Gesso Furniture

1940s Round Mirror with a wreath crown. A lightweight frame hand painted in a creamy antique white. Very sturdy & well crafted. New backing &...

Dramatic large handcrafted giltwood sunburst mirror with a convex looking glass. Made by Carvers Guild featuring a carved frame with angular facets covered in gold leaf. Over four fe...

George II giltwood and gesso mirror with beveled two glass parts within a lattice and flowerhead decorated border. Frame is decorated with flowerheads and scrolling acanthus and surm...

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...

This 19th-century Italian baroque-style mirror is made from giltwood, gilt gesso, and verre églomisé mirrored glass with ebonized wood. The gilt design on the mirror resembles the ve...

Tessellated fossil stone coffee table with radiused edges and recessed pedestal base. Made in the same factory as similar designs...

Beautiful painting, oil on canvas, of a park-like landscape. The painting has a somewhat impressionistic touch and a lively color palette. The painting is signed bottom right 'Andre Jouault'. The painting is framed in a beautiful gold-coloured frame. André-Gustave JOUAULT, France, 1904-1987, was a painter, known for his frescoes of the chapel of the oratory...

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...

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...

This very impressive console table comes from the famous American Country house Blairsden. This house built in Peapack NJ for C. Ledyard Blair and Mrs. Florence Blair between 1898 and 1903. The house was created and decorated by the important architectural firm of Carrere & Hastings. The firm produced many homes, churches, monuments and public buildings for America's gilded age notables. Blairsden boasts extensive landscaped gardens in the manner of the French Baroque in the tradition of Andre Le Notre. The interiors as well where extensively set out and incorporated appropriate French and English furniture complimenting the decorative schemes. No expense was spared to create this house and grounds based on the ideals of Edwardian splendor and the ideal modern residence. This house was listed in 1903 upon its completion in the survey of American Estates & Gardens published by Barr Ferree. While much was spoken of its location, setting, architectural accomplishments and style the summation of the listing called "Blairsden one of the most elaborate and extensive schemes of its kind ever carried out in America." This table was formally part of the dining rooms complete redecoration by the architectural firm carried out in 1913. The room was originally planned around dark paneling and a warm even family-style catering to their children. The new rooms scheme was greatly enlarged and lightened up considerably by extensive plasterwork and painting in the Adams style. This table and a mate was used to center two opposing walls and complimented the inset painted panels and plasterwork ceiling which contained many references to swags, pateria, and other classical motifs. This table has been pictured in several period photographs and the house is extensively spoken of in the comprehensive book published in 2006 by Acanthus Press encompassing the principles ideals and the extent of there work especially in the Beaux-Arts...

An important architectural side table after a design by Matthias Lock, the Hercules mask draped with the pelt of the Nemean lion hung throu...

Italian étagère from the first half of the 20th century. Furniture in wood and plaster richly carved, lacquered and painted with beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings. Round étagè...

A stunning French 'trompe l'oeil' Trudeau mirror. Superb work from the early 20th century, moulded construction of gesso on a timber frame, hand painted with finished gold detailing....

Silvio Bicchi (1874 Livorno-1948 Florence) La Mucca, The Cow. Pupil of G. Fattori. Charming pastel of a young cow in a gilt gesso and wood carved frame. Italy, first quarter twentie...

A fine Tall giltwood trumeau mirror with figural uprights. This impressive and tall trumeau mirror has a shaped scrolling cresting above a painted panel depicting a nymph holding...

These chairs are after a model and drawings by Thomas Hope, the famous neoclassic designer of the late 18th and early 19th century England. One of his chairs you can find at the V&A ...

Napoleon III gilt wood (gold leaf) mirror, circa 1870. With a foliate shaped pediment, gadrooned outer border and a beaded inner border.

A jaw-dropping cabinet from the limited Italian furniture production designed by Allesandro for Baker Furniture, circa 1985. These credenzas are seldom available for sale. Slick exce...

Very Fine Scallop Edge 40x50 Carved & Gold Gilt Rectangle Frame c1940s Wall Mirror MInt!

A magnificent venetian figural floor lamp A charming Italian carved wooden figural floor lamp The figure is carved in soft wood which has been p...

This antique florr lamp is unsigned, but presumed to originate from Italy and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Classical Florentine style. The lamp base is composed of a softwood that have been heavily hand-carved with considerable decorative elements from the top to the base, and has three pull chain light...

A large 62 inches Louis XVI style Ebonized and Gilt wood Gesso decorated wall mirror. Measures 36.25" inches in width, 2 i ches in depth and stands 62 inches tall. Very good vintage...

Italian Neoclassical set of four gilt carved wood and gesso two arm wall sconces with decorative foliage crosshatched beaded urns, flanking graduated bell flowers, central etched urn...

This fire surround was salvaged from a house in South East London. Additional dimensions: Opening height 104 cm Opening width 117.5 cm.

Antique 19th Century Large Gilt and Marble Hall Console Table – Fine Quality. The table has a lovely age, colour and patina. The finishes are original, with losses and touching up. ...

This exceptional demi-lune side table showcases superb eighteenth-century craftsmanship, executed with the finest gilding and composition work, and preserved in remarkable condition....

Threes a crowd and a good sound... When wound and actuated by start/stop lever to side, the three birds take turns to sing passages of the sequential birdsong, moving beaks, heads a...

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

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".

Early 20thC American Victorian hand-painted wood & gesso oval framed mirror. Original mirrored glass with interesting mottling.

From La Maison London, specialists in period style, fine carving of furniture in the French and Italian style, we bring you our Rococo style, 'Cherub Bed'. Hand carved in solid wood ...

Very attractive mid 19th century antique giltwood wall mirror or console table mirror, having original glass with minor imperfections in beaded and moulded frame decorated with flowe...

Rare French, 19th century, Empire. Large size carved wood and gesso gilt eagle, with its full body, swept back wings, pronounced talons, perched on a ball. Important size. Conditi...

A fine French 19th century oil on artist panel titled "The Bather and her Maid" after François Lemoyne (1688-1737) depicting a standing nude maiden being assisted by her maid, within an ornate giltwood and gesso carved frame, Paris, circa 1860-1870. François Lemoyne or François Le Moine or Le Moyne...

The Hollywood Regency style, sculptural gilt frame mirror features an embossed, textural relief with a segmented mirrored border. The central mirror surface has an intentionally aged...

Raoul Morren, a self-taught artist and curator, explores a spectrum of artistic mediums, including collage, painting, photography, sculpture and video. Drawing profound inspiration f...

An impressive pair of monumental giltwood columns, each featuring deep fluted detailing and a beautifully aged gold-leaf finish. Standing at a striking height (almost 10 feet tall) t...

Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Eglomise Wall, Pier or Console Mirror, Gesso, Etched Glass, France, 1950s This exceptional large rectangular wall mirror, designed and produced by ...

A playfull and flamboyant pair of painted and gilded, hand carved console tables, finished with a nicely done faux marble top.

A gorgeous 19th Century French mirror with a silver leaf frame. Original glass mirror plate and pine backboards. The frame is wood and gesso which has been gilded with silver leaf ...

Russian gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with an arched painted lapis cornice, flanking fluted acanthus columns, and decorated with lambs tongue, bell flower, interior bead wor...

Set of four hand made and painted tiles professionally framed it wood frame , depicting caricatures from The Carnival of Venice. Which is annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks. The celebration takes place over ten days in which people dress up and take part in organized parades or simple processions on the street. The costumes are seventeenth-century Venetian dresses.

HOLLYWOOD REGENCY GILTWOOD LOW TABLE WITH INCISED POLYCHROME PAINTED TOP Circa 1940s Item # 403LVB18M An exuberant design from the Hollywood Regency era, this fine low coffee table ...

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

Simple and elegant giltwood with gessoed frame mirror in the style of Hollywood Regency. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Mirror by itself is 6.75 in diameter. Frame...

Impressive trio of dolphins made of heavy cast gesso and resin, with an antiqued ivory lacquer finish. French inspired piece would work well as a center table as well as an intimate dining table...

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...

An important Egyptian sarcophagus mask from the Ptolemaic Period (711–332 B.C.), crafted with remarkable artistry and historical significance. Material: Made from stuccoed linen tex...

A very good 19th century French cushion gilt marginal mirror, in very good original condition with original backboards. 2.5" depth 41" high 27" wide You are welcome to view this i...

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 beautiful life-size plaster cast of the singing angels by Luca della Robbia and part of a collection of plaster casts from a Florentine collector, faithfully represents the orig...

Antique French Rococo Style Gold Gilt Wood & Gesso Leafy Scroll Wall Mirror. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 42.5" H x 27" W x 3" D.

Plaster culture depicting a life-size python covered with bronzed scales, central structure made of heavy bronze casting and wooden top with inlays inspir...

Antique Russian Orthodox Icon of Theotokos of Tikhvin , Holly Mother of Tihvin / Тихвинская икона Божией Матери in Russian - the copy of one of the most celebrated Orthodox Christian...

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 large carved florentine giltwood mirror in the Baroque Revival Style. This impressive mirror has a rectangular bevelled glass plate set within a scrolling acanthus carved frame...

Oval beveled mirror in a Victorian frame which has been painted in flat white. There is some damage to the bottom of the oval which has been repaired. Wired to hang both horizontally...

A highly decorative and ornately carved Louis XV style 18th century French mirror, deeply carved foliage and rococo motifs with applied gesso and gilding. Height 97cm , Width 56cm...

P0290 Outstanding French 19th century gilded wall mirror / over mantel mirror of versatile form, can be positioned either way, having replacement glass in moulded gold leaf frame wit...

Sculptural canvas relief with a 17th century Italian Florence fragment by Elena Rousseau. The sculpted canvas is molded together with fresco plaster, g...