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Pair of English 19th Century Reverse Paintings on Glass of Naval Battles
Located in Hudson, NY
are in fact reverse paintings on glass. Taken from 18th century engravings of English battles at sea
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Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass

Reverse Painting on Glass, Portrait of a Woman, India, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
An églomisé portrait of an Indian woman holding a flower, black wood frame, mid-late 19th century. Provenance: Thomas Britt.
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass

Reverse Painting on Glass, Portrait of a Woman, India, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
An églomisé portrait of an Indian woman holding a bird, black wood frame, mid-late 19th century. Provenance: Thomas Britt.
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass

Set of Six Early 20th Century Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass Paintings
Located in Essex, MA
Set of six Chinese reverse painting on glass from the Early 20th century. Showing Chinese court
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass

Pair of 19th Century French Reverse Glass Paintings in Carved Gilt Frames
Located in Dallas, TX
reverse glass); crafted in France circa 1840, each artwork is set in a carved gilt frame protected with
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Giltwood

Essex Crystal 14 Karat Yellow Gold Equestrian Reverse Head Cufflinks
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
These Cufflinks feature an equestrian design with a hand painted reverse intaglio Essex Crystal
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1890s Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century, French, Louis XV Silvered Bronze Centrepiece with Reverse Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Complete a coffee table, dining table or other surface with this beautiful, ornate antique centrepiece. Crafted in France, circa 1850, this piece features a "fixe sous verre" paintin...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Reverse Painted

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Bronze

Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Reverse Carved Intaglio Fox Cufflinks
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
, and then painted in reverse, with the smallest details first. This work is particularly fine, the
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

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Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Italian Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of a Fashionable Lady, Rome, circa 1775
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderfully naive circa 1775 Italian reverse glass polychrome portrait painting of Roman
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Blown Glass, Giltwood

Reverse Painting on Glass, Portrait of a Mughul Prince, India, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
An églomisé portrait of an Indian Mughul prince holding a sword, black wood frame, mid-late 19th century. Provenance: Thomas Britt.
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass

Thonet Bauhaus Style Reverse Cantilever Chairs in Chrome Black Cane by Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of reverse cantilever chairs in the style of Bauhaus and Marcel Breuer of chrome tube
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Late 19th Century Bauhaus Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Chrome

Small Early 19th Century French Empire Mirror Gilded and Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Berlin, DE
gilded, hand painted and has got a great reverse glass painting which shows a hunting scene. A unique
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1810s French Empire Antique Reverse Painted

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Mirror, Giltwood, Glass, Hardwood, Pine

Antique Portrait Painting of a Woman, Signed G.L.Gilbert 1844 on Reverse
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique painting offers oil on canvas portrait of a woman, en verso signed G.L. Gilbert 1844, seated in giltwood frame. Measures - 27.5"h x 23.5"w x 2"d.
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19th Century Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Love is a Pug Reverse Crystal Victorian Intaglio Ring c. 1870
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
A self composed proud pug carved and painted on the reverse of a rock crystal Victorian ring sports
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Rock Crystal, 10k Gold

Edwardian Reverse Carved Essex Crystal 14K Gold Quail Acorn Antique Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an round shaped Essex crystal quartz cabochon measuring 25.0 x 25.0 mm Reverse carved and
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1910s Edwardian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Crystal, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Early 20th century English double sided tailor trade sign
Located in London, GB
double-sided early 20th century English tailors trade sign. One side in reverse painted glass and the
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass

Antique 15K Gold Reverse Carved Intaglio Rock Crystal Robin Hood Stick Pin
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
, reverse carved and painted, set in 15 karat rose gold, with a 15 karat rose gold pin. This exquisite
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Rock Crystal, 15k Gold, Rose Gold

Victorian Reverse Carved Essex Rock Crystal Quartz 14 Karat Two-One Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brooch centers an Essex rock crystal quartz cabochon measuring 11.5 mm x 13.5 mm. Reverse carved
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1890s Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

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Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

1880 s Victorian Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Quartz 14 Karat Gold Pheasant Essex
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Featuring a bezel set and transparent 10.0 mm rock crystal quartz cabochon Reverse carved then
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1880s Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

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Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

18th Century French Painted Screen
Located in Doylestown, PA
and they are painted on the reverse with a simpler floral motif. Great colors and excellent condition
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Paper

Antique Gilbert Manufacturing American Empire 30 Hr Mahogany Mantel Shelf Clock
By Gilbert Clock Co
Located in Dayton, OH
Empire shelf clock. Made of walnut featuring gold and marbled columns, reverse painted floral roses
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Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Early 19th Century Japanese Painted Screen, Edo Period
Located in Doylestown, PA
brown painted border with wood trim to the exterior. The reverse is painted with a black and white
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Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Paint, Paper

19th Century painted oak bowfront chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
turned front legs, with block feet to the reverse. Likely to have been painted around the mid 20th
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Oak, Paint

Antique Victorian William Gilbert Oak Gingerbread Uranium Parlor Mantel Clock 24
By Gilbert Clock Co
Located in Dayton, OH
mantel clock. Ornate oak case with a press carved ivy design and beaded trim; gold reverse painted glass
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

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Oak

Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louie XV style three panel folding dressing screen having decorative painted canvas
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

Painted, American, Fox Geese Game Board
Located in York County, PA
patination. A Parcheesi board is painted on the reverse in burgundy red, cheddar orange and black.
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19th Century American Antique Reverse Painted

Antique Regency Bird s-Eye Maple, Painted Parcel Gilded Chess Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
veneered in rosewood and bird's-eye maple and further Inlaid decoration raised on elegant painted & parcel
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Reverse Painted

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Birdseye Maple, Rosewood, Paint

Italian Neoclassical Leather, Silver Gilt, Polychrome painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
the leather with a yellow background, on a black painted frame, beautifully painted in reds, greens
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19th Century Italian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Leather

Antique Arts Crafts Pair Hand Painted Leaded Glass Shades, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of Arts & Crafts lamp shades offer reverse hand painted leaded glass panels with
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Reverse Painted

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Metal

19th Century Original Mustard Painted, Wall Advertisment Thermometer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
white painted reverse.It is also marked Chicago, Illinois.
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19th Century American Antique Reverse Painted

Stag Weathervane with Yellow-painted Surface, 1840-1870
Located in York County, PA
. The black paint on the reverse is modern.
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19th Century American Antique Reverse Painted

Painted Trompe-L œil Swedish Canvas Screen, 1860
Located in South Salem, NY
handpainted in tones of green. The reverse of the canvas is painted in solid green. Seven panels each
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Hand Painted Chinese Wallpaper Three-Panel Screen
Located in Doylestown, PA
, blossoms and foliage. The reverse is painted green and beige.
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Late 18th Century Asian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Wood, Paper

French Neoclassic Painted Tole Brass Lantern, mid 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 4 sided lantern retains its period paint with reverse tapering of upper and lower, the lower
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1840s French Neoclassical Antique Reverse Painted

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Metal

American Faux Painted Rosewood Calendar Clock, Lovell Manf Co, PA, Circa 1830
By Lovell Manufacturing Company
Located in Charleston, SC
medallions, and a lower hinged reverse glass painted door reveling the original brass pendulum and signed
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1830s American American Empire Antique Reverse Painted

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Glass, Rosewood, Paper

A Continental Tooled Polychrome Painted Leather 4-Panel Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
reverse frame and leather painted black
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Early 20th Century Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Wood

Pair of Monumental "Old Paris" Hand Painted Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
element is embellished with gold. The reverse is painted in a "Rose Du Barry" palette. These are
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19th Century French Antique Reverse Painted

Set of 12 KPM Dessert Plates with Hand Painted Fruit Pierced Gilt Borders
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
unusual fruit subjects. The plates have the name of the fruit subject painted on the reverse to keep you
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Early 1900s German Aesthetic Movement Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Porcelain

19thc Original Painted Uncle Sam Game Board"play Fair"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CORNER HAS A UNCLE SAM PAINTED AND POINTING AT LETTERS "PLAY FAIR " AND AT THE BOTTOM IT REVERSES TO
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19th Century American Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Pine

Sevres Urn 19 Th Century with Gilt Bronze Mounts and Gilt Masks, Hand Painted
Located in Houston, TX
the artist H. Grisard. It is painted on the reverse Side depicting an angel with a child in lavender
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Late 19th Century French Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Victorian Glass Hand Painted Pharmacy Jar, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian handblown glass & reverse hand painted pharmacy jar with polished
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19th Century British Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Hand Painted Essex Crystal Ring Depicting a Robin, 1860
Located in Baltimore, MD
carvers began with a rock crystal which was then carved and painted in reverse so that the objects appear
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1860s British Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

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Rock Crystal, 10k Gold

Edwardian Carved Essex Crystal 18K Gold Painted Cameo Antique Dog Pendant Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an oval shaped Essex crystal quartz cabochon measuring 23.5 x 32.5 mm Reverse carved and
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1910s Edwardian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Pearl, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Italian Rococo Revival Carved Giltwood Console Mirror 19th Century
Located in London, GB
mirror features carved gildwood, of asymmetrical addorsed form, the reverse painted mirror plate housed
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1860s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Reverse Painted

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Mirror, Giltwood

Alexis-Louis Roche (1891-1961) Bauhaus Abstract Study, 1928
By Alexis-Louis Roche
Located in New Windsor, NY
lower left, A.L. Roche and dated 1928 on the reverse. Unframed. Paint bleed onto the reverse portion of
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1920s Swiss Bauhaus Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Paint, Paper

Chinese Coromandel Black Lacquer Figural Landscape Bone Screen, Late 19th Cent
Located in Charleston, SC
floral lower border panels, and reverse side depicting gilt painted floral motif. Screen rest on the
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Soapstone, Brass

Anna Dixon (1873-1959) - Framed Scottish School Oil, A Gypsy Encampment
Located in Corsham, GB
painted on the reverse. On board.
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Early 20th Century Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Oil

Temptation
By Marie Cornelissen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
panel, with a mysterious figure lurking behind a nearby tree. On the reverse is painted the figure of
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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Antique Reverse Painted

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Oil, Wood Panel

Early 20th century oil portrait of a Brown Pomeranian dog in an interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
reverse. Wonderful and very well painted portrait of a 'Best Friend', as titled on the reverse. The
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Whippet Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
leash and riveted collar. Original brown paint with a crazed surface, the reverse side with later black
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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Reverse Painted

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Copper, Iron

Pair of Empire Paris polychrome porcelain vases, early 19th century circa 1830
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
century / 18th century style portraits ; on the reverse side, a polychrome hand-painted pattern with an
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1830s French Restauration Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Zuber Grisaille Wallpaper Screen
By Jean Zuber
Located in Dallas, TX
, women and children. Now a three panel screen with painted reverse faux marble panels and faux marble
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Paint, Paper

House of Stuart Royal Coat of Arms Charles 1st Armorial, circa 1625-1649
Located in Lowestoft, GB
elderly woodworm on the reverse, the painted surface has areas of heavy wear and loss. The paint that
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17th Century English Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Oak

Museum Quality KPM Berlin Pâte Sur Pâte Porcelain Vase with Young Girl at Harp
By K.P.M. Berlin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. The front depicts a young beauty seated at a harp in a large cartouche. The reverse has hand painted
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Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Nightstands
Located in Nantucket, MA
grey paint (unfinished on reverse), and diamond motif on door face. Interior to reveal single shelf
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car Box c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique City Hall Park 175, Union Depot Wind Up Painted Pressed Steel Summer Trolley Clockwork Toy
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Steel, Tin

Monumental Sized Staffordshire Hen on Nest Tureen
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
basketweave oval base. Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to front and reverse. Maker's marks painted to
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Reverse Painted

Materials

Earthenware

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Antique Reverse Painted For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique reverse painted you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and paint, every antique reverse painted was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique reverse painted — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique reverse painted, designed in the Arts and Crafts, Neoclassical or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique reverse painted that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jefferson Electric Co., Pairpoint Glassworks and Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Reverse Painted?

Prices for an antique reverse painted can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $219 and can go as high as $25,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,295.
Questions About Antique Reverse Painted
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The first step in reverse glass painting is to select your design and to transfer it to a pane of glass. From there you can paint in your design. Once the paint is dry and set, you can proudly display your artwork from the unpainted side that will have no exposed paint and will be less prone to chipping.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Reverse painting is a method of glass art. The artist paints the back of a glass panel so the finished work can be seen from the opposite side. The technique is centuries old and pieces can be found in a variety of art styles. Browse a selection of reverse painted pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Reverse painting on glass is called verre églomisé. The term gets its name from the 18th-century decorator Jean-Baptiste Glomy who became famous for his reverse-painted glass prints. On 1stDibs, you can shop a collection of verre églomisé furniture and jewelry.