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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

flowers flanked by swags. Unlike gesso examples, the carved wood frame offers greater depth and durability

Category

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

Category

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

Category

19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Oil Painting - Classic Fruit Still Life - by Theo Voorn Boers
19th Century Oil Painting - Classic Fruit Still Life - by Theo Voorn Boers

19th Century Oil Painting - Classic Fruit Still Life - by Theo Voorn Boers

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

classical gilt frame with gesso on wood, which complements the warm tones of the painting perfectly. The

Category

1880s Dutch Romantic Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

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

wood and gesso gilded frame. The painting is unsigned but according to a label taped to the back of

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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

Louis XIV style giltwood rectangular mirrors. The baroque style delicate wood and gesso carved frames

Category

19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, 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

19th-century frame in gesso and wood, with scrolling acanthus and floral motifs, offering a decorative

Category

17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

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

gilt-wood and gesso carved frame. Signed (l/r): H. Zatzka. Circa: 1890-1900's, Hans Zatzka (Austrian

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, 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

fine aged patina to the once gilt frame with areas of finish loss revealing the underlying gesso with

Category

19th Century Louis XIII Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Exceptional Antique French Art Nouveau Gilt Wood Mirror
Exceptional Antique French Art Nouveau Gilt Wood Mirror

Exceptional Antique French Art Nouveau Gilt Wood Mirror

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A intricate and very decorative gilt wood and gesso openwork framed mirror. floral motifs

Category

19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Mirror, 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

-and-gesso carved frame. Signed: M. Lovatti, Roma. (lower left). Circa: Rome, 1880-1890. Provenance

Category

19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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

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

Located in Houston, TX

kegs with stretcher, ending in scroll feet. Beautiful Gilt patina, gilt gesso over carved wood frame.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Marble

19th Century Oil on Canvas Attributed to James Webb of The Liege
19th Century Oil on Canvas Attributed to James Webb of The Liege

19th Century Oil on Canvas Attributed to James Webb of The Liege

By James Webb

Located in Chicago, IL

from wood and gesso. The frame is an empire-style frame with bead trim on the sight edge and ribbon

Category

19th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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

mirror plates within a carved giltwood and gilt-gesso embossed frame boarded by conforming rocaillie

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

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

stretcher, set within a later gilt patinated & gesso molded wood frame

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

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

country lane assisted by his sheepdog. The painting is presented in a gesso carved gilt wooden frame and

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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

foliage. The figure's face and feet painted. Set within a carved gilt gesso ol frame with a cobalt blue

Category

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

original, it is in good condition as is the frame with only very minor losses to the Gesso decoration

Category

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

listing from w bager, at st Johns wood, London. Painted on board. Frame has some damage to the gesso and

Category

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

Category

1830s French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

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

, engraved by William Pether circa 1770, glazed in ebonised, gilt & gesso wood frame. Age related browning

Category

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

19th century. The mirror has a solid pine oval frame smoothened with gesso and decorated with ornaments

Category

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

giving it a genuine slightly faded shabby look, but there are no holes or tears The carved Gesso and

Category

Mid-19th Century French Provincial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

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

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

Category

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

frame with carved gesso foliate design and punched decoration. John Belchier is known to have

Category

Early 18th Century English George I Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife
19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife

19th Century China Trade Pair of Portraits of Sea Captain and Wife

Located in Nantucket, MA

Century hand carved gesso and gilded. One frame is missing one corner molding, and the other a narrow

Category

1850s Hong Kong Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Eugène Galien-Laloue "Theatre du Chatelet" Watercolor and Gouache
Eugène Galien-Laloue "Theatre du Chatelet" Watercolor and Gouache

Eugène Galien-Laloue "Theatre du Chatelet" Watercolor and Gouache

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Galien Laloue' lower left, within a giltwood and gesso carved frame and behind a protective glass. The

Category

Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns, Mignard
Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns, Mignard

Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns, Mignard

By (circle of) Pierre Mignard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within its original gilt wood and gesso carved frame. A crown of

Category

17th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Small Gilt Oval Frame with Handk Drawn Deep Convex Mirror
Small Gilt Oval Frame with Handk Drawn Deep Convex Mirror

Small Gilt Oval Frame with Handk Drawn Deep Convex Mirror

By Stephen Cavallo

Located in New York, NY

Small gilt oval frame with handk drawn deep convex mirror Overall size: H 22" x W 18". Finished

Category

17th Century American Adam Style Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

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

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame

By Rocco Lodise

Located in London, GB

19th century giltwood and gesso frame decorated with laurel wreath and fruits.    

Category

Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Beaux Arts Gold Leaf and Gesso Frame, likely British, circa 1880-90
Beaux Arts Gold Leaf and Gesso Frame, likely British, circa 1880-90

Beaux Arts Gold Leaf and Gesso Frame, likely British, circa 1880-90

Located in Hallowell, US

Rabbit size: 28" x 36 Really good American or English gilt Gesso Frame, Barbizon late 19th C

Category

1890s English Barbizon School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame

By Brocot & Delettrez

Located in London, GB

A fine 19th century gold leaf cover frame decorate in flower motifs.

Category

Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

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

19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Frame

By Rocco Turzi Decoration

Located in London, GB

A highly detailed late 19th century gold metal leaf cover frame decorated in golden floral motifs.

Category

Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame
19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame

19th Century French Giltwood and Gesso Frame

Located in Antwerp, BE

19th century frame with moulded gesso decoration finished with gold leaf and gold paint. Interior

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Pine

Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Mirror of Grand Proportions
Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Mirror of Grand Proportions

Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Mirror of Grand Proportions

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

circular giltwood and gesso frame with an old mercury plate and ebonized reeded mount sits above a crisply

Category

1820s English Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

Florentine Monumental Pair Florentine Rococo Style Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors
Florentine Monumental Pair Florentine Rococo Style Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors

Florentine Monumental Pair Florentine Rococo Style Giltwood and Gesso Mirrors

Located in Pasadena, CA

elaborately scrolled giltwood and gesso frames. These eye-catching accessories make a lavish statement in any

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Scottish Gilt Gesso Mirror Daniel Miller Carver & Gilder
Antique Scottish Gilt Gesso Mirror Daniel Miller Carver & Gilder

Antique Scottish Gilt Gesso Mirror Daniel Miller Carver & Gilder

By Daniel Miller

Located in Pataskala, OH

This is an antique wall mirror has painted gilt gesso frame has a beautiful ghosted effect across

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

PORTUGESE WALL MIRROR
PORTUGESE WALL MIRROR

PORTUGESE WALL MIRROR

Unavailable|$7,800

PORTUGESE WALL MIRROR

Located in New York, NY

PORTUGESE MIRROR WITH CARVED GILT GESSO FRAME

Category

19th Century Portuguese Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style 'Banquette', 19th Cent. Carved Frame
Louis XVI Style 'Banquette', 19th Cent. Carved Frame

Louis XVI Style 'Banquette', 19th Cent. Carved Frame

Located in New York, NY

Louis XVI Style ‘Banquette’ with rectangular padded seat. Carved gilt-gesso frame (c.1880) is

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint, Upholstery

American portrait dated 1891 by William E. Marshall
American portrait dated 1891 by William E. Marshall

American portrait dated 1891 by William E. Marshall

Located in Dallas, TX

American portrait dated 1891 by William E. Marshall in original gilded carved wood and gesso frame

Category

19th Century American Antique Gesso Frames

Mid-19th Century Signed Oil on Panel Depicting a Rural Scene
Mid-19th Century Signed Oil on Panel Depicting a Rural Scene

Mid-19th Century Signed Oil on Panel Depicting a Rural Scene

By Eugène Verboeckhoven

Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

gesso frame.      

Category

1860s European High Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

19th c. Italian Oval Mirror.
19th c. Italian Oval Mirror.

19th c. Italian Oval Mirror.

Located in Houston, TX

Painted and gilded wood and gesso frame with a round beveled mirror. The mirror is overlaid with a

Category

19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

Luis Bron Landscape
Luis Bron Landscape

Luis Bron Landscape

Unavailable|$3,800

Luis Bron Landscape

By Luis Bron

Located in Kensington, MD

Oil on Canvas by Luis Bron 1884-1959 in original Barbizon gesso frame. 20"x 24"canvas size View

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

1880 Belle Epoque Grand Trumeau
1880 Belle Epoque Grand Trumeau

1880 Belle Epoque Grand Trumeau

Located in Mobile, AL

putti and a fantastic gesso frame. An attention-grabber of exquisite proportion.

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Original Seascape by W H Williamson
Original Seascape by W H Williamson

Original Seascape by W H Williamson

Located in Beaconsfield, GB

oil on canvas, signed and dated in a large giltwood gesso frame.

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Original Seascape by W.H Williamson
Original Seascape by W.H Williamson

Original Seascape by W.H Williamson

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

oil on canvas, signed and dated in a large giltwood gesso frame.

Category

1860s English Antique Gesso Frames

A Transitional Baroque and Rococo Mirror
A Transitional Baroque and Rococo Mirror

A Transitional Baroque and Rococo Mirror

Located in New York, NY

A transitional baroque and rococo mirror having a carved gesso frame with rococo embellishments of

Category

18th Century and Earlier English George II Antique Gesso Frames

19th Century French Gilded Gesso 15x21 Picture Frame
19th Century French Gilded Gesso 15x21 Picture Frame

19th Century French Gilded Gesso 15x21 Picture Frame

Located in Hallowell, US

19th century French Gilded Gesso picture frame. 15.5x21 French 1870 Gilded Gesso picture frame

Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

c. 1915 - 20 American Modernist frame, gesso and gold leaf on wood
c. 1915 - 20 American Modernist frame, gesso and gold leaf on wood

c. 1915 - 20 American Modernist frame, gesso and gold leaf on wood

Located in New York, NY

c. 1915 - 20 American Modernist frame, gesso and gold leaf on wood; scalloped outer profile

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

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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.