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English Oval Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Scrolled Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English oval gilt carved wood and gesso scrolled foliage wall mirror with centered floral urn crest
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

George I Gilt and Gesso Marble Top Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George I period console table with richly carved gesso retaining traces of gilding and
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Antique 1720s English George II Console Tables

Materials

Wood

French Foliage Grapevine Gilt wood and Gesso Flanking Dove Wall Mirror, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French foliage grapevine gilt wood and gesso flanking dove wall mirror. Early 19th Century. Mirror
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Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

English Chippendale Six Candle Arm Gilt Wood Gesso Foliage Wall Mirror, C 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale serpentine form six candle arm gilt wood and gesso foliage wall mirror, Late
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Italian Gilt Composite Wood and Gesso Rococo Wall Mirror by Florentia
By Florentia
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian mirror consisting of wood, composite wood and gesso. Finished in gold leaf. Handmade by
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Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis Phillipe Gilt Wood and Gesso Etched Beaded Wall Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Louis Phillipe gilt wood and gesso hand etched interior beaded wall mirror, Early 19th
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer

French Louis Phillipe Gilt Wood and Gesso Floral Etched Wall Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Louis Phillipe gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with flanking rounded corners, floral
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

French Gilt Wood Gesso Foliage Swag Medallion Crest Cherub Wall Mirror, C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt wood and gesso foliage swag medallion crest cherub wall mirror with interior bead work
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Antique 1810s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Pair Parcel Gilt Black Lacquer Plaster Gesso Empire Style Urn Uplamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast plaster and gesso neoclassical or empire style double armed urn lamps in parcel gilt and black
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique French Rococo Style Gold Gilt Wood Gesso Leafy Scroll Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Style Gold Gilt Wood & Gesso Leafy Scroll Wall Mirror. Circa Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

French Oval Gilt Wood Gesso Foliage Wall Mirror with Orig. Glass, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French large oval gilt wood and gesso foliage wall mirror with a carved molded edge, Interior bead
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Gilt and Gesso Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
border. The rectangular wall mirror has lost most of the gilt but retains a nicely weathered patina
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Antique 18th Century European Louis XVI Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Russian Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Arched Cornice Lapis Wall Mirror, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Russian gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with an arched painted lapis cornice, flanking
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Antique 1780s Russian Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Large Antique English Neoclassic Oval Gilt-Wood Gesso Sectional Mirror, C.1910
Located in London, GB
Large Antique English oval gilt-wood and gesso sectional mirror Edwardian C.1910 A fine mirror in
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Vintage 1910s English Adam Style Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Gilt Torch Flame Gesso Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Gilt Torch & Flame Crest Gesso Oval Wall Mirror. Circa Late
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Catholic Processional Crown
Located in Hastings, GB
applied gesso and gilt, with rich, dark jewel adornments, (some missing) in wonderful time worn condition
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Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood

English Adam Style Urn Gilt Wood Gesso Oval Bell Flower Wall Mirror. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English Adam style gilt carved wood and gesso oval wall mirror with centered decorative urn
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Antique 1870s English Adam Style Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood

Set Of 6 Monkey Hand-colored Book Plate Engravings, Circa 19th Century
Located in Bridgeport, CT
flaking to gilt gesso fillet, some light foxing and discoloration to engravings consistent with age as
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Antique 19th Century French Regency Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

English Queen Anne Gilt Wood and Gesso Wall Mirror with Original Glass, C. 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne gilt carved wood and gesso shaped crest foliage wall mirror with the original
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Antique 1750s English Queen Anne Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of French Gilt Wood Gesso Four Arm Foliage Mirror Wall Sconces, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French gilt wood and Gesso wall sconces with torches and arrows, centered flower basket
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Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Very Pretty Gilt Oval Gesso Mirror This Mirror has an 1” wide oval frame
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very Pretty Gilt Oval Gesso Mirror This Mirror has an 1” wide oval frame, this is intricately
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

English Chippendale Mahogany Gilt Carved Wood Gesso Floral Wall Mirror C. 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany gilt carved wood and gesso floral wall mirror. Mirror retains original
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Antique 1750s English Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood

A Swedish Grotto-Style Mirror with a Carved Wood and Gesso Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Grotto-style mirror with a carved wood and gesso gilt frame, topped with an oversized
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Antique 1880s Swedish Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Victorian Gilt Pine and Gesso Girandoles, circa 1870
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A pair of Victorian gilt pine and gesso girandoles, in the rococo rival taste. Each girandole
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Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Girandoles

Materials

Pine

Hollywood Regency Giltwood Gesso Floral Relief Large Mirror
Located in Locust Valley, NY
The Hollywood Regency style, sculptural gilt frame mirror features an embossed, textural relief
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20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror

French Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Wall Mirror, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with exterior rope and beaded molded edge, red
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Late 19 Century Napoleon III Rococo Style Gilt Wood and Gesso Framed Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare and highly unusual French Napoleon III carved wood, gesso and gilded frame with a modern
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors

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Gesso, Giltwood, Mirror

Georgian Gilt Carved Wood Gesso Wall Mirror with Spur Bronze Sconces, C. 1720
Located in Charleston, SC
Georgian gilt carved wood and gesso girandole wall mirror with two original scrolled spur bronze
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Antique 1720s English Georgian Wall Mirrors

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Bronze

Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, engraved by William Pether circa 1770, glazed in ebonised, gilt & gesso wood frame. Age related browning
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Antique Late 18th Century English Prints

Materials

Glass, Pine, Paper

French Antique Gilt Wood Gesso Over Mantel Mirror Floral Shell Flowers
Located in New York, NY
20th century Ornate antique French over mantel mirror. Gilt frame with hand carved wood and gesso
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Early 20th Century European Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

19th Century Chinese Trade Louis XV Style Chaise Longue
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
certainly simulates the sort of decoration seen on gilt gesso centre tables in the manner of James Moore
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Louis XV Daybeds

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Upholstery

French Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Floral Wall Mirror, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with flanking cut corners, ribbon and floral molded
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors

Early 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Large Italian Religious Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
This heavy, hand carved wooden cross, with applied gesso and gilding is stunning, Italian and
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Excellent Late 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Late 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror This exceptional quality mirror is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Rowley Gallery Framed Mirror Triptych
By Rowley Gallery
Located in Petworth, GB
Depicting dancers The reverse panels have inlay wood motifs The stylised combing of the gilt gesso frame is
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Table Mirrors

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Gesso, Glass, Wood

English Classical Federal Gilt Carved Wood and Gesso Wall Mirror, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English classical Federal gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with flying angelic figures
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors

Antique 19th Century English Regency Gesso Pier Mirror C.1820
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century English Regency Gesso Pier Mirror C.1820 With original mirror plate, showing
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

French 19th century Louis XVI gold leaf mirror with foliate decorations
Located in New Orleans, LA
, circa 1880. The piece is a combination of giltwood and gilt-gesso. The top of the piece features
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Queen Anne Triple Plate Gilded Wood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror
Located in Reepham, GB
A fine triple mercury plate gilded wood and gesso overmantel mirror, the divided silvered and
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Antique 19th Century European Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique American Punch Paper Lacework Celtic Cross Original Ornate Gesso Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
and finished in hand-applied gold leaf, this 19th-century frame features intricate gesso molding with
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Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art

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Gesso, Velvet, Glass, Wood

A Beautiful Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror Of rectangular form, with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood

Pair of Marbro Giltwood and Gesso Neoclassical Table Lamps
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of substantial table lamps by Marbro. Wonderfully distressed from natural use, the gilt and
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Carved Wood and Gesso Full Length Mirror
Located in Tarzana, CA
A fine 19th century French Napoleon III gilt and silvered carved wood and gesso full length pier
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Floor Mirrors and Full-Length M...

Materials

Giltwood

Late 19th Century Gesso Giltwood Torchère
Located in Norwich, GB
Antique giltwood torchere with circular top, raised on three swept supports with central swag drop, and terminating on paw feet. Late 19th century. The stand is structurally sound w...
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Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Revival Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Fine Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror The lovely oval shaped mirror is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

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Gesso, Glass, Giltwood

Large Italian Neo-Classical Style Gilt and Gesso Painted Wall Mounted Urns -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
gilded and painted gesso over cast plaster. They are large in scale and unmarked. The urns date to at
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
and further matching deep frame to cage bottom, on outstanding gilt gesso base with moulded lip above
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Antique 1810s French Musical Instruments

Materials

Gesso

Very Important Late 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Important Late 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood and Gesso Mirror The entire frame
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Wood

An Exceptional Quality Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood And Gesso Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Quality Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood And Gesso Mirror This fantastic oval
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Monumental European Oval Giltwood Gesso Mirror, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
19th or early 20th-century monumental oval gesso and giltwood mirror from Europe. The crown of the
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20th Century European Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

French Regency Style Carved Wood and Gesso Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H:47 1/2n W: 26 1/4in D: 2in This French Regency style carved wood and gesso mirror is
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

French Louis XV-Style Belle Époque Giltwood Gesso Figural Cherub Mirror Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gesso Carved Figural Mirror Frame. The beautifully carved and cast crest crowned by a female putto
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mir...

Materials

Silver Leaf

Magnificent Mid 19th Century Napoleon III Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Magnificent Mid 19th Century Napoleon III Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror The elaborately
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Giltwood

A Good Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Good Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors The rectangular frames with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Gold Leaf Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
, circa 1860. The piece is a combination of giltwood and gilt-gesso. The top of the piece features a pair
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Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tall Moorish Style Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
With Moorish styling and aged gilt finish, this wall mirror would greatly complement a console
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Vintage 1950s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Gesso Trumeau Cherub Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style carved giltwood and gesso figural
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Gesso, Giltwood

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Gilt Gesso For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the gilt gesso you’re looking for. A gilt gesso — often made from gesso, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Find 1031 options for an antique or vintage gilt gesso now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a gilt gesso — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A gilt gesso is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Rococo, Louis XVI and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Friedman Brothers, Max Kuehne and Borghese each produced at least one beautiful gilt gesso that is worth considering.

How Much is a Gilt Gesso?

Prices for a gilt gesso start at $177 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $3,587.