Gesso Furniture

An Excellent Late 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror This exceptional quality mirror is of rectangular form, with intricately hand carved sea shells and floral designs. ...

Regency Triple Plate Sculptured Mirror or Over Mantle The Regency carved Frame is a rectangular shape, it has a decorative Old Gold patina with columns at either side and along the...

Amazing pair of handcrafted carved brackets made from birch wood and finishided with a polish of silver leaves. Bracket dimension: 116 in/45,5 cm height x 5,90 in/15 cm width x 8,6...

Beautiful French giltwood mirror from the Charles X period, (circa 1830). The mirror features carved floral details in the corners and vine design on the sides. Nice old mercury glas...

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...

An unusually large, and deeply sculpted and painted wood planter or jardinière, in the Louis XVI style (late 19th century). The planter appears to have been stripped of some coats of...

This evocative 19th-century oil portrait captures the regal elegance of an aristocratic lady, expertly rendered in the classic Old Master tradition. Drawing inspiration from late Ren...

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

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...

Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On custom museum display stand. Base measures 6" x 6".

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage FJ Newcomb Italian Hollywood Regency Style Gold & Cream Gilt Rectangular Wall...

A lovely Victorian bevelled glass oval gilt wall mirror, original back boards with 1886 Islington Gazette paper under, in lovely condition throughout, can be hung portrait or landsca...

Condition: Newly Rewired, New Shades Dimensions: 30.25”H x 8.75”W x 8.75”D Shade: 10"H x 13"W x 13"D

Painted in rich autumnal tones against a plain warm brown ground, this full-length portrait depicts a wide-eyed child in theatrical Elizabethan fancy dress. The youthful figure stand...

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...

19th Century carved and painted wood figure of a troubadour or minstrel wearing a hat and long coat with his trousers tucked into knee-high boots and having a violin under one arm wi...

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...

A very handsome early 19th century Regency Period cream painted & gilded console mirror. The frame showing an overhanging gilded architectural cornice surmounting a applied gilded an...

Floral framed beveled mirror with a gesso application over hardwood. new mirrored glass with small bevel. Beautiful frame with elaborate deep floral motifs intertwined in tones of gr...

An antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems, French circa 1900 Spend a penny in style When wound and a 1d. coin inse...

This expressive 19th-century Guatemalan Niño sculpture exemplifies the deeply devotional folk tradition of colonial and post-colonial Central America. Carved in wood and retaining it...

French Gilt Wall Mirror This is a beautifully Decorative Gold Gesso Frame Mirror it has an oval shape in the centre with gilded piercings and Scrolls, the gilt finish is very sligh...

A Beautiful Late 19th Century Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror Of rectangular form, with fantastically hand carved floral and foliage designs. Details: Height – 43 inches / 109cm W...

A good venetian wall mirror, carved giltwood, in very good overall condition. 40" high 30.5" wide You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting....

A decorative architectural wood and gesso element in its original mist green paint. Areas of loss to the gesso work, abrasions and knocks. All adding to the decorative look of the...

A chic pair of hand carved, white gessoed with wax finish benches, circa 1900. Elaborate stretchers. Recently upholstery in a multi-blue and sage flame-stitch, woven fabric.

Vintage handcrafted golden sunburst mirror. Composed of a double row of gilded wooden rays. Each ray has been individually carved and it has received a handcrafted treatment based on...

A wonderful pair of old Florentine style hand-carved and gessoed console tables with a later faux marbleized finish on the top and stretcher, hav...

A very good Regency gilt triple plate mirror, bevelled mirrors, Mars being pulled by a charriot, black balls, cointhium columns, in excellent overall condition. 58.5" length 35.5" h...

Dimensions - H: 19 1/2 in W: 21 1/2 in D: 21 1/2 in An extraordinary Antique French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Marble Top Pedestal by François Linke, dating to the final decade of the...

El Niño Jesús (Baby Jesus) Guatemala, Spanish Colonial Period (17th–18th century) Wood, gesso, polychrome, and glass eyes This expressive sculpture of the Christ Child was crafted i...

Louis XVI Mirror. Italian gilt metal long rectangular egg guilloché repousse trim framing original mercury glass mirror, with neoclassical anthemion brass repoussé top and bottom ele...

Exceptional 19th century landscape painting by Important American artist William Keith. Titled "Harvest". Barbizon School oil on canvas painting featuring figures at harvest with cart and oxen. Amazing luminescent sky. Signed lower left corner "W. Keith '96". Retains original museum quality gilt frame. Canvas measure 30"H 50"W. Accompanied with period correct Stereograph black and white photograph depicting actual painting in a parlor with handwritten pencil title "Parlor, Berkeley, Cal. '97". This is a museum quality work of art. William Keith (1838-1911) William Keith became in the late 19th and early 20th centuries a leading Northern-California landscape artist. In fact, he was so well known that he is referred to as the "Dean of California painters" and "California's Old Master." Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Keith came to New York with his family and, apprenticed to a wood engraver. In 1859, he moved to San Francisco where he worked for an engraver and later set up his own engraving business. Studying with Samuel Marsden Brookes in 1863, he determined to become a painter. He married artist Elizabeth Emerson and did watercolor painting with her guidance. In 1868, he became a full-time painter, and that same year was commissioned to paint scenes along the Columbia River including Mount Hood. By August 1869 he had sold enough paintings to finance an extended journey to the East Coast and Europe including Dusseldorf, Germany throughout most of 1870, studying with Albert Flamm. After a visit to Paris, he expressed great admiration for "the modern school of French landscape painting including the Barbizon School. During the winter of 1871-1872, the Keiths lived in Boston where they shared a studio with William Hahn. Keith's work received critical acclaim there and in New York at the National Academy of Design. In 1872, he returned to San Francisco. A friendship with naturalist John Muir exposed Keith to many remote places and in-depth knowledge of nature. During the 1870s, he painted several "epic" eight by ten-foot High Sierra views. He also visited Alaska, and his paintings of Alaska were exhibited upon his return to San Francisco in a show at the Bohemian Club, titled 'Dreams of Alaska'. Keith's Alaska works are significant because they are not close transcriptions of actual scenery, but rather are fantasies inspired by Alaska. They are important as they represent a major break from the documentary tradition in landscape painting of Alaska, as they show an interest in capturing its spirit versus just the topography. In 1891, he shared his studio for several weeks with East Coast Tonalist George Inness, Sr. [1825-1894]. Both men painted in a similar style and were followers of the mystical teachings of Swedenborg. Among the locations where Inness and Keith painted together were Monterey and Yosemite, and it was reported they discussed art from every possible angle. Under Inness' influence, Keith painted more than ever in a Barbizon-influenced vein with many sunset and twilight scenes. Keith’s first wife died in 1882, and in 1883, he married Mary McHenry, the first woman graduate of Hastings Law School. They soon went to Europe, and Keith studied portrait painting in Munich with consultations from J. Frank Currier...

A charming French giltwood trumeau mirror with inset portrait of Marie Antoinette (period Louis XVI, circa 1790). The trumeau has a nicely-carved ribbon cartouche with laurel swags, ...

Pair of Late 18th Century Adam-Style Gessoed Window Seats English, circa 1770 Height: 26 in. Width: 46.5 in. Depth: 14.5 in. Seat height: 15 in. Reupholstered in blue cotton velve...

Fantastic French Palatial dressing mirror featuring hand carved wood/plaster/gesso frame finished in hand applied gold leaf. Original Mirror.

A stunning scale 18th Century French Louis XVI period mirror. In old paint and gesso. Circa 1800.

This impressive 19th-century plaster sculpture depicts a classical Greek figure and was crafted in a French atelier. Standing at 180 cm tall, the sculpture is in very good condition,...

Mid-20th-century Italian frame. Crafted from wood and gesso, this piece features intricate carving and chasing with a bronze-toned gilded finish; it is of high quality and makes for ...

Antique Louis XVI Style gilt wood (gold leaf) console table with Carrara marble top, late 19th century. With a gray and white Carrara marble top, the frieze with floral carvings in s...

A large scale heraldic gilt lion off naive depiction, constructed around a pine carcass with a thick hessian and plaster/gesso skin. The original gilt is beautifully faded, the pl...

A Fine Example of a Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Wall Mirror. Rare to find of this quality in its original unrestored condition. The pediment surmounted with a finely car...

This Louis XVI console table is made from carved wood that has been gessoed then painted and gilded in several colors creating a rich play of color. The deep apron is fully covered in carved and applied wood decorative floral detailing. This is centered with a cartouche filled with flower heads and rosettes all water gilded. The table's legs are carved in a wasting reeded form with a large egg and dart baluster top section. Terminating in a nice in turned stretcher centered on a large carved wood urn...

This striking vintage artisan sculpture is a masterwork of architectural caprice, blending classical motifs with Postmodern flair. The piece is constructed as a three-tiered totem, f...

This is a very large and very old Antique Buddha that is nearly life size and weighs 72 lbs. I had aquired this during the 90s when I provided antique restoration to many of the anti...

P0161 An elegant 19th-century French giltwood wall mirror, crafted in the refined Louis Philippe / Napoleon III transition style with pronounced Rococo Revival influences with origin...

Antique Italian gilt framed bronze mirror. Salvator Rosa antique frame newly regilded enclosing bronzed and antiqued mirror plate. Italy, late 18th century. Dimensions: 16.63" H ...

A nice and simple ebonized and gilt mirror with its original back and a nicely foxed plate. The plate may be a later replacement which has genuine age and attractive wear.

This superb work of art combines the beauty of a painting with the mechanical complicities of an automaton and clock. Depicting a rural scene, the clock is integrated into the church, sitting within the giltwood and gesso frame. Also within the painting is automaton windmill, again integrated into the picture atop the windmill. The automaton runs off the clock, so requires no separate winding, The clock is a fine 8 day, fusee movement with gut string, with verge escapement...

Mid Century Tutankhamun Inspired Wall Mirror This is a large and very attractive piece, taking its inspiration for the 1960s enthusiasm for all things Egyptian The tall mirror is f...

Celebrate American heritage with this Antique Centennial American Federal Wall Mirror, featuring a majestic carved giltwood eagle crest and elegant mahogany frame. Crafted around the...

French Regence period giltwood parclose mirror (18th century), with beautifully-detailed carved birds and scallop shell on pediment, and flowers and other decoration around the frame...

An antique George III Neoclassical style fireplace salvaged from a property in Guildford. Dating from circa 1790, this understated fireplace is constructed in pine and ornately appli...

A Rococò style carved wood with gesso and gold and silver gilding light fixture. Recently re-wired and ready to install. The fixture measures 30" high. The fixture with the chain an...

This is a beautiful hand carved, gessoed and gilded George II mirror. Dating from the mid eighteenth century. This incredibly large mirror is stunning and actually downright imposing...

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

18th century gilt mirror with arched plate in the manner of Belcher. Hightly decorated throughout, the frame displays scrolled foliate detail...

A chic and characterful Art Deco floor lamp attributed to Masion Dominique. Constructed from turned and carved timber, lacquered and decorated in gilt gesso - now heavily patinated. ...

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...

Introduce a touch of timeless grandeur and architectural interest to your walls with this exquisite pair of vintage Regency-style wall pockets. Lavishly adorned with scrolling acanthus leaf motifs, these pieces are masterfully crafted from gesso over plaster and finished with a rich, antiqued gilt surface that speaks to their historic charm. The intricate detailing and elegant proportions make them captivating focal points, perfect for flanking a stately mirror, framing an entryway, or adding a layer of sophisticated drama to a living room or dining area, whether holding dried botanicals or displayed as art in their own right. In great vintage condition, these wall pockets exhibit a beautiful, authentic patina with minor scuffs, small chips, and wear to the gilt finish, all entirely appropriate to their age and adding to their distinguished character. Each impressive piece measures 8 inches wide, 2.75 inches deep, and stands a striking 29.5 inches tall, offering significant vertical impact. Their classic design allows for versatile styling, seamlessly complementing Hollywood Regency, Traditional, Neoclassical, Italianate, or even maximalist interiors. Don't miss the chance to incorporate this remarkable pair into your decor; acquire these magnificent vintage wall pockets...