Gesso Architectural Elements

An antique, circa 1800, Italian (most likely Venetian) Baroque hand carved, painted and gessoed wooden architectural panel. A superb example of Baroque architecture art, the skilled artist using contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep color, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. Born in Italy in the 18th/19th century, likely the Veneto region of Northern Italy, this decorative architectural frieze...

Impressive, large wood-carved capital, Italian, from the 17th century. Pine carvings with gesso. Beautiful work and impressive decorative object, which had a place in the interior of Mart Visser...

An important architectural cartouche by Robert Adam (1728 - 1792). Neo-Classical Door/Wall Pediment, 18th century. Gesso strengthened with wire and limew...

Exceptional horse head and half body standing, with majestic look forward made of strong composition of resin ,acrylic and gesso , covered artistically with beach sand. Included with...

Antique architectural salvage wood with rose swags White / off-white chipping peeling painted architectural salvage Size: 81" W x ...

Antique Italian pair of carved architectural corbels Wood, with gesso painted in an antique oyster white finish. Measures: 8" W x 24" D x 27.5" H.

Beautiful antique hand carved. Gold giltwood wall hanging. Originally was a piece of front 19 century cabinet, and later was use as decorative wall hanging, very intricate floral and...

Set of 4 English carved wood and gesso capitals. 1880 REF: C Dimensions 13 inches (33 cms) wide 6.5 inches (17 cms) deep 11 inches (28 cms) high.

Early 20th century fragment made of chalk and gesso. The beautiful remnant of a larger piece depicts cherubs and acanthus leaves throughout. It would be beautiful on a wall as decor ...

Nice pair of French pine and gesso mirrors made from antique panels. Measures: 47.5 inches height x 35.5 inches wide x 1.5 inches deep.

Trio of Greco-Roman Renaissance revival architectural columns, circa 1910. In the Roman "Tuscan" order. Engaged columns. Gesso over wood. From the hasty 1981 demolition of the Biltmore Hotel, NYC. Measures approximately 90 inches x 9.5 inches x 3 inches. Located across the street from grand central terminal, the Biltmore Hotel was built in 1913 as part of the terminal city development, a vast complex of hotels and office buildings connected to the terminal and all owned by the New York state realty and terminal company, a division of the New York central railroad. The contract for design and construction, first awarded to Reed and Stem, was later taken over by Warren & Wetmore, the noted designers of grand central terminal, among other important projects. The 26-story neoclassical hotel featured a “stone base with arched openings, a gray brick mid-section and terracotta loggia and projecting cornice.” Its H-plan allowed almost all of its rooms outside exposure and it was one of the first buildings in New York city to use air rights, making the hotel significantly taller than surrounding buildings at the time. Among its well-known interior features was a direct connection to Grand Central Terminal, one of the first indoor swimming pools and Turkish baths, rooftop gardens on the sixth floor setback, and a Palm Court with a golden timepiece...

Pair of Greco-Roman Renaissance Revival architectural columns, circa 1910. In the Roman "Tuscan" order. Engaged columns. Gesso over wood. From the hasty 1981 demolition of the Biltmore Hotel, NYC. Measures approximately 90 inches x 9.5 inches x 3 inches. Located across the street from Grand Central Terminal, the Biltmore Hotel was built in 1913 as part of the Terminal City Development, a vast complex of hotels and office buildings connected to the terminal and all owned by The New York State Realty and Terminal Company, a division of The New York Central Railroad. The contract for design and construction, first awarded to Reed and Stem, was later taken over by Warren & Wetmore, the noted designers of Grand Central Terminal, among other important projects. The 26-story neo-classical hotel featured a “stone base with arched openings, a gray brick mid-section and terracotta loggia and projecting cornice.” Its H-plan allowed almost all of its rooms outside exposure and it was one of the first buildings in New York City to use air rights, making the hotel significantly taller than surrounding buildings at the time. Among its well-known interior features was a direct connection to Grand Central Terminal, one of the first indoor swimming pools and Turkish baths, rooftop gardens on the sixth floor setback, and a Palm Court with a golden timepiece...