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020 8453 9360 info@sterling-studios.com
Fax 020 8453 9379
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EGLOMISE GLASS
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We have been making Eglomise glass also known as
verre eglomise (named after Jean Baptist Glomy, a French 18th Century
frame maker) for use in restoration for many years. We have had to
find new techniques to antique mirror glass successfully for
restoration and, as a natural progression to this, we have developed a
range of hand painted and gilt decorative glass and antiqued mirror
glass. We make both traditional and highly contemporary eglomise
glass. Our glass is used in a wide variety of ways, walls can be
covered to create a huge visual impact in the form of a mural or repeating patterns like glass 'wallpaper', a number of small pieces can also be used in a patterned decorative scheme. Cupboard doors, ceilings, and furniture can all benefit from the application of decorative eglomise glass either as a feature, such as a table top, or covered entirely with glass.
preparing the background for gilding
water gilding with gold and silver leaf
water gilding with silver leaf on bevelled glass
painting the back of the verre eglomise
preparing the background for gilding
making a frame with bevelled edge antique mirror glass
curing glass glue with UV light to make bevel faced mirror
the sequence below shows the steps required to make decorative eglomise glass panels
painting the background
adding a paint effect
laying loose leaf gold using a gilders tip
the finished verre eglomise panel
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