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Antique 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of a Young Woman
Antique 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of a Young Woman

Antique 19th Century English Oil Painting Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in Round Top, TX

gold painted gesso and wood frame. Please take a moment to enlarge the photos and examine the details

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Finely Detailed KPM Style Porcelain Plaque by Andree Cuzent
Finely Detailed KPM Style Porcelain Plaque by Andree Cuzent

Finely Detailed KPM Style Porcelain Plaque by Andree Cuzent

Located in Stamford, CT

1910. The back unmarked. Mounted in a period gilt gesso moulded frame. Measures: 13¾" H x 6¾" L.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Pair of 19th Century English Giltwood Mirrors in the George III Style
Pair of 19th Century English Giltwood Mirrors in the George III Style

Pair of 19th Century English Giltwood Mirrors in the George III Style

Located in London, GB

The elliptical mirror plates enclosed by gesso and gold giltwood frames, exuberantly carved with

Category

19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

French, 18th Century, Louis XVI Style Mirror
French, 18th Century, Louis XVI Style Mirror

French, 18th Century, Louis XVI Style Mirror

Located in Doylestown, PA

A French, Louis XVI period mirror, circa 1780, in giltwood and gesso, the frame carved to depict

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood
Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood

Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood

Located in Hastings, GB

Late 19th century Icon painting on wood, the arched frame with applied gesso and gilt. The

Category

Late 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Oil on Canvas Pastoral Scene Cows Grazing at a Riverbank Signed
Oil on Canvas Pastoral Scene Cows Grazing at a Riverbank Signed

Oil on Canvas Pastoral Scene Cows Grazing at a Riverbank Signed

Located in Stamford, CT

dated. This large and impressive oil painting is framed in a carved gesso and gilt frame. The unframed

Category

Early 20th Century English Prairie School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair of French Art Deco Gravures by J. Hardy, Signed and Copyrighted
Pair of French Art Deco Gravures by J. Hardy, Signed and Copyrighted

Pair of French Art Deco Gravures by J. Hardy, Signed and Copyrighted

By J. Hardy

Located in Miami, FL

girl. These works of art are very handsomely matted and framed under glass in antique gesso gilt wood

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Wood

George 1st gilt triple plate mirror
George 1st gilt triple plate mirror

George 1st gilt triple plate mirror

Located in Sherborne, GB

is set within a carved water gilded frame has gesso losses to the right hand side corners which can

Category

Early 18th Century English George I Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Icon Painting on Wood Greek Orthodox
19th Century Icon Painting on Wood Greek Orthodox

19th Century Icon Painting on Wood Greek Orthodox

Located in Hastings, GB

Late 19th century Icon painting on wood, the arched frame with applied gesso and gilt. The

Category

Late 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Small Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood
Small Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood

Small Greek Orthodox 19th Century Icon Painting on Wood

Located in Hastings, GB

Late 19th century smaller scale Icon painting on wood, the arched, spired frame with applied gesso

Category

Late 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Autumnal Bounty
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Autumnal Bounty

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Autumnal Bounty

Located in Corsham, GB

detail and decorative composition. The painting is unsigned and presented in a rubbed gilt effect frame

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century English Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes in the Neoclassical Style
19th Century English Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes in the Neoclassical Style

19th Century English Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes in the Neoclassical Style

Located in London, GB

gesso; the gadroon edged frame having an interior reserve of running arcaded channelling, with rose

Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

19th Century Portrait of a Bearded French Military Officer
19th Century Portrait of a Bearded French Military Officer

19th Century Portrait of a Bearded French Military Officer

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

restored carved wood and gesso gilded frame of the period.  

Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Large French Ebonized and Gilt Oval Wall Mirror
Large French Ebonized and Gilt Oval Wall Mirror

Large French Ebonized and Gilt Oval Wall Mirror

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

charming piece, the looking glass is new soon marks or foxing The oval wooden frame has gesso decoration

Category

Late 19th Century Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Large Victorian Advertising Mirror, Fry’s Chocolate
Large Victorian Advertising Mirror, Fry’s Chocolate

Large Victorian Advertising Mirror, Fry’s Chocolate

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

set in a 2” wide gesso and gold painted frame which is somewhat darkened by age The mirror frame is

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror

Portrait of Christ as a Child
Portrait of Christ as a Child

Portrait of Christ as a Child

Located in London, GB

decoration of the Vatican Belvedere and of the Sala Regia of Pius IV. Held in its original carved and gesso

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Copper

Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist and the Lamb
Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist and the Lamb

Madonna and Child with Infant Saint John the Baptist and the Lamb

Located in Dallas, TX

Catholic picture / religious painting / Christian oil on board, framed in an elaborate gilded frame

Category

19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Federal Style Large Gilt Carved Top Console Mirror
19th Century Federal Style Large Gilt Carved Top Console Mirror

19th Century Federal Style Large Gilt Carved Top Console Mirror

Located in Stamford, CT

lovely antique overmantel mirror dates from around the Regency period. It has a lovely wood and gesso

Category

Early 20th Century Federal Antique Gesso Frames

Late 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Japanese Spaniel Lap Dog Portrait
Late 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Japanese Spaniel Lap Dog Portrait

Late 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Japanese Spaniel Lap Dog Portrait

Located in Lowestoft, GB

tasseled cushion. The painting has been relined and also housed in a deep of the period gilt frame. The

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Pine

1909 A Stevenson, Greyhounds Whippets Profiles Oil and Canvas Folk Art Naive
1909 A Stevenson, Greyhounds Whippets Profiles Oil and Canvas Folk Art Naive

1909 A Stevenson, Greyhounds Whippets Profiles Oil and Canvas Folk Art Naive

Located in Lowestoft, GB

repair patch on the reverse and also a tear in the centre, also the gesso and gilt frame has two small

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

"Sunset Sail"

"Sunset Sail"

By B. Kreutzer

Located in Southampton, NY

artist, Thomas Moran. This painting is done in the same time period. Housed in its original wood, gesso

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

"Wash Day"
"Wash Day"

"Wash Day"

By Jean Hendrichs

Located in Southampton, NY

. Original wood and gesso gold leaf frame which dates the painting to late 1890 to 1900. Several small

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

1900s French Oval Gilded Wood Mirror With Floral Motifs
1900s French Oval Gilded Wood Mirror With Floral Motifs

1900s French Oval Gilded Wood Mirror With Floral Motifs

Located in High Point, NC

a carved wooden frame adorned in gilded gesso. The frame is intricately detailed with floral and

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Louis Philippe Style Giltwood Mirror with Clamshell Carvings
Early 20th Century Louis Philippe Style Giltwood Mirror with Clamshell Carvings

Early 20th Century Louis Philippe Style Giltwood Mirror with Clamshell Carvings

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

mirror is wood, and gesso. Minor scratches to the frame where you will see white peeking through. It does

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Louis VALLET (1856-1940) Side-saddle horse rider, watercolour, signed 1895
Louis VALLET (1856-1940) Side-saddle horse rider, watercolour, signed 1895

Louis VALLET (1856-1940) Side-saddle horse rider, watercolour, signed 1895

Located in TEYJAT, FR

and mounted in a very attractive period moulded and carved, gesso, gilt and cream painted frame. The

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

18th C Black and Gold Hand Painted French Chinoiserie Bergere Chair
18th C Black and Gold Hand Painted French Chinoiserie Bergere Chair

18th C Black and Gold Hand Painted French Chinoiserie Bergere Chair

Located in Hastings, GB

in gilt, the back framed in gilt gesso twisted rope and swag decorations. There are minor marks to

Category

18th Century French Art Deco Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI French Mantel Clock by "JUST", C.H. Paris
Louis XVI French Mantel Clock by "JUST", C.H. Paris

Louis XVI French Mantel Clock by "JUST", C.H. Paris

Located in Bronx, NY

, one finds a vine of roses draping along the clock's gesso & wood frame. The gilt color is worn in

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Enamel

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Two-Tone Gilt and Paint Beveled Wall Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Two-Tone Gilt and Paint Beveled Wall Mirror

19th Century French Louis XVI Carved Two-Tone Gilt and Paint Beveled Wall Mirror

Located in Dallas, TX

and use and adorns the original patinated two-tone gilt and white gesso painted finish throughout the

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Antique Georgian Regency Period Miniature Painting Portrait of a Lady 1810
Antique Georgian Regency Period Miniature Painting Portrait of a Lady 1810

Antique Georgian Regency Period Miniature Painting Portrait of a Lady 1810

Located in Portland, OR

housed in the original gilded gesso & limewood frame. The painting depicts a curious young lady with her

Category

Early 1800s English Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Neo-Classical oil Painting of Bellisarius Begging for Alms after J.L David
Neo-Classical oil Painting of Bellisarius Begging for Alms after J.L David

Neo-Classical oil Painting of Bellisarius Begging for Alms after J.L David

By Jacques-Louis David

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

elaborate gilded gesso and black wooden frame. The subject is an old, blind, poor, seated Bellisarius

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Harvest Landscape
Harvest Landscape

Harvest Landscape

By Viggo Christien Frederik Vilhelm Pedersen

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

the Pedersen's subtle mastery of color and light. Presented in a substantial water-gilded, gesso

Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Early Victorian Mirror with a Bust of Prince Albert by Raphael Turner
Early Victorian Mirror with a Bust of Prince Albert by Raphael Turner

Early Victorian Mirror with a Bust of Prince Albert by Raphael Turner

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Victorian gilt mirror of oval form with a giltwood and gesso rope twist frame centred on a bust

Category

1850s English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Samuel S. Carr 1837-1908 American Idyllic Beachside Scene Children Dogs
Samuel S. Carr 1837-1908 American Idyllic Beachside Scene Children Dogs

Samuel S. Carr 1837-1908 American Idyllic Beachside Scene Children Dogs

Located in Long Island City, NY

ornate gesso-covered giltwood frame, enhancing its period charm and presence. The composition is

Category

19th Century North American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique British Landscape Oil Painting of Path through Mountains, 19th Century
Antique British Landscape Oil Painting of Path through Mountains, 19th Century

Antique British Landscape Oil Painting of Path through Mountains, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

. Condition report: Original lining, contemporary frame with some cracks and gesso loss (frame overall of

Category

19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Antique Austrian Landscape Painting of Tyrol Lake by Anton Pick
19th Century Antique Austrian Landscape Painting of Tyrol Lake by Anton Pick

19th Century Antique Austrian Landscape Painting of Tyrol Lake by Anton Pick

Located in Shippensburg, PA

gilt frame is not original with loss to gesso edging along bottom of frame, old shrinkage cracks and

Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Adolf Stademan 'Figures Skating at Dusk' Barbizon Antique Landscape Painting
Adolf Stademan 'Figures Skating at Dusk' Barbizon Antique Landscape Painting

Adolf Stademan 'Figures Skating at Dusk' Barbizon Antique Landscape Painting

By Adolf Stademan

Located in Shippensburg, PA

left) and very light edge wear. Early frame with discoloration, gesso cracking and wear as expected

Category

19th Century German Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mahogany

DIMINUTIVE QUILL WEATHERVANE, 1880-1910
DIMINUTIVE QUILL WEATHERVANE, 1880-1910

DIMINUTIVE QUILL WEATHERVANE, 1880-1910

Located in York County, PA

an agreeable perch. The sizing (undercoat to the gilding) is red, like the gesso on

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Oil on Board by Franz Xaver WÖLFLE (Austria 1887-1972)
Early 20th Century Oil on Board by Franz Xaver WÖLFLE (Austria 1887-1972)

Early 20th Century Oil on Board by Franz Xaver WÖLFLE (Austria 1887-1972)

Located in Chicago, IL

" on the upper right. Housed in an exquisitely carved wood and gesso period frame – a work of art in

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Two Works: Pope Pius V & Saint Filippo Neri in Manner of Sacchi
Two Works: Pope Pius V & Saint Filippo Neri in Manner of Sacchi

Two Works: Pope Pius V & Saint Filippo Neri in Manner of Sacchi

Located in Milford, NH

. Housed in 19th century gesso decorated wood frames. PROVENANCE: From a large Boston, MA area Estate

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Canvas

"Wreck on Beach"
"Wreck on Beach"

"Wreck on Beach"

By Granville Perkins

Located in Southampton, NY

. Original period frame of wood, gesso and gold leaf in fine original condition. Overall size framed 14.75

Category

1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wreck at Deal Beach, New Jersey"
"Wreck at Deal Beach, New Jersey"

"Wreck at Deal Beach, New Jersey"

By Granville Perkins

Located in Southampton, NY

. Original wood, gesso and gold leaf frame in fine condition. Overall framed size is 14.75 by 30.75 inches

Category

1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Henry W. Waugh (American, 19th Century) Antique Landscape Painting, Rome
Henry W. Waugh (American, 19th Century) Antique Landscape Painting, Rome

Henry W. Waugh (American, 19th Century) Antique Landscape Painting, Rome

By Henry W. Waugh

Located in Shippensburg, PA

connoisseurs. Measurements: [frame] 40 1/16" W x 30 1/16" H; [canvas] 32 7/8" W x 22 3/4" H Condition

Category

Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Belgian Landscape Painting of Cattle & Sheep by Jean-Baptiste De Roy, circa 1798
Belgian Landscape Painting of Cattle & Sheep by Jean-Baptiste De Roy, circa 1798

Belgian Landscape Painting of Cattle & Sheep by Jean-Baptiste De Roy, circa 1798

By Jean-Baptiste de Roy 1

Located in Shippensburg, PA

most fine gesso and giltwood frame, quite early and exceptionally detailed - the lower left corner was

Category

Late 18th Century Belgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Frame

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

19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

English Regency Wood and Gesso Frame with Eagle
English Regency Wood and Gesso Frame with Eagle

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

Category

1870s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Ribbon Crest, C. 1900.
French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Ribbon Crest, C. 1900.

French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Ribbon Crest, C. 1900.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A refined French giltwood and gesso frame, circa 1900, in the Louis XVI Revival style. The large

Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Antique Mirrored Inset
19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Antique Mirrored Inset

19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame with Antique Mirrored Inset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century French giltwood and gesso frame that has been made into a mirror with antique mirror

Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Pastel Portrait of Nobleman Signed T. Gegoux 1881, Gilt Gesso Frame
Antique Pastel Portrait of Nobleman Signed T. Gegoux 1881, Gilt Gesso Frame

Antique Pastel Portrait of Nobleman Signed T. Gegoux 1881, Gilt Gesso Frame

Located in Big Flats, NY

formal attire signed and dated 1881 lower left, gilt and ebonized gesso frame with foliate and beading

Category

Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood, Paper

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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.