Gilded Glass and Verre Églomisé

We work with many different types of gold and metal leaf to create wonderfully elegant mirrors and reflective surfaces. Gilded glass involves the application of a ‘size’ to the reverse of clear glass and then laying a metal leaf (gold, silver or metal) which then creates a reflective surfaace. The overlapping metal leaves and the drying process give rise to beautiful variations in this mirrored surface. Verre églomisé is a French term referring to the process of applying both a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a reflective surface. We start with clear glass and start by painting our design on the reverse using pigments and oil-colours. Once we have built up our design, we then overlay this with a metal leaf, resulting in a decorative reflective surface