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19th C. Palatial Oil on Canvas of a Young Beauty Finely Carved Gilt Gesso Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
gesso frame. Unframed 40" width x 50" height. Provenance: Property of a New Canaan CT Gentleman
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Antique 1890s English Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas

Beaux Arts Gold Leaf and Gesso Frame, likely British, circa 1880-90
Located in Hallowell, US
Rabbit size: 28" x 36 Really good American or English gilt Gesso Frame, Barbizon late 19th C
Category

Antique 1890s English Barbizon School Picture Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Antique Regency Gilt Oval Looking Glass Frame
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous gilt gesso frame Understated neoclassical carving. Wonderful color of gilt crucially in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Paintings

Materials

Paint

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
Category

Early 20th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Gilt Oak Leaf Frame Mirror
Gilt Oak Leaf Frame Mirror
H 42 in W 52.5 in D 5.5 in
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).
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique 19th Century clover shaped mirror.
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Antique Victorian 19th Century clover shaped mirror. Gilt Gesso frame with floral design. A
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century clover shaped mirror.
Antique 19th Century clover shaped mirror.
H 20.08 in W 20.08 in D 1.58 in
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
Category

Early 20th Century French Provincial Convex Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

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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Antique Late 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Pair American Carved Giltwood Mirrors
Pair American Carved Giltwood Mirrors
H 14 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
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
Category

Antique 1880s French Paintings

Materials

Paint

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
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique Ornate Wall Mirror, French, Gilt Gesso, Bevelled Glass, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good original order Gilt gesso frame presents beautifully with rich
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

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.    
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame
H 48.04 in W 31.5 in D 5.12 in
Impressionist Italian Coastal Harbour View of Capri, Paolo Pratella (1892-1980)
By Paolo Pratella
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
, signed bottom right and set within its original gilt gesso frame fronted by a glazed panel. Titled
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Other Paintings

Materials

Paint, Gesso, Wood

Impressionist Italian Coastal Harbour View of Capri, Paolo Pratella (1892-1980)
By Paolo Pratella
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
, signed bottom right and set within its original gilt gesso frame fronted by a glazed panel. Titled
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Other Paintings

Materials

Paint, Gesso, Wood

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.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

European 22x27 inch Gilt Gesso Ornamented Picture Frame circa 1850
Located in Hallowell, US
Gilt Gesso ornamented picture framerame, European, 1850. Rabbet dimensions: 22" x 27" Frame
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis XIV Picture Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Tall Vintage Hall Mirror, Continental, Gilt Gesso, Glass, Overmantle, Italianate
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
lounge Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Striking gilt gesso frame presents
Category

Late 20th Century European Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Glass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century Surrey Country Cottage Watercolour V Jordan
Located in York, GB
has some loss of moulding but is self coloured. Presented in a gilt gesso frame this painting is also
Category

19th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Large Antique Still Life Depicting Fruit, Original Oil on Canvas Painting C.1880
Located in Bristol, GB
dated ‘18**’ In the original and highly decorative gilt gesso frame. It is in good vintage condition
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

19th Century French Gilded Gesso 15x21 Picture Frame
Located in Hallowell, US
19th century French Gilded Gesso picture frame. 15.5x21 French 1870 Gilded Gesso picture frame
Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Picture Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Warwickshire Country Cottage Watercolour V Jordan
Located in York, GB
gilt gesso frame this painting is also glazed and ready to hang buy this watercolour and get companion
Category

19th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Large Original Robert Hillingford R.B.A. Oil Painting on Canvas in Ornate Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
ornate gilt gesso frame. The frame has a brass tag identifying the artist and that the painting depicts
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Other Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas

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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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

19th C Folk Art J.Wheatley Jones Oil on Board Dog & Interior "Inferno" 1887
Located in Lowestoft, GB
craquelure to the painted surface, the odd knock and abrasion to the gilt gesso frame. But overall in good
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Orientalist Gilt Carved Frame
Located in New York, NY
Orientalist gilt carved frame. Antique Islamic/Arabesque carved gilt mirror with corner blocking
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Islamic Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Orientalist Gilt Carved Frame
Orientalist Gilt Carved Frame
H 34 in W 29.25 in D 3.5 in
French Enamel Hand Painted Metal Plaque Beauty by E. Damandre, 1889
Located in Gardena, CA
in an ornate gilt gesso frame. Additional Information: Primary Material: Ceramic Style: French
Category

Antique 19th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pastel Drawing on Paper of a Young Maiden 19th c. (unattributed)
Located in London, GB
in its original carved wood and gilt gesso frame, which adds to its overall elegance and charm. This
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Romantic Drawings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Giltwood

Large Carved Gilt Wood Frame, French Rococo Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Ornate French Rococo Style Carved Ornate Gilt Wood Frame. This gorgeous hand-crafted frame
Category

Mid-20th Century French Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Nineteenth Century European Gilt Wood Frame, Having Festoons and C Scrolls
Located in Chicago, IL
A Nineteenth Century European gilt and gesso mirror carved in the Neoclassical style having
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

I. D. Hill - Late 19th Century Oil, The Hay Harvest
Located in Corsham, GB
original handsome, gilt, gesso frame with botanical strap work and gilt slip. On board.
Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century Large Ornate Carved Gilt Wood Frame, French Rococo Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Ornate French Rococo Style Carved Ornate Gilt Wood Frame. This gorgeous hand-crafted frame
Category

Mid-20th Century French Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas
Located in York, GB
Fine 19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Young Woman in large gilt gesso frame Identity of the
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas
19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas
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H 39.38 in W 34.65 in D 3.94 in
Superb Quality Antique Hand Carved High Relief Gilt Wood Photo Frame Circa 19th
Located in London, GB
solid wood frame (not gesso) with original gold patination. Made in the late 19th century from thick
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Antique 1890s European Baroque Revival Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Superb Quality Pair Antique Hand Carved High Relief Gilt Wood Photo Frames 19th
Located in London, GB
Solid wood frames (not gesso) with original gold patination. Made in the late 19th century from thick
Category

Antique 1890s European Baroque Revival Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Pair of Limoges and Royal Vienna Porcelain Portraits Gilt Framed Plates
By Royal Vienna Porcelain, Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
green band with golden stars. The plate has a large gilt gesso squared frame decorated with acanthus
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Naive Cornish Portrait, Original 18th Century Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
gilt gesso frame. The painting is generally in good vintage order there are a few small areas of wear
Category

Antique 18th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Oil on Wooden Panel Signed Charles Malfroy Alpine River Scene, 19th-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Signed lower right, in period gilt-gesso frame, the artist's biography as follows: Charles
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Paintings

Large French Giltwood 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
Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin
By Henri Alphonse Barnoin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
fine, original gilt gesso frame, titled on the stretcher together with framer’s stamp for M. Gadin
Category

Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Gesso

A Very Fine 19th Century British Watercolor Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird
By Henry John Kinnaird
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
glass panel and set within what appears to be its original early 20th century gilt gesso frame
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Paintings

Materials

Other

19th Century Louis Style French Painting or Picture Frame Christie’s Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The back of the frame shows a construction with mitered and splinedcorners. The toned and gilt surface
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Picture Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Dramatically Large Carved, Gilded and Polychrome Spanish Baroque Frame
Located in New York, NY
A dramatically large carved, gilded and polychrome Spanish Baroque period frame. The top edge
Category

Antique 1630s Spanish Baroque Picture Frames

Materials

Paint

Baroque Style Carved & Giltwood Picture / Mirror Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian elaborately carved gilded and gesso picture frame. Frame features gilt
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Picture Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of KPM Porcelain Plaques After Spanish Baroque Paintings by Murillo
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
gilt gesso frames, and incised 9 3/4" 7 3/8".
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

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
Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Table Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood

Rowley Gallery Framed Mirror Triptych
Rowley Gallery Framed Mirror Triptych
H 15.75 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
'Sunlit Woodland Landscape', Large Hudson River Valley Oil, Luminism, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
period, carved wood and gilt-gesso frame Frame dimensions: 30 x 34.5 x 2.25 inches. The Hudson River
Category

1860s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Newcomb Macklin Style Arts & Crafts Giltwood Picture Frame, U.S., Circa 1940's
By Newcomb-Macklin Co.
Located in Chatham, ON
. - circa 1940's. Excellent vintage condition - minor gilt and gesso loss (as photographed) - no
Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Picture Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

English Chippendale Painted & Gilt Stenciling Marriage Bed with Orig. Silk, 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
coverings, central gilt carved shell cornice, flanking gilt carved acanthus corners, foliage gilt stenciling
Category

Antique 1770s English Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gesso, Silk, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Hal Kuehne Prendergast Signed Gesso & Gilt Framed Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
decoration in the corners. The surface with red gesso and applied gilt and silver gilt, with a central mirror
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Gesso and Carved Gilt Framed Mirror, English, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique gesso and carved gilt frame of flowers and acanthus leaves with a beveled glass mirror
Category

Antique 1840s English Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Gesso

A Chinese Company playing Droughts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
them Signed and dated E. Bindewald d.j., 27 Oil on canvas, 140.5 x 90.5 cm In black and gilt gesso
Category

1920s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Neoclassical Swag Gilt Gesso Mirrored Frame Wall Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A Neoclassical Swag Gilt Gesso Mirrored Frame Wall Mirror. Heavy frame with wood backing. Measures
Category

Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Antique Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A beautiful Antique Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror in its original condition. Dating back to mid 19th
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Rococo Girandoles

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Antique Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror
Antique Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror
H 42.52 in W 21.66 in D 9.85 in
19thC Gilt Gesso & Carved Wood Mirror
Located in Altrincham, GB
19th-century moulded gilt gesso plaster and carved wood framed mirror with original glass, the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century European Carved Wood and Gesso Rococo Style Gilt Frame Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceptional quality antique European hand carved wood and gesso Rococo style gilt frame mirror
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Gilt Cross Framed Mirror
Located in Alton, GB
. finished in gesso with gilt overlay. This would be a centre piece for any room with its striking features.
Category

Antique 19th Century More Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

Gilt Cross Framed Mirror
Gilt Cross Framed Mirror
H 64.97 in W 70.87 in D 1.97 in
French 19th Century Wall Mirror Gesso Distressed Frame
Located in London, GB
French 19th Century Wall Mirror Gesso Distressed frame Originally a picture frame, now housing a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso

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Gilt Gesso Frame For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic gilt gesso frame available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of gesso, wood and glass, every gilt gesso frame was constructed with great care. Find 92 options for an antique or vintage gilt gesso frame now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the gilt gesso frame you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right gilt gesso frame, those designed in Rococo, Louis XV and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one gilt gesso frame that is appealing in its simplicity, but La Maison London, Peter Adolf Persson and Alfred Pollentine produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Gilt Gesso Frame?

Prices for a gilt gesso frame start at $177 and top out at $28,000 with the average selling for $2,000.
Questions About Gilt Gesso Frame
  • 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.