There are also several ormolu urns. (For the record, ormolu is a kind of gilding that involved the use of mercury, which led to the premature death of the craftspeople tasked with creating it.

Gary Anderson thrashed Andrew Gilding to retain his European Grand Prix title in Sindelfingen, Germany. The Scot, 54, cruised to an 8-0 victory to become the first player to defend the title.

Gary Anderson has won back-to-back European Grand Prix titles Gary Anderson thrashed Andrew Gilding to retain his European Grand Prix title in Sindelfingen, Germany. The Scot, 54, cruised to an 8-0 ...

Andrew Gilding fell short on Sunday evening in his bid to claim his first-ever European Tour title. The former UK Open champion suffered a heavy 8-0 defeat to Gary Anderson in the final of the ...

Gilding is the process of applying a thin layer of gold leaf to a multi-layered carved and prepared surface. This dragon is one of a pair that sit on top of a decorative pelmet above a window in ...

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The King tried his hand at gilding an antique dragon during a visit to the Royal Collection Trust’s Decorative Arts conservation workshop. Charles had a go at applying gold leaf to the ornate ...