Gilding

Gregg Perry studied gilding from Masters in Venice, Florence, Italy and Paris, France for over a year. He performs all gilding work by hand, including grinding of clays, production of gesso and application of the finest gold leaf. His studio provides superior craftsmanship in this genre whether it be a traditional English rococo looking glass or a Louis XIII giltwood fauteuil. 

Services:

• Complete treatment for all periods of giltwood furniture, looking glasses and frames
• Replacement of missing carving
• Gesso recutting
• Consolidation of flaking gesso surfaces 
• Traditional water gilding using 23 carat gold leaf
• Bronze-doré (done in Parisian studio)
• Patination of new gold leaf to replicated original gilding