GILDING

Restoration and conservation of traditional water-gilded, oil-size gilding and gold leaf on reproduction furniture, decorative objects and more.

Specializing in: Ceramics, Wood, Metal, Glass, Sculpture, Furniture • Various traditional and experimental gilding techniques • Genuine gold leaf • Imitation gold • Gesso re-cutting • Gold tooling and embossing.

Recent Projects

Jane Henry 8/29/15 Jane Henry 8/29/15

18th Century Blackamoors

Jane Henry 8/28/15 Jane Henry 8/28/15

Gilded Sculpture for Chista

Jane Henry 8/8/15 Jane Henry 8/8/15

St. Ignatius Loyola Church Madonna

This Madonna needed cleaning, and structural repairs. The splits and chips were filled, then in-painted, and gilded.

Jane Henry 8/8/15 Jane Henry 8/8/15

Lion/Shi Shi Dogs Kamakura Period 13th c

This rare pair of lion-dogs were restored at least four previous times. They were received covered with a new layer of gilding, that was itself, quite unstable. After poking around, we discovered, what would be the remains of the original ground, with fragments of the original paint, and took it down to that level. They had very few carving loses, which we replaced, and while doing so, discovered the date inscription on the inside of one of the loose pieces of wood.