Gesso Mirrors

Gilt scalloped mirror, probably Italian, at least circa 1950s, probably earlier. Retains wonderful original patina to the gilt frame and original b...

This beautiful mirror and console table are partially silver leaf gilt and also show the bone color of the gesso. It features rich carved ornaments around the frame and table, such as bay leaf...

A dreamy square mirror in the Modern Art Deco style featuring a boldly contoured molded wood frame with a distressed silver gilt finish. The curvaceous profile is punctuated by four ...

Louis XV Gilt Oval Mirror. Small transitional Louis XV oval wood and gesso carved frame in white washed and gilt finish with inset beading, corner rosettes and further swagging with ...

3-1128 French full length wood and gesso mirror with ornate detailing.

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...

1960's Hollywood Regency Wall Mirror. Mirror has been silver-leafed at some point in its life. Great shape and feel. Frame shows loss to silver-leaf which adds to the overall look...

This French giltwood mirror from the 19th century is an elegant example of refined craftsmanship. The arched frame is richly decorated with floral garlands, scrolling acanthus leaves...

Dimensions - H: 49 1/2 in W: 26 in D: 2 in This stunning pair of 20th Century Italian Rococo style mirrors showcases the opulence and artistry that defined 18th-century decorative a...

We present this elegant Italian antique mirror dating back to the late 19th century. A majestic mirror of supreme refinement. Crafted with a gilded plaster frame, its design is insp...

This ornate mirror reflects the Rococo style popularized in Europe during the 18th century, characterized by its curved lines, asymmetrical motifs, and abundant decoration. The frame...

Round Art Deco Atsonea Ornate Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror is Round, it has a decorative Art Deco Rococo Gilt Frame with a bevelled glass mirror at the centre The mirror glass is or...

A fine early 18th century Gilt Gesso wall mirror, the frame with shells at the apex and apron, raised burnished strap work and scrolling vines on a contrasting stamped ground. Retain...

Small Midcentury Round Mirror with Rock Crystal Accents, Italy, 1960s. Manufactured by Creaciones Gobesso inspired by Line Vautrin designs. Rare Mid-20th century handcrafted wall mir...

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...

Spectacular large Hollywood Regency style gold leaf and ebonized rectangular mirror with bevelled mirror. Can be hung either vertically or horizontally.

An 18th century Italian Baroque silver gilt wall mirror, the carved wooden frame with floral and foliate decoration, lion paw feet, overlaid in gesso then silver gilded, there is a b...

Pair of large 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt wood mirrors with carved frame and laurel wreath crest. The mirror with a central raised medallion flanked by sprays of laurel ...

Convex Sunburst Mirror, Giltwood, Gold Leaf ___________________________________________________________ Mini sized carved giltwood convex sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s This lovely p...

Antique French Neoclassical Gold Figural Gesso Large 76x54 Trumeau Floor Mirror. Item features a large impressive size, gold gilt gesso figural details, maiden faces, urns and wreath...

Hand formed outer edges to a simple hardwood wood frame, a rare & spectacular example of the Art & Crafts movement in pristine condition.

This is a striking 19th century very large carved gilt and paint mirror. French in origin and the frame has a beautiful worn dry appearance to the gilt which gives it a subtle elegan...

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...

Round Art Deco Atsonea Ornate Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror is Round, it has a decorative Art Deco Rococo Gilt Frame with a bevelled glass mirror at the centre The mirror glass is or...

Late 19th Century/early 20th century Aesthetic Movement giltwood frame with gilt flower & leaf motif set between a small repeat pattern of crossed square on the inner & outer...

A beautiful large oval mirror with rich ornaments and original facetted mirror plate. The mirror has a very warm antique look and feel. The mirror has an ornate top decoration with a central “fleur de lis” with floral elements. At the bottom, there is also a smaller decoration with acanthus and floral elements. This mirror is made in Southern France and it has a solid pine frame that was smoothened with gesso. The most elevated part of the frame features a floral engraving and the inner part is adorned with a Classic pearl beading. The ornaments were casted with the use of ground cattle bone and plaster, reinforced with steel wires. The mixture of these materials is used in early mirror frames. Before casting was common practice, ornaments were hand carved in wood. A time consuming process and with the growing demand for these mirrors, new production methods were introduced. Later on larger...

A 19th century Louis Philippe style French gilded mirror with shaped top and floral decorations in the corners. Gilt finish is in good condition with warm red clay under rub. Some lo...

Matched pair of French Antique Baroque Carved Gilt Mirrors. Wonderful pair of French Baroque style carved gilded mirrors. Fruitwood with Gesso and gilding, in very good condition. ...

Elegant Louis IV Gilt Mirror and Marble Top Gilt Console Table, France, circa 19th Century. Retains warm original patina. The mirror measures an impressive 58"h x 39"w x 3"d. The ma...

A Charming Regency Period Circular Giltwood And Gesso Convex Mirror Of Good Bold Proportions, Having Superbly Carved Eagle Surmounted To Frame, With Original Gilded Surface And Appli...

A Louis Philippe French gilded mirror with curved top corners, ribbed pattern and flowers in the corners. Tall elongated proportions. Bright gilt finish is in good condition with min...

A super Victorian oval mirror on the large side, with bow detailing and bevelled mirror plate, in lovely original condition. 37" high 27" wide You are welcome to view this item at ...

Triple Layered carved wood sunburst mirror, Spain, 1930s. The three layers of rays surounding the central round glass highlight its beauty. This wall mirror has a terrific aged pa...

With an overall foliate scrolled frame. The open fan form crest over a painted mirror cartouche panel with a basket of colorful flowers reminiscent of the type of subject seen in The...

An 18th-century Vauxhall bevelled and distressed mecury mirror plate surrounded by a 20th-century gilt gesso frame with double candle arms and gilded brass sconce plates. The intric...

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...

Monumental Period American Federal gilt wood and gesso convex mirror with a central spread winged Eagle perched to flee on rocky plinth, upper flanking scrolled acanthus foliage, in...

Gilt oak leaves oval mirror, Italy, circa 1950s. This mirror was recently removed from the legendary Carlyle Hotel in NYC.

Neoclassical Italian gold carved mirror. Charles X gold carved wood and gesso frame with neoclassical anthemion and swan corner decoration en-framing a later mercury glass mirror pla...

Small sized carved giltwood convex sunburst mirror, Spain, 1950s This carved giltwood sunburst mirror has a frame has a terrific patina showing it original gold leaf gilding in dark...

This beautiful Baroque golden mirror is made in France, circa 1850. The frame has an arched top and is enriched with intricate decorations. The mirror has an ornate crest with a ce...

Stunning Louis XVI Palatial Mirror in Giltwood with foliage and floral carvings, 19th Century. An antique masterwork Louis XVI style gold leaf frame enclosing the original beveled mi...

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement square framed mirror with wide, flat, highly decorated flat surface. Magical details featuring three dimensional layers of intricately articu...

A good sized early 19th century gesso and gilt convex mirror, in unrestored original condition. With areas of loss, abrasions and scuffs. The original mirror plate has areas of oxidi...

This Italian hand-made American Federal Style eagle mirror, in the manner of Friedman Brothers, is a striking example of neoclassical elegance and timeless craftsmanship. Topped with...

A Magnificent Pair of George II Style English Carved Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors After A Design By Thomas Johnson. Of large proportions, each mirror having a cartouche-shaped plate within a profusely carved and pierced branch-entwined frame with stylised acanthus foliate rocaille and ‘C’-scroll decoration, architectural motifs and running dogs, surmounted by an asymmetrical pagoda form cresting with rockwork spires and a seated rustic couple holding a basket, flanked by confronted Ho-Ho birds, with a conforming asymmetrical apron of acanthus and waterwork icicles centred by a perching bird. This magnificent and ornate pair of English wall mirrors or ‘pier glasses’ are refined and reduced from a design by Thomas Johnson (1723–1799) first published in 1756 and included in his ‘Collections of Designs’ (1758), plate 4, and republished in his ‘One Hundred and Fifty New Designs" (1761) as plate 22. Pier Glasses were designed to be placed on the wall or 'pier' between windows; as well as forming part of a decorative scheme they provided an important functional use, creating a reversal of dynamic with the windows at night, reflecting and maximising the light given off by candles or oil lamps. Johnson’s asymmetrical design creates a sense of fluidity and lightness to the mirrors, employing ‘contraste’ in the placing or absence of elements, to create a stylised form, which through the dynamic tension of its constituent parts instils the mirrors with a sense of playfulness and vitality. In London throughout the 1740s and 1750s there developed a great enthusiasm for the whimsical Rococo style, and it rapidly became the height of fashion, popularised, and disseminated throughout the country and further afield by cabinetmakers’ 'Books of Prices', and 'Directories'. The second half of the 19th century saw a revival of the Rococo style in England and many designers and furniture makers turned once again to Chippendale’s ‘Director’ and designs by Matthias Lock and Thomas Johnson for inspiration, with fine examples based on modified designs or specific plates. Thomas Johnson’s designs, executed in a vigourous picturesque manner, are often inspired by the work of earlier French designers, transposing motifs taken from engraved ornament by Jean Bérain, Daniel Marot, William de la Cour, J. B. Toro and Francis Barlow...

A superb petite antique 19th-Century French Louis XV style giltwood and gesso elaborately carved mirror with original glass, circa 1850. This lovely mirror has shell decorations, scr...

Art Nouveau Rectangular Mirror with Foliage Frame, Wood, Gold Leaf Outstanding finely carved wood Art Nouveau mirror. Spain, 1930s Carved wood and gold leaf gilding. The frame has f...

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

Empire Neoclassical gilt mirror. Antique Italian gilt Neoclassical mirror frame with interior leaf and dart holding with large ogee band and o...

Full length French 19th Century Louis Philippe Wall Mirror Original 19th Century French Chic Furnishing, the 3” Gold frame has a charming age darkened finish and the bottom corners...

A fine antique English barbola dressing table or vanity oval mirror with easel, circa 1920. This beautiful mirror has beveled glass and is crowned with a gesso floral swag. It would ...

This is a small antique vanity mirror. An English, gilt gesso hallway mirror in neo-classical taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. Delightful mid Victorian mirror wit...

Large early 19th Century Italian Lombardy mirror. Fine detailed frame with black and gilt finish. Original glass plate.

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...

French Louis XVI gilt wood mirror with nicely carved details, surmounted with an intricately carved crown with a central urn form, quiver and arrow, acanthus leaves and plant forms. ...

A Very Fine and Large Whimsical French 19th/20th-Century Louis XV-Style Belle Époque Giltwood and Gesso Carved Figural Mirror Frame. The beautifully carved and cast crest crowned by ...

A large and impressive French, 18th century Louis XVI period carved and giltwood trumeau mirror with antique mercury glass panels. A period oil on canvas painting of an expansive landscape with hunters is enclosed in a carved giltwood arched framework, surmounted by a stylized shell cartouche and supported by carved giltwood laurel...

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...

A rare 17th Century, Spanish carved, painted and gilded picture frame. With a beautiful patina over a red painted panel. Inset with a faux antiqued mirror plate. Bold carvings, typic...