Gilt Gesso

Early 1800's, gilded altar corona with hand-chasing details from Florence, Italy.

Influenced by Art Nouveau aesthetics, this exquisite mirror is entirely hand-carved from wood and finished with traditional gold leaf techniques. It features two levels of meticulous...

A rare and extraordinary large-scale fine quality antique giltwood religious wall-hanging plaque / church altar element. circa 1860 19th century, Continental Europe, all most certai...

Blue and gold English Regency mirror. Blue and old rubbed gold framed mirror with corner masked blocking and central panel depicting "Omnia Vincit Amor." Dark blue black and gilt pai...

Vintage, fully handcrafted mirror finished with gold leaf. This striking piece features a unique arrangement of geometric wooden rays forming an elegant sunburst design, inspired by ...

A very stylish Italian green and gold polychromed settee in the Rococo style, recently re-upholstered in muslin.

Hand-carved and gilded vintage mirror, crafted from wood and finished with traditional gold leaf techniques. It features twenty wooden rays with refined Art Nouveau influence. A dist...

Magnificient sunburst golden mirror. This exquisite piece was entirely hand-carved and features two tiers of gilded wooden rays, each one uniquely shaped to create a striking and har...

Golden wooden sphere sculpture formed with a bright golden sphere at the top supported with a gray wooden base. Baroque style from late 20th century. *The item is sold as a unique...

This elegant Louis-Philippe period mirror dates to the 19th century and is a fine example of French craftsmanship from the period. The frame features the classic rounded top typical ...

Sculptural canvas with a 17th century Italian giltwood fragment and 24k gold leaf. The sculpted canvas is molded together with gesso, gilding wax, marble paste, green earth, Itali...

Sculptural canvas with a 17th century Italian giltwood fragment and 24k gold leaf. The sculpted canvas is molded together with gesso, gilding wax, marble paste, green earth, Itali...

A large French 19th-20th century Belle Époque Louis XV style giltwood carved trumeau mirror frame. The elongated carved frame crowned with a scrolled finial surmounted with flowers, ...

An elegant and highly decorative Italian Rococo Revival wall mirror from the late 19th century. The mirror features a beautifully carved giltwood frame with fluid rocaille ornament, ...

Antique Spanish Baroque carved giltwood sunburst miniature mirror with crest. Spain, 19th century- Early 20th century. This lovely collection mirror has a carved frame covered with g...

American oil on canvas portrait of seated young lady in the original gilt wood floral flame, New York, Mid-19th century.

Introducing an exquisite Tete De Négre Chinoiserie TV and Media Cabinet/Armoire, a stunning piece of furniture that combines modern functionality with classic style. Hand-crafted fro...

An exceptional and highly decorative pair of 19th-century Italian giltwood twin-arm wall lights, hand-carved with striking symmetry. Each sconce features an elegantly arched, stylize...

Spanish Sunburst Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf ___________________________________________________________ Mini sized carved giltwood sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s This lovely petite g...

Pair antique bronze patinated angel putti sconces. Italian late 17th century bronze putti with exceptional modeling seated on scrolled arms each extending a candle holder collar, all...

Pair of English Nobel figural oil on canvas oval portraits of male posing with hunting canine companions and female sitting in garden posing with flowers and lamb. Paintings have bee...

The wood appears to retain a gold or gilt finish over a gesso ground. Extensive wear reveals areas of the underlying layers and wood, creating a richly textured surface with consider...

A carved giltwood girandole of early Regency design. The convex mirror plate is within a moulded frame decorated with gilt balls and has a carved eagle crest supported on a tapered b...

Beautiful Italian Rococo console table with inserted top of rosso verona marble. This console table has a pierced skirt centered by a rococo foliate ornament with complex volute fl...

Beautiful Empire French period Trumeau.

Early 20th-Century Giltwood Rectangular Mirror with Floral Details on the Frame. Spain, 1930s-1940s From the Art Deco Period with neoclassical decorative accents. Large size. The fra...

A hand carved, gessoed and gilded framed mirror with floral and vine designs. Original glass with age-appropriate spotting and loss of silvering to plates.

A pair of hand carved and gilded Chinoiserie design, Venetian mirrors featuring a pagoda and floral design on each. All original including mirror which has age-appropriate spotting ...

Original and magnificent English Regency period overmantel mirror --Original mirrors --Lion heads, Corinthian columns, and neoclassical frieze --Middle frieze depicts the nine M...

Gold Leaf Branches Mirror, probably Italian, circa 1960s. Retains warm original patina to both the gilt frame and mirror that only come with age.

This tall and decorative pair of antique candlesticks was hand-carved in France circa 1780 in the Louis XV style. Each piece features a richly ornamented front with fluted columns, s...

Louis XVI style bench with gesso and wood gilt construction, carved egg and dart trim, carved foliate fluted legs.

On offer here is a stunning pair of 100% original gold leaf gilt and polished corner consoles, meticulously hand-carved from solid linden wood. Made in southern France around 1710, t...

Vintage, fully handcrafted pieces finished with gold leaf. Each mirror features a unique arrangement of geometrical wooden rays, forming an elegant sunburst design. This charming pai...

This is an elegant French Louis Philippe mirror dating from circa 1870, originating from Northern France. The restrained architectural form, with its characteristic softly rounded up...

These lamps were made of hand-carved wood, covered with gesso and then given a hand-painted finish in a distinctive "Venetian green" accented with gold gilt details.

The very old, if not original convex plate surrounded by an ebonized fillet, set within its exceptionally large & finely gilded wooden frame, featuring a cavetto-shaped molding d...

The beautiful and elegant Antique Rectangular Mirror with Cimasa and Gilding offered here is from the mid-19th Century and has its original and authentic antique ground mirror, slig...

The Oval Antique Mirror with Cimasa rich with flowers, leaves and scrollwork offered here dates back to the mid-19th century.  The round antique mirror from the 1800s has a Gilded F...

Some collectors like the traditional arrangement of gilt-side out and non-gilt-sides against the wall.

Amazing restored sunburst mirror from last century. Composed of a double row of gilded wooden rays and an elegant central ring. It is a restored antique piece using the original gild...

This stunning mirror is a newly designed piece, entirely hand-carved and crafted using traditional antique gilding techniques. It features a unique combination of two different types...

A grand-scaled, pair of hand-carved with laurel leaves, gessoed and gilded mirrors with original glass.

A Northern Italian, hand-carved, gessoed and gilded 18th century frame with laurel leaves and shell details. 4 paneled mirror of a later date.

Pair of large French Louis XV figural hand-carved wood and gesso mirrors. The elaborate carved mirrors feature extended floral swags from the crest to each surmounted cherub. Origina...

A Nice Late 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror The beveled rectangular mirror surrounded by wonderfully carved scrolling foliage designs. The quality of this mir...

Octagonal giltwood wall mirror by Atelier RTCD Paris. “Braque” inspiration French frame. One-of-a-kind piece. Gilding to the patinated leaf. Frame width: 17 cm / 6.69 in. Modern glas...

Magnificient mid-century modern style sunburst golden mirror. This exquisite piece was entirely hand-carved and features two tiers of gilded wooden rays, each one uniquely shaped to ...

A rare and exceptionally refined pair of George III period giltwood mirrors, executed circa 1780 in the sophisticated neoclassical manner of Robert Adam. Of elegant oval form, each p...

Elaborately hand carved and gilded, stepped mirror with etched glass insets featuring floral designs.

Classic gilded vintage pine frame with a distinctive patina of age, entirely in Baroque style, decorated with elegant acanthus leaves, patterns, and flowers, circa the first half of ...

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style giltwood and gesso carved sconce mirror (Wall-Light) girandole with candelabra. The scrolled carved mirror frame surmounted with a pair of ...

An elegant English Rococo giltwood mirror dating to the mid-18th century, circa 1750. Hand-carved original oak frame with gesso and exquisite water gilding; retaining original bevell...

A superb Irish regency period oval mirror, ebonised, surrounded with domed glass cabachons and stunning gilt sgraffito decoration. Foxing to the mirror plate and wear to the frame co...

Spanish rococo style finely carved gold leaf giltwood mirror. A highly decorative finely carved Rococo style mirror with gold leaf finish and beautiful original patina. Frame with de...

Rococo Finely Carved Giltwood Mirror with Crest, Spain, 1930s Outstanding wall mirror with richly carved frame and gilt patina. This fine rococo mirror has a foliage design showing d...

Materials: Carved wood covered with gesso, gold leaf gilt wood and original glass mirrors.

Antique 18th century Italian painted and carved wood candlestick, with a few hints of gilding still remaining. There are small patches of the original putty grey paint and the underl...

Timeless quality from La Barge, a matched pair of vintage scroll form arch top giltwood mirrors an exemplar of imaginative design with beautifully aged gilded surface and underlying ...

Louis XV style Rectangular mirror, France, 1930s-1940s. Beautiful gilt wall mirror with foliage decorations at the corners, the style of Louis XV Measures: 80 cm H x 69 cm W x 9 cm...