Gold leaf directly from your gold leaf factory

Gold (Aurum) has a melting point of 1064°C and is the most important precious metal used in the manufacture of gold leaf. Gold can be alloyed with metals such as silver, copper, palladium and platinum.

A large selection of gold leaf, ranging from 6 to 24 karats

These “blends” result in a large selection of gold leaf colours, with highly unique properties. Depending on the components of the alloy, the gold leaf colours impress with their metallic sheen, and are available in white, yellow, green, citron, red or grey shades.

Select the correct gold leaf colour to suit your gilding project

Gold leaf colours The shown colours are not “true” colours. Colours will be rendered differently depending on your browser and screen. Would you like to see the “true” gold leaf colours? Order your personal gold leaf colour card. You specify the gold leaf format – as the manufacturer we are flexible:

Gold leaf formats Our colours are available in the following formats

50 mm / 65 mm / 80 mm* / 85 mm / 90 mm / 91,5 mm / 93 mm / 95 mm / 100 mm / 110 mm / 120 mm / and in rectangular formats on request

*80 mm is the standard format

Gold leaf type: loose or transfer (patent)

Loose – This gold leaf is inserted into a booklet of tissue paper and can only be used in interior spaces. The gold leaf is either applied with a gilding brush directly from the booklet, or can be removed from the booklet using a gilder’s knife and cut to the desired format on a gilder’s cushion. The gold leaf is picked up with a gilder’s tip and applied to the surface that is to be gilded. The following gilding techniques are suitable for gold leaf in the loose variant: oil gilding – water based goldsize – Architec T 40 – water gilding – glass gilding.

Transfer (patent)  – This gold leaf is suitable for interior and exterior gilding (from 23.5 karat). The gold leaf is pressed onto tissue paper and can thus be handled without any problems. Using scissors, the tissue paper, along with the gold leaf, is cut to the desired format. The transfer gold leaf – either complete or cut sheets – is placed onto the surface which has been prepared with adhesive and is still slightly tacky, and light pressure is applied. The tissue paper is then removed from the gold leaf and the gilding work is brushed over and polished. The following gilding techniques are suitable for gold leaf in the transfer variant: oil gilding – water based goldsize – Architec T 40 – glass gilding

The gold leaf tissue paper booklets are manufactured in-house by Eytzinger

• Packaging: 25 gold leaves placed in one tissue paper booklet
• Packing units in books: 25 sheet – 250 sheet – 300 sheet – 500 sheet – other options available
• Special pack sizes for gold leaf available on request (minimum purchase quantity applies): Tissue paper booklet for 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 or 60 sheets

Custom gold leaf colours can save you a great deal of time and money when working on a restoration project

For some restoration projects it is worth having a special alloy produced. At this point we should always consider the costs of time-consuming tinting. Tinting is generally an emergency solution and will not necessarily be conducive to future restoration. A matching colour tone will generally save the gilder a great deal of time and money. Talk to us – we will be happy to check regarding feasibility. Gold leaf prices are daily prices.

Are you looking for a price?

When submitting a query, please state the colour, the number of karats, the gold leaf format, the type (loose or transfer), and the required quantity. All gold leaf colours can be queried with us directly, using the query function, and you will receive a quotation immediately with the current daily price!

Do you have further questions? We will be happy to help.