Art Gilding provides professional metal leaf gilding services to galleries, antique dealers, artists and the public through our gilding studio in Sydney. Master Gilder Karl Eggert, trained as a gilder and church restorer in Cologne, Germany, now with over 55 years experience in restoration and gilding services.
Our reputation for being the foremost gilding experts in Australia means you can be absolutely confident that all work is done with precision to the highest standards.
Bring your treasures and investments to us to:
- Restore gilded mirror frame
- Repair gilded picture frame
- Restore French clock case
- Restore gilded lamp base
- Repair gilded statue
- Restore gilded objects of art
- Restore a gilded decorative ornament
- Restore gilded pelmets
- Repair gilded panels
- Restore gilded timber and wrought iron furniture including chairs, consoles and bed heads, etc.
Conservation and restoration gilding work is undertaken with the utmost care.
In the studio, we work with a variety of metal leaves such as gold leaf, silver leaf, faux-gold leaf (Dutch metal), faux-silver leaf, aluminium leaf and copper leaf.
We are especially proficient in gilding conservation, gilding restoration and water gilding techniques.
We teach what we practice daily at the Art Gilding Academy for 25 years.
