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<p>[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 611706, member: 30"]Really great catch, [USER=10171]@Dawnno[/USER] ; I thought it may be an applied finish too, then I saw your post. The red halo without crackle is curious and somehow significant, although I don't have the energy to try to figure it out. </p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot tell if the gold leaf has been overpainted with varnish or is shadowed. It may be less pure gold leaf than what I am accustomed to seeing. I have had silver leaf too, so it's possible the gold leaf was impure before it was applied, or not even gold leaf at all. It's stuck on there firmly, not "damaged" like the chariot above it appears to have some rub wear damages?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 611706, member: 30"]Really great catch, [USER=10171]@Dawnno[/USER] ; I thought it may be an applied finish too, then I saw your post. The red halo without crackle is curious and somehow significant, although I don't have the energy to try to figure it out. I cannot tell if the gold leaf has been overpainted with varnish or is shadowed. It may be less pure gold leaf than what I am accustomed to seeing. I have had silver leaf too, so it's possible the gold leaf was impure before it was applied, or not even gold leaf at all. It's stuck on there firmly, not "damaged" like the chariot above it appears to have some rub wear damages?[/QUOTE]
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