Gilt Gesso

Lots of antique character and old world European charm, wear consistent with age and use, including scattered minor nicks, losses and exposed gesso adding to the sophisticated whimsi...

An early 18th century oval Gilt mirror. The frame with wear and worn gilt finish showing most of the under coat. What sets this mirror apart is the original mercury plate. It sparkle...

The urn is covered in gesso the cut back and incised with arabesques designs the upper section is made of silver gilt iron with wooden ball decoration and wooded bobeches.

American Federal gilt wood and gesso acanthus foliage convex mirror with central ebonized molded reeded ring, interior lambs tongue border, exterior gilt wood circular spheres, and d...

Attractive appearance, with nicely aged distressed patina, authentic antique character and charm throughout, including scattered nicks, chips, losses, exposed gesso, fading, acreceti...

English Chippendale hand painted and gilded marriage bed with original silk and bell flower coverings, central gilt carved shell cornice, flanking gilt carved acanthus corners, folia...

Dimensions - (Settee) H: 44 3/4in W: 58 1/2in D: 30in SH: 17 3/4in Arm Chairs - H: 42 1/2in W: 24in D: 24in SH: 17in This 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Aubusson Parl...

Origins of Giltwood The gilt gesso technique appeared in England at the end of the seventeenth century with the work of Jean Pelletier, a Huguenot craftsman who received royal patron...

Origins of Giltwood The gilt gesso technique appeared in England at the end of the seventeenth century with the work of Jean Pelletier, a Huguenot craftsman who received royal patron...

Origins of Giltwood The gilt gesso technique appeared in England at the end of the seventeenth century with the work of Jean Pelletier, a Huguenot craftsman who received royal patron...

Chic, voguish Trumeau style wall mirror, having a black and gold frame with a decorative raised classical style urn and foliate design, fluted columns, and raised molding trim. The ...

French Trumeau painted and gilt carved wood gesso wall mirror with quiver of arrows, tassels, intertwined foliage torchieres, gilt bead work, and flanking gilt corner medallions.

Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with ribbons , flanking urns , medallions , & floral swags . Late 18th Century. Mirrors retain the original glass & wood back .

This beautiful and tall antique French mirror is completely gold leaf gilt and is made in Louis Philippe style with it's typical rounded upper corners. The mirror frame has a classic...

Long rectangular three-part mirror with a carved surround with turned bars and raised foliate decoration. Rosettes in the corners. Overall matte gilt with some shiny gilt details. ...

Fantastic Italian giltwood sunburst wall mirror made with monumental porportions and scale. Measuring nearly 68 inches wide with a carved frame having a neoclassical style rocaille s...

A powerful and dramatic pair of Italian neoclassical carved and gilt wood mythical animal figures on faux painted bases, mid 19th century or earlier, Italy. The fantastic beasts are...

Italy, late 18th century, church altar reliquary, hand carved solid wood, gesso, and silver leaf, in Baroque taste, finely detailed figural bust form, with hollowed central relic com...

A Charming Whimsical French 19th-20th Century 'Belle Époque' Gilt-Wood and Gesso Carved Triptych Figural Pier Mirrors.

French gilt wood and gesso trumeau wall mirror with a central carved fruit floral basket, flanking tassel borders, interior bead work, and painted oil on canvas figural landscape.

English Georgian Acanthus foliage medallion crest gilt wood & gesso scrolled foliage border two plate beveled wall mirror.

Italian Neoclassical Musical cartouche and Foliage medallion gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror, Late 18th century Mirror retains the original spotted looking glass and wood back...

K0355 Fine Victorian wall mirror of horizontal form, having original mirror plate with that desirable foxing in finely carved and gold leaf frame with leafy scrolls to the base, stan...

A tall gold gilt and gesso English Regency Pier mirror glass.

Empire Style Mirror, France, 1930s. Beautiful Empire style rectangular mirror in beige patina with neoclassical relief foliage and floral ornamentation with gilded details . The fra...

American Federal gilt carved wood and gesso convex mirror with perched eagle to flee, flanking acanthus scrolled foliage, interior circular spheres, ebonized reeded ring, and termina...

On offer is a carved wood, painted and gilt figure of an angel. This piece would almost certainly have come from a Catholic church, chapel, or private family altar.

A Very Good Quality Mid 19th Century French Giltwood And Gesso Rectangular Overmantle Mirror, Having Sectioned Marginal Frame With Superbly Elegant Foliate And Scrolling Carved Decor...

French oval gilt carved wood and gesso four-drawer occasional table with the original marble top, decorative skirt with flanking corner foliage medallions, garland swags, and resting...

Pair of Italian Neoclassical gilt wood and gesso foliage fruit basket wall mirrors, Late 18th Century.

17th century Italian parcel-gilt and green painted bench. Retains the original surface with wear and subtle craclure. Covered in a simple cream muslin with an old green fringe. Scrol...

Finely Carved Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror, Spain, Early 20th century. The frame is richly adorned with carved leaves, flowers and scrollwork details. It wears its original glass. It...

The beautiful gold surface has been achieved by an artful combination of gilt and gesso; the art enthusiast will appreciate the intricate texture realized in the carving’s hair and t...

An oval giltwood mirror with elaborate cresting of putti or cherubs amidst a festoon of intertwining ribbon and flowers. The bottom with hairy paw feet. The gilt a lemony color wit...

The rectangular glass having a carved, gesso and gilt moulded surround with alternating black painted decoration.

PRESENTING A LOVELY 19 century English Baroque Gilt Floral Wall Mirror. English, circa 1840.

French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror adorned with dove's ribbon and a foliage cartouche, interior beaded edge, exterior egg dart border, and retains the original silvered gl...

Georgian gilt carved wood and gesso girandole wall mirror with a swan neck centered shield crest, original flanking scrolled spur bronze candle holders, and decorative scrolled folia...

Giltwood and gesso detailing.

A fine custom made Louis XV or Rococo style table. With a gessoed and gilt wooden base in the high Rococo style with carved "C" and "S" scroll legs & stretcher and a shaped top.

Italian Neoclassical shell and foliage crest gilt wood wall mirror with a serpentine rope border, flanking corner dolphins with intertwined rope, and resting on a lower outset corner...

Pair of American oil on canvas portraits in the original floral gilt frames and stretchers. South Carolina, Late 18th century. Signed Dr. Anthony Hemingway on re-verso.

Large early 19th Century Northern Italian Louis Philippe gilt mirror from the Lombardy region.  Superb quality fine detailed frame with original gilding. Original mercury glass mirr...

Venetian Figural pagoda crest gilt carved wood and gesso red lacquered scrolled foliage wall mirror.

Pair of 18th Century English Oval Gilt Mirrors.

Italian gilt and painted oval dressing - shaving mirror with decorative scrolled floral cartouche, flanking bell flowers, interior decorative lambs tongue frame resting on acanthus c...

Italian neoclassical silver and gold gilt carved wood & gesso wall mirror with a foliage scroll work cartouche, arched mirror plate with molded rosette surrounds, flanked by foliage ...

Sublime set of eight rare dining chairs featuring hand-carved faux bois gilt twig wood frames designed by Erika Brunson for Dessin Fournir.

A good sized early 19th century gesso and gilt convex mirror, in unrestored original condition.

This is truly magnificent gold-leaf gilded French Louis Philippe mirror, made in 1876 and bearing its original stamp on the back of the glass. The stamp refers to the Procédé Lenoir,...

Pair of American convex gilt carved wood and gesso girandole wall mirrors with opposing flanking eagles on rocky plinths perched to flee, acanthus gilt wood carvings, decorative meda...

Presented here is an exquisite antique Louis Philippe mirror, adorned with 19th-century French craftsmanship and elegance. Originating from southern France and dating back to approxi...

This antique French Louis Philippe mirror was made in France around 1880 and is a refined example of the understated elegance characteristic of the period. The frame features a sophi...

Italian gilt wood and gesso rectangular marble top console table with a articulated foliage medallion skirt, and resting on fluted spiral legs with ball feet.

The central mirror plate—measuring 16.5 inches wide by 29.5 inches high—is framed by a gilt inner molding and flanked by cascading gilt oak leaf and acorn garlands, deeply undercut a...

Antique rectangular wall mirror featuring gilded plaster / gesso over wood frame, molded with swirling foliate and scallop motifs. Measures: 27.5” x 3” x 30.5” / Sans Frame - 20.7...

A rare and exceptional 18th century gilt iron processional cross with IHS to the centre, mounted on a magnificent painted gesso, carved wooden altar vase dating to the baroque period...

English Chippendale mahogany wall mirror with a broken arched foliage medallion cornice, central perched gilt wood eagle, upper gilt wood shell with Ivy vines, flanking gilt wood fol...

A fine tall French arch top wall or over-mantle mirror or floor standing mirror. from the Louis Philippe period, circa 1860. Featuring a moulded frame surround with a beautiful pati...

American Classical gilt carved wood Cornucopia and grape cluster oval wall mirror with flanking scrolling terminals bound by a lower intertwined ribbon pendent, Early 19th Century. M...