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French school Landscape Windmill and Moon painting
French school Landscape Windmill and Moon painting

French school Landscape Windmill and Moon painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

. Technique: oil on wood 27x21.5 cm / 10.6x8.5 inch With a golden frame; 37x30cm /14.6x11.8 inch ⏩I can't

Category

Early 1800s Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Regency Style Convex Mirror
Regency Style Convex Mirror

Regency Style Convex Mirror

Located in Toronto, ON

age.The frame is gesso over wood and the decorative details are carved wood.

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint, Gesso

Massive Oil on Canvas Painting Signed M.Van Molle
Massive Oil on Canvas Painting Signed M.Van Molle

Massive Oil on Canvas Painting Signed M.Van Molle

Located in Denton, TX

Massive Flemish antique oil on canvas landscape painting signed M.Van Molle with gilt gesso and

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

French Oil on Canvas by H. Fauvet of Countryside Courting Scene, circa 1860
French Oil on Canvas by H. Fauvet of Countryside Courting Scene, circa 1860

French Oil on Canvas by H. Fauvet of Countryside Courting Scene, circa 1860

Located in Big Flats, NY

French oil on canvas signed H. Fauvet depicting countryside courting scene encased in gilt gesso on

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Large Scale Three Panel Napoleon III Trumeau Mirror
Large Scale Three Panel Napoleon III Trumeau Mirror

Large Scale Three Panel Napoleon III Trumeau Mirror

Located in Troy, MI

Generously sized three panel trumeau mirror dates from 1860. Wood frame with gesso embellishments

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Paint, Mirror

Queen Adelaide, Dowager Queen of England Autograph Dated 1842 Ephesian
Queen Adelaide, Dowager Queen of England Autograph Dated 1842 Ephesian

Queen Adelaide, Dowager Queen of England Autograph Dated 1842 Ephesian

Located in Lowestoft, GB

gesso and gilt frame with losses to the gesso. A hand written note on the reverse reads as follows

Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Red Wood Mirror
Red Wood Mirror

Red Wood Mirror

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#6-540 A vintage wood and gesso mirror frame painted in red.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Large 19th Century Gilt Mirror
Large 19th Century Gilt Mirror

Large 19th Century Gilt Mirror

Located in San Francisco, CA

A large scale gilt and gesso wood frame mirror, beautiful detail and patina. Can hang horizontal or

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

A Fine 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape, Titled 'The Pond, Fontainebleau'
A Fine 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape, Titled 'The Pond, Fontainebleau'

A Fine 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape, Titled 'The Pond, Fontainebleau'

By Edouard Louis Boudier

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

, set within its fine original gilt gesso gallery frame. Panel dimensions: 10.5" h x 14.25" w. (Framed

Category

Late 19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint, Gesso, Wood

Large 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mirror
Large 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mirror

Large 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mirror

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

-related signs of use including various slight damages to the golden frame and the gesso, as well as old

Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Giltwood

c.1850 French Gilt Sugared Mirror
c.1850 French Gilt Sugared Mirror

c.1850 French Gilt Sugared Mirror

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

Sugared antique French mirror with gilded wood and gesso decorated frame. Sugared mirrors are so

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair Antique Woven Silk Neyret Freret  - After P A Cot
Pair Antique Woven Silk Neyret Freret  - After P A Cot

Pair Antique Woven Silk Neyret Freret - After P A Cot

Located in New Orleans, LA

couple in a storm, framed within a Gold Gesso Picture Frame. The Shimmering Silk is Magnificent in its

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Silk, Glass

French Louis Philippe Period Mirror
French Louis Philippe Period Mirror

French Louis Philippe Period Mirror

Located in Doylestown, PA

A nice Louis Philippe mirror, circa 1850, with arched top and beaded gesso and parcel-gilt frame.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Hand Painted Aesthetic Movement Coral Painted Mirror
Hand Painted Aesthetic Movement Coral Painted Mirror

Hand Painted Aesthetic Movement Coral Painted Mirror

Located in Malibu, CA

19th century wood and gesso aesthetic movement frame with new mirror. Beautiful detailed gesso hand

Category

19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Palatial 19th C French Split Plate Gold Mirror of Enormous Proportions
Palatial 19th C French Split Plate Gold Mirror of Enormous Proportions

Palatial 19th C French Split Plate Gold Mirror of Enormous Proportions

Located in Hastings, GB

split plate with superb foxing sits within the splendid wooden frame with gilt gesso decoration. The

Category

1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Louis Phillipe
Louis Phillipe

Louis Phillipe

Sold|$2,600

Louis Phillipe

Located in Seattle, WA

A late 19th century Louis Philippe-style mirror with rounded top-corner frame, the frame with

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Paint, Mirror

Louis XVI Gilt Mirror, 18th Century
Louis XVI Gilt Mirror, 18th Century

Louis XVI Gilt Mirror, 18th Century

Located in New York, NY

An 18th century Louis XVI wall or mantel mirror with original glass and a frame of wood, gesso and

Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Italian Baroque Mirror, c. 1650 - Tony Duquette Provenance
Italian Baroque Mirror, c. 1650 - Tony Duquette Provenance

Italian Baroque Mirror, c. 1650 - Tony Duquette Provenance

Located in Kinderhook, NY

frame with gesso ornament. Mirror plate antique, but not original. Provenance: Academy Award-winning

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Gesso

Pair of Antique Baroque Handcarved Square Italian Giltwood Mirror
Pair of Antique Baroque Handcarved Square Italian Giltwood Mirror

Pair of Antique Baroque Handcarved Square Italian Giltwood Mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

. The square frames are hand carved in lime wood and smoothened with gesso. The frame was adorned with

Category

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Elegant Oval English Adam Style Mirror
Elegant Oval English Adam Style Mirror

Elegant Oval English Adam Style Mirror

Located in Lambertville, NJ

detail. The frame is wood with gesso over the frame to give the details the crispness. The Mirror

Category

Early 20th Century American Adam Style Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique 19th Century French Gold Leaf Gilt Convex Mirror with Ribbon Bow on Top
Antique 19th Century French Gold Leaf Gilt Convex Mirror with Ribbon Bow on Top

Antique 19th Century French Gold Leaf Gilt Convex Mirror with Ribbon Bow on Top

Located in Casteren, NL

, smoothened with gesso. A finely carved floral engraving on the most elevated part of the frame. The gold leaf

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

George II Giltwood Mirror
George II Giltwood Mirror

George II Giltwood Mirror

Located in Greenwich, CT

, flanked by a stepped arched pediment with gadrooned molding, the frame with relief gesso carved foliate

Category

1730s English George II Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Pair of French Napoleon III Decorated Giltwood Wall Mirrors, circa 1870
Pair of French Napoleon III Decorated Giltwood Wall Mirrors, circa 1870

Pair of French Napoleon III Decorated Giltwood Wall Mirrors, circa 1870

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This elegant pair of French second empire giltwood wall mirrors feature gesso decorated giltwood

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Antique 19th Century Gold Leaf Gilt French Louis Philippe Overmantel Mirror
Antique 19th Century Gold Leaf Gilt French Louis Philippe Overmantel Mirror

Antique 19th Century Gold Leaf Gilt French Louis Philippe Overmantel Mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

solid pine frame smoothened with gesso. The upper rounded corners are typical for the Louis Philippe

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique early 20th century French gold gilt oval bow tied ribbon mirror
Antique early 20th century French gold gilt oval bow tied ribbon mirror

Antique early 20th century French gold gilt oval bow tied ribbon mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

solid limewood frame smoothened with gesso. The ornaments were cast in plaster and reinforced with steel

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Paint

Antique Late 19th-century French gold leaf gilt striped Louis Philippe mirror
Antique Late 19th-century French gold leaf gilt striped Louis Philippe mirror

Antique Late 19th-century French gold leaf gilt striped Louis Philippe mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

gesso. The frame is adorned with a decorative border on the outer edge and a stripe pattern on the

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Oil Painting on Board of Dogs
Antique Oil Painting on Board of Dogs

Antique Oil Painting on Board of Dogs

Located in Palm Beach, FL

. Presented in an 18th century gesso and silver leaf frame.

Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Antique 19th-Century Pale Gold and Faux Rosewood Louis Philippe Mirror
Antique 19th-Century Pale Gold and Faux Rosewood Louis Philippe Mirror

Antique 19th-Century Pale Gold and Faux Rosewood Louis Philippe Mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

. The frame is made from solid pine, smoothened with gesso. The frame was finished with a combination of

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Silver Leaf

“Dalmatian Grape Seller”
“Dalmatian Grape Seller”

“Dalmatian Grape Seller”

Located in Southampton, NY

original gesso over wood gold leaf elaborate frame. Several professional restorations of the frame

Category

1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board

“Twilight on the River”
“Twilight on the River”

“Twilight on the River”

Located in Southampton, NY

painting is housed in its original gold leaf over gesso wood frame in fine condition. Overall framed

Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board

A Large French gilt Decorative Mirror
A Large French gilt Decorative Mirror

A Large French gilt Decorative Mirror

Located in Bellport, NY

An exceptional French gilt framed and beveled glass mirror from France.With wheat and floral gesso

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Large French Louis Overmantle Mirror, 1800s
Large French Louis Overmantle Mirror, 1800s

Large French Louis Overmantle Mirror, 1800s

Located in Hastings, GB

frame with decorative gesso egg and dart pattern mouldings. Gilt finish. 120cm width, 144.5cm height

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

A French Giltwood Art Deco Mirror
A French Giltwood Art Deco Mirror

A French Giltwood Art Deco Mirror

Located in Atlanta, GA

the gesso carved mirror frame in giltwood, retaining original glass

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Rococo Painted Chest of Drawers
Italian Rococo Painted Chest of Drawers

Italian Rococo Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

frame; Carved gilded gesso Greek key molding around top; Three drawers with gilded frames containing a

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

French Oval Louis XVI-Style Gilt Mirror
French Oval Louis XVI-Style Gilt Mirror

French Oval Louis XVI-Style Gilt Mirror

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Classic French Louis XVI gilt gesso and wood, oval framed mirror in original condition. Classic

Category

1890s French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

French Louis XVI Period Pier Mirror
French Louis XVI Period Pier Mirror

French Louis XVI Period Pier Mirror

Located in Doylestown, PA

A Louis XVI Period pier mirror in gesso and parcel gilt frame, with two-plate mercury glass

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

18th Century Alto Peruvian Mirror
18th Century Alto Peruvian Mirror

18th Century Alto Peruvian Mirror

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Fantastic Alto Peruvian carved cedar mirror with gesso and gilt details. The frame has almost a

Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Painted and Parcel Gilt Italian Mirror
Painted and Parcel Gilt Italian Mirror

Painted and Parcel Gilt Italian Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Aged mirror plate in painted frame of gesso over carved wood with mottled finish and parcel gilt

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish
Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish

Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish

Located in Palm Beach, FL

their iconic form, under hand blown convex glass in a wood and gesso gilt frame.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Shell, Glass

Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish
Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish

Antique English Presentation of Two Starfish

Located in Palm Beach, FL

their iconic form, under hand blown convex glass in a wood and gesso gilt frame.

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Other Medium

Pair of Victorian Verre Églomisé Paintings of Birds
Pair of Victorian Verre Églomisé Paintings of Birds

Pair of Victorian Verre Églomisé Paintings of Birds

Located in New York, NY

flowers on a white ground. In an ebonized wood frame with gilt gesso inner slip.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table, 19th Century with Marble Top
Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table, 19th Century with Marble Top

Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Console Table, 19th Century with Marble Top

Located in Houston, TX

kegs with stretcher, ending in scroll feet. Beautiful Gilt patina, gilt gesso over carved wood frame.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

Pair of French Louis XVI Style "Voyeuse" Side Chairs
Pair of French Louis XVI Style "Voyeuse" Side Chairs

Pair of French Louis XVI Style "Voyeuse" Side Chairs

Located in Doylestown, PA

A decorative pair of Louis XVI-style "voyeuse" boudoir chairs, circa 1920, in grey gesso finished

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Upholstery

Rare 19th C. Original Folk Art Miniature Portrait Paintings
Rare 19th C. Original Folk Art Miniature Portrait Paintings

Rare 19th C. Original Folk Art Miniature Portrait Paintings

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FANTASTIC AND RARE ORIGINAL MINIATURE OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVIS IN ORIGINAL GESSO PAINTED FRAMES

Category

19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

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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.