
{"id":830,"date":"2012-04-10T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.coloradostyle.com\/?p=830"},"modified":"2012-04-10T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T17:41:00","slug":"the-art-of-eglomise-history-and-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/denver-furniture-store\/the-art-of-eglomise-history-and-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Eglomise &#8211; History and technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/hand_paint_eglomise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-833\" title=\"hand painting eglomise\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/hand_paint_eglomise.jpg\" alt=\"hand painting eglomise\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a>Eglomis\u00e9 is a very old technique dating back to the Pre-Roman era. It&#8217;s name is derived from a 18th Century French decorator, Jean Baptise Glomy (1711 &#8211; 1786) who was responsible for it&#8217;s re-popularization. The materials and technique we use are exactly the same as Jean Baptise Glomy had developed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/creating_eglomise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-831\" title=\"creating_eglomise\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/creating_eglomise.jpg\" alt=\"creating eglomise\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gold leaf and hand painting under glass provides a reflectivity and beauty unseen in other art forms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/creating_eglomise-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-832\" title=\"creating_eglomise gold leaf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/creating_eglomise-2.jpg\" alt=\"creating eglomise gold leaf\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The process is very, very delicate, but we protect the back to avoid any scratching or damage from behind. The end result of the eglomis\u00e9 process is to make the piece look old, it is not a mass produced automated process, so it will vary in clarity and character. The front of the Eglomis\u00e9 is simply glass. Clean it with glass cleaner as you would a mirror or glass table top.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/eglomise-hand-painting-furniture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-835\" title=\"eglomise fine furniture denver furntiure\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/eglomise-hand-painting-furniture.jpg\" alt=\"eglomise fine furniture denver furntiure\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The layering of materials is what makes the use of gold so enticing. Light fixtures with gold accents, sideboards with inlaid details, chair frames gilt in gold leaf. Aged or patinated, the reflection of a gold timeliness finish softens the lines of any piece of furniture.\u00a0 <a title=\"hand painted furniture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/furniture-craftsmanship\/furniture-construction\/handpainted-furniture\/\">Read more <\/a>about hand painted furntiure and eglomise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/hand_paint_eglomise-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-834\" title=\"hand painted furniture eglomise\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2012\/04\/hand_paint_eglomise-2.jpg\" alt=\"hand painted furniture eglomise\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eglomis\u00e9 is a very old technique dating back to the Pre-Roman era. It&#8217;s name is derived from a 18th Century French decorator, Jean Baptise Glomy (1711 &#8211; 1786) who was responsible for it&#8217;s re-popularization. The materials and technique we use are exactly the same as Jean Baptise Glomy had developed. Gold leaf and hand painting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12,23,35,40],"tags":[59,71,182,185,209,252,254],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-denver-furniture-store","category-furniture-craftsmanship","category-furniture-construction","category-furniture-care","category-styles-and-history-of-furniture","tag-antique","tag-artisan","tag-denver-furniture","tag-design-accents","tag-eglomise","tag-furniture","tag-furniture-care-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coloradostyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}