Sapolin Gold Leaf Kit in Dome Lidded Canister vintage glass " If just reading the

" If just reading the list of 253 patterns doesn't inspire you to think more critically and creatively about your own domestic and work spaces

recently sold at auction for $325

though it would also make a good serving bowl or catch-all

wonderfully detailed small vase is incised and sculpted to resemble the trunk of a tree

is made of alder wood and signed with a mark and "8J7

Sapolin Gold Leaf Kit in Dome Lidded Canister vintage glass " If just reading theThis Sapolin Gold Leaf Kit in its original wonderful turned wooden canister with dome lid, produced by Gerstendorfer Bros New York, dates I believe to the late 1800s. Around this time, gilding, or Japanning, became a popular means of enhancing household furnishings, such as the rims of pottery and porcelain, picture frames, and furniture. The kit consists of a bottle of gold paint (mostly empty and no longer usable), a small brush, a wooden stick, the