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<p>[QUOTE="Fid, post: 486273, member: 7724"]yes, by the color. but it's a risky guess by photos, isn't it ? and as I personally have seen similar ones - not exactly the same - from the Empire period - I guessed they might have been worth a good gilding.</p><p>you can still get fire-gilding done today, but by highly specialized companies with all the necessary kit'n'kaboodle to protect the workforce.</p><p>fire-gilding is much harder in the end of the process than electroplating. 3 - 4 layers that really stick together.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fid, post: 486273, member: 7724"]yes, by the color. but it's a risky guess by photos, isn't it ? and as I personally have seen similar ones - not exactly the same - from the Empire period - I guessed they might have been worth a good gilding. you can still get fire-gilding done today, but by highly specialized companies with all the necessary kit'n'kaboodle to protect the workforce. fire-gilding is much harder in the end of the process than electroplating. 3 - 4 layers that really stick together.[/QUOTE]
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