Capabilities · Gold Leaf & Gilding
Gold leaf & gilding, applied by hand
Real leaf over carved gesso — ceremonial gold, used with restraint.
Gilding is jewellery for architecture — a single gilt line can lift a whole room.
Real gold leaf is laid and burnished by hand. KENT gilds carved gesso for raised, light-catching motifs, gilds mouldings and carved highlights, and works verre églomisé — gilding applied to the back of glass for a deep, mirror-like lustre. Water-gilt areas can be burnished to a high shine or left matte; the gold is used ceremonially, as an accent on a carved field or a single line, rather than as a flat cover. The work pairs naturally with relief carving and marquetry.
Carved gesso gives gilding its relief — a raised motif that catches light along its edges. Real leaf is laid over it and burnished by hand to a high shine or left matte.
Beyond gesso, KENT gilds carved mouldings and highlights, and works verre églomisé — gold applied behind glass for a deep, reflective lustre on doors and feature panels.
Gilt gesso, mouldings and decorative glass — ceremonial gold, applied with restraint.