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Antique late 19th century French black and gold painted Chinoiserie Mirror
Antique late 19th century French black and gold painted Chinoiserie Mirror

Antique late 19th century French black and gold painted Chinoiserie Mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

The mirror features a convex-concave-shaped top. The frame is made of pine wood and smoothed with gesso.

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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint

19th Century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror
19th Century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror

19th Century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror

Located in Dallas, TX

Made of giltwood, pine, oak and gesso. Probably originally a frame for a painting, but mirror inserted instead.

Category

19th Century English Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

“Apples, Plums and Raspberries”
“Apples, Plums and Raspberries”

“Apples, Plums and Raspberries”

By George Clare

Located in Southampton, NY

Circa 1865. Original wood, gesso and gold frame in very good condition. Painting is under glass.

Category

1860s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spanish Baroque Carved Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror, Gold Leaf, Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Carved Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror, Gold Leaf, Giltwood

Spanish Baroque Carved Mini Sized Sunburst Mirror, Gold Leaf, Giltwood

Located in Barcelona, ES

This lovely collection mirror has a carved frame covered with gesso and gold leaf finishing.

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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

English George II Period Rococo Giltwood Mirror, Circa 1750
English George II Period Rococo Giltwood Mirror, Circa 1750

English George II Period Rococo Giltwood Mirror, Circa 1750

Located in London, GB

Hand-carved original oak frame with gesso and exquisite water gilding; retaining original bevelled mercury mirror plate.

Category

1750s English George II Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Clay, Gesso, Mercury Glass, Wood, Oak, Giltwood

Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl
Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl

Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl

Located in San Francisco, CA

The painting sits in a heavy gilt gesso and wood frame with a wavy swept border typical of mid-to-late 20th-century revival designs.

Category

Early 20th Century Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ladies in Horse Carriage /// Arthur Langley Vernon English City Scene Equestrian
Ladies in Horse Carriage /// Arthur Langley Vernon English City Scene Equestrian

Ladies in Horse Carriage /// Arthur Langley Vernon English City Scene Equestrian

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Arthur Langley Vernon (English, Active: 1871-c.1922) Title: "Ladies in Horse Carriage" *Signed by Vernon lower right Circa: 1880 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Frami...

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1880s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

“Cows at a Stream Sunset”
“Cows at a Stream Sunset”

“Cows at a Stream Sunset”

Located in Southampton, NY

Old wax relined canvas. Original gilt gesso over wood period frame in good condition. Overall framed measurements are 31.25 by 23.25 inches.

Category

1880s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique French 19th Century Oil Canvas Painting "Hearts Awakening" Cherubs
Large Antique French 19th Century Oil Canvas Painting "Hearts Awakening" Cherubs

Large Antique French 19th Century Oil Canvas Painting "Hearts Awakening" Cherubs

By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Located in Portland, OR

The painting is of large size and is very finely painted, it is housed in the original gilded gesso and limewood frame, both the painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Category

1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade
Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade

Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade Each painting shows men gambling in a cellar Original oil on canvas Dimensions 10" wide x 12" high The orna...

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Mid-19th Century Dutch School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Portrait Painting of a Lady of the Verplanck Family
American Portrait Painting of a Lady of the Verplanck Family

American Portrait Painting of a Lady of the Verplanck Family

Located in Houston, TX

The painting is in its original frame and has a hand-cut stretcher. The frame is a hand-carved wood and gesso.

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1820s American Realist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Sunset on the River”
“Sunset on the River”

“Sunset on the River”

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting is housed in its original gold leaf over gesso wood frame. Minor restorations to the frame.

Category

1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Stil life with Lobster"

"Stil life with Lobster"

By Martha A. Brockway

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting is housed in its original monumental wood gesso and gilt Victorian frame. Painting has pinhole in middle right background.

Category

19th Century Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 19th Century Interior of Stable with Horses, Dogs, and Stable Hand
Mid 19th Century Interior of Stable with Horses, Dogs, and Stable Hand

Mid 19th Century Interior of Stable with Horses, Dogs, and Stable Hand

Located in Soquel, CA

Presented in substantial gilt-toned wood and gesso fair condition frame of early 20th Century.

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19th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Linen

19th Century Sussex Landscape with Chickens
19th Century Sussex Landscape with Chickens

19th Century Sussex Landscape with Chickens

Located in Soquel, CA

Presented in rustic gilt toned gesso and wood frame. Framed size: 24"H x 19.50"W x 2"D.

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1880s Impressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“The Harem Girl”
“The Harem Girl”

“The Harem Girl”

By Konrad Filip

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting is housed in a period but not original frame composed of gold leaf over gesso over wood.

Category

Early 1900s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Warm Evening Solitude"
"Warm Evening Solitude"

"Warm Evening Solitude"

By John P. Nicolson

Located in Southampton, NY

Signed lower left and titled verso on the frame and signed verso as well. Housed in it original wood, gesso and gold gilt frame which is very good condition with minor restorations.

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1910s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Fine French 19th Century Parisian Watercolor & Gouache "Theatre du Chatelet"
A Fine French 19th Century Parisian Watercolor & Gouache "Theatre du Chatelet"

A Fine French 19th Century Parisian Watercolor & Gouache "Theatre du Chatelet"

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in LA, CA

Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854-1941) "Theatre du Chatelet" watercolor and gouache on paper signed 'E Galien Laloue' lower left, within a giltwood and gesso carved frame and behind a prot...

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Early 1900s French School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Wood, Watercolor, Pencil

“Worcester, Massachusetts”
“Worcester, Massachusetts”

“Worcester, Massachusetts”

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting is its original gold painted over gesso and wood frame 13 by 11 inches. ...

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1880s Hudson River School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Board

“Watering the Cattle”
“Watering the Cattle”

“Watering the Cattle”

By Edmund Darch Lewis

Located in Southampton, NY

Old reline of canvas with original wood, gesso and gold leaf frame in fine condition. Overall size framed 28 by 38 inches.

Category

1890s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns
Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns

By (circle of) Pierre Mignard

Located in LA, CA

A very fine Italian 17th century oval oil on canvas "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns" Circle of Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within its original gilt wood and gesso carved f...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Wood

Antique Archibald L. Dick Leonardo Da Vinci Last Supper Engraving 49"
Antique Archibald L. Dick Leonardo Da Vinci Last Supper Engraving 49"

Antique Archibald L. Dick Leonardo Da Vinci Last Supper Engraving 49"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Last Supper engraving proof, circa 1846.. Framed ornate gold gesso. This piece was produced by Archibald L.

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19th Century Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Hardwood, Paper

Large 19th Century Louis Philippe Gold Leaf Mirror with Flowers
Large 19th Century Louis Philippe Gold Leaf Mirror with Flowers

Large 19th Century Louis Philippe Gold Leaf Mirror with Flowers

Located in Troy, MI

This mirror features the classic Louis Philippe arched frame with gesso flowers and leaves sculpted in relief at the four corners.

Category

1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood, Giltwood

19th Century Carved Giltwood Florentine Overmantle Mirror
19th Century Carved Giltwood Florentine Overmantle Mirror

19th Century Carved Giltwood Florentine Overmantle Mirror

Located in Norwich, England

There are age related hairlines consistently around the frame. The gesso is stable throughout. There has been a historic repair to the top left hand side as shown, where a missing le...

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1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

François Boucher Baroque Rococo The Gallant Shepherd Lithograph 28"
François Boucher Baroque Rococo The Gallant Shepherd Lithograph 28"

François Boucher Baroque Rococo The Gallant Shepherd Lithograph 28"

Located in Dayton, OH

Features a pastoral courting scene with a shepherd and shepherdess in a garden landscape with sheep and a mischievous spying boy.  Gold gesso wood frame. François Boucher (1703–1770...

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19th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Hardwood, Paper

A French Neoclassical style Painted Wood Trumeau Mirror, C. 1890.
A French Neoclassical style Painted Wood Trumeau Mirror, C. 1890.

A French Neoclassical style Painted Wood Trumeau Mirror, C. 1890.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This antique mirror features a carved-wood plaque top, typical of trumeau design, with urn of flowers flanked by swags. Unlike gesso examples, the carved wood frame offers greater de...

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1890s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

Pair of Large 19th Century French Still Life Oil on Canvas Paintings
Pair of Large 19th Century French Still Life Oil on Canvas Paintings

Pair of Large 19th Century French Still Life Oil on Canvas Paintings

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Pair of Large 19th Century French still life oil on canvas paintings.In distressed giltwood frames showing gesso, both signed A. Bechard. One depicting asparagus bundles, cherries an...

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19th Century French Country Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Nineteenth Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Mirror
Nineteenth Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Mirror

Nineteenth Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Mirror

Located in London, GB

A nineteenth century Italian Florentine giltwood mirror, the boldly carved, gesso and gilded frame with period mirror plate, having large leaf cresting to top, leading to elaborate ...

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19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Italian Coastal Scene Oil Painting, Scuola di Posillipo, Unsigned
19th Century Italian Coastal Scene Oil Painting, Scuola di Posillipo, Unsigned

19th Century Italian Coastal Scene Oil Painting, Scuola di Posillipo, Unsigned

Located in COLMAR, FR

Presented in the original giltwood frame — scrollwork moulding with a gilded inner slip — showing systematic age cracking to the gesso ground consistent with a frame of this period a...

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1870s Italian Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Ceiling Light, Silver & Gold Leaf Giltwood
Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Ceiling Light, Silver & Gold Leaf Giltwood

Spanish Baroque Sunburst Chandelier / Ceiling Light, Silver & Gold Leaf Giltwood

Located in Barcelona, ES

This stunning piece features a carved wood frame finished with gesso and gold leaf gilding in bronze tone.

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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Pair French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Gilded Mirrors
Pair French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Gilded Mirrors

Pair French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Gilded Mirrors

Located in Vero Beach, FL

The baroque style delicate wood and gesso carved frames are decorated with flowers and foliage.

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Exceptional Antique Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair
Exceptional Antique Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair

Exceptional Antique Louis XIII Style Carved Armchair

Located in Bridgeport, CT

The chair has a very fine aged patina to the once gilt frame with areas of finish loss revealing the underlying gesso with much of the frame retaining the original gilt.

Category

19th Century Louis XIII Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

RARE  Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas of Saint Matthew of Agrigento
RARE  Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas of Saint Matthew of Agrigento

RARE Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas of Saint Matthew of Agrigento

Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR

The painting is housed in a richly carved late 19th-century frame in gesso and wood, with scrolling acanthus and floral motifs, offering a decorative contrast to the painting’s restr...

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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

A small painting of a storm on a Mediterranean coast by Le Croix de Marseilles
A small painting of a storm on a Mediterranean coast by Le Croix de Marseilles

A small painting of a storm on a Mediterranean coast by Le Croix de Marseilles

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The is attributed to Le Croix de Marseilles and is presented in a period carved wood and gesso gilded frame. The painting is unsigned but according to a label taped to the back of ...

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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"
Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"

Hans Zatzka 'Austrian, 1859-1945' a Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Spring Beauties"

By Hans Zatzka

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The three young girls sitting, kneeling and laying on a grassy area of the forest, her wicker basket filled with the freshly picked flowers, the middle one wearing a bonnet and a str...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Mirrors, Italy
18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Mirrors, Italy

18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Wall Mirrors, Italy

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

These mirrors have elaborate pierced strapwork crestings surmounted by a shell-shaped corona above a cartouche-shaped plate, the rectangular mirror plates within a carved giltwood an...

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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) 19th-Century Oil on Canvas "Church V State"
Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) 19th-Century Oil on Canvas "Church V State"

Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) 19th-Century Oil on Canvas "Church V State"

By Matteo Lovatti 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A mandolin rests on the floor beside a tip-bowl, adding to the lively atmosphere; within an ornate white-gilt-and-gesso carved frame. Signed: M. Lovatti, Roma. (lower left).

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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Regency Oval Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess
Regency Oval Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess

Regency Oval Silk Embroidery of a Shepherdess

Located in New York, NY

Set within a carved gilt gesso ol frame with a cobalt blue and gilt painted glass border.

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Silk

Very Large 19th Century 3 Dimensional French Baroque Gilt Wall Mirror
Very Large 19th Century 3 Dimensional French Baroque Gilt Wall Mirror

Very Large 19th Century 3 Dimensional French Baroque Gilt Wall Mirror

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Very large 19th century 3 dimensional French Baroque gilt wall mirror This superb very large and elaborate 11” wide gilt frame encloses this mirror, the frame has an inward downsl...

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Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Antique English Oil Painting, Country Scene by Yeend King
Antique English Oil Painting, Country Scene by Yeend King

Antique English Oil Painting, Country Scene by Yeend King

Located in Los Angeles, CA

See reverse photo of the Gallery listing from w bager, at st Johns wood, London. Painted on board. Frame has some damage to the gesso and painted frame.

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Early 19th C Gold Mirror Petite, Louis XVI Style
Early 19th C Gold Mirror Petite, Louis XVI Style

Early 19th C Gold Mirror Petite, Louis XVI Style

Located in Hastings, GB

An early 19th century mirror petite, in the Louis XVI style, Circa 1830 Gilded gesso over carved wood The frame is gold with bottle green side details, it is adorned with a crest ...

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1830s French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Large oil on canvas Painting of a Shepherd herding his Flock by Henri Matthys
Large oil on canvas Painting of a Shepherd herding his Flock by Henri Matthys

Large oil on canvas Painting of a Shepherd herding his Flock by Henri Matthys

By Henri Matthys

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The painting is presented in a gesso carved gilt wooden frame and is signed H. Matthys at the bottom right hand corner of the canvas.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)
A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)

A Fine 19th Century Dutch Seascape by William Adolphus Knell 1st, (1801-1875)

By William Adolphus Knell 1

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Oil on canvas, signed bottom left, affixed to what appears to be its original keyed stretcher, set within a later gilt patinated & gesso molded wood frame. ...

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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770
Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770

Sarah Porter, "Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells" Engraving, circa 1770

Located in Lowestoft, GB

After Vander Smissen 'Mrs Sarah Porter, Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells', a mezzotint, engraved by William Pether circa 1770, glazed in ebonised, gilt & gesso wood frame. ...

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Late 18th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Pine, Paper

Antique 19th Cnt French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Gilt Oval Mirror with Facetted Glass
Antique 19th Cnt French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Gilt Oval Mirror with Facetted Glass

Antique 19th Cnt French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Gilt Oval Mirror with Facetted Glass

Located in Casteren, NL

The mirror has a solid pine oval frame smoothened with gesso and decorated with ornaments throughout.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair Fine Quality French Gilt Salon Chairs circa 1880
Pair Fine Quality French Gilt Salon Chairs circa 1880

Pair Fine Quality French Gilt Salon Chairs circa 1880

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

A pair fine quality French gilt salon chairs circa 1880 Old world faded elegance a pair of French salon chairs in the Louis XVI style, the chairs are in original gilt and powder ...

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Mid-19th Century French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

French 18th Century Louis XV Trumeau Wall Mirror with Floral Still Life Panel
French 18th Century Louis XV Trumeau Wall Mirror with Floral Still Life Panel

French 18th Century Louis XV Trumeau Wall Mirror with Floral Still Life Panel

Located in Berlin, DE

. /63,5 cm) within a rectangular giltwood frame with floral gesso carving and an ornamental Louis XV cresting.

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Surprise in the Woods by S. Martin Painting
Surprise in the Woods by S. Martin Painting

Surprise in the Woods by S. Martin Painting

By Sylvester Martin

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This painting is highlighted by a beautiful heavy carved and giltwood and gesso overlapped laurel leaves frame.

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19th Century German Other Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

George I Mirror in the Manner of John Belchier
George I Mirror in the Manner of John Belchier

George I Mirror in the Manner of John Belchier

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine George I carved and gilt mirror, circa 1720, in the manner of John Belchier having an ostrich feather plume over tasseled central lambrequin, deep projecting scroll carved ...

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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

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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.