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19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Rocco Lodise
Located in London, GB
19th century giltwood and gesso frame decorated with laurel wreath and fruits.    
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

Antique 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
H 48.04 in W 31.5 in D 5.12 in
English Regency Wood and Gesso Frame with Eagle
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century English Regency carved wood and gesso frame with eagle. Circa 1870. A fine addition to
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1870s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Victorian Giltwood and Gesso Framed Mirror
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Giltwood and Gesso Framed Mirror with Acanthus Leaf and Anthemion Decoration 32"w x 43"h
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Pair of 19thC Gilt Gesso Frame Wall Mirrors
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of 19thC Gilt Gesso Frame Wall Mirrors each with ribbon tied torch and quiver, above an oval
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1870s English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Brocot & Delettrez
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century gold leaf cover frame decorate in flower motifs.
Category

Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

Antique 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
H 41.74 in W 37.01 in D 4.34 in
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
By Rocco Turzi Decoration
Located in London, GB
A highly detailed late 19th century gold metal leaf cover frame decorated in golden floral motifs.
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame Mirror it has an oval
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1920s Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

19th Century Gilt and Gesso Frame attributed to President James Polk Estate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 19th century gilt and gesso picture frame. Found at an estate sale in Columbia, Tennessee
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Arts & Crafts Painted And Gilt Gesso Framed Mirror
Located in Petworth, GB
Stunning quality finely painted framed mirror with raised gilt gesso decoration Possibly depicting
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1910s English Arts and Crafts Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique French Oil Painting On Canvas In A Period Gesso Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming antique French oil on canvas of an atmospheric landscape in a period gesso and wood
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1890s French Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Mirror Rococo Styling Edwardian Wood and Gesso Frame over Mantel Gold Leaf
Located in Toronto, CA
An over size Rococo styled gold leaf mirror with gesso detail leaves and garlands. It has a solid
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Early 1900s American Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

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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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood, Gesso

English Victorian Period Gilt Oval Carved Gesso Wall Mirror
Located in London, GB
A Victorian oval wall mirror with decorative carved wood & gilt gesso frame. Includes original
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century English Regency Gesso Pier Mirror C.1820
Located in London, GB
ageing. The gilded gesso frame with some distressing, wear to top right corner, and evidence of historic
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19th Century English Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Near Pair 19th Century Carved Gilt Wood and Gesso Mirrors
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1880 near pair oval mirrors with wide carved gilt wood and gesso frames. Frames are not
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Late 19th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Renaissance Revival Heavily Carved Wood & Gesso Over Mantle Mirror 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival over mantel mirror offers carved wood and gesso frame having foliate
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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Incredible Carved Wood and Gesso Gilded Winged Angels and Rooster Cartel Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous clock. The clock features a gorgeous carved walnut and gesso frame and is signed
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1920s French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Gesso, Glass, Walnut

19th Century French Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Ongar, GB
glass mirror plate. The wood and gesso frame has nice wear to the gilding giving it a great decorative
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Gilt Framed Mirror
19th Century French Gilt Framed Mirror
H 26.38 in W 21.07 in D 1.58 in
Italian, Oil on Canvas, Floral Still Life, in Carved Giltwood Frame, 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
butterflies and a red bird, retaining a period carved giltwoood and gilt gesso frame, signed lower right
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Pair Still Life Oil Paintings by Oliver Clare
By Oliver Clare 1
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Clare’ Set in gilded gesso frames.
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19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

A pair of Indonesian Landscapes, by Charles Legrain (19th century)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1857 Both oil on canvas, size: 95 x 114 cm In rich gilt-gesso frame. (2x).
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pair of American Canine Oil on Canvas- Signed E. Payne
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Canine oil on canvas in original gilt carved wood and gesso frames. Signed E
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19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Signed Swedish Empire Mirror Karl-Johan Period Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Karl-Johan period mirror. The carved giltwood gesso frame having raised carved details and
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1820s Swedish Karl Johan Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood

Original Oil Painting on Board with Gilt Frame, Artist Signed Lumbreras
Located in Lambertville, NJ
life with great detail and form. The frame is a double layered wood and gesso frame that compliments
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Early 20th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Antique 19th Century French Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
gesso frame that is simple amazing. Overall in good condition but does need some repairs to the frame
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Large Scale Persian Hunt Landscape Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
, displayed in a wood-gesso frame.Image size 39 H X 59.5 W Artist unknown. Age wear on the frame, minor losses.
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1920s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Wilhelm Ritter (1860-1948) - German School Oil, At The Village Well
Located in Corsham, GB
horse and carriage beyond. Signed to the lower left. Presented in an elaborate gesso frame with
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Large Scale Persian Hunt Landscape Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
, displayed in a wood-gesso frame.Image size 39 H X 59.5 W Artist unknown. Age wear on the frame, minor losses.
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1920s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting Attributed to Eugenio Lucas Villamamil
Located in Marbella, ES
acanthus and foliate gilt wood and gesso frame Dimensions with frame: 67 x 48 x 7cm.
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19th Century Spanish Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Umberto Benedetti 'Italy' "Frutta" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
gesso frame. - Oil on board, signed on rear of board. - Framed dimensions: 19.5 in x23 in.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Neoclassical Italian Gold Carved Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Neoclassical Italian gold carved mirror. Charles X gold carved wood and gesso frame with
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1830s Italian Charles X Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

18th Century, Spanish Colonial Religious Painting of San Geronimo
Located in San Francisco, CA
restored 19th century wood and gesso frame. There is no signature.
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18th Century Unknown Spanish Colonial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Antique Brown Arts & Crafts Gessoed Hardwood Beveled Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique arts & crafts/ late Victorian Wood and Gesso Frame with a decorative flat frame with acorns
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood

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

Pair American Carved Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
Pair American carved giltwood mirrors. Gilt gesso framed mirrors with lemon gold liners and
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Late 19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pair American Carved Giltwood Mirrors
Pair American Carved Giltwood Mirrors
H 14 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
Antique Outlaw Portrait Convex Glass
Located in Savannah, GA
An antique portrait photograph of a gentleman nicely presented in a gilt gesso frame with convex
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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Oil on Canvas, “Cows Watering at Stream, Aymar Pezant, 1846-1916
Located in Atlanta, GA
lead cow gazing directly at the viewer, in its original gilt-gesso frame complete with artist’s
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1880s French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Small Antique Vanity Mirror, English, Gilt Gesso, Hall, Neoclassical, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
appearance Displays a desirable aged patina with light foxing to glass Gilt gesso frame with warm golden hues
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

A Pair of Napoleon III style giltwood and gesso picture frames, 19th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Pair of Napoleon III style giltwood and gesso picture frames, 19th C. having oval openings and
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Maiden and Cherubs at the Well Oil Painting by George Henry Hall Dated 1892
Located in New York, NY
gesso frame 34 by 39 by 3 inches.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Original Antique James Edwin Meadows Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Untitled
By James Edwin Meadows
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
with a mother and children in the foreground. The painting is in its original wood and ornate gesso
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas

Automaton Picture clock in square frame with oval aperture and windmill
Located in London, GB
giltwood and gesso frame. Also within the painting is automaton windmill, again integrated into the picture
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1880s French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Gilt Oak Leaf Frame Mirror
Located in South Salem, NY
A generously sized English mirror with a gilt gesso frame. Crafted in the early 20th century, this
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Early 20th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Gilt Oak Leaf Frame Mirror
Gilt Oak Leaf Frame Mirror
H 42 in W 52.5 in D 5.5 in
Antique Hall Mirror, French, Gilt Gesso, Ornate, Baroque Taste, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
original plate Displays a desirable aged patina throughout Gilt gesso frame presents rich golden hues to
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Mid-19th Century French Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

An Early 20th C. Coastal Scene of Fishing Boats off the Mediterranean Coast
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
patinated wood & gesso frame. Sight dimensions, 14” x 18”, framed dimensions, 19.5” x 23.5”.
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Early 20th Century European Other Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Other

19th Century, Antique French Gold Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
19th century antique French gilt mirror. Beautiful aged gilt and gesso frame. Foxed mirror plate in
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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Antique French Gold Mirror
19th Century, Antique French Gold Mirror
H 38.19 in W 23.63 in D 2.37 in
Antique Large Framed Tapestry Textile "Catherine of Aragon and Cardinal Wolsey"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
gesso frame with thick glass facing. The overall piece weighs approx 210 lbs. Circa Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Tapestry, Glass, Wood

Late 19th Century Porcelain Plaque of Port in Amsterdam
By J. Schuler 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
H&B at the Choisy-le-Roi factory. Original elaborately hand-carved wood and gesso frame. Newly
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-18th Century Mahogany Small Bureau Bookcase
Located in London, GB
architectural dentil-moulded cornice above shaped mirrored door with original gilt-gesso framing. The bookcase
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Italian Female Portrait Oil Painting by Pierre de Coninck
Located in New York, NY
roses. Stretcher 22 by 30 inches. Ornate giltwood and gesso frame 37 by 45 inches.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Italian School Portrait of Peasant Girl
Located in Soquel, CA
repair; new restoration includes being professionally cleaned and repaired where needed. Wood and gesso
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1850s Italian School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Linen, Oil

Early 20th Century Allegorical Figurative -- Pale Horse Coming to Shore
Located in Soquel, CA
-the-period wood and gesso frame. Image size: 6"H x 9.5"W. Cash Arthur Bond was a professional artist
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board, Cardboard

19th Century Continental School Oil on Canvas of Sheep in a Barn
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A European Continental School oil on canvas in elaborate original gilt and gesso frame. The
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19th Century European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Original John Munnoch Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
is framed in its original wood and gesso frame with a gilt finish. The dimensions posted below refer
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror French Mirror
Located in Whaley Bridge, 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 Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Antique Large Framed Masonic or Oddfellows Decorative Lodge Print
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, but may be Masonic. The print is in it's original wooden and gesso frame and has its original slat
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Early 20th Century North American Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper

A Victorian Giltwood Oval Marginal Plate Mirror
Located in London, GB
gesso frame equally interspersed with attractive cartouche decoration. The outer rim with applied leaf
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Large Gilt and Cream French Convex Wall Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
” wide cream coloured and Gilt Gesso frame and has a convex looking glass The mirror is in good
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Large Oval Antique Overmantle Mirror, English Gilt Gesso, Lounge, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of the gilt gesso frame Charming, later glass plate with minimal foxing and of bright, reflective
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Ernest Alfred Sallis Benney (1894-1966) - 1930 Oil, Barnard Castle Bridge
By Ernest Alfred Sallis-Benney
Located in Corsham, GB
gesso frame. On canvas board.
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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

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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.