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French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed

French school Still Life Oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

with golden frame 53x45cm / 20.8x17.7inch ⏩It is signed J Robert.⏪ ⭐Condition : ⭐- No deformation

Category

Early 20th Century Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed

French school Still Life Oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...

Category

Early 20th Century Tonalist Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil, Linen, Canvas, Gesso, Stretcher Bars

French 19th Century Large Crested Gold Chateau Mirror
French 19th Century Large Crested Gold Chateau Mirror

French 19th Century Large Crested Gold Chateau Mirror

Located in Hastings, GB

, with only a few minor losses of the gesso. The large crest surrounded by laurel leaf decoration, and

Category

1840s French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Gesso

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

ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame

Category

1890s Italian Islamic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

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

around 1900-1910, Belgium. In a beautiful ornate gilded frame, gesso on a pine wood base. Alice

Category

Early 1900s Belgian Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint

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

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

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint, Gesso, Wood

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

19th Century French Carved Decorative Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

original wooden frame, gesso, old paint and old and later gilding showing through in various areas

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

with a spear and helmet, flanked by a Putto holding keys. Both artworks within a giltwood and gesso

Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood

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

and ornate French 19th Century Rococo Style gildwood carved and gesso frame. Signed and dated ‘R

Category

1880s Spanish Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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

row of oversized gesso beads neatly frame the original mirror plate. Dimensions: H 65 5/8 inches x

Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Mirror, Plaster, Wood, 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

Oil on panel depicting a bearded gentleman in top hat. Signed lower left. Ornate wood and gesso

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

of gesso on a wooden frame. Point of attention, the white spots in the photos are not damage but

Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Pine

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

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, Gesso, Wood

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

beautiful colors of brick, green, tan and grey. Presented in a gilded gesso and wood frame.

Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror
Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror

Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror

Located in New York, NY

Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror. Small transitional Louis XV oval wood and gesso carved frame in white

Category

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

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

losses to areas of the gesso on the frame. The original and softly foxed mirror plate and oak backboards

Category

1850s English Renaissance Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

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

Category

Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Pine

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

giltwood and gesso decorated frames. The back impressed with a scepter above KPM, circa 1880-1890. These

Category

Late 19th Century German American Colonial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain, Gesso, Giltwood

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

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

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine, Paint

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

, Humble House and Summer house, Hall Grove. Beautifully presented in gilt gesso and wood frames. Ellen

Category

1850s English High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper

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

with a monogram. In a gilded frame frame with gesso moldings. Dimensions frame: 41 x 47 cm Dimensions

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

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

gesso frame, which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th

Category

Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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

wood, gilt-patinated and gesso frame, which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork

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

epoch. Gesso and gold painted, openwork carved and rocaille-shaped wooden frame, carved with leaves and

Category

19th Century European Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

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

Left Hand is the Dreamer” at the NYDC. The water gilding and gesso on the frames has recently been

Category

19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Mirror

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

and gesso carved frame, Paris, circa 1860-1870. François Lemoyne or François Le Moine or Le Moyne

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

construction of gesso on a timber frame, hand painted with finished gold detailing. The mirror has an

Category

Early 20th Century French Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Gesso

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

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

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

gesso. The frame has a black base color and is richly decorated with beautifully gold-painted scenes and

Category

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

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

Category

19th Century English Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

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

- Early 20th century. This lovely collection mirror has a carved frame covered with gesso and gold leaf

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

Category

19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

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

“Cows at a Stream Sunset”

Located in Southampton, NY

relined canvas. Original gilt gesso over wood period frame in good condition. Overall framed measurements

Category

1880s Academic 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

frame and has a hand-cut stretcher. The frame is a hand-carved wood and gesso. Dimensions Without

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

is very good. The painting is housed in its original gold leaf over gesso wood frame. Minor

Category

1890s 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. Image size

Category

19th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Linen

"Stil life with Lobster"

"Stil life with Lobster"

By Martha A. Brockway

Located in Southampton, NY

1880. The painting is housed in its original monumental wood gesso and gilt Victorian frame. Painting

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

leaf over gesso over wood. Frame is in fine original condition. Overall measurements are 31 by 27

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

frame (We will relay on board). Image size: 18.25"H x 14"W. Presented in rustic gilt toned gesso and

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

and signed verso as well. Housed in it original wood, gesso and gold gilt frame which is very good

Category

1910s Academic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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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.