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American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
Located in Downingtown, PA
intimate and portable. The reverse features a small oval glass pane, a characteristic element in period
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Paintings

Materials

Ivory

Antique English Reverse Painted Hey Diddle Diddle Eglomise Child s Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reverse Painting 8 -Inches wide x 6.75-Inches high Mirror only 8.5 -Inches wide x 10 -Inches high.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing
Located in London, GB
with the name of the sitter on the reverse Chalks on blue/green tinted paper 37 by 28.5 cm., 14 ½ by
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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Paper

"Longevity and Good Fortune" 19th Century Chinese Hat Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
, each painted in reverse on glass. This exacting process required the artist to approach the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Hat Racks and Stands

Materials

Mirror, Glass, Elm

19th Century French Empire Style Trumeau Wall Mirror with Matching Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
mythological "Verre Églomisé" reverse painting on glass panel. Neoclassical columns with bronze bases and
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

Antique Devotional Painting – Crucifixion Of Christ, Anton Brugger, Munich
Located in Bilzen, BE
)" Antique Devotional Painting – Crucifixion of Christ Hand-painted on oak panel, Munich, late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Small Boat and Bather in Dinard
By Jean Pons
Located in London, GB
a trip back to the 19th century. Made popular by British and American visitors in the 19th century
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1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Gouache

Pair of Unique Antique French Louis XVI Baccarat Style Enamel Black Glass Lamps
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
the 19th century. The use of white enamel painting on a black ground, along with baluster-shaped
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel

French Barometer Gilt Wood Verre Èglomisè
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century French Giltwood and Verre Èglomisè Barometer. A verre èglomisè (French for “gilded
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Antique 19th Century French Charles X Scientific Instruments

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

19th C. Framed Pastel on Paper - Sleeping Puppy - Style of Susan C. M. Waters
Located in Morristown, NJ
Puppy Sleeping on Pillow Pastel on Paper, Framed under Glass A tender and finely executed 19th
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Shippensburg, PA
19th century. A great look. Ready to place. ref. 507PPP02Z About silla antiques & art Established in
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
ecstasy is actually comprised of a base and reverse-painted glass, which lends a multi-dimensional quality
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Antique 19th Century European Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Fine Large Italian Rococo Silver-Gilt Carved Antique Wall Mirror circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
to be untouched; hardware is modern (probably mid-20th century); original pane of glass with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

Antique American Classical Empire First Finish Eglomise Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Big Flats, NY
significance. The eglomise technique involves painting on the reverse side of glass, adding a unique artistic
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Antique Early 19th Century American Classical Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Regency Carved Giltwood Pier Mirror Eglomisé Panel Trumeau
Located in Cheltenham, GB
visible through the flaking of the reverse glass painting.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Regency Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

American Federal Églomisé and Giltwood Trapezoidal Pier Mirror
By John Doggett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Doggett School, Boston, circa 1815 A rare and architecturally distinctive early 19th-century American
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Antique 1810s American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

J. Alden Weir Hand Made Studio Sign Branchville Connecticut
Located in New Windsor, NY
for model trains, porcelain figurines and pattern Depression Era glass. This random gem was hidden
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Biedermeier Antique Mahogany Pier Mirror and Console Table ca. 1820-40
Located in Shippensburg, PA
retains an early and probably original label fragment on the reverse, this showcasing in the console and
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Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood

Doulton Faience Shaped Botanical Pottery Vase Signed by Artist Mary M Arding
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Downingtown, PA
four interlocking D's dates the factory production to the late 19th century, fitting precisely with
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Vases

Materials

Pottery

Frogs and Toad, Signed lithograph (AP), from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness
By Jack Beal
Located in New York, NY
seaside wood at dawn, an outdoor blacksmith’s forge, a 19th-century mill, a 20th-century lab). The
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1970s Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jean-Moïse Badollet Co. 1886 Geneva Hunter Pocket Watch In 18Kt Gold With Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
view of the time. This pocket watch was retailed in France in the 19th century and was crafted with
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Antique 1880s Swiss Belle Époque Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Sunflower" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
-garde began to boldly flaunt artistic collaboration beginning in the 19th century- which gained steam in
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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
boldly flaunt artistic collaboration beginning in the 19th century- which gained steam in the first part
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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper

Augarten Vienna Mocha Tea Set Six Persons Maria Theresia Form Schubert
By Augarten Porzellanmanufaktur
Located in Vienna, AT
- a period in the 19th century that captured the true spirit of the 'Viennese' style of the time
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large 19th Century Reverse Glass Painting in Its Original Frame
Located in Richmond, London
A 19th century reverse glass painting in its original frame. Extremely rare in this large size
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th Century Reverse Glass Painting in Giltwood Frame
Located in Richmond, London
An early 19th century Qing dynasty reverse painting on glass, in a very fine late 19th century
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Richmond, CA
Rare Chinese reverse glass painting for the Portuguese export market. Queen Catherine of Braganza
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Antique 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass, Paint

Reverse glass painting of Oriental figure, 19th century
Located in London, GB
A reverse glass painting of an elegant Oriental figure depicted raised and pointing, wearing a fur
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Antique 19th Century Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Glass, Giltwood

Antique Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting a young lady seated at a table, one with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Late 19th Century Q ing Dynasty Double Sided Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19th century Q'ing Dynasty framed double sided reverse painting on glass in original carved
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Glass

Pair of Mid 19th Century Reverse Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Mid 19th Century reverse paintings on glass with Early 19th Century carved and gilded
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS(Swedish)
Located in Washington Depot, CT
A 19th.century painting of Stockholm,Sweden. Frame might be original.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Paintings

Materials

Wood, Glass

Two Chinese Reverse Paintings on Glass
Located in New York, NY
Good quality Chinese reverse paintings on glass, late 19th century wood frames.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in New York, NY
A mid-19th century Chinese export reverse glass painting depicting scholars and assistants
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Regency Paintings

Materials

Wood

Reverse Painted Glass Painting of an Indian Prince
Located in San Francisco, CA
painting was brought to India from China in the late 19th century and is still practiced today. Displayed
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Antique 19th Century Indian Paintings

Reverse Painting on Glass of Stagecoach and Horses Pulling Up to Avoid a Skid
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A very fine, large reverse painting on glass of a late 18th-early 19th century stagecoach heading
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair of Oval Reverse Glass Portraits
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Mottahedeh Collection, illustrated in Howar/Ayers 1978, China fr the West, volume II, number 674, page 649. Each portrait of a European lady, both simply yet elegantly...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Spanish Reverse Painting Our Lady of Sorrows
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a Northern Spain religious reverse painting on glass depicting “Our Lady of Sorrows
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint

19th Century China Trade Reverse Painted Portrait of a Woman
Located in Kensington, MD
A Nineteenth Century Chinese portrait of a woman, reverse painted on glass.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a European Lady and Girl in a Landscape, 1800
Located in London, GB
A Chinese reverse glass painting of a European lady and girl in a landscape scene surrounded by
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer and Gilt Pictures of Exotic Birds
Located in Richmond, London
with exotic birds, perched on a tree. 19th century. Why we like them The exquisite decoration of
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Lacquer

Impressive 19th Century Large Sèvres Style Jardiniere, Signed Beitiry
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
An impressive 19th century cobalt-blue ground Sèvres style jardiniere, beautifully gilt and painted
Category

Antique 19th Century French Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Very Fine Set of Eight Watercolors of the Production of Silk, Mid-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
subjects for export to the European markets in the 19th century, and many albums were produced in Canton by
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century French Gold and Enamel Vesta Case ‘Sappho’, circa 1900
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A late 19th century French gold and enamel Vesta case of rectangular form with sloping sprung
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Antique Late 19th Century European Other Tableware

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Glass Reverse Painted Landscape, American 1800s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
reverse glass painting of a winter landscape. Beautiful aged water gilt patina on the frame with corner X
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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Spanish Reverse Painting Saint Joseph with the Christ Child
Located in Cookeville, TN
This painting is from Northern Spain of a religious reverse painting on glass depicting Saint
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Glass

Derby Landscape of "Near Stowport, Worcestershire", c. 1810
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
with a neatly-painted 'crossed batons' mark on the reverse, along with the name of the scene, which was
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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

SET of 6 Coalport Porcelain Soup Bowls, c. 1820
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
-colored blooms, and surrounded by two concentric bands of underglaze blue painting.
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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rococo Revival Walnut Stand with Reverse Painted Lyre on Glass, circa 1850-1860
Located in Providence, RI
This stand has a magnificent reverse painting that retains its brilliant color, and the lyre, with
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Rococo Revival Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Benjamin Greenleaf Portrait of Mrs. Nancy Wyman-Houghton
Located in Litchfield, CT
Portrait of Mrs. Nancy Wyman-Houghton. Unsigned, circa 1810-1815. Reverse painting on glass
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Antique Early 19th Century American Paintings

Portrait Miniature of Sir George Douglas, Baronet by J.C.D. Engleheart, 1821
By John Cox Dillman Engleheart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
James Graham Gillespie in the early 19th century. The artist, John COX Dillman, was the most talented of
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional 19th Century Pair of English Hanging Wall Cabinets by Town Emanuel
By Town Emanuel
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
An exceptional 19th century pair of English hanging wall cabinets by Town and Emanuel; in kingwood
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Antique 1830s English Louis XV Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Kingwood

Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
four earlier oval paintings on copper, probably Bolognese, late 18th or early 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Chinese Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese enamled, carved and gilded mirror with inset reverse paintings on glass
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Wall Mirrors

Hand-Painted Pictures of Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Richmond, London
for exquisite decorative objects from Canton, including reverse glass or mirror paintings, as well as
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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Prints

Materials

Paper, Paint

Federal Mirror with Églomisé Panel
Located in Litchfield, CT
painting on glass, looking glass. Condition: Excellent untouched condition, minor wear and oxidation
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Giltwood

Federal / Classical Giltwood Églomisé Mirror, Probably Boston, circa 1810-1820
Located in Providence, RI
, especially as worked on the opposing sides of the reverse painting. This is a good sized mirror that makes
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

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19Th Century Reverse Glass Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of 19th century reverse glass paintings available for sale. Frequently made of glass, wood and paint, all 19th century reverse glass paintings available were constructed with great care. 19th century reverse glass paintings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. 19th century reverse glass paintings made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Empire — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are 19Th Century Reverse Glass Paintings?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,240, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $38,850 highest priced.