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Gilded Furniture

Below are several photos some are before and after photos, of gilded furniture restoration and gilded musical instruments restoration.

Gilded chandelier

Carved wood chandelier after restoration. All water gilded and burnished as per customers wishes.

Carved wood chandelier

Carved wood chandelier before restoration.

gilded copper bath

18ct lemon gold Gilded bath.

silvered copper bath

Silver metal leafed copper bath.

Available to buy from www.armstrongwoodhouse.com

copper bath

Copper bath before gilding.

Gilded harp

Harp, after restoration. Restored and re-gilded.

harp

Harp, before restoration above and restored and re-gilded below.

gilded harp

 

Gilled piano

French piano after restoration on the gilded legs.

Featured in July 08 House & Garden.

This piano is available to buy at www.periodpiano.com

 Gilded piano

French piano before restoration on the gilded legs.

 

Gilded Irish table

Irish carved wood table, after restoration. Restored and re-gilded.

Irish table

Irish table before restoration.

Gilded Stand

Stand, after restoration. repaired and gilded.

Stand before gilding

Stand before restoration and gilding.

gilded table base

Carved wood table base after repairs and gilding.

Carved wood table base

Carved wood table base before restoration and gilding.

Silvered carved wood table base

Carved wood table base, gilded in silver metal leaf.

carved wood table base

Carved wood table base before gilding. 

Gilded pelmets

Two gilded pelmets.

pelmets before gilding

Pelmets before gilding.

 

Gilded pelmit

Gilded pelmet.

Pelmits being gilded

Pelmets being gilded.

Gilded pelmit

Gilded pelmet.

 

pelmits being gilded

Pelmets being gilded.

Paint and gilt chandelier

Gilded and painted chandelier, restored to match another light in the same room.

 

Chandelier being gilded

Chandelier before toning and painting.

Gilded lamp

French lamp, after restoration. Cleaned, restored and part re-gilded.

 

Lamp before gilding

Fernch lamp before restoration.

Paint and gilt standard lamp

Standard lamp stand after restoration. Repainted and gilded.

standard lamp before restoration

Standard lamp stand before restoration.

Gilded Jardiniere

English jardiniere, after restoration.  Restored and re-gilded

 jardiniere being restored

Jardiniere in the middle of restoration.

Gilded fire screen

English fire screen, after restoration. Cleaned, restored and part re-gilded.

Gilded fire screen

English fire screen, after restoration. Cleaned, restored and part re-gilded.

Gilded stool

Stool after gilding ready to be re-upholstered.

Stool before gilding

Stool before gilding.

gilded lion foot

Gilded foot on a bed after restoration.

lion foor before restoration

Foot from a bed before restoration.

 Gilded figure

Carved wood sculpture of St George and the dragon, after gilding.

carved wood figure

Carved wood sculpture of St George and the dragon, before gilding.

 clock case

Clock case from a grandfarther clock after gilding and some added decoration.

 clock case

Clock case from a grandfarther clock before restoration.

 

Table and chairs

Gilded and painted table and chairs.

Table and chairs

Table and chairs with brown base coat.

dining table

Dining table with new leaves painted to match old table.

 

dining table

Dining table with new leaves.

coffee table

Coffee table after painting and silver leef is added.

coffee table

Wooden coffee table before painting.

Library bust

Roman style library bust after repair before toning in.

Library bust

Brocken Roman style library bust.

 Gilded dragon

Dragon on plaque, after restoration. Cleaned, restored and part re-gilded.