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Vulpex
Starting at: £13.25
Concentrated liquid soap. Mix with water or white spirit to clean surfaces such as gilt, stone or even paper. Learn More -
Roberson Clear Shellac Varnish
Starting at: £11.50
Fast drying varnish for metal leaf. May also be used to seal absorbent surfaces prior to sizing. Cellulose based. Clean brushes with methylated spirits. Learn More -
Roberson Crystal Shellac Varnish
Starting at: £9.30
Clear synthetic varnish with superior clarity. Does not discolour gold and silver leaf. Use as a protective coating over gilded surfaces to prevent tarnishing and for sealing gesso prior to gilding. Learn More -
Rabbit Skin Glue
Starting at: £13.00
For sizing canvas prior to priming with an oil based primer. Do not use under acrylic primer. Soak overnight in water. Heat in double boiler (do not boil). Ratio water:size 13:1. Use while still warm. Rabbit Skin Glue does not contain preservatives. 340 - 360 Bloom Learn More
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Schmincke Aerosol B72 300ml
£18.90Performs in a similar protective way as Lascaux Fixative. Non yellowing, crystal clear and age-resistant. Suitable as a fixative and protection for pencil, charcoal, pastels, watercolours, gouache, inks, metal leaf, photos and prints. Can also be used as a final varnish for oil and acrylic colours. Invisible on absorbent surfaces and semi matt very slightly glossy on non absorbent surfaces. Learn More -
Whiting
Starting at: £4.00
Whiting is powdered Calcium Carbonate, which can be mixed with rabbit skin glue to create a chalk-based ground for oil, tempera, distemper or encaustic painting. Traditionally, whiting was an important ingredient when preparing painting surfaces in the north of Europe, as opposed to gypsum (Calcium Sulphate), which was widely used south of the Alps. Learn More -
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Gesso di Bologna
Starting at: £12.00
Gesso di Bologna is a bright white Calcium Sulphate, or gypsum, from Italy, which can be used as a substitute for whiting in the preparation of gesso. It is ground to a particularly fine powder, which makes it a suitable ground for gilding, as the small size of the particles allows for greater compression when burnishing. Learn More -
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Roberson Gilt Wax Medium
Starting at: £15.00
To use as a medium, mix with burnishable bronze powders in equal parts. Or use to protect imitation leaf, metal, wood, furniture and paintings. Learn More -
Charbonnel Oil Gold Size 3 hour
Starting at: £11.60
High quality oil based gold size. Well known for its predictability and length of open time. Tacky in 3 hours, remains open for 6 hours. Learn More -
Roberson Acrylic Gold Size
Starting at: £8.60
Easy to use acrylic gold size. Ready for gilding in 15-20 minutes. 1-2 days open time. Learn More -
Permacoll
Starting at: £9.10
Permacoll size dries within 15 to 30 minutes, and metal leaf can be applied hours or even days later. This product is designed to achieve decorative metallic finishes on surfaces that are not exposed to weather or excessive wear. It has more adhesive strength than Instacoll and is therefore particularly well suited for gilding with imitation metal leaf. The final surface is not burnishable. *PLEASE NOTE - COLOURS OF THESE PRODUCTS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM PRODUCTS PICTURED* Learn More -
Seccotine 30 ml
£8.50Refined liquid fish glue for use as a size for gilding on paper. It can also be used as a glue for paper and as a binder in gesso for raised illumination. Seccotine is made from the skin of the Atlantic deep sea cod fish. It remains flexible after drying.
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Roberson Gum Ammoniac
Starting at: £14.00
Natural gum size made to a traditional recipe. Gum Ammoniac is useful for gilding in small areas and, more generally, in detailed gilding. Two applications are needed if gilding on absorbent paper. Raised areas can be developed by using several layers and allowing each layer to dry first. Gum Ammoniac can be reactivated by breathing on the gum surface. Gum Ammoniac comes to us from Asia and is increasingly hard to source. Learn More -
Miniatum Ink
Starting at: £23.10
Miniatum size in ink form, for raised calligraphic illumination and fine lines in gold and silver leaf. Miniatum Ink can create high gloss gilding on paper, vellum (degreased), leather and flexible surfaces such as plastic foils. The elastic nature of the size assures a long-lasting gilded surface *Please note - Colours of these products may vary slightly from those depicted in the photograph* Learn More -
Miniatum
Starting at: £16.60
Size for high gloss gilding on paper, degreased vellum, leather and flexible surfaces. *Please note - Colours of these products may vary slightly from those depicted in the photograph* Learn More -
Pre-Lim Metal Burnisher
Starting at: £9.85
A gently abrasive paste for non-scratch cleaning of metals and many sensitive fine-art surfaces. Learn More -
Roberson Improved Gold Body 15 ml
£11.50Raising preparation for illumination. Yellow colour. Learn More -
German Gold Powder 1 gram
Starting at: £47.00
Handcrafted, extra fine, genuine precious metal powders in a range of shades, all 1 gram in weight. These powders are produced using thin gold, silver and other precious metal leaf. A complex, manual process is undertaken to achieve the extremely fine-grained particle size of this extra fine powder.
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Roberson Water Gold Size 15 ml
£12.30Traditional size for illumination. Made with natural gums. Yellow colour. Learn More -
Japanese Shell Gold
Starting at: £28.00
Japanese shell gold in ceramic pans.
Shell gold, so named because it was historically made and stored in shallow shells such as mussel shells, consists of finely powdered genuine gold mixed with a variety of gums. This Japanese shell gold range is made using the highest quality handmade Japanese gold and precious metal powders bound with Nikawa gelatine glue.
Mix with a bit of water and apply in the same way as watercolour (a drop of oxgall can be added to break the surface tension) After drying, it can be burnished to a soft, beautiful lustre using an agate stone burnishing tool.
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Cornelissen Gold Edible Crumbs 23 carat
£49.00The sprinkles are made by crumbling gold leaves. Can be sprinkled on an type of food. 23 carat gold. 125 mg Learn More -
Shell Gold Watercolour 1/4 pan Silver
£27.00Shell gold, so named because it was historically made and stored in a shallow shell such as a mussel shell, consists of finely powdered genuine gold mixed with a variety of gums. It is mixed with a bit of water and applied in the same way as watercolour. After drying for an hour or so, it can be burnished to a soft, beautiful lustre using an agate stone burnishing tool.
Our Shell gold is used by calligraphers, framers, restorers, iconographers and watercolour artists.
In recent years our colour range of genuine gold has been extended and genuine Lapis Lazuli and genuine Malachite have also been added. Learn More -
Rohrer & Klingner Gold Drawing Ink
Starting at: £8.10
Drawing Ink (series 29 500). A fine, free flowing pigmented ink. Available in gold and three lightfast traditional tones in shellac binder. Learn More -
Japanese Gold & Precious Metal Powder
Starting at: £25.00
Premium quality, extra fine genuine gold precious metal powders handcrafted in Japan by experienced craftsmen, all 1 gram in weight. By crushing gold leaves finely and mixing them with melted glue, a paste is obtained, broken into pieces and transformed into powder, called « Kindei » Gold Powder. First, the 0,2 micron gold leaves are crushed into 3 microns pieces. Afterwards, the glue is washed out with water and dried. The powder obtained is as smooth and fine as flour.
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Roberson Ormoline Thinner
Starting at: £8.40
Cellulose thinner for paints made with Ormoline Medium. Learn More -
Maimeri Restoration Colours
Starting at: £17.50
33 colours for restoration. Pigments, mastic resin and turpentine. Learn More -
Roberson Ormoline Medium
Starting at: £8.70
Mix with Roberson Standard Bronze Powders to create metallic paint. 25g powder will make 125ml of paint. Learn More -
Roberson Liquid Metal Colour Chart Hand Made
£9.17Roberson Liquid Metals have a rich deep colour, ideal for a wide range of applications including plaster, wood, paper & canvas. The Liquid Metal range does not tarnish and does not need to be varnished. All colours are inter-mixable. This is a double sided and hand painted colour chart of the full range. Learn More


