Louis XV small pier table with damage to carvings and gilding (above), and (below) after conservation of existing gilding and replacement of missing gesso, bole and gold leaf aged and toned to match the original.Water & Oil Gilding

The application of gold leaf on top of a prepared surface of gesso and bole. The two types of gilding, water and oil, require different systems of preparation and application.

Philadelphia carved rococo eagle sconce after conservation of gilt surfaces.

Gerandole mirror completely renovated with water and oil gilding, during which its eagle was discovered to have been originally ebonized.