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Antique Classic Gold Leaf Frame Baroque Style Pine 74x64cm
Antique Classic Gold Leaf Frame Baroque Style Pine 74x64cm

Antique Classic Gold Leaf Frame Baroque Style Pine 74x64cm

Located in Poperinge, BE

Antique pine frame gilded with gold leaf, featuring acanthus decoration on the corners, floral

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

18th Century George I Gilt-Gesso Pier Glass mirror, Manner of John Belchier
18th Century George I Gilt-Gesso Pier Glass mirror, Manner of John Belchier

18th Century George I Gilt-Gesso Pier Glass mirror, Manner of John Belchier

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

The mirror has an elaborately carved gilt-gesso frame, which was a hallmark of luxury during the 18th

Category

18th Century English George I Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian, 1868-1936) Oil on Canvas Violin Presentation
August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian, 1868-1936) Oil on Canvas Violin Presentation

August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian, 1868-1936) Oil on Canvas Violin Presentation

By Stephan Auguste Sedlacek

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, within a gilt wood and gesso frame. Signed: 'A. Stephan (lower right). Circa: 1900 Note: The artist is

Category

Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

19th Century Gold Wood and Plaster Italian Frame Napoleon III, 1880
19th Century Gold Wood and Plaster Italian Frame Napoleon III, 1880

19th Century Gold Wood and Plaster Italian Frame Napoleon III, 1880

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

Italian frame from the second half of the 19th century. A Napoleon III object in wood and plaster

Category

1880s Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Red Velvet Classic 65x55cm
Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Red Velvet Classic 65x55cm

Vintage Gilded Frame Baroque Style Red Velvet Classic 65x55cm

Located in Poperinge, BE

Large gilded vintage pine frame with red velvet frame on the inside, completely in classic baroque

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Velvet, Wood

20th Century Gold Wood and Plaster French Louis XVI Style Frame, 1920s
20th Century Gold Wood and Plaster French Louis XVI Style Frame, 1920s

20th Century Gold Wood and Plaster French Louis XVI Style Frame, 1920s

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

French frame from the first half of the 20th century. Louis XVI-style piece of furniture, made of

Category

1920s French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

American 19th Century Coved Picture Frame. Original Gold Gilding
American 19th Century Coved Picture Frame. Original Gold Gilding

American 19th Century Coved Picture Frame. Original Gold Gilding

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique American gilt picture frame. Rabbet measures 12.5" x 10.5" Perfect for a 12" x 10" painting. '

Category

19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Nineteenth Century European Gilt Wood Frame, Having Festoons and C Scrolls
Nineteenth Century European Gilt Wood Frame, Having Festoons and C Scrolls

Nineteenth Century European Gilt Wood Frame, Having Festoons and C Scrolls

Located in Winnetka, IL

A Nineteenth Century European gilt and gesso mirror carved in the Neoclassical style having

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Pastel Drawing on Paper of a Young Maiden 19th c. (unattributed)
Pastel Drawing on Paper of a Young Maiden 19th c. (unattributed)

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

Mid-19th Century British Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Glass, Giltwood

19th Century Impressionist Seascape with Schooner
19th Century Impressionist Seascape with Schooner

19th Century Impressionist Seascape with Schooner

Located in Nantucket, MA

Philadelphia label on the reverse. The painting and carved gesso frame remain in very good condition, but do

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Georgian Woolwork Picture of Child Playing with Cat
Georgian Woolwork Picture of Child Playing with Cat

Georgian Woolwork Picture of Child Playing with Cat

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

. Trees and mountains in the background. Framed in an old, gilded, ornamented gesso frame with rippled

Category

19th Century British Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wool

Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas
Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas

Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas

By Heinz Pinggera

Located in Los Angeles, CA

gesso frame. The interior 18th century rococo scene depicting a seated Cardinal or Bishop surrounded by

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Marble Picture Cavalier Musketeer 1880
Antique Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Marble Picture Cavalier Musketeer 1880

Antique Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Marble Picture Cavalier Musketeer 1880

Located in Portland, OR

in the original limewood and gesso frame that is gilded with both gold and silver leaf.

Category

1880s Italian Grand Tour Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "La Tige, Moulin Rouge" Lithograph
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "La Tige, Moulin Rouge" Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "La Tige, Moulin Rouge" Lithograph

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in New York, NY

Materials: Lithograph paper, Giltwood gesso frame Signed: with Lautrec’s red monogram stamp Literature: Ref

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Pietro Gabrini Large Oil on Canvas "Three Singing Italian Beauties on The Road"
Pietro Gabrini Large Oil on Canvas "Three Singing Italian Beauties on The Road"

Pietro Gabrini Large Oil on Canvas "Three Singing Italian Beauties on The Road"

By Pietro Gabrini 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

garments, within a very finely carved ornate giltwood and gesso frame with all original gilt. Signed and

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas
19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas

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 .unsigned

Category

19th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Gilt Gesso Wall Mirror with Mirrored O
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Gilt Gesso Wall Mirror with Mirrored O

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Gilt Gesso Wall Mirror with Mirrored O

Located in Westfield, MA

representation of the ornate Baroque style, with its gilded gesso frame and stunning mirrored openwork. The frame

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Large Georgian oil on canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
Large Georgian oil on canvas Portrait of a Gentleman

Large Georgian oil on canvas Portrait of a Gentleman

Located in Folkestone, GB

features and detail of the clothing. The hands are also carefully executed. The carved weood and gesso

Category

Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Marie Philips-Weber Oil on Canvas "Young Girl Reading a Book"
Marie Philips-Weber Oil on Canvas "Young Girl Reading a Book"

Marie Philips-Weber Oil on Canvas "Young Girl Reading a Book"

By Marie (Maria) Philips-Weber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

reading a book, within an ornate gilt and gesso frame. Signed: M. Weber Philips (l/r), circa 1880

Category

19th Century German Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

After Fragonard French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Progress of Love-Lover Crowned
After Fragonard French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Progress of Love-Lover Crowned

After Fragonard French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Progress of Love-Lover Crowned

By (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

one side. (The canvas has been professionally cleaned). Within an ornate gilt and gesso frame

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Masonite, Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin
A Fine Early 20th Century French Harbour Scene by Henri Alphonse Barnoin

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 Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Gesso

Rowley Gallery Framed Mirror Triptych
Rowley Gallery Framed Mirror Triptych

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 Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood

A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird
A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird

A Fine 20th C. British Watercolor Plein Air Landscape by Henry John Kinnaird

By Henry John Kinnaird

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

appears to be its original early 20th century gilt gesso frame fronted by a glazed panel. Dimensions

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Other

Two 19th Century Oil on Board Paintings After Pompeian Fresco
Two 19th Century Oil on Board Paintings After Pompeian Fresco

Two 19th Century Oil on Board Paintings After Pompeian Fresco

Located in Hudson, NY

tourists of the time. The two paintings are framed in period 1920s gilt wood and gesso frames and retain an

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – Fine Quality
Antique 19th Century Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – Fine Quality

Antique 19th Century Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – Fine Quality

Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

age, colour, and patina highlight the softwood and gesso frame, with bevelled-edge mirrored glass that

Category

19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 19th Century Regency Giltwood Pier Glass with Intaglio Cut Mirror Plate
Early 19th Century Regency Giltwood Pier Glass with Intaglio Cut Mirror Plate

Early 19th Century Regency Giltwood Pier Glass with Intaglio Cut Mirror Plate

Located in Worcester, GB

gesso frame is enriched with scrolling acanthus, rope-twist borders, and applied floral roundels. The

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Coursing Greyhounds Lurchers C19th Signed Watercolour
Coursing Greyhounds Lurchers C19th Signed Watercolour

Coursing Greyhounds Lurchers C19th Signed Watercolour

Located in London, GB

giltwood and gesso frame, protected under glass. Framed dimensions: 36cm x 30cm Condition: Overall in

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Paint, Paper

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Elles" Lithograph
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Elles" Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Elles" Lithograph

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in New York, NY

: Lithograph paper, Giltwood gesso frame Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Likely inspired by an 18th century

Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper

Orientalist Gilt Mirror
Orientalist Gilt Mirror

Orientalist Gilt Mirror

Located in New York, NY

Orientalist gilt carved frame. Antique Islamic/Arabesque carved gilt mirror with corner blocking

Category

Late 19th Century English Islamic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Federico Mazzotta 'Italian, 1839-1897' a 19th Century Oil on Canvas Maiden & Cow
Federico Mazzotta 'Italian, 1839-1897' a 19th Century Oil on Canvas Maiden & Cow

Federico Mazzotta 'Italian, 1839-1897' a 19th Century Oil on Canvas Maiden & Cow

By Federico Mazzotta

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Calf", depicting a joyous peasant next to her calf, within an ornate floral carved giltwood and gesso

Category

19th Century Italian Country Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

Superb French Louis XV Period 1790s era Trumeau Mirror with Oil Painting
Superb French Louis XV Period 1790s era Trumeau Mirror with Oil Painting

Superb French Louis XV Period 1790s era Trumeau Mirror with Oil Painting

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

gesso frame with elegant detailing, highlighted by its original gilded ornamentation and classic Louis

Category

1790s French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Walnut

A Grand Scale Georgian Giltwood Overmantel Trumeau Mirror
A Grand Scale Georgian Giltwood Overmantel Trumeau Mirror

A Grand Scale Georgian Giltwood Overmantel Trumeau Mirror

Located in London, GB

Antiques Sale Part II Lot 242 and realized $17,460. The delicate walnut, giltwood and gesso frame flanked

Category

Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Mirror, Oak, Walnut, Giltwood, Paint

Jules Salles-Wagner, French, 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Water Carrier Lady"
Jules Salles-Wagner, French, 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Water Carrier Lady"

Jules Salles-Wagner, French, 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Water Carrier Lady"

By Jules Salles-Wagner

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ornate giltwood and gesso frame. Signed: Jules Salles (lower left). circa 1880. Jules Salles-Wagner was

Category

19th Century French Country Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

A Fine Victorian Oil on Board Titled "A Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park"
A Fine Victorian Oil on Board Titled "A Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park"

A Fine Victorian Oil on Board Titled "A Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park"

By Henry John Yeend King

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Richardson & Co. Fine Art Galleries, London (label verso). Within an ornate gilt wood and gesso frame, Circa

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "May Milton" Lithograph
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "May Milton" Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "May Milton" Lithograph

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in New York, NY

, giltwood gesso frame Provenance: Jean Efron Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Acquired from the above by the

Category

1890s French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper

Late 18th Century Color Print Engravings after Originals by Artist Henry William
Late 18th Century Color Print Engravings after Originals by Artist Henry William

Late 18th Century Color Print Engravings after Originals by Artist Henry William

By Henry William Bunbury

Located in Louisville, KY

century. Both are framed in antique gilded, gesso frames with black painting on the under surface of the

Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

A Chinese Company playing Droughts

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 Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios
"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios

"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios

Located in Los Angeles, CA

), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; within a gilt wood and gesso

Category

19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood

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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.