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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

Late 18th Century Oil on Board Portrait of a Gentleman
Late 18th Century Oil on Board Portrait of a Gentleman

Late 18th Century Oil on Board Portrait of a Gentleman

Located in Woodbury, CT

original gilt-gesso frame. Oil on board. American or English. Late 18th century. Measures: 14.5

Category

1780s Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Wood

European 22x27 inch Gilt Gesso Ornamented Picture Frame circa 1850
European 22x27 inch Gilt Gesso Ornamented Picture Frame circa 1850

European 22x27 inch Gilt Gesso Ornamented Picture Frame circa 1850

Located in Hallowell, US

Gilt Gesso ornamented picture framerame, European, 1850. Rabbet dimensions: 22" x 27" Frame

Category

Mid-19th Century European Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Spanish Reverse Painting Our Lady of Sorrows
Spanish Reverse Painting Our Lady of Sorrows

Spanish Reverse Painting Our Lady of Sorrows

Located in Cookeville, TN

”. The painting is enclosed by an arched, gilded wood and gesso frame. The frame is carved with open work

Category

19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Late 19th Century English Landscape Painting Set in Gilt Frame
Late 19th Century English Landscape Painting Set in Gilt Frame

Late 19th Century English Landscape Painting Set in Gilt Frame

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

lower left Frame 64.5 x 85 cm / 25 1/2 x 33 1/2 in Frame Set in original Victorian gilt gesso

Category

19th Century English Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

American 24x33 inch Hudson River Gilded Gesso Picture Frame Circa 1875
American 24x33 inch Hudson River Gilded Gesso Picture Frame Circa 1875

American 24x33 inch Hudson River Gilded Gesso Picture Frame Circa 1875

Located in Hallowell, US

Gilded Gesso Picture Frame, American, 1875. Rabbet Dimensions: 24" x 33.5" Frame profile: 5

Category

Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Spanish Reverse Painting Saint Joseph with the Christ Child
Spanish Reverse Painting Saint Joseph with the Christ Child

Spanish Reverse Painting Saint Joseph with the Christ Child

Located in Cookeville, TN

Joseph with the Christ Child. It is enclosed by an arched, gilded wood and gesso frame and carved with

Category

19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Glass

Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror French Mirror
Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror French Mirror

Early 19th Century Gilded Wall Mirror French Mirror

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

gesso frame with floral decoration to corners. This antique mirror retains its original glass, gilt and

Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

19th Century French Mixed Media on Canvas
19th Century French Mixed Media on Canvas

19th Century French Mixed Media on Canvas

Located in Atlanta, GA

with flowers, in carved gilt wood and gesso frame with a pierce carved bow at the crest, unsigned, 22"h

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Mixed Media, Canvas

Victorian Giltwood Oval Marginal Plate Mirror
Victorian Giltwood Oval Marginal Plate Mirror

Victorian Giltwood Oval Marginal Plate Mirror

Located in Heathfield, East Sussex

gesso frame equally interspersed with attractive cartouche decoration. The outer rim with applied leaf

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century French Gilded Pier Mirror H111cm
19th Century French Gilded Pier Mirror H111cm

19th Century French Gilded Pier Mirror H111cm

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

imperfections is gilded and moulded gesso frame with decorative floral corners to the top and bottom and

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Enamel Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque by E. Damandre
French Enamel Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque by E. Damandre

French Enamel Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque by E. Damandre

Located in Pasadena, CA

ornate gilt gesso frame. Weight approximate, 4 lbs Measures approximate, visible plaque: 6.825

Category

1880s European Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Porcelain

A Group of Three Fine and Impressive Naive School Family Portraits
A Group of Three Fine and Impressive Naive School Family Portraits

A Group of Three Fine and Impressive Naive School Family Portraits

Located in London, GB

Oils on Canvas, Retaining the Original Decorative, Painted Wood and Gesso Frames C.1840 Graphically

Category

19th Century British Folk Art Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Large Gilded Frame
Large Gilded Frame

Large Gilded Frame

Unavailable|$4,500

Large Gilded Frame

Located in Culver City, CA

This wonderful large wooden frame has detailed applied plaster patterns that have been gilt with

Category

Mid-19th Century European Empire Revival Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Plaster, Wood

English Geo II gilt and walnut veneered  looking glass

English Geo II gilt and walnut veneered looking glass

Located in Kenilworth, IL

are carved & gilt gesso framing the bevel cut mirror (replaced). England, mid-1700’s. Some veneer

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Gesso Frames

French Enamel Hand Painted Metal Plaque Beauty by E. Damandre, 1889
French Enamel Hand Painted Metal Plaque Beauty by E. Damandre, 1889

French Enamel Hand Painted Metal Plaque Beauty by E. Damandre, 1889

Located in WILMINGTON, CA

in an ornate gilt gesso frame. Additional Information: Primary Material: Ceramic Style: French

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th c Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Italian Frame
Early 20th c Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Italian Frame

Early 20th c Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Italian Frame

Located in New Orleans, LA

Large gesso and giltwood Rococo style frame intricately carved with a solid inner section and an

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Large 19th c. Victorian Gilt and Composition Frame
Large 19th c. Victorian Gilt and Composition Frame

Large 19th c. Victorian Gilt and Composition Frame

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rectangular-form elaborately carved with floral and ribbon bands divided and flanked by acanthus and bellflower swags at the center and each corner. 

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Three Oval French Louis XVI Style Frames with Ribbon Decoration
Three Oval French Louis XVI Style Frames with Ribbon Decoration

Three Oval French Louis XVI Style Frames with Ribbon Decoration

Located in Antwerp, BE

A group of three elegant Louis XVI French wood frames with gesso decoration. Center frame shown

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Pine

Mid-19th Century Oil on Canvas: Sweet Magnolias
Mid-19th Century Oil on Canvas: Sweet Magnolias

Mid-19th Century Oil on Canvas: Sweet Magnolias

Located in Middletown, MD

giltwood and gesso frame of the period displaying elegant scroll and gold leaf detailing. Oil on canvas

Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Wood

17th Century Merchant, English School
17th Century Merchant, English School

17th Century Merchant, English School

Located in Bristol, GB

and half buttoned suit, within a foliate gilt gesso frame, oil on canvas, 61 cm high x 46 cm wide

Category

17th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Oil

Hand Carved Louis 16th Style Frame
Hand Carved Louis 16th Style Frame

Hand Carved Louis 16th Style Frame

Located in New York, NY

18th Century Hand Carved Louis 16th Style Frame with gesso wash. 19th Century backing. Needs

Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Large Quality Victorian Full Length Gilt Hall Wall Mirror
Antique Large Quality Victorian Full Length Gilt Hall Wall Mirror

Antique Large Quality Victorian Full Length Gilt Hall Wall Mirror

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

lovely mirror, that is full of age, charm and character. Gilt (real gilding) wood and gesso frame with

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

Antique French Gilt Bronze Brass Beveled Glass Photo Frame Picture Holder Stand
Antique French Gilt Bronze Brass Beveled Glass Photo Frame Picture Holder Stand

Antique French Gilt Bronze Brass Beveled Glass Photo Frame Picture Holder Stand

Located in Dorking, Surrey

Lovely antique French gilt and beveled glass photograph frame with a brass tied ribbon bow at the

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Other, Ormolu

Elegant Hearst's Magazine Cover Girl
Elegant Hearst's Magazine Cover Girl

Elegant Hearst's Magazine Cover Girl

By Penrhyn Stanlaws

Located in Minneapolis, MN

glass in its original, ornate wood gesso frame that is beautifully carved and painted. The detail and

Category

1910s Other Art Style Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Pastel

Floral Still Life by Severin Roesen
Floral Still Life by Severin Roesen

Floral Still Life by Severin Roesen

By Severin Roesen

Located in New Oxford, PA

Oil on canvas Original wood, gilt and gesso frame Measure: H 40"; W 35" A superb example of a

Category

1860s American American Classical Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Jean-Francois-Gerard Fontallard 'French' W/C Painting of a Beauty
Jean-Francois-Gerard Fontallard 'French' W/C Painting of a Beauty

Jean-Francois-Gerard Fontallard 'French' W/C Painting of a Beauty

Located in New York, NY

dress. She is wearing gold earring. Mounted in gilt gesso frame and under glass front. Jean Francois

Category

18th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper

18th Century Oil on Canvas 'Forest Nymph with Mistletoe Garland'
18th Century Oil on Canvas 'Forest Nymph with Mistletoe Garland'

18th Century Oil on Canvas 'Forest Nymph with Mistletoe Garland'

Located in East Sussex, GB

gesso frame of considerable age and probably original, both frame and painting in excellent condition

Category

1780s British George III Antique Gesso Frames

Antique Large Quality French Gilt Wall Mirror A. Broquart, circa 1900
Antique Large Quality French Gilt Wall Mirror A. Broquart, circa 1900

Antique Large Quality French Gilt Wall Mirror A. Broquart, circa 1900

Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech

de Miroiterie Bordeaux'. Giltwood and gesso frame with no major losses. This is a lovely mirror

Category

Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood

T C Hofland (1777-1843) English Oil on Board c. 1810
T C Hofland (1777-1843) English Oil on Board c. 1810

T C Hofland (1777-1843) English Oil on Board c. 1810

Located in Heathfield, GB

. This beautiful landscape dates from c. 1810 and is oil on board with original giltwood and gesso fine

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Albert Henry Collings (1868-1947) oil on canvas 'Yasmin in gypsy headscarf'
Albert Henry Collings (1868-1947) oil on canvas 'Yasmin in gypsy headscarf'

Albert Henry Collings (1868-1947) oil on canvas 'Yasmin in gypsy headscarf'

Located in London, GB

example comes from a deceased family descendant. The work is complete with its original gilded gesso frame

Category

1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paint

Study of a girl sitting and reading a book
Study of a girl sitting and reading a book

Study of a girl sitting and reading a book

By William Hoare

Located in Bath, Somerset

giltwood and gesso frame. This small drawing has a sense of intimacy in the capturing of a moment where the

Category

Late 18th Century English School Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Glass

“Across the Common”
“Across the Common”

“Across the Common”

By Sidney Richard Percy

Located in Knutsford, GB

lower left. Oil on canvas in a new English made swept gilt wood & gesso frame.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

ABS, Canvas, Oil

Victorian Oval Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror
Victorian Oval Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror

Victorian Oval Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror

Located in Worcester, Worcestershire

gesso clad wire frame. Gilt finish. Ready to hand.  

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

Baron Rothschild Group Portrait Oil Painting Circa 1890
Baron Rothschild Group Portrait Oil Painting Circa 1890

Baron Rothschild Group Portrait Oil Painting Circa 1890

Located in New York, US

elegant garden. Unsigned. Stretcher measures 24.5 by 30 inches. Period giltwood and gesso frame measures

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas

Gilt Cross Framed Mirror
Gilt Cross Framed Mirror

Gilt Cross Framed Mirror

Unavailable|$1,246

Gilt Cross Framed Mirror

Located in Alton, GB

Beautifully detailed cross frame mirror with flower designs the whole way around the frame

Category

19th Century Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso

18th Century Carved Giltwood Gesso Mirror with Candle Sconces
18th Century Carved Giltwood Gesso Mirror with Candle Sconces

18th Century Carved Giltwood Gesso Mirror with Candle Sconces

Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB

cartouche above a gesso carved frame with carved giltwood scrolling acanthus, the base centred by a shell

Category

Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Brass

Framed Water Colour
Framed Water Colour

Framed Water Colour

Unavailable|$1,900

Framed Water Colour

Located in Seattle, WA

frame

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso, Glass

Gustavian Antique 19th c.Gilded Frame Mirror
Gustavian Antique 19th c.Gilded Frame Mirror

Gustavian Antique 19th c.Gilded Frame Mirror

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Austrian 19 thc Mirror in a gilded frame

Category

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

19th Century Gold Gilt Frame/New Mirror
19th Century Gold Gilt Frame/New Mirror

19th Century Gold Gilt Frame/New Mirror

Located in Irvington, NY

19th Century Restored Gold Gilt Frame/New Mirror

Category

19th Century French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold

Late 19th Century Faux Bois Mirror Frame
Late 19th Century Faux Bois Mirror Frame

Late 19th Century Faux Bois Mirror Frame

Located in New Orleans, LA

Mirror with asymmetrical borders in plaster, painted and gilded to resemble twigs and foliate ribbons; central cartouche at the top rail; new antiqued mirror plate.

Category

1880s Unknown Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Paint, Plaster

18th C Painting in a 19th C gilt frame
18th C Painting in a 19th C gilt frame

18th C Painting in a 19th C gilt frame

Located in New Orleans, LA

gilt frame is 19th C Italian. Painting only measures 18 inch wide x 14 in high

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Wood, Glass, Gesso

18th Century Water Gilt Carved Frame Mirror
18th Century Water Gilt Carved Frame Mirror

18th Century Water Gilt Carved Frame Mirror

Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire

An 18th century carved giltwood framed wall mirror. The central plate replaced but with original

Category

Late 18th Century British George III Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood, Wood

Italian Large Gilt Framed Two-Section Pier Mirror
Italian Large Gilt Framed Two-Section Pier Mirror

Italian Large Gilt Framed Two-Section Pier Mirror

Located in Middleburg, VA

Beautiful large decorative two section gilt pier mirror. The mirror is dated on the back 1916. Fabulous for an entrance hall.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Mirror

19th Century French Notaire Documents in a Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Frame
19th Century French Notaire Documents in a Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Frame

19th Century French Notaire Documents in a Louis Philippe Silver Gilt Frame

Located in Cardiff, CA

This is a beautifully framed collage of French documents handwritten in the lost art of inky script

Category

1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Wood

French Regency Beveled Mirror with Gold Giltwood Frame
French Regency Beveled Mirror with Gold Giltwood Frame

French Regency Beveled Mirror with Gold Giltwood Frame

Located in Dallas, TX

beveled mirror and elaborate frame with exceptional carving. This is truly an exceptional mirror in every

Category

Mid-18th Century French Regency Antique Gesso Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

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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.