Gilt Wood Chippendale Style Wall Mirror, Floral Carved Frame

George III gilt wood wall mirror in the Chippendale style with…
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George III gilt wood wall mirror in the Chippendale style with floral and scroll carved frame (old restoration and re-gilding) 132 x 70

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  • Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.

    Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.

    Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.
  • George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.

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