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Orientalist Watercolor of a Middle-Eastern Beauty, Circa 1890
Orientalist Watercolor of a Middle-Eastern Beauty, Circa 1890

Orientalist Watercolor of a Middle-Eastern Beauty, Circa 1890

By Francesco Ballesio 2

Located in Los Angeles, CA

All within an ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame height: 23 inches (58.4 cm).

Category

1890s Italian Islamic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

A Georgian Oval Mirror
A Georgian Oval Mirror

A Georgian Oval Mirror

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

A glorious Georgian oval wall mirror with gilt gesso moulded frame around a central mirror plate with a segmented mirrored border.

Category

1750s British Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Silvio Bicchi (1874-1948), La Mucca, The Cow
Silvio Bicchi (1874-1948), La Mucca, The Cow

Silvio Bicchi (1874-1948), La Mucca, The Cow

Located in New York, NY

Charming pastel of a young cow in a gilt gesso and wood carved frame. Italy, first quarter twentieth century.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint, Gesso, Wood

Antique Oil Painting of a French Bulldog and Terrier by Alice Léotard
Antique Oil Painting of a French Bulldog and Terrier by Alice Léotard

Antique Oil Painting of a French Bulldog and Terrier by Alice Léotard

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

In a beautiful ornate gilded frame, gesso on a pine wood base. Alice Léotard's work is striking.

Category

Early 1900s Belgian Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint

19th Century French Carved Decorative Mirror
19th Century French Carved Decorative Mirror

19th Century French Carved Decorative Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Pieces of the original wooden frame, gesso, old paint and old and later gilding showing through in various areas, resulting in a lovely rustic look.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Pair of French 19th Century Oval Oil on Canvas "Allegory of Fortune and Virtue"
Pair of French 19th Century Oval Oil on Canvas "Allegory of Fortune and Virtue"

Pair of French 19th Century Oval Oil on Canvas "Allegory of Fortune and Virtue"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Both artworks within a giltwood and gesso oval frame. Circa: 1870-1880. Canvas Height: 23 1/2 inches (59.7 cm) Canvas Width: 19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm) Frame Height: 31 inches (78.8 cm...

Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

Rare Swedish Gustavian Mirror with stunning patina. Sweden 1770-1810
Rare Swedish Gustavian Mirror with stunning patina. Sweden 1770-1810

Rare Swedish Gustavian Mirror with stunning patina. Sweden 1770-1810

Located in Ystad, SE

Sweden 1770-1810 An elegant Swedish Gustavian mirror dating from the late 18th century, circa 1770–1810. Crafted in pine and gesso, the frame is richly decorated with finely molded ...

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine

Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas

Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas

By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Raimundo De Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...

Category

1880s Spanish Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Oil on Board Portrait, School of Hugo Kaufmann
Oil on Board Portrait, School of Hugo Kaufmann

Oil on Board Portrait, School of Hugo Kaufmann

By Hugo Kaufmann

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Signed lower left. Ornate wood and gesso gilded frame. Overall dimensions given below, the image size is 5.75 inches high X 4.5 inches; wide.

Category

Late 19th Century German Expressionist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Late 19th Century Fruit Still Life Oil Painting by Van Arendonk
Late 19th Century Fruit Still Life Oil Painting by Van Arendonk

Late 19th Century Fruit Still Life Oil Painting by Van Arendonk

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

The painting is signed and dated lower left' Van Arendonk, 1884. The frame is made of gesso on a wooden frame. Point of attention, the white spots in the photos are not damage but g...

Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Pine

Louis Philippe Arch-Top Gilt Wall or Standing Mirror (H 65 5/8 x W 39 1/2)
Louis Philippe Arch-Top Gilt Wall or Standing Mirror (H 65 5/8 x W 39 1/2)

Louis Philippe Arch-Top Gilt Wall or Standing Mirror (H 65 5/8 x W 39 1/2)

Located in Austin, TX

A continuous row of oversized gesso beads neatly frame the original mirror plate.

Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster, Mirror, Glass

Arts & Crafts Bronze & Gold Beveled Mirror
Arts & Crafts Bronze & Gold Beveled Mirror

Arts & Crafts Bronze & Gold Beveled Mirror

Located in Malibu, CA

Antique Arts & Crafts in the late Victorian period mirror in wood frame with gesso design with a decorative flat frame with acorns & leaf pattern.

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood

Antique English School 19th Century Watercolor, Garden Pergola
Antique English School 19th Century Watercolor, Garden Pergola

Antique English School 19th Century Watercolor, Garden Pergola

Located in New Orleans, LA

Presented in a gilded gesso and wood frame.

Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

Belle Epoque 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Cherub Mirror
Belle Epoque 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Cherub Mirror

Belle Epoque 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Carved Cherub Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and large French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Belle Epoque giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror frame, surmounted with a hovering cherub, a cherub mask, scrolls, ...

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Gesso, Wood

19th Century Renaissance Revival Giltwood Overmantle Mirror
19th Century Renaissance Revival Giltwood Overmantle Mirror

19th Century Renaissance Revival Giltwood Overmantle Mirror

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Hastings, GB

There are losses to parts of the crest, and small losses to areas of the gesso on the frame. The original and softly foxed mirror plate and oak backboards are all present.

Category

1850s English Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror
Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror

Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror

Located in New York, NY

Small transitional Louis XV oval wood and gesso carved frame in white washed and gilt finish with inset beading, corner rosettes and further swagging with shells at outer corners wit...

Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Fine Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Plaques of George and Martha Washington
Fine Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Plaques of George and Martha Washington

Fine Pair of 19th Century Porcelain Plaques of George and Martha Washington

By KPM Porcelain

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine pair of Continental 19th century porcelain plaques each depicting George Washington, the first President of the United States and his wife Martha Washington within an ornate V...

Category

Late 19th Century German American Colonial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century French Rococo Gilt Mirror
19th Century French Rococo Gilt Mirror

19th Century French Rococo Gilt Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mid-19th Century gilt-wood French Rococo mirror. Hand-carved gesso-enhanced pine frame with crest and curled relief features around the original one-inch hand-beveled mirror.

Category

Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Pine

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton
An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton

An Original Pair Of English Watercolor/Sketches C. 1854, 1855, Ellen Dumbleton

Located in New Orleans, LA

Beautifully presented in gilt gesso and wood frames. Ellen Dumbleton was an accomplished and prolific artist in the high Victorian period who produced beautiful landscapes and bucoli...

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1850s English High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Antique 19th Century French Grain Painted Mahogany Louis Philippe Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Grain Painted Mahogany Louis Philippe Mirror

Antique 19th Century French Grain Painted Mahogany Louis Philippe Mirror

Located in Casteren, NL

The mirror has a solid pine frame that was smoothened with gesso. The mirror frame is painted to resemble warm brown mahogany wood.

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Paint

Mid 19th Century Oil Painting Dogs by Joseph Stevens
Mid 19th Century Oil Painting Dogs by Joseph Stevens

Mid 19th Century Oil Painting Dogs by Joseph Stevens

By Joseph Stevens

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

He often signed with a monogram. In a gilded frame frame with gesso moldings. Dimensions frame: 41 x 47 cm Dimensions painting: 17 x 23 cm.

Category

1850s Belgian Beaux Arts Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Oak, Pine, Paint

Antique Ornate Baroque Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Vanity Mirror
Antique Ornate Baroque Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Vanity Mirror

Antique Ornate Baroque Gilt Wood Rectangular Wall Vanity Mirror

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique rectangular wall mirror featuring gilded plaster / gesso over wood frame, molded with swirling foliate and scallop motifs.

Category

Early 20th Century Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Hardwood

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The circular painted canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame, w...

Category

Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Pair of English Gothic Architectural Giltwood Mirrors ~9 feet tall
Pair of English Gothic Architectural Giltwood Mirrors ~9 feet tall

Pair of English Gothic Architectural Giltwood Mirrors ~9 feet tall

Located in Hanover, MA

The water gilding and gesso on the frames has recently been stabilized and restored by Sheelin Wilson. 107 inches high.

Category

19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Mirror

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas

By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The circular painted canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved two-tone gilt wood, gilt-pat...

Category

Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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

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

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Probably from the Napoleon III epoch. Gesso and gold painted, openwork carved and rocaille-shaped wooden frame, carved with leaves and flowers, with volute supports connected by car...

Category

19th Century European Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

French 19th Century Oil on Artist Panel "the Bather and Her Maid" After Lemoyne
French 19th Century Oil on Artist Panel "the Bather and Her Maid" After Lemoyne

French 19th Century Oil on Artist Panel "the Bather and Her Maid" After Lemoyne

By François Lemoyne

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A fine French 19th century oil on artist panel titled "The Bather and her Maid" after François Lemoyne (1688-1737) depicting a standing nude maiden being assisted by her maid, within...

Category

19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Composition

French Trumeau Trompe L'Oeil Mirror circa 1900
French Trumeau Trompe L'Oeil Mirror circa 1900

French Trumeau Trompe L'Oeil Mirror circa 1900

Located in CA, CA

Superb work from the early 20th century, moulded construction of gesso on a timber frame, hand painted with finished gold detailing.

Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Gesso

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.

Category

Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Pine, Paint

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

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

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...

Category

1880s Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, 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.

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Empire Style 19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes
French Empire Style 19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes

French Empire Style 19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French Empire style 19th century Napoleon III giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror frame, flanked by a pair of sitting winged sphinxes, with carved scrolls, garlands ...

Category

19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

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

“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

L'Eventail (Anaïs) also called The Fan.
L'Eventail (Anaïs) also called The Fan.

L'Eventail (Anaïs) also called The Fan.

By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst

Located in Plano, TX

Housed in a 19th-century gilt and gesso deep-cove frame; frame measurements are 19 1/2 x 17 3/8 x 3.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Etching

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...

Category

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.

Category

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

“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

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.

Category

1880s Impressionist 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.

Category

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...

Category

Early 1900s French School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Wood, Watercolor, Pencil

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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.