Gilt Gesso

An exceptional pair of gilt Louis XVI salon chairs, circa 1780. The chairs are hand-carved and finished in gilt laid over gesso.

A pair fine quality French gilt salon chairs circa 1880 Old world faded elegance a pair of French salon chairs in the Louis XVI style, the chairs are in original gilt and powder ...

Pair of French flanking ebonized eagle and ribbon gilt carved wood and gesso two arm torchere, quiver, and tassel wall sconces, Mid-19th Century.

This large elegant mirror captures the essence of Georgian design, characterized by its classical proportions and ornamentation. The gesso gilt wood frame is in great condition and w...

Retaining its original 18th-century mercury-backed plate, the mirror shows gentle waviness and attractive light speckling typical of early glass. The gilt inner slip, formed over ges...

A fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt and gesso carve large mirror.

Additional Information: Stock Number: 8704 This is a 19th-century gilt-over-wood-and-gesso overmantel mirror, suitable for use in period or modern interiors.

19th Ccentury oil on canvas by listed American artist Carrol Beckwirth b.1852-1917. Scene depicts a girl holding a puppy, set in the original, wonderfully carved, gilt rococo frame. ...

A large 19th century french gilt wall mirror. This mirror has a beautiful gilt and gesso frame the carved frame has darkened slightly with age and has rich bright gold leaf showin...

Each section is hand carved likely in lime or pine, all with there original gilt and gesso finish, these carved elements adorned the air vents in the ceiling In 1981, discussions we...

Fine Art Galleries, London (label verso). Within an ornate gilt wood and gesso frame, Circa 1890. Measures: Panel height 16 1/2 inches (41.9 cm) Panel width 12 inches (30.5 cm) Fram...

A large pair of French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style carved walnut and gilt-cast Gesso Architectural Corinthian decorative columns.

English Chippendale gilt carved wood and gesso mirror with acanthus floral and shell motif.

A fine and atmospheric 19th-century Dutch pastoral scene by Frans Lebret (Dordrecht 1820–1909), celebrated in his day as "the sheep painter of Dordrecht" and represented in Dutch mus...

Italian 19th century oil on canvas titled "The Violin Music Professor" depicting a mid-19th century music-room scene of an elder man, the music professor, holding his violin, hat and...

The girl playing a tambourine and the boy a wooden noise maker, within a gilt wood and gesso frame. Signed: F. Peluso (l/l) Circa: 1890-1900.

All within an ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900, Frame height: 23 inches (58.4 cm).

A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by the master Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The...

Label on reverse has title and medals Hors Concours Paris, 1874 and 1876. Within an ornate gilt-wood and gesso frame, circa 1870. Measures: Canvas height: 26 inches (66 cm).

Wonderful oval stipple engraving after James Gillray Showing the meeting of Colonel Gardiner with his daughters before the Battle of Prestonpans. Set against the background of sterl...

Attributed to August Stephan Sedlacek (Austrian/German, 1868-1936) "The Violin Presentation" Oil on Canvas depicting an interior 18th century scene of a young prince being presented ...

A stunning pair of late 18th-Century to early 19th-Century Italian carved gilt wood tripod floor pricket altar candlesticks or torchieres. These gorgeous cathedral candlesticks are l...

Early 19th Century gilt wood Neo-Gothic processional cross, Germany circa 1810, mounted on an orb with carved swag detail, overlaid in gesso and gilt.

A charming carved and gilded antique putti pair, originating from late 18th / early 19th century Italy, perfect for hanging on an interior wall. Carved in pine and gesso, the piece d...

George Adolphus Storey (British, 1834-1919) A fine and large oil on canvas titled "Love in a Maze". Signed and dated lower right "G. A. Storey 1873". The reverse bearing the trade la...

Attributed to Charles Edward Hallé (British, 1846-1914) "Mother and Child" A Fine oil on canvas. The Victorian era artwork depicting a young mother holding her joyful infant child, w...

A fine and large 19th century oil on canvas after Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo's (Spanish, 1617-1682) Masterpiece "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" (The original work by Murillo was painted ...

A Pair of French 19th Century Oil on Canvas "Allegory of Fortune and Virtue". The old-master style oval canvas' depicting Fortune as a classical seated elegantly dressed maiden tossi...

A dramatic pair of hand-carved, gessoed and 22k gold gilded, urn-form balustrade finials surmounted by flame forms. Each on a tapered foot with a pearl relief embellishment.

Glorious 18th century water gilded baroque processional cross, with embroidered IHS panels inset. Time worn patina, gesso over wood. Height 61 cm, Width 37 cm, Depth 13 cm

A striking, richly hand carved, gessoed, and gold gilded Italian roundel frame. The whole, intricately carved with a relief of a braided, floral and fruit garland bordered by stepped...

Pair of modern jardinieres (planters) crafted from charcoal colored marble veneer, inset with panels depicting 19th century scenes of figures in idyllic rural settings, including fe...

Oil on panel depicting a bearded gentleman in top hat. Signed lower left. Ornate wood and gesso gilded frame. Overall dimensions given below, the image size is 5.75 inches high X 4.5...

Superb pair of nativity angels. Wood carved with layers of original paint and gesso. Found in a church attic in Belgium. Fantastic craftsmanship and emotion. One angel is 41" tall x ...

A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...

Antique ca. middle of 19th hand - painted Russian Orthodox Icon of Saint Barbara / Святая Варвара. Tempera on Wood with Gilt elements. Abbreviated inscription in archaic Russian " Св...

Decorated overall with hand painted polychrome & gilt detail over gesso, mounted upon its original plinth wood base.

Large size carved wood and gesso gilt eagle, with its full body, swept back wings, pronounced talons, perched on a ball.

Marie Philips-Weber (German, 1845-1942) oil on canvas "Reading a Book" depicting a young maiden reading a book, within an ornate gilt and gesso frame. Signed: M. Weber Philips (l/r),...

Beautifully hand carved, gessoed and 22-karat gold gilded, wood angel with flowing hair, extended wings and scrolling, acanthus leaf drapery.

Antique ca. 1900 Russian Orthodox Icon " Joy to All Who Sorrow Mother of God with coins" hand - painted with Tempera on hand - carved wood panel and richly Gilt. Likely central Russi...

A very fine and large 18th century oil on canvas titled "Mother and Child" (Probably members of The Swedish Royal Family). Attributed to Michael Dahl (Swedish, 1659-1743), depicting ...

19th Century Flemish School Portrait of a Lady oil on cardboard painting, rectangular shape, with an overlaid oval gilt cardboard, set in a rectangular gilt frame. It depicts a middl...

Elegant pair of 19th century Continental Neoclassical style giltwood oval girandole mirrors Each with an acanthus leaf border, the crest centered by an oval medallion topped with a V...

Antique French gilded gold-leaf mirror 1820s Empire period,characteristics of the period are the four palmette decorations adorning the corners of the frame,original mercury mirror o...

Antique ca. 19th early 20th cent. Russian Orthodox Icon of Saint Basil the Great / Святой Василий Великий hand - painted with Tempera on hand - carved wood panel and richly Gilt. Lik...

Hand-sculpted and gilded by hand, the Linea Aurea Coffee Table is characterized by its clean, sculptural aesthetic. The fragmented, articulated joints — shaped and assembled along a ...

An attractive carved wood figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, known as Guanyin in China, late Ming Dynasty, early 17th century, China. Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion,...

A lovely 19th century English school watercolor on paper of "a garden pergola" rendered in beautiful colors of brick, green, tan and grey. Presented in a gilded gesso and wood frame.

(The canvas has been professionally cleaned). Within an ornate gilt and gesso frame. Unsigned, circa 1880. Measure: Canvas height 62 1/2 inches (158.8 cm) Canvas width 44 inches (11...

Federico Mazzotta (Italian, 1839-1897) A fine Italian 19th century Oil on Canvas "A Maiden with her Calf", depicting a joyous peasant next to her calf, within an ornate floral carved...

Hand carved winged German Baroque Putti, water gilded over applied gesso, the face and head polychrome painted. Small hanging loop to the back of the head. Width 26cm, Height 19cm, ...

Truly extraordinary pair of English 19th century Gothic Revival architectural mirrors, nearly 9 feet tall. In the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (aka God's Architect). I b...

Jules Salles-Wagner (French, 1814-1898) A Large and Impressive French, 19th century oil on canvas "The Water Carrier" depicting a standing and posing young peasant girl holding twin-...

Relief carved, gessoed and 22-karat gold gilded, Italian bishop's crest featuring three bees amidst foliate scrolls, drapery swags, and tassles.

A fine and rare pair of Italian Baroque carved giltwood and polychrome-painted Solomonic columns, late 17th century, circa 1680. Each spiral-twist column carved with trailing grapevi...

A group of eight Russian and Greek Orthodox icons painted over gold leaf and gesso laid on a wooden board. These are mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a hand-finished walnut ...

A fine pair of Continental 19th century porcelain plaques each depicting George Washington, the first President of the United States and his wife Martha Washington within an ornate V...

Stunning 18th century carved wooden religious shield, Italian early 1700’s, in gilt and green with the words ECCE NUNCDIES SALUTIS (This is the Day of Salvation) to the centre. Hist...

Baroque capriccio with architectural ruins and figures, an early 18th century Italian painting showing an imaginary landscape with Roman ruins and figures, an early Italian oil-on-ca...