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Here is a sampling of our work with gilding. We do more than you see here. Please contact us to discuss your gilding project.
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Denver Art Museum
Artisans & Kings exhibition - Selected treasures from the Louvre - October 6, 2007-January 6,2008Laurence Filet of Master Gilders demonstrating water gilding techniques as used in
the 18th century. |
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Carnavalet Museum Paris
Gilding of the ceiling
and cornice of the golden salon, end of 17th century French, Carnavalet
Museum, Paris. Restoration of the cornice: gilding, distressing and
patina of the modillions. |
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Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Paris
Gilding restoration of an 18th century French, Regency period, door. Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. Cleaning of the original gilding (the right side of the motif is cleaned and the left side is not). |
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Architectural Gilding Indoors
Louis XVI style salon - Detail of a pilaster.
Water Gilding technique. After burnishing with an agate stone to make the gold look like solid gold. Burnishing is only possible with the water gilding technique. |
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Architectural Gilding Indoors
A re-creation of a Louis XVI style salon for a Northern California client. |
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Painting
Cleaning-Restoration
Laurence Filet of Master Gilders in the process of cleaning and removing old
varnish that yellowed with time - 19th century French painting. |
The right side of the painting now reveals its
original colors. The left side is still uncleaned. |
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Architectural Gilding
Outdoors
Gilding of a bronze statue, (Victory) using the
oil gilding technique. Project for the gardens
of a private estate in California. |
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Aix-en-Provence —
Antiques
Gilding of a Louis XV style mirror, 18th century French.
Water gildind technique and a light patina. |
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Paris Workshop — Antiques
Marrying the new gilding with the old gilding. Cleaning of the old gilding and patina. Console table 19th century French. |
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Gilding and Antiquing
on Canvas
Laurence antiquing the gilding to give it an
older appearance. |
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Water gilding on a very ornate frame.
Portrait of Walt Whitman.
23 carats gold for a California client. |
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Oil gilding
23 carats gold over a bronze 19th century French cherub.
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Detail of cherub
on the left. |
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