Verre Églomisé is the technique of gilding with gold or silver leaf to the reverse side of glass and etching a design into the gold. This process creates a brilliant, mirror-like finish. The technique is named after the 18th-century French decorator Jean-Baptiste Glomy, though the art form itself dates back to pre-Roman times.

For most of my versions of this beautiful process, I have added pressed flowers from the garden before guilding. 

Hummingbird etching on guilded 24k gold with pressed orchid and little leaves. Decorative paper on reverse side. 

Glass frame measures approximately 4"x6" plus hanging chain.