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18th Century Tapestry Cartoon
The Tapestry cartoon was purchased in 1984 in Sydney (Australia) imported by Sydney Antique dealer Charles Hirsch. I believe it came from his last ‘Flemish’ container. It has been in our possession ever since. The colours have not changed to today. Size is 2100mm x 2400 mm. The colours you see on the photo are like the original. Eleanor Keene (Sydney), […] -
Shellac Dewaxed Granulars 250 gr/ 1lLr
Shellac Dewaxed Granulars 250 gr/ 1lLr Granules to be dissolved in Methylated spirits. -
Zapon Lacquer – Water Gilding Sealer
Zapon Lacquer (Water Gilding Sealer) 125ml. Brush on this Acetone based lacquer to seal the highly burnished gold leaf. -
Shellac Flakes Orange 250 gr/ 1Ltr.
250 grams of Shellac flakes will make upto 1 litre of rich lacquer. -
Gilders Knife
Gilders Knife. Tool to cut gold leaf. Gold leaf is first placed on the gilders cushion then with slight pressure of the knife, the gold leaf will easily cut. -
Gilders Tip 3”
3” Gilders Tip Special brush to lift loose gold leaf and place it on object. -
Agate Stone Burnisher
Agate Stone Burnisher Polished Agate stone with handle, used for burnishing leaf. -
Gilders Cushion
Gilders Cushion Board covered with leather used as base to cut gold leaf to size. Provides a perfect working area the use of loose gold leaf. -
Water Gilding Liqueur 250ml
Water Gilding Liqueur 250ml. Used to wet surface before the application of gold leaf in water gilding technique. -
Magic Polishing Ground (Powder) 150ml
Magic Polishing Ground (Powder) 150ml. Finely ground bole powder for water gilding techniques.