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18-Carat Gold Essex Rock Crystal Horse Racing Stick, circa 1880
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
(domed) shape and then worked from the reverse by carving into the crystal and then painting. It is
Category

Antique 19th Century Collectible Jewelry

Gem and Gold Maltese Cross Pendant, circa 1820
Located in Munich, DE
jewel. To the reverse, a rock crystal decorates the center.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Rock Crystal, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

A Gold and Multi-Gem Charm Bracelet by Monica Rich Kosann
By Monica Rich Kosann
Located in New York, NY
disc image case with a vine pattern on the reverse, large gold and rock crystal Carpe Diem 'seize the
Category

2010s American Contemporary Charm Bracelets

Materials

Carnelian, Diamond, Moonstone, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

Pair of shield back mirror sconces
Located in New York, NY
Etched, reverse painted, cut crystal with three lights each, these sconces have it all.
Category

20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

American Classic : The Freedom Eagle
Located in New York, NY
An American Eagle in flight is hand engraved in reverse intaglio on a jade crystal beveled edge
Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Wyler Incaflex Diver’s GMT, circa 1960s
Located in West Hollywood, CA
marks, cross hairs pattern, and applied Wyler logo and with the original crystal with “reverse
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique Reverse Crystal Gold Spaniel Cufflinks
Located in Chicago, IL
18K Yellow Gold Cufflinks with Essex Reverse Crystal Spaniel Dogs in a Hunting Pose.
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Vintage 1930s Unknown Cufflinks

Materials

18k Gold

Raymond Yard Reverse Crystal Swan Brooch
By Raymond C. Yard
Located in New Orleans, LA
in this elegant brooch by Raymond Yard. This jewelry creation is executed in the "reverse crystal
Category

20th Century American Modern Brooches

Materials

Crystal, Diamond, Platinum

Raymond Yard Reverse Crystal Flower Pendant
By Raymond C. Yard
Located in New Orleans, LA
crystal" method. This technique required the artisan to carefully etch a motif on the reverse side of a
Category

20th Century American Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum

Beautiful Antique Carved Reverse Crystal Diamond Mother-of-Pearl Pin
Located in New York, NY
An antique platinum, carved reverse crystal, diamond and mother of pearl pin. Set with a reverse
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Antique 19th Century American Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Rock Crystal, Platinum

Reverse Crystal and Gold Yacht Cufflinks, Circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A pair of reverse crystal yacht cufflinks, with square, cushion shaped, cabochon rock crystal
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Vintage 1920s American Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

H. Bussmer Reverse Crystal Mother of Pearl Gold Brooch
Located in New York, NY
An 18 karat yellow gold, reverse crystal and mother of pearl brooch. Signed H. Bussmer, German. The
Category

1990s German Brooches

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Painted Reverse Crystal Gold Lily-of-the Valley Motif Earrings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique gold and reverse crystal earrings depicting a bouquet of lily of the valley in
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Dangle Earrings

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

Vintage Estate 14 Karat Yellow Gold Reverse Crystal Jockey Equestrian Bar Brooch
Located in Great Neck, NY
Vintage estate equestrian / jockey reverse crystal bar brooch. Metal: 14K Yellow Gold Weight: 5.2
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Vintage 1940s Retro Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

Lily-of-the-Valley Reverse Crystal Intaglio Mother of Pearl Gold Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An 18 carat gold locket with a reverse crystal intaglio of Lily-of-the-Valley on a mother of pearl
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Drop Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Reverse Crystal Tiger Brooch
Located in New York, NY
traditional manner, was carved on the reverse of a cabochon rock crystal, and painted in stunning detail, to
Category

Antique Early 1900s Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

Hunting Dog Reverse Crystal Intaglio Bracelet
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
three profile portraits of hunting dogs carved in reverse on crystal. The portraits are painted with
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Vintage 1930s American Link Bracelets

Materials

Crystal, 14k Gold

Reverse Crystal Gold Pug Dog pendant.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa: 1900 14K yellow Gold and Reverse painted Essex Crystal Pug Dog Pendant in Original Fitted
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian More Jewelry

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Essex reverse crystal Dog Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful 3-D Dimentional carved Essex Crystal of a Bull Terrier, Mother of pearl backround and 14K
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

Horsehead Reverse Crystal Gold Money Clip
Located in Darnestown, MD
Nicely painted horse head under crystal makes a beautiful money clip from the mid 20th century. It
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Vintage 1940s American More Objets d Art and Vertu

Materials

14k Gold

Reverse Crystal Intaglio Horse Pendant/Brooch
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is a finely detailed portrait of a horse set in 14 karat gold. The horse is very three dimensional as is the setting. It is both a pendant and a pin.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

Art Deco Reverse Crystal Horse Platinum Cufflinks
Located in London, GB
A pair of Art Deco horse cufflinks, with rock crystal cabochons, reverse carved with horses' heads
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold, Platinum

1930 s Reverse Crystal Fox Terrier Bracelet
Located in Chicago, IL
Big and Bold circa: 1940s 14K yellow Gold Bracelet with Large Reverse, Essex Crystals featuring Fox
Category

Vintage 1940s American More Bracelets

Materials

14k Gold

Reverse Crystal and Gold Fox Terrier Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1930s 14K yellow Gold Ring with a very fine Reverse painted crystal of a Fox Terrier, Mother
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Vintage 1930s Unknown Cocktail Rings

Materials

14k Gold

1950 s Gold and Reverse Crystal Swordfish Cufflinks
Located in Chicago, IL
14k yellow Gold and Reverse painted Essex Crystal Cufflinks of a Swordfish, very colorful and
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Vintage 1950s American Cufflinks

Materials

14k Gold

1930s Rock Crystal Gold and Reverse Crystal Snuff Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Backed, reverse carved Crystal in the form of a flower arrangement. A nice carving that is very
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sapphire, 14k Gold

Cartier Art Deco Gold and Reverse Crystal Charm Bracelet
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco gold bracelet featuring nine reverse painted crystal charms depicting various South
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Charm Bracelets

Materials

Crystal, 14k Gold, Gold

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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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian More Rings

Materials

Rock Crystal, 10k Gold

Victorian Essex Crystal Dog Brooch
Located in London, GB
A Victorian reverse crystal Norwich terrier dog brooch, within a gold Etruscan style frame, with a
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Brooches

Materials

Crystal, Yellow Gold

Art Deco Cut Mirrored Bar Tray With Reverse Etched and Beveled Detailing
Located in New York, NY
reverse etched and beveled mirror with a sinuously curved border replete with crosshatch detailing that
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Crystal Serveware

Materials

Chrome

Westminster Terrier Stuart Crystal Ring "Best in Show"
Located in Stamford, CT
look as if he were saying "what did I do now?" The ring, an Essex Crystal or Reverse Crystal Intaglio
Category

20th Century More Rings

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

"Spirale" ceiling-lamp
By Veronese
Located in Paris, FR
Pyramidal ceiling-lamp reversed crystal drops
Category

Vintage 1970s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Enos Richardson Essex Crystal Dog Cufflinks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
comprising four bezel-set reverse carved Dog crystals, each measuring approximately 1/2" X 1/2"
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Victorian Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

Terrier Dog Gold Cufflinks
Located in New York, NY
Retro cufflinks in 18kt yellow gold, enamel and reverse crystal, with terrier dog images. Circa
Category

Vintage 1950s Retro Cufflinks

Materials

18k Gold

Art Deco Essex Crystal Terrier Cufflinks
By Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
Known as reverse crystal intaglios or Essex crystals, this pair, carved backwards into the back of
Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Cufflinks

Materials

Agate, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

French Essex Crystal Ring Sterling Silver
Located in Stamford, CT
An extremely rare reverse crystal ring (reverse crystal intaglio) of a Venetian male celebrating
Category

French Signet Rings

Elizabeth Gage Sea Life Brooch
By Elizabeth Gage
Located in New York, NY
fish surround a reverse crystal intaglio featuring a design of two crabs, a shell and sand. The brooch
Category

Early 2000s British Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

Reverse Intaglio Essex Crystal German Shepherd Cufflinks
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A pair of reverse intaglio Essex crystal cufflinks, each depicting a German Shepherd dog. The
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Antique Early 1900s Cufflinks

Materials

Crystal, Yellow Gold

Victorian Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Tiger Cufflinks
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal was a technique created by cutting pieces of rock quartz crystal into a
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 15k Gold

Antique reverse Essex Crystal Scottie Dog Cufflinks
Located in Chicago, IL
14K yellow gold and Reverse Painted Essex Crystal, Scottie Dog Cufflinks, Incredible 3 dimentional
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20th Century Unknown Edwardian Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

Reverse-Carved Crystal Bracelet and Earrings Suite
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
carved crystal motifs, each depicting a different bird. The birds are perched atop different flowers and
Category

20th Century Victorian Link Bracelets

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Pomeranian Dog Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal was a technique created by cutting pieces of rock quartz crystal into a
Category

Antique 1880s Victorian Brooches

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

Victorian Essex Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Bumblebee Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal was a technique created by cutting pieces of rock quartz crystal into a
Category

Antique 1880s Victorian Brooches

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

Large Exquisite Reverse Carved Essex Crystal Victorian Locket
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Yellow Gold Reverse Carved Essex Crystal Victorian Locket Brooch - Superb reverse carving and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Brooches

Materials

Rock Crystal, 15k Gold

Vintage Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Sailboat Nautical Cufflinks
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal was a technique created by cutting pieces of rock quartz crystal into a
Category

Vintage 1980s Victorian Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold

Victorian Horse and Jockey Reverse Painted Crystal Cufflinks
Located in London, GB
Victorian horse and jockey reverse painted crystal cufflinks
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Cufflinks

Materials

Crystal, 18k Gold

Unusual Reverse Carved Crystal Enamel Art Deco Necklace
By Krementz Co
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A yellow gold necklace featuring a rock crystal pendant, carved on the back and frosted on the
Materials

Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

Victorian Essex Crystal Reverse Intaglio Gold Horse Ring
Located in Southampton, PA
14k Yellow Gold Victorian Essex Crystal Reverse Intaglio Horse Ring. With domed round shape rock
Category

Antique 1880s British More Rings

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

Victorian 14kt Reverse Carved Essex Crystal Bat Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal was a technique created by cutting pieces of rock quartz crystal into a
Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Brooches

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

Reverse Painted Fox Crystal Pendant Necklace
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Beautifully executed reverse hand painted Fox surrounded by single cut diamonds on the horn around
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French Drop Necklaces

Double Sided Sailboat Reverse Carved Crystal Yellow Gold Cufflinks
Located in Stamford, CT
reversed carved hand painted blue and white clear crystal, 15 x 10mm 14k yellow gold Tested and stamped
Category

Early 20th Century Cufflinks

Materials

Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Reverse Painted Rock Crystal Mother of Pearl Locket
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A 18K Yellow Gold, Mother-of-Pearl, Reverse-Painted Rock Crystal Locket - Handmade, Amazing 3
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Drop Necklaces

Materials

Rock Crystal, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold

Vintage Reverse Painted Crystal Deer Cufflinks of 14k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
noble elegance of the stag—a timeless emblem of strength and grace. Each cufflink features a reverse
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Cufflinks

Materials

Crystal, 14k Gold

Lily-of-the-Valley Reverse Intaglio Crystal Gold Locket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A gold pendant and locket with a Lily-of-the-Valley reverse intaglio crystal, circa 1860, England
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Drop Necklaces

Materials

Rock Crystal, 15k Gold

Late Victorian Reverse Carved Essex Crystal Fly Insect Cufflinks
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal is a technique created by cutting rock quartz crystal into a convex form and
Category

Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Reverse Intaglio Crystal Essex Crystal Dog Brooch Locket, circa 1880
Located in Toronto, ON
Antique English reverse intaglio crystal dog brooch, C.1880. The 15K brooch of circular shape with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian More Jewelry

Victorian Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Men s Set with Dog Motif
Located in Narberth, PA
Reverse carved crystal was a technique created by cutting pieces of rock quartz crystal into a
Category

Antique Early 1900s Victorian Cufflinks

Materials

Rock Crystal, 14k Gold

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Reverse Crystal For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the reverse crystal you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 14k Gold and 18k Gold — can elevate any look. Find an antique version now, or shop for 172 vintage or 17 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. You’re likely to find the perfect reverse crystal among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Creating a reverse crystal has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Diane Griswold Johnston, Tiffany Co. and Glorious Antique Jewelry Collection are consistently popular. Take a look at a reverse crystal featuring Crystal from our inventory today to add the perfect touch to your look. A cabochon version of this piece has appeal, but there are also round cut and oval cut versions for sale. Most of our reverse crystal for sale are for women, but there are 93 pieces available to browse for men.

How Much is a Reverse Crystal?

The price for a reverse crystal starts at $75 and tops out at $44,500 with these brooches, on average, selling for $3,575.