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18th Century French Carved Louis XIV Style Mirror
18th Century French Carved Louis XIV Style Mirror

18th Century French Carved Louis XIV Style Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

18th century intricately carved Louis XIV style giltwood and gesso frame that was made into a

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18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

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Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th Century Hand-painted Italian Arch Angel Icon on Porcelain in Carved wood and Gesso

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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain

Octagonal Mirror with Gilt Accents
Octagonal Mirror with Gilt Accents

Octagonal Mirror with Gilt Accents

Located in Austin, TX

An octagonal wall (portrait) mirror featuring a canted wood and gesso frame with patterned gilt

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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Victorian gilt gesso picture frame
Victorian gilt gesso picture frame

Victorian gilt gesso picture frame

Located in Cheshire, GB

Victorian gilt gesso picture frame, of rectangular form, the frame profusely decorated with leaf

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Late 19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

A French Louis XVI Style Oval Mirror
A French Louis XVI Style Oval Mirror

A French Louis XVI Style Oval Mirror

Located in New York, NY

A French Louis XVI style oval mirror with bellflower motif, carved wood and gesso frame surmounted

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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Antique Gilt Gesso Fine Art Frame, Floral Decoration
Antique Gilt Gesso Fine Art Frame, Floral Decoration

Antique Gilt Gesso Fine Art Frame, Floral Decoration

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique gilt gesso fine art frame features beaded, floral and reeded decoration, circa 1890

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Late 19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Gesso and wood 19th century frame
Gesso and wood 19th century frame

Gesso and wood 19th century frame

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

Ornate gesso and wood frame with foliate detailing

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19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Exceptional Pair of George II Gilt Pier Mirrors
Exceptional Pair of George II Gilt Pier Mirrors

Exceptional Pair of George II Gilt Pier Mirrors

Located in Long Island City, NY

Exceptional Pair of George II Pier Mirrors of Arched Bipartite Plates contained within Gilt Gesso

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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass

Antique 19th Century clover shaped mirror.
Antique 19th Century clover shaped mirror.

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

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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Large Antique Mirror, Tall, Victorian, Gilt Gesso, Dressing, 19th Century
Large Antique Mirror, Tall, Victorian, Gilt Gesso, Dressing, 19th Century

Large Antique Mirror, Tall, Victorian, Gilt Gesso, Dressing, 19th Century

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

the mid-19th century, circa 1850. A super period gilt gesso frame Victorian in the classical taste

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

An Oversized French Empire Style Mirror
An Oversized French Empire Style Mirror

An Oversized French Empire Style Mirror

Located in New York, NY

giltwood and gesso frame with beadwork, leaf tip, and rope twist moldings.

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1880s French Empire Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Overmantel Mirror, English Victorian, Wall Giltwood and Gesso
Antique Overmantel Mirror, English Victorian, Wall Giltwood and Gesso

Antique Overmantel Mirror, English Victorian, Wall Giltwood and Gesso

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique overmantel mirror, an English, Victorian wall mirror in giltwood and gesso frame

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

French 19th Century Starburst Mirror
French 19th Century Starburst Mirror

French 19th Century Starburst Mirror

Located in Wichita, KS

Oval sunburst mirror with a mirrored glass center. Molded wood and gesso frame with carved sunburst

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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Full Length English Chippendale Style Mirror
Full Length English Chippendale Style Mirror

Full Length English Chippendale Style Mirror

Located in New York, NY

An English Chippendale style mirror with carved and giltwood and gesso frame. The top with broken

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1850s English Antique Gesso Frames

Vintage Bronze and Giltwood French Roses Mirror
Vintage Bronze and Giltwood French Roses Mirror

Vintage Bronze and Giltwood French Roses Mirror

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Antique rose carved gilt mirror 29”w x 48”h Mirror has lots of loss to the gilt and gesso frame

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19th Century Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Berlin Iron

French Regence style mirror
French Regence style mirror

French Regence style mirror

Located in New York, NY

A French Regence style rectangular mirror with carved and giltwood and gesso frame having classical

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19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

French Regence Style Mirror
French Regence Style Mirror

French Regence Style Mirror

Located in New York, NY

An oval French Regence style mirror with carved gilt wood and gesso frame with egg and dart detail

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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Pair of 19th Century Verre Églomisé Oval Paintings of Floral Bouquets
Pair of 19th Century Verre Églomisé Oval Paintings of Floral Bouquets

Pair of 19th Century Verre Églomisé Oval Paintings of Floral Bouquets

Located in New York, NY

Each within an oval gilt gesso frame molded with foliate and beaded banding, depicting a floral

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Early 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

18th Century Palazzo Divano Gold Leaf Frame
18th Century Palazzo Divano Gold Leaf Frame

18th Century Palazzo Divano Gold Leaf Frame

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Antique Italian rich and elegant gilt decorated carved wood and gesso frame. Frame presently with

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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

An English late Regency Style Looking Glass Mirror
An English late Regency Style Looking Glass Mirror

An English late Regency Style Looking Glass Mirror

Located in New York, NY

An English late Regency style looking glass, the carved wood and gesso frame having arched vertical

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19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19C Gilt and Painted  Mirror
19C Gilt and Painted  Mirror

19C Gilt and Painted Mirror

Located in Hudson, NY

A handsome late 19 C wood and gesso framed mirror with matte and burnished water gilding and

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19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint, Mirror

19th Century Oil on Canvas Signed G. Campbell Stoddard Dated 1896
19th Century Oil on Canvas Signed G. Campbell Stoddard Dated 1896

19th Century Oil on Canvas Signed G. Campbell Stoddard Dated 1896

Located in Stamford, CT

dated 1896. In a fine gilt gesso frame. Measures: 17" x 25" (26" x 35").

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19th Century Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Italian Carved Giltwood Rococo Mirror
Italian Carved Giltwood Rococo Mirror

Italian Carved Giltwood Rococo Mirror

Located in Rio Vista, CA

. Fine details and a bowed top crest with several older repairs to original carved wood and gesso frame.

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19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Gesso Frames

French Oil on Canvas, "Courtyard of a Chateau", Signed Lower Right
French Oil on Canvas, "Courtyard of a Chateau", Signed Lower Right

French Oil on Canvas, "Courtyard of a Chateau", Signed Lower Right

Located in Atlanta, GA

right, signed lower right, in a period giltwood and gilt-gesso frame, early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Large 19th Century German Gilded Empire Mirror
Large 19th Century German Gilded Empire Mirror

Large 19th Century German Gilded Empire Mirror

Located in Berlin, DE

This large 19th century German empire gilt and gesso frame mirror has its original mercury glass

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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Gesso, Giltwood

Antique French Louis XVI Style Foliate Giltwood Wall Mirror, circa 1890
Antique French Louis XVI Style Foliate Giltwood Wall Mirror, circa 1890

Antique French Louis XVI Style Foliate Giltwood Wall Mirror, circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique French Louis XVI wall mirror offers giltwood and gilt gesso frame with pierced foliate form

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Large Antique Frame, French Gold Gilt Gesso on Wood, Late 19th Century
Large Antique Frame, French Gold Gilt Gesso on Wood, Late 19th Century

Large Antique Frame, French Gold Gilt Gesso on Wood, Late 19th Century

Located in Big Flats, NY

Large antique French frame features gold gilt gesso on wood, late 19th century. Frame (exterior

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Late 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

European Baroque Giltwood Pier Mirror
European Baroque Giltwood Pier Mirror

European Baroque Giltwood Pier Mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Northern European giltwood and gilt gesso framed pier mirror, the open cresting centered by

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1820s German Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

A. Raddilo - 1819 Oil, The Castle Gate
A. Raddilo - 1819 Oil, The Castle Gate

A. Raddilo - 1819 Oil, The Castle Gate

Located in Corsham, GB

lower border of the painting. Presented in pierced gesso frame. On board.

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Early 19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Large Round Gilt and Green French Wall Mirror
Large Round Gilt and Green French Wall Mirror

Large Round Gilt and Green French Wall Mirror

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

” wide grey/green coloured and Gilt Gesso frame and has a bevelled edge looking glass The mirror frame

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Early 20th Century Adam Style Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

An English Late Regency Period Mirror with Convex Looking Glass
An English Late Regency Period Mirror with Convex Looking Glass

An English Late Regency Period Mirror with Convex Looking Glass

Located in New York, NY

wood and gesso frame encircled with laurel and crossband motifs. The inner edge with reeded detail, the

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19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Chippendale Style Gilt Victorian Wall Mirror
Chippendale Style Gilt Victorian Wall Mirror

Chippendale Style Gilt Victorian Wall Mirror

Located in London, GB

A George III style wall mirror, its giltwood and gesso frame very much in the Chippendale manner

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Late 19th Century English George III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Profile Portrait of Georgian Gentleman
Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Profile Portrait of Georgian Gentleman

Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Profile Portrait of Georgian Gentleman

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An unusual profile portrait of a late Georgian gentleman in original gesso frame. Substantial ware

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Softwood

Louis Philippe Period Gold Leaf Mirror
Louis Philippe Period Gold Leaf Mirror

Louis Philippe Period Gold Leaf Mirror

Located in Austin, TX

and gesso frame. The gold leaf has a beautiful patina and the sienna colored glaze shows through for a

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18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century Empire Style Overmantel Mirror
19th Century Empire Style Overmantel Mirror

19th Century Empire Style Overmantel Mirror

Located in Cheshire, GB

19th century Empire style overmantel mirror, the painted and gesso frame with greek key moulded

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Late 19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

19th Century Large Portrait Painting of a Duchess in Proper Attire
19th Century Large Portrait Painting of a Duchess in Proper Attire

19th Century Large Portrait Painting of a Duchess in Proper Attire

Located in Stamford, CT

gesso frame that can be repaired if needed. Some minor crazing to areas as seen in the photographs

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Early 20th Century Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas

Large Early 20th Century Rococo Influenced Gilt over Mantle Mirror
Large Early 20th Century Rococo Influenced Gilt over Mantle Mirror

Large Early 20th Century Rococo Influenced Gilt over Mantle Mirror

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Fine Edwardian over mantle mirror in the Rococo taste, circa 1910. Six foot wide. Gilt gesso

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Early 20th Century British Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

A Pair of English Regency Style Sconces

A Pair of English Regency Style Sconces

Located in New York, NY

A pair of English Regency style two light wall sconces with wood and gesso frames having triangular

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Early 20th Century Antique Gesso Frames

English George III Style Open Armchair
English George III Style Open Armchair

English George III Style Open Armchair

Located in New York, NY

tapering front legs and splayed back legs. The finely carved wood and gesso frame showing traces of gilding

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19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Vintage Regency Scroll Arm Settee
Vintage Regency Scroll Arm Settee

Vintage Regency Scroll Arm Settee

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage Regency scroll arm settee. Beautiful paint over gesso frame with beautiful gilt detail

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Early 20th Century North American Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Silk, Upholstery

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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.