Genuine Gold & Silver Leaf

Our Genuine Gold Leaf is extensively used for multi-purpose gilding and have a thickness of 130 grams for every 10,000 sheets (double gold: 160 grams/10,000 sheets ; triple gold: 180 grams/10,000 sheets).

Genuine gold leaf comes in 12K White Gold, 18K, 21K Moon Gold, 22K, 23K, 23K Red Gold, 23.75K, and 24K. We also carry Genuine Silver Leaf as well as Double Gold Leaf and Triple Gold Leaf types of our 23K, 23.75K, and 24K Genuine Gold Leaf. All of our metal leaf selections come in Loose and Transfer (Patent) configurations.

Coverage:

• 1 Sheet: 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ (7.94 cm x 7.94 cm)
• 1 Booklet (25 sheets): 1 5/6 square feet (0.56 square meters)
• 1 Pack (500 Sheets): 31 square feet (9.45 square meters)

Loose Gold & Silver Leaf:
The leaves are placed in paper booklets, loosely inlaid in 25 compartments, one for each leaf. To cut the leaf, one may take it from the booklet with the gilding knife and place it on the gilding cushion or drop it directly from the booklet onto the gilding cushion. Then, pick up the leaf with the gilder’s tip and place it onto the prepared surface.

Transfer (Patent) Gold & Silver Leaf:
The individual gold leaves are pressed onto a tissue paper. One uses patent gold, also called tempest gold, when gilding outdoors. The tissue paper is larger than the gold leaf, thus it may be more easily handled. It is also possible to cut the patent leaves into desired shapes/forms with scissors. The leaves are placed onto the prepared surface and carefully rubbed with cotton wool. The tissue paper may then be removed as the gold leaf will adhere to the surface/object. For exterior gilding, we recommend 23.75K up to 24K gold leaf.