located in Barcelona, ES
- Early 20th century. This lovely collection mirror has a carved frame covered with gesso and gold leaf
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Very Fine Austrian Oil on Canvas "Young Ladies Collecting Spring Flowers"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in LA, CA
flying by, within a gilt-wood and gesso carved frame. Signed (l/r): H. Zatzka. Circa: 1890's-1900's
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Henri Joseph Harpignies “Bords de l’allier” River Landscape
By Henri Joseph Harpignies
Located in Dallas, TX
magnificent gesso and wood frame with repairs in great shape. Presents beautifully. AVANTIQUES is dedicated
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1850s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Empire Style 19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Empire style 19th century Napoleon III giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror
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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Antique 19th Century Swiss School Pastel Portrait Painting Beautiful Young Girl
Located in Portland, OR
pastel is housed in the original lavish gilded rococo frame with gesso floral corners, the pastel is on
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1870s Realist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Pastel, Paper

“Cows at a Stream Sunset”
Located in Southampton, NY
relined canvas. Original gilt gesso over wood period frame in good condition. Overall framed measurements
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1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L Eventail (Anaïs) also called The Fan.
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in Plano, TX
wide margins. Signed in pencil. Housed in a 19th-century gilt and gesso deep-cove frame; frame
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1920s Modern Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Etching

A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Middle Eastern Beauty
By Francesco Ballesio 2
Located in LA, CA
ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade
Located in San Francisco, CA
gambling in a cellar Original oil on canvas Dimensions 10" wide x 12" high The ornate gesso and gilded
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Mid-19th Century Dutch School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Portrait Painting of a Lady of the Verplanck Family
Located in Houston, TX
frame and has a hand-cut stretcher. The frame is a hand-carved wood and gesso. Dimensions Without
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1820s American Realist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 19th Century Interior of Stable with Horses, Dogs, and Stable Hand
Located in Soquel, CA
. Presented in substantial gilt-toned wood and gesso fair condition frame of early 20th Century. Image size
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19th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Linen

“Sunset on the River”
Located in Southampton, NY
is very good. The painting is housed in its original gold leaf over gesso wood frame. Minor
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1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Stil life with Lobster"
By Martha A. Brockway
Located in Southampton, NY
1880. The painting is housed in its original monumental wood gesso and gilt Victorian frame. Painting
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19th Century Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“The Harem Girl”
By Konrad Filip
Located in Southampton, NY
leaf over gesso over wood. Frame is in fine original condition. Overall measurements are 31 by 27
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Early 1900s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Sussex Landscape with Chickens
Located in Soquel, CA
frame (We will relay on board). Image size: 18.25"H x 14"W. Presented in rustic gilt toned gesso and
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1880s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Warm Evening Solitude"
By John P. Nicolson
Located in Southampton, NY
and signed verso as well. Housed in it original wood, gesso and gold gilt frame which is very good
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1910s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Fine French 19th Century Parisian Watercolor Gouache "Theatre du Chatelet"
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in LA, CA
Galien Laloue' lower left, within a giltwood and gesso carved frame and behind a protective glass. The
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Early 1900s French School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Wood, Watercolor, Pencil

Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900
Located in Portland, OR
with vigorous colors on a broad canvas, it is housed in the original gilded gesso and pine frame and
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harvest Time in Swiss Alps - Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
By Daan Donker
Located in Soquel, CA
(Dutch, early 20th Century). Signed "Daan Donker" lower right. Presented in a gold-toned gesso and wood
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Early 20th Century Dutch School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Raw Linen, Oil

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns
By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in LA, CA
Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within its original gilt wood and gesso carved frame. A crown of
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Wood

“Worcester, Massachusetts”
Located in Southampton, NY
original gold painted over gesso and wood frame 13 by 11 inches. ...
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1880s Hudson River School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board

“Watering the Cattle”
By Edmund Darch Lewis
Located in Southampton, NY
wood, gesso and gold leaf frame in fine condition. Overall size framed 28 by 38 inches. Edmund Darch
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1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Large 19th Century French Still Life Oil on Canvas Paintings
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of Large 19th Century French still life oil on canvas paintings.In distressed giltwood frames
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19th Century French Country Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Nineteenth Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
A nineteenth century Italian Florentine giltwood mirror, the boldly carved, gesso and gilded frame
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19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

A small painting of a storm on a Mediterranean coast by Le Croix de Marseilles
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
wood and gesso gilded frame. The painting is unsigned but according to a label taped to the back of
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Hans Zatzka Austrian, 1859-1945 a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gilt-wood and gesso carved frame. Signed (l/r): H. Zatzka. Circa: 1890-1900's, Hans Zatzka (Austrian
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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

RARE Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas of Saint Matthew of Agrigento
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
19th-century frame in gesso and wood, with scrolling acanthus and floral motifs, offering a decorative
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

The Buddha And His Two Disciples Moggallana And Sariputta Watercolor On Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Moggallana and Sariputta. Set inside a gold gesso & wood frame with attached brass light. Painted with the
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19th Century Thai Agra Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Brass

Pair French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Gilded Mirrors
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Louis XIV style giltwood rectangular mirrors. The baroque style delicate wood and gesso carved frames
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Exceptional Antique Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
fine aged patina to the once gilt frame with areas of finish loss revealing the underlying gesso with
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19th Century Louis XIII Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Exceptional Antique French Art Nouveau Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A intricate and very decorative gilt wood and gesso openwork framed mirror. floral motifs
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) 19th-Century Oil on Canvas "Church V State"
By Matteo Lovatti 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-and-gesso carved frame. Signed: M. Lovatti, Roma. (lower left). Circa: Rome, 1880-1890. Provenance
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Oil on Canvas Attributed to James Webb of The Liege
By James Webb
Located in Chicago, IL
from wood and gesso. The frame is an empire-style frame with bead trim on the sight edge and ribbon
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19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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 Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Mirrors, Italy
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
mirror plates within a carved giltwood and gilt-gesso embossed frame boarded by conforming rocaillie
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)
By William Adolphus Knell 1
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
stretcher, set within a later gilt patinated & gesso molded wood frame
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Large oil on canvas Painting of a Shepherd herding his Flock by Henri Matthys
By Henri Matthys
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
country lane assisted by his sheepdog. The painting is presented in a gesso carved gilt wooden frame and
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Early 20th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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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.