Gilding Repairs - Traditional Antique Restoration from Hinton Restorations, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Gilding Repairs - Traditional Antique Restoration

What is gilding?

Gilding could be called 'golding', because it describes the application of a fine layer of gold to a surface. The surface is most usually metal, but wood, paper (books), ceramics, pottery and plastics, and other materials can be gilded.

Historically, gilding has taken place in many cultures, especially in the oriental countries and has been recorded as far back as the ancient Egyptians.

There are many different methods of gilding involving different chemical or mechanical processes.

How I use gilding

• Gilt mirrors, tables and chairs can all be repaired and matched in, using carved wood or moulded resin, gesso or bole (clay) in many colours with gold to match.
• These repairs are then aged and patinated to match the rest of the piece.

Four Stage Gilding Example;

Stage One	Stage Two
Stage Three	Stage Four
Gilding mirror before and after;

Painted and guilded side table before & after;



Gilding repair on mirror before & after;

Marbling, paint and guilding before & after;

Gilding repairs to mirror before & after;

Torchere gilding before & after;



Gilding repair to frame before and after;

Gilding mirror before and after;