Gilded

You can create some really convincing imitations of gold leaf, but nothing is ever quite as good as the real thing.The techniques for preparing the surfaces and laying the leaf are centuries old, and looked after, gold will not fade or tarnish. When distressed it reveals the beautiful colours of the clay base on which it has been laid, and when burnished it shines beautifully.

Gold leaf comes in four main colours; gold, white gold, champagne or rose gold, and moon gold. Gold leaf can be used across an entire frame or mount, but it's most often used today as a sight edge that helps to catch the eye and brighten up painted frames. 

Examples of gilded frames, mirrors, sight edges and mounts: 

• - A frame and mount gilded in gold 
• - Photograph on a tulip in our Folksone Frame finished in polished black with a moon gold leaf bevel. 
• - Oil painting by Mark Johnston in a moon gold leaf tray frame. 
• - A black and white print in our Hassocks Frame in white gold leaf with a linen inlay.
• - Our Hassocks Mirror in moon gold with a cracked gesso inlay. 
• - Samples of our gilded finish in gold leaf and white gold leaf.