Master Gilders brings the traditional art of gilding to
California
 Master Gilders was created by its
director, Laurence Filet, and is dedicated to
providing the highest professional standards in oil and water
gilding to individuals, private collectors, professional
designers, fine artists, architects and museums. Master Gilders
uses traditional techniques and methods, combined with new
technologies in both classical and modern idioms. Contact Laurence to discuss your gilding projects at:
Laurence@mastergilders.com.
Or by calling (530) 329-5919 between 8:30am and 6:00pm, Monday thru
Friday.
Services available from
Master Gilders:
- Architectural Gilding:
statues, sculptures, walls, railings, gates, staircases,
ceilings, cornices, columns...
- Decorative Art objects:
furniture, frames, mirrors...
- On all supports: wood,
plaster, lead, iron, bronze, copper, resin, canvas, marble,
ceramics, fabric...
- For Residential, commercial,
historical or Public buildings
- Private homes, antique dealers, art
collectors and museums
 Architectural
Gilding Indoors After burnishing with an agate
stone to make the gold look like solid gold. Burnishing is only
possible with the water gilding technique. Laurence received her
formal training and experience in France where she graduated as a
professional gilder, and worked in some of the most prestigious
ateliers of Paris and Aix en Provence. She specializes in water
gilding and her work primarily focuses on architectural gilding
using water gilding and oil gilding techniques. She has an eye for
detail and is passionate about gilding. Laurence currently works in
Paris and Northern California where she resides and is available to
work on projects anywhere within the U.S.
 Architectural
Gilding Outdoors
Laurence gilding of a bronze
statue, (Victory) using the oil gilding technique. Project for the
gardens of a private estate in California. Her recent projects in
the U.S. include, the gilding of outdoor bronze statues, French
cast-iron street lamps, ornamental details on the façade of a
Victorian house in San Francisco, and the Louis XVI style salon of
an art collector.
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