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

 Chandelier restored by Ruth Tappin

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

 Chandelier before restoration

Carved wood chandelier before restoration.

 gilded bath

18ct lemon gold Gilded bath.

silvered copper bath

Silver metal leafed copper bath.

Available to buy from www.armstrongwoodhouse.com

 copper bath before gilding

Copper bath before gilding.

 gilded harp

Harp, after restoration. Restored and re-gilded.

 Harp before restoration

harp restored by Ruth Tappin

Harp, before restoration and restored and re-gilded.

 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

 part of the piano leg

French piano before restoration on the gilded legs.

 Irish carved wood table

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

 irish table before

Irish table before restoration.

 gilded stand

Stand, after restoration. repaired and gilded.

 stand before

Stand before restoration and gilding.

Gilded carved wood table

Carved wood table base after repairs and gilding.

carved wood table base

Carved wood table base before restoration and gilding.

  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 pelmet

Gilded pelmit.

 

pelmets being gilded

Pelmits being gilded.

 

Gilded pelmet

Gilded pelmit.

 pelmits being gilded

Pelmits being gilded.

Gilded and painted light

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

  light befor restoration

Light before toning and painting.

 restored french lamp

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

 

lamp before restoration 

Fernch lamp before restoration.

 light stand

Lamp stand after restoration. Repainted and gilded.

  light stand

Lamp stand before restoration.

English gilded jardiniere

English jardiniere, after restoration.  Restored and re-gilded

 

Jardiniere

Jardiniere in the middle of restoration.

 English carved wood fire screen

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

 

English carved wood fire screen

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

 

painted and gilded table and chairs

Gilded and painted table and chairs.

 Table and chairs

Table and chairs with brown base coat.

 clock cacse after gilding

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

 clock case before

Clock case from a grandfarther clock before restoration.

 stool after gilding

Stool after gilding ready to be re-upholstered.

 stool before gilding

Stool before gilding.

 Gilded foot

Gilded foot on a bed after restoration.

 foot before restoration

Foot from a bed before restoration.

 
 paint and silver coffee table

Coffee table after painting and silver leef is added.

 wooden coffee table

Wooden coffee table before painting.

 Painted dining table

Dining table with new leaves painted to match old table.

 Painted dining table

Dining table with new leaves.

 Restored Gilded Dragon

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