Genuine Gold & Silver Leaf

Our Genuine Gold and Silver Leaf are for multi-purpose gilding, with our genuine gold leaves having a thickness of 130 grams for every 10,000 sheets. Our Genuine Silver Leaf has a thickness of 400 grams for every 10,000 sheets. Genuine gold leaves comes in 12K White Gold, 18K, 21K Moon Gold, 22K, 23K, 23K Red Gold, 23.75K, and 24K.

We also carry thicker genuine gold leaves in 23K, 23.75K, and 24K as double gold leaf (160 grams per 10,000 sheets) and triple gold leaf (180 grams per 10,000 sheets).

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:
Loose leaves come 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 transfer 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. Place the leaves onto the prepared surface and carefully rub with cotton wool. Remove the tissue paper–the gold leaf will firmly adhere to the surface/object. For exterior gilding, we recommend 23.75K up to 24K gold leaf.