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French Reverse Glass Painting "The Great Voyage"
Located in Coral Gables, FL
In reverse glass painting, the artist paints on the side of glass opposite that which will be
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Paint, Glass

Pair of Neoclassical Reverse Paintings on Glass with Many Intricate Paintings
Located in Boston, MA
These are the most amazing pair of reverse paintings on glass that I have seen in 30 years. The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Glass

Two English Reverse transfer prints on glass
Located in Hudson, NY
Two English reverse transfer prints on glass, depicting allegorical Grecian mother and children
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Italian Reverse Painted Glass of Santa Maria Della Modestia
Located in Miami, FL
Italian 19th c. reverse painting on glass of Santa Maria Della Modestia. Brought to an estate in
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Pair of Antique Chinese Reverse Paintings og Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Antique Figural Pair of Chines Reverse Paintings on Glass.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

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Paint, Glass, Wood

Indian Reverse Glass Painting, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
Reverse glass painting of a Maharaja on a cobalt blue ground. North India, circa 1860
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Paintings

A Chinese Gilt Wood Panel with Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful and elaborately carved gilt wood panel inset with reverse glass paintings. A similar
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

19th Century Pair of Reverse Painted Asian Drawings
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of reverse painted Chinese paintings on glass. There is art paper within the frame that has
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Wood

Framed Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Framed Shanghai Opium Den Reverse Painting on Glass ( 1 of pair, priced and
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Art

China, Pair Of Reverse Glass Paintings, Circa 1840-1860.
Located in Paris, FR
early 18th century. The first documentation of reverse glass painting in China is in the writings of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Chinese Export Reverse Floral Painting on Mirror, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirrored Glass Depicting Two Vases with Floral Arrangements
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century "Greek Scene" Under Glass Painting
Located in Paris, FR
powdered painting under glass in its original mahogany veneered frame, representing a family genre scene in
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Antique 1840s French Paintings

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Glass, Mahogany

Charming 19th Century Mexican Folk Retablo Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming 19th century Mexican folk retablo - NS de la Luz. Displayed in the original 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Paintings

Four China Trade Reverse Paintings "Four Seasons", Circa 1820
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Four China Trade Reverse Paintings on Glass of the "Four Seasons" for the French Market in original
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

19th Century Eglomise
Located in San Francisco, CA
Framed 19th Century Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass. Circa 1840.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

19th Century Oil on Canvas by John Bell
Located in London, west Sussex
painting is signed and dated 1876, with written provenance on the reverse side. The painting is in an
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Antique Late 19th Century British Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Glass

Mirror, Hudson Valley NY, with reverse painting on glass
Located in Hudson, NY
Mirror, Hudson Valley NY, with reverse painting on glass, original wood back, circa 1890's
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Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Glass

Reverse Glass Painted Publican Advertising Signs for Irish Rums, Pair circa 1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The wonderfully decorative high Victorian reverse glass painted sign written advertising signs for
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Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Cut Glass

A pair of Chinese Gilt Wood Panels with Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful pair of elaborately carved and gilt wood panels inset with reverse glass paintings. A
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art

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Wood, Mirror

American Folk Art Mirror - Paddle Boat Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent mirror in a beveled light mahogany frame with a reverse painting on glass of the
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Antique 19th Century American Mirrors

Early 19th Century, American Schoolgirl Watercolor Theorem
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely detailed watercolor theorem on paper with a reverse painted glass mat and period goldleaf
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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

19th Century Gilt Reversed Painted Mirror
Located in Highland Park, IL
19th century gilt mirror with eagle and reversed painting on glass.
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Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood

A Superb 19th Century Spanish Colonial Reliquary
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive 19th century Andean double sided relicario with Our Lady of the Rosary on
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Antique 19th Century Bolivian Paintings

19th Century Mexican Retablo and Nicho - Alma de Maria
Located in San Francisco, CA
This classic 19th century Mexican folk retablo on heavy gauge tin represents "La Alma de Maria" or
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Paintings

19th Century Folk Retablo and Nicho Frame - San Ysidro
Located in San Francisco, CA
This classic mid 19th century retablo depicts San Ysidro Labrador, the patron Saint of Farmers. San
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Paintings

Antique English Reverse Glass Chessboard
Located in Port Chester, NY
Reverse painting on glass gives this antique chessboard the look of stone. Original oak frame.
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Antique 19th Century English Games

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Glass, Paint, Wood

Paris Porcelain Lozenge with Monochromatic Painting, c. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
quality. The central panel is an allegorical painting of "Arts and Sciences" with cherubim holding
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Antique 19th Century French Porcelain

Large Watercolour Painting of a Bay Ibis, or Glossy Ibis
Located in Salisbury Wiltshire, GB
A large water-colour painting of a Bay Ibis (or Glossy Ibis), inscribed on the reverse R.Leach
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Paintings

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Glass, Paper, Pine

Reverse Painted Glass Sign Makers Sampler
Located in North Egremont, MA
Wonderful Sign exhibiting various designs and patterns in reverse painted glass, signed Curran
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Set of 4 Francis Grant Style Hunt Scenes Reverse Applied on Glass Framed
By Francis Grant
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four antique English / Scottish style hunt scene prints reverse applied under glass in
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Antique Late 19th Century English Prints

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Wood, Giltwood, Paper

Ship G.B. Hazeltine
Located in Litchfield, CT
Gilkey, Passing Flushing, 1868. Unsigned, identified in eglomise inscriptions below. Reverse painting
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Paintings

Rural Spanish Scene by Antonio Cortes (Spanish) 1827-1908
By Antonio Cortes
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Rural Scene, oil on canvas by Antonio Cortes (Spanish) 1827-1908, this painting has worn framing
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early English Pair of Tinsel Pictures
Located in Southampton, NY
each is Reverse Painted on Glass in the Original Frames.
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Glass

Magnificent Derby Soup Tureen Attributed to George Robertson
Located in Atlanta, GA
attributed to George Robertson, one of Derby's top painters of the early 19th century. Surrounding the
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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Rare China Trade King Charles Spaniels
Located in Essex, MA
Extremely rare true pair of reverse paintings on glass of King Charles spaniels, in original gilt
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book
Located in Columbus, OH
Greenleaf is best known for his reverse paintings on glass depicting three-quarter and profile portraits, a
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Late Victorian Reverse Glass Sign Written Advertising Mirror, circa 1870-1880
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
. Paintings which have been reverse painted on glass have the picture or information painted on the back of
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Antique 1870s English High Victorian More Mirrors

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Mirror

A Small, Oval Side Table With A Textile-under-glass Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
, the exuberant textile, flowering plant coming from a base of reverse painting on glass.
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Antique 19th Century Régence Side Tables

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Iron

Pair English Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
reverse paintings on glass, circa 1900, above a further mirrored plate. The reverse of one labeled with
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Antique 19th Century English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Large Pair of 19th C Ecclesiastical Painted Pine Prayer Boards, St Mary’s Church
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
early 14th Century wall paintings on the upper arcading of the Nave, showing a variety of saints and
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Religious Items

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Pine

A grand scale carved and painted three panel plaque from England c. 1865.
Located in Houston, TX
A grand scale carved and painted three panel plaque with the artist's signature on the reverse from
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Art

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Pine, Glass, Paint

French Secret Society Mirror
Located in Sarasota, FL
, Bull's Eye Mirror reverse hand painting on glass of cupids. Fabulous!
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Antique 19th Century French Convex Mirrors

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Fruitwood

Federal Gilt Wood Mirror with Eglomise Tablet
Located in Litchfield, CT
reverse painting on glass depicting an important moment in American History: Commodore Thomas McDonough's
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Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Pine, Gesso

American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Eglomise Battle Scene from War of 1812
Located in Wells, ME
deep cornice with pendant balls. The reverse painting on glass depicts a battle between an American
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Wall Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

American Federal Period Eglomise Gold Leaf Mirror with Acorn and Column Details
Located in Wells, ME
leaves. There is some wear to some of the leaves, but that is to be expected with reverse painting on
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...

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Gold Leaf

Georgian Lovers Eye 18 Carat Gold Locket Brooch in Original Box
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
displayed on natural Bone. Eye miniatures or Lovers' eyes were popular during the 18th and 19th centuries
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Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Brooches

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18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Reverse Painting on Glass, Female Portrait. Late 19th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
This engaging portrait conveys wisdom and allure. The painting on glass has not been examined out
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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Paintings

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Glass, Paint, Wood

19th Century Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass of a Woman Reading
Located in Concord, MA
Chinese export reverse painting on glass of woman reading, 19th century. Housed in a carved
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Pair of Indian Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of colorful Indian reverse glass paintings of a Maharaja and his bejeweled wife. The front
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

China Trade Reverse Painting on Glass Portrait of a Young Woman with Pink Flower
Located in Concord, MA
China Trade Reverse Painting on Glass Portrait of a Young Woman with Pink Flower, late 19th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Spanish Religious Reverse Painting Saint Anthony of Padua with Child
Located in Cookeville, TN
This is a Northern Spain religious reverse painting on glass depicting Saint Anthony of Padua with
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Paintings

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Giltwood

Atmospheric 19th Century English School Street Scene in Extraordinary Gilt Frame
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
the end of the 19th century, interest in ornament and decoration for frame makers had reached a new
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Louis XV Paintings

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Giltwood

Pair of Korean Ancestral Eglomise Portraits
Located in Woodbury, CT
Reverse painted on glass. Gilt wood frames. Wood panel backboard.  
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Antique Late 19th Century South Korean Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

English Victorian Lap Desk
Located in Kirkland, WA
Buckingham Palace. The painting is on glass, but is painted on the reverse or back side of the glass to
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desk Accessories

Indo-Persian Damascene Box, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
patterned borders. The hinged lid lifting to reveal a central mirror flanked by reverse-glass flower
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Large Classical Gesso Pier Mirror, New York or Boston, circa 1825
Located in Providence, RI
is seldom seen. At this period, the use of reverse paintings on top was no longer fashionable, and
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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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Gesso, Mirror

Kaleidoscope: Cast Brass and Lacquer, Editioned Multiple by Yinka Shonibare
By Yinka Shonibare
Located in London, Hertfordshire
can also be seen as a subversive take on 19th century Victoriana, and specifically the ‘peep show
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Brass

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