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Art Deco Reverse Painted Cocktail Drinks Tray, French, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish 1930s Art Deco drinks tray with a very desirable geometric patterning. Reverse painted
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Graphic Op Art Reverse on Glass Art Work by Turner
By Turner Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Extremely cool graphic wall hanging by Turner Manufacturing, in excellent, original condition. Stunning display of solid colors depicting concentric rings, on black ground, framed in...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum

1930 Double Sided Reverse Glass Room Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
reverse painted glass. Glass is hand painted showing strong color. Small crack on top right corner of one
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine, Glass

Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting people in a pavilion. Wood frame.
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Antique 1860s Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Original 1930s Modernist Reverse Painted Drinks Tray
Located in Devon, England
great size for modern use. One side is reverse painted on glass to simulate wood grains and textures in
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Glass, Plywood, Paint

Large Original 1930s Modernist Reverse Painted Tray
Located in Devon, England
Superb and totally authentic Art Deco geometric tray originating from France. This tray is a great
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Barware

Materials

Glass, Plywood, Paint

Art Deco Jazz Age Cubist Reverse Églomisé Skyscraper Style Gold Silver Tray
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Deco Jazz Age tray was realized in the United States in 1926. It features
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Platters and Serveware

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Reverse Painted Glass Surreal Still Life Painting
By Franjo Klopotan
Located in Houston, TX
This lovely and unique piece by Franjo Klopotan is a surreal still-life scene on reverse painted
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Chinese Reverse Glass Grapevine Still Life, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

"Midnight Marvel" Reverse-Painted Astronomical Art by Dave Archer
By Dave Archer
Located in Soquel, CA
"Midnight Marvel" - Reverse-Painted Astronomical Art by Dave Archer Detailed and hyper-realistic
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold, Foil

Chinese Reverse Glass Peony Still Life, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting
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Early 20th Century Qing Still-life Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paint, Pigment

Chinese Reverse Glass Chrysanthemum Still Life, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Still-life Paintings

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Paint, Pigment

Rare reverse glass painting, Singerie, Monkeys playing cards and drinking
Located in DEVENTER, NL
excl. frame: 24 x 25.5 cm. Reverse glass painting Reverse painting on glass is an art form consisting
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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Glass

Whimsical Reverse Painting on Glass Porthole
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderfully imaginative original reverse painting on glass, where the object is a vintage weathered
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21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Indian Raj Dancer Reverse Painting on Glass Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3890 Reverse painting on glass of a dancer Hand decorated frame
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1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Longevity Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with exquisite detail, this quiet landscape is a charming example of reverse glass painting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th Century Antique silhouette of children, reverse painted on glass
Located in Harkstead, GB
ambling along, perhaps to school Reverse painted onto glass, backed with laid paper 5½ x 7½ excluding
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Gouache

Antique Chinese pair of Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting a young lady seated at a table, one
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Chinese Reverse Glass Scholars Desk Still Life, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting. Popularized
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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Chinese Export Reverse Painting On Glass
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting a scene with figures and horse. Fine rosewood frame.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Decorative Art

Chinese Reverse Glass Plum Blossom Still Life, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Still-life Paintings

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Paint, Pigment

Door Collage And Reverse Painting On Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
as contemporary fabric, the window is a reverse painting on glass as lush and busy as the patterns in
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20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Taurus the Bull Constellation" Reverse-Painted Astronomical Art by Dave Archer
By Dave Archer
Located in Soquel, CA
"Taurus the Bull Constellation" - Reverse-Painted Astronomical Art by Dave Archer Detailed and
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold, Foil

Cinghiale- Reverse Glass Greek Mythology Painting of Italian Pig Sculpture Spray
By Whitney Pintello
Located in Gilroy, CA
colors. The artist paints on a glass panel, in a reverse painting method, then sprays the back panel so
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Spray Paint

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi
Located in Chicago, IL
exquisite example of Chinese reverse glass painting. Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Folk Art Reverse-Gilded Verre Églomisé Mirror with Ship s Helm Frame
Located in Norwalk, CT
- whereby the artist etched their design into the silver backing of the glass, then gilded and re-backed
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Glass

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in New York, NY
Depicting Court figures engaged in domestic pursuits, featuring a silk loom in the background. Within original frame mounted with pierced bronze hanging plate.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Antique Advertising Sign Physician Surgeon Reverse Paint Glass, Black/Gold Leaf
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique vintage reverse painted glass advertising business sign "Physician Surgeon". The gold leaf
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Early 20th Century Signs

Materials

Glass

Set of Five Chinese Reverse Glass Portraits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Thought to have developed during the Italian Renaissance, reverse glass painting spread throughout
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting, Young Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting, 19th century portrait of a young Napoleon Bonaparte; 13 1/2
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass, Two Beauties
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Woman, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Chinese portraits depicts a young woman and was painted using a reverse glass painting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Scholars Objects, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Cardinal, monochromatic bird image on reverse glass w gold leaf
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
College library gallery in collaboration with the Valentine Museum of Art (VMoA.) Accompanying the show, a
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Reverse Painted Marbleized Glass Wood Floral Crest Courting Mirrors, a pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of European wood and reverse painted glass Courting Mirrors with floral motif crests and
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings On Glass, The Beauties
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass paintings, depicting the beauty of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Vintage Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Reverse Painted 1930s Art by Reliance
By Walt Disney
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare and hard to find colorful reverse painted on glass wall art piece of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art

Early 20th Century Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Early 20th century Verre Eglomise Chinese export reverse glass painting Beautiful Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Large Chinese Qing Period Reverse Glass Painting for European Market
Located in London, GB
century, when this work was created, Chinese craftsmen had perfected the art of reverse glass painting
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass
Located in Essex, MA
In original frames depicting figures in a Oriental landscape.
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Large Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings On Glass, The Beauties
Located in Norton, MA
Large pair of charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass paintings, depicting the beauty of
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Pair of Art Deco Women, Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of Art Deco women created by reverse painting on glass. Great period colors create
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paint, Wood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass-A Lady Holding a Bird
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Chinese Export Qing Dynasty Reverse Painting on Glass of Children 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Qing dynasty Chinese export reverse painting on glass, circa 1860. The painting
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

18th Century Reverse Mirror Silhouette Painting
Located in Copenhagen, K
Charming Danish glass painting of late 18th century family in period official dresses and original
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Twisted Glass Pole Reversed Painting Table Art Deco Floor Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art Deco Mid-Century Modern decor floor lamp with thick twisted glass base and reversed painting
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Vitrolite Black Glass Reverse Decorated Mirror, Deer Motif
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Art Deco black glass mirror (vitrolite), circa 1930s, beautifully reversed decorated
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Foil

Six Antique Asian Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Framed Wall Art
Located in Toledo, OH
Set of six antique Asian / Chinese reverse painted glass framed wall art. Lady in green robe
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Late 20th Century Unknown Other Paintings

Materials

Glass

Tall Scalloped, Reverse Silvered and Etched Glass Art Deco Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Very large Art Deco Mirror framed in glass which has been wheel cut etched and silver patterned in
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall Mirrors

19th Century Chinese Reverse-Painted Pavilion Garden Landscape
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Chinese Reverse-Painted Pavilion Garden Landscape Painted with a vivid color palate
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Mirrors, Still Life
Located in Norton, MA
panels. Each painting is measured 15.5" x 20.5". Reverse glass pictures became fashionable in the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

19th Century all Original Reverse Painted Gameboard with Hearts from Arkansas
By American Airlines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19th century reverse painted gameboard is stamped Arkansas and retains its original
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Antique 1880s American Country Game Boards

Materials

Glass

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Mirrors, Still Life#2
Located in Norton, MA
of the panels. Each painting is measured 16.5" x 22.5". Reverse glass pictures became fashionable
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Pair of French Reverse Glass Paintings or Cartoons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of French reverse glass paintings or cartoons, each of oval form, one depicting a man with a
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Antique 1830s French Sporting Art Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Reverse Painted Style Pittsburg Table Lamp with Poppies
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique reverse painted poppies on glue chip glass by Pittsburg Lamp. Three sockets.
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Vintage 1920s North American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Handel Style Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Table Lamp, circa 1930
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful 1930s Pittsburgh reverse painted table lamp having lush tree tropical foliage with palm
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Reverse Glass Painting of Saint Hubertus, Patron Saint of Hunters
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century German reverse glass or 'verre églomisé' painting with gilding of Saint Hubertus, or
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Antique 19th Century German Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Glass

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Reverse Glass Art For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of reverse glass art on 1stDibs. A piece of reverse glass art — often made from glass, wood and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of reverse glass art — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each choice in our collection of reverse glass art bearing Art Deco, Folk Art or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of reverse glass art over the years, but those crafted by Pairpoint Glassworks, Andrzej Galek and Cristal Arte are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Reverse Glass Art?

Prices for a piece of reverse glass art start at $225 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $1,767.
Questions About Reverse Glass Art
  • 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 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    MCM art glass is a shortened form of the phrase mid-century modern art glass. It describes works of art produced out of glass by artisans working during the middle of the 20th century. You'll find a variety of MCM art glass on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In art, glass usually refers to decorative objects that are considered glass art. This means that they consist entirely or primarily out of glass, a hard brittle inorganic substance made out of natural materials like sand and limestone. Find a range of glass art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Whether art glass is valuable depends on a number of factors. Who the maker is, what type of piece it is, how old it is, its condition, the number of pieces made and the current demand can all influence the price. A certified appraiser can help you determine how much a specific piece is worth. On 1stDibs, find a collection of art glass pieces.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Sommerso art glass is glassware that has two or more layers of color in the piece that don’t mix together. Associated with Murano glass, sommerso is Italian for “submerged.” Find a collection of Sommerso art glass on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    The art of making glass is called glassblowing. The name comes from the traditional glassmaking method of blowing through a long tube called a blowpipe to shape molten glass. Historians believe that glassblowing dates back to ancient Rome. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of glassware.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, some stained glass is Art Nouveau. It was during this period that Louis Comfort Tiffany produced his famed stained glass windows and decorative objects. However, the tradition of producing stained glass traces all the way back to the Gothic period. You'll find a selection of stained glass on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, stained glass windows are indeed Art Deco. Between the 1920s and 1950s, color was an integral part of the movement, and stained glass, with its gorgeous hues, was highly celebrated. Find an assortment of stained glass windows from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    One way to tell if you have a piece of genuine hand-blown glass is to locate the pontil mark. This is a scar usually found on the bottom of the piece where the pontil was broken off from the glass object. An absence of this scar may indicate your glass piece was mold-blown. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary hand-blown glass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.