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FREE: Vintage Pure 24k Gold Leaf Book Cut several sheets Silver bonus w/GIN

Vintage Pure 24k Gold Leaf Book Cut several sheets Silver bonus w/GIN
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The listing, Vintage Pure 24k Gold Leaf Book Cut several sheets Silver bonus w/GIN has ended.

This gold and silver was used 75+ years ago by a painter and frame-maker, the artist died in WWII. I feel that much of this gold and silver is from the turn of the century, but I can only date it pre-1943.
This is a fresh cut from one of his gold books.
The luster from this vintage gold leaf is so great there's no words for it. Beautiful, breathtaking, fascinating these words don't do it justice. It gives of a radiance that modern leaf can not. Modern leaf is machine manufactured as where this gold leaf and gold leaf for thousands of years before it was pounded out by skilled gold-beaters, a process lost with today's modern industrialism.
This particular piece is marked Made in GERMANY, with an estimated 25 sheets(appears to be all sheets in tact), you can see It's a healthy cut, next to a quarter in the picture you can see the size.
you can use this in art work, wood work, metal body work Ideals are limitless, you could always layer something in gold(Gild), it's a great keepsake, conversation piece
Picture 1 is the actual item picture 2 is a photo from a whole book.
Please check my other auctions I'll be auctioning another smaller cut from a book of gold at the same time.

**GIN BONUS** use GIN and I will include a piece of Pure Silver leaf book of greater size as a bonus! (pic 3)("was" marked Made in Japan)

**Return Bidder BONUS** and returning customer that wins in auction format, who's won or bought gold/silver from me before will receive the silver as well!

This Auction is just for the Book of Gold in picture 1, unless your a returning Winner or you use the GIN option.


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Questions & Comments
Original
nice auction
Mar 29th, 2013 at 5:02:30 PM PDT by
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OK so then the one for sale has been cut from a larger book? or is it the other half of piture #2? I would have paid more for the whole book I wish it had not been cut in half, as an artist I look for the larger pieces. The small ones are only good for small jewelry items. Will you be auctioning off any larger books?
Mar 30th, 2013 at 1:14:18 AM PDT by
Original
correct most of his gold books where used, he left behind a box of 1-3 inch book cuts, all the full size books have since been used or sold
Mar 30th, 2013 at 7:08:06 AM PDT by
Original
the book in picture 2 is is 6x6 inches i don't have any of these large books left just cuts from gold books that average 1-3 inches wide and 6 inches long, these books where cut before WWII so i had no role in cutting them down from a whole book, the silver however i do have a small stack of full books i have been cutting them into half or thirds and auctioning the silver off.
Mar 30th, 2013 at 7:15:07 AM PDT by
Original
f/w
Apr 2nd, 2013 at 12:57:18 PM PDT by
Original
when i say "cut" there's always an edge on the book this particular gold cut is bound with a thin red string, much like an old book. so these aren't just loose sheets they do have some uniformity to them you could use 1 piece at a time and leave the rest in the book.
Apr 4th, 2013 at 9:27:17 AM PDT by
Original
F&W!
Apr 5th, 2013 at 6:14:55 AM PDT by

Vintage Pure 24k Gold Leaf Book Cut several sheets Silver bonus w/GIN is in the Antiques category