Genuine 23K Gold Leaf is available in books with 25 sheets measuring 3-1/8 "x 3-1/8" The sheets are referred to as leaves. Our leaf is the finest European leaf available. The term Patent Gold Leaf refers to the light tissue backing on which the leaf is mounted. The tissue allows you to easily lift each sheet from the book and place it more precisely to the area to be gilded. The tackiness from the gold size will pull the leaf off the tissue backing and secure it to your design. A gilders tip is not necessary with patent gold leaf. Patent Gold Leaf is ideal when applying Gold Leaf to a flat surface area and is preferred in most automotive graphic applications.One book will cover 1 square foot with minimum overlap.
Genuine 12K Patent White Gold Leaf comes in the same 25-sheet book as the the 23K Gold Leaf with the same patented backing tissue and application instructions - the difference is that this is a 12K WHITE gold.
Genuine 12K Patent White Gold Leaf comes in the same 25-sheet book as the the 23K Gold Leaf with the same patented backing tissue and application instructions - the difference is that this is a 12K WHITE gold.
Composition Leaf - is available in two varieties in loose sheet format. The sheet size is a standard 5.5"× 5.5" square. Composition Gold is a mixture of brass, copper and zinc. Composition Silver in made of pure aluminum. Sold in either 25 leaf books or packs containing 20 books (500 leaves).
Genuine Gold & Precious Metal Leaf - Copper leaf comes in 5.5" × 5.5" squares and is inexpensive relative to other precious metal leaf. Silver leaf is made of pure silver with no alloys. Sliver Leaf Measures 3.75" × 3.75". All Gold and Palladium leaf measure 3-3/8" × 3-3/8". 23kt and 22kt are Ducate Double Gold which is heavier than standard leaf by 10 to 20%.
22kt is characterized by an Orange Hue. 22kt is the most common used for guilding in the USA. Pure Palladium is a silver colored metal that is resistant to corrosives and therefore best for exterior guilding. Moon Gold is 21Kt and contains a mixture of gold, palladium and silver. French Pale gold is a 22kt gold with a pale but definitive hue. 12kt White Gold has been gaining great popularity since it won't tarnish and offers a totally different hue than Palladium. Sold in either 25 leaf books or packs containing 20 books (500 leaves).
Loose Sheet Leaf - is standard leaf assembled in book with thin pieces of rouged paper between each sheet. This allows you to remove one sheet of leaf with a guilder's tip brush without disturbing the sheets below.
Patent (Transfer Leaf) - This type of leaf is characterized by a thin tissue backing applied to the gold side down. This keeps the leaf from being disturbed by wind and therefore is most commonly used by artisans working outdoors.
Variegated Leaf - is metal leaf which has been heat treated to create beautiful random colorful patterns. Each leaf is 5.5" × 5.5" square. Sold in either 25 leaf books or packs containing 20 books (500 leaves).
