Gilding Collection (page 2)

Wartburg, antependium altarpiece, mid-19th century Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
7281477 Wartburg, antependium altarpiece, mid-19th century Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, Europe; Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach, Germany; (add.info.: Wartburg, antependium altarpiece)

Pendant decorated in cloisonne with a beast, 301-700 (gold, stone)
7310016 Pendant decorated in cloisonne with a beast, 301-700 (gold, stone); 2.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: gold, stone, Material: gold)

Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle
3330425 Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle; (add.info.: Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle depicting an Early Christian symbol. Dated 7th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330192 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Latrobe nugget, 1850
3329935 The Latrobe nugget, 1850; (add.info.: The Latrobe nugget, the largest clusters of cubic gold crystals currently known. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure. Achaemenid Persian, Takht-l-Kuwad region. Tadjikistan
532129 Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure. Achaemenid Persian, Takht-l-Kuwad region. Tadjikistan. 5-4th century BC (figurine); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gold box in which the Freedom of the City of London was presented to Sir John Lawrence (engraving)
8676798 Gold box in which the Freedom of the City of London was presented to Sir John Lawrence (engraving) by English School

Sutter's Mill, where the first gold was discovered in California (engraving)
8644013 Sutter's Mill, where the first gold was discovered in California (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sutter's Mill)

Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849 (engraving)
8644009 Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849 (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849)

Little joy did he have of his possessions (colour litho)
8647706 Little joy did he have of his possessions (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little joy did he have of his possessions)

Hargraves discovering Gold (engraving)
8648141 Hargraves discovering Gold (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hargraves discovering Gold)

Speculators on the "Corner, " Ballarat (engraving)
8647940 Speculators on the "Corner, " Ballarat (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Speculators on the "Corner, " Ballarat. Victoria)

Roads from Melbourne to the diggings (engraving)
8646020 Roads from Melbourne to the diggings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roads from Melbourne to the diggings)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630771 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho)
8677713 Victoria, cigar box label (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria, cigar box label.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses (litho)
8677406 IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: IXth and XIIIth centuries women's headdresses)

Diamond aigrette or tiara, c.1900 (gold, silver & diamonds)
8677814 Diamond aigrette or tiara, c.1900 (gold, silver & diamonds) by European School; height: 10, circumference: 21 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Old- and rose-cut diamonds, silver and gold)

Slavonic women's headdress (litho)
8677403 Slavonic women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slavonic women's headdress)

Do You Know: What do hall marks on silver mean? (colour litho)
8668136 Do You Know: What do hall marks on silver mean? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What do hall marks on silver mean)

Story of Sand: Gold in sand (colour litho)
8659620 Story of Sand: Gold in sand (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold in sand)

Shell, Shirt, Shoot, Shore, Sieve, Skate, Skull, Slate, Slate, Sleep, Sloop, Sloth (engraving)
8651538 Shell, Shirt, Shoot, Shore, Sieve, Skate, Skull, Slate, Slate, Sleep, Sloop, Sloth (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shell, Shirt, Shoot)

Ground sluicing (engraving)
8650671 Ground sluicing (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground sluicing)

Gold mine at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia (b/w photo)
8663576 Gold mine at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold mine at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia)

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania
8683563 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania, and surrounded by dancing canephors, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683562 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine
8683559 Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

The ceiling of the Sala dell'Udienza, designed by Benedetto (1442-97) and Giuliano (1432-90) da Maiano
BEN85160 The ceiling of the Sala dell'Udienza, designed by Benedetto (1442-97) and Giuliano (1432-90) da Maiano, after 1470 (photo); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold)
AIS5363115 Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold); Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; © Iberfoto

Gold digger on horseback in California, USA (19th century)
AIS5390308 Gold digger on horseback in California, USA (19th century)

Locket, 1829-30 (silver, gilt brass, diamond, blued-steel, enamel, gold, glass)
7295359 Locket, 1829-30 (silver, gilt brass, diamond, blued-steel, enamel, gold, glass); 7.5x5.1x2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Watch in silver case)

St. Martin's cathedral. Ceiling of the nave. Lucca, Italy. 9th-12th century
7264833 St. Martin's cathedral. Ceiling of the nave. Lucca, Italy. 9th-12th century; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: Duomo San Martino. St. Martin's cathedral)

Sir John Ross Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences, 1835-37 (gold)
MMM5477687 Sir John Ross Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences, 1835-37 (gold); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info)

Gold pendant, early 19th century (miniature, gold, enamel, seed pearls, human hair, glass)
7339280 Gold pendant, early 19th century (miniature, gold, enamel, seed pearls, human hair, glass) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after); 5.5x4.5x0.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Statuette of Atum, 18th dynasty, gesso gilded wood, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, treasury, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
7058306 Statuette of Atum, 18th dynasty, gesso gilded wood, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, treasury, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892
3480409 Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia, 1892; (add.info.: Prospector sits in front of his prospectors hut in the gold rush in Australia)

Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473155 Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Vicente Gomez Martinez-Espinel, 1550 - 1624)

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330367 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330365 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330229 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pre-Columbian: Columbia, Quimbaya. Seated figure, 14-15th century (gold figurine)
532960 Pre-Columbian: Columbia, Quimbaya. Seated figure, 14-15th century (gold figurine); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object)
529444 Anglo-Saxon Jewellery. 8th Century AD (object); Universal History Archive/UIG

Eagle (gilded wood)
PEM219484 Eagle (gilded wood) by Bellamy, John Haley (1836-1914); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Great Seal of the United States;)

British gold, silver, and bronze coins in current use (c 1920) (litho)
8633266 British gold, silver, and bronze coins in current use (c 1920) (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British gold, silver)

Fishing for Cockles at "The Wash", Shaking them through a Sieve to get rid of Sand (colour litho)
8633157 Fishing for Cockles at "The Wash", Shaking them through a Sieve to get rid of Sand (colour litho) by English School

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630735 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630718 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Johannesburg (coloured photo)
8671457 Real Photographs, c.1939: Johannesburg (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannesburg)

Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho)
8635979 Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Victorian home life)

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"Gilding: The Art of Adding a Touch of Opulence to Everyday Objects" Step into the world of gilding, where ordinary items are transformed into extraordinary works of art. From headgear designed for Ida Rubinstein in the ballet Scheharazade in 1910 to the grandeur of the Royal Box at London Coliseum, it has been used throughout history to elevate and embellish. Imagine a statue of Virgin Mary adorned with delicate gold leaf, radiating an ethereal glow that captures reverence and awe. Or picture a vase of flowers on a mantelpiece, its intricate patterns shimmering under golden accents created by Edouard Vuillard's skilled hand. Intriguingly close-up shots reveal the meticulous craftsmanship behind gilded metalwork umbrellas - every detail meticulously etched and coated with lustrous gold. A butterfly delicately perches on a palm leaf, both intricately adorned with golden hues that catch the light and captivate our gaze. The west corner of Clumber Park's State Drawing Room stands as a testament to England's lost houses. Gilded frames surround portraits while ornate mirrors reflect opulence long gone but forever preserved through Giles Worsley's lens. At Lambeth Doulton Faience Factory during the Victorian period, artisans perfected their craft by applying exquisite layers of gold onto pottery pieces. Each stroke brought life and richness to otherwise plain surfaces. Enter Alfred Meakin's decorating room where Bleu de Roi is being transformed through gilding techniques. The once simple ceramic now boasts regal elegance fit for royalty – each brushstroke adding depth and brilliance. Witness pencil-making at Keswick as they create gilding pencils - tools capable of turning any piece into an artistic masterpiece. These small yet mighty instruments hold within them endless possibilities for creativity and self-expression. Gilding is more than just decoration.