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Reverse Glass Painting No. 42
By Michael Burges
Located in Toronto, ON
Acrylic and plexiglas on aluminum
Category

Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Reverse Glass Painting No. 50
By Michael Burges
Located in Toronto, ON
Acrylic, gold leaf and plexiglas on aluminum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Reverse Glass Painting No. 43
By Michael Burges
Located in Toronto, ON
Acrylic, gold leaf and plexiglas on aluminum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Reverse Glass Painting No.01
By Michael Burges
Located in Toronto, ON
Acrylic and Plexiglas on aluminum
Category

2010s Mixed Media

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Indian Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of colorful Indian reverse glass paintings of a Maharaja and his bejeweled wife, in original
Category

Antique 1870s Indian Hollywood Regency Paintings

Materials

Glass

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
Category

Antique 19th Century American Mirrors

Reverse Glass Painting No. 7-2015
By Michael Burges
Located in Toronto, ON
Acrylic and plexiglass on aluminum. Titled, dated and signed "Burges 2015" (on the reverse)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Aluminum

American Art Deco Reverse Painted Red, Black and Silver Jazz Age Liqueur Tray
Located in Port Hope, ON
This iconic American Art Deco Jazz Age red, black and silver, reverse painted tray is very rare. It
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Platters and Serveware

Materials

Metal

Pair of Late 19th Century Reverse Glass Portraits
Located in London, GB
A pair of late nineteenth century Chinese Export reverse glass portraits, each depicting a
Category

Early 20th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Oil

1900 s Reverse Painted Glass " Refreshments " Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1900's reverse painted glass sign " Refreshments ". Framed in original wood frame.
Category

Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood, Glass, Velvet

1930 s American Original Reverse Painted Abstracter Glass Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930's American original reverse painted glass sign " Abstracter " with scalloped border.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in London, GB
China, 18th C Portrait of a maiden, made for the Indian market.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings and Screens

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Decorative Art

Convex, Reverse-Painted Glass, Tradesman Sign
Located in Treasure Island, CA
A stunning winner! Back-lit sign from Optometrists office. Outstanding visual, attention grabber. From the estate of an advanced "Eye" collector. Guaranteed authentic.
Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Reverse Painted Glass Chemist Sign
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very striking 19th century English verre églomisé chemist sign. Original gilded and painted decoration, in a timber frame.   
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Signs

Materials

Glass

Reverse Painted Glass Sign Makers Sampler
Located in North Egremont, MA
Wonderful Sign exhibiting various designs and patterns in reverse painted glass, signed Curran
Category

Antique 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood

Chinese export reverse painting on glass
Located in Norwalk, CT
China trade reverse painting on glass showing ladies in an exterior courtyard in the original gilt
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings

1940s Reverse Paint Glass Sign "Burger Cincinnati Beer"
Located in Chicago, IL
1940s reverse paint glass sign "Burger A Finer Beer- Year After Year."
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs

1930 s Reverse Painted Glass Columbia Records Storefront Advertising Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This fantastic sign once graced the street storefront of a music store. The glass sign is reverse
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Signs

Materials

Glass

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Chinese reverse glass painting representing four women and a child in a garden pavillion.Original
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Reverse Glass Gilded Sign "Cosy Trio"
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Reverse beveled glass sign with gilded letters. Original metal chain. What could it mean?
Category

20th Century American Decorative Art

Two 19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Two 19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings are sold in good original condition in suiting
Category

Antique 1860s Chinese Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Gilded Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
An Oriental inspired reverse painting on glass of long tailed birds on flowering branches, the
Category

20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Wood

Rare Double Sided Reverse Painted Glass Sign Magnetic Radio
Located in Oakland, CA
The two sheets of reverse painted glass sandwich a silvery crimped foil. Great graphic in vibrant
Category

Vintage 1930s American Signs

Materials

Metal

18th Century Reverse Glass Print – The Kiss Accepted
Located in London, GB
A good mid-18th century reverse glass print. Set within a gilded and ebonised frame. Inscribed
Category

Mid-18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Glass

18th Century Reverse Glass Print Depicting Anne Sandby
Located in London, GB
An eighteenth century oval reverse glass print after the painting by Francis Cotes of Anne (1736
Category

Mid-18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Glass

1950s Reverse Glass Barber Shop Sign "Cosmetics for Men"
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s reverse glass barber shop sign "cosmetics for men".
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Signs

Materials

Metal

Pietta II , Unique contemporary reverse glass painting, 2014
Located in Darlinghurst, NSW
into both his painting and printmaking art practice, and his satirical comics, published – alongside
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
is the art of painting an image on the reverse side of a piece of glass or glass object so that the
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

18th Century Reverse Glass Print of Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton
Located in London, GB
An eighteenth century reverse glass print of Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton (1733-1790) An
Category

18th Century English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass

Kama Sutra Reverse Glass Paintings Set of 9
Located in Richmond, CA
Erotic reverse painted glass paintings depicting scenes from the Kama Sutra. The paintings are
Category

20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Wood, Glass

A Fine 18th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in New York, NY
A fine late 18th century Chinese reverse glass painting of a lady in a giltwood frame mounted
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Homestake Cigar Reverse Painted Glass Sign, 1900 s
Located in Dallas, TX
is a reverse painted glass sign with a beautiful cameo image of a young lady. The green lettering is
Category

Early 20th Century American Signs

Your reversed Berlin sphere, ed. 13/40, 2016, Color-print, glass, wood
By Olafur Eliasson
Located in Santa Fe, NM
(matte) mounted on dibond, color-effect filter glass, glass, wood frame 35.50 x 35.50 in Your reversed
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Glass, Wood

Reverse-Painted Coral on Glass Wall Sculpture
Located in East Hampton, NY
centerpiece is the painted glass with large red coral branch on gold mirror.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Reverse Painted Mirror
Located in Culver City, CA
An american reverse painted mirror with a bird, flowers and butterflies.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Glass

Pair of Reverse Painted Glass Shoe Trade Signs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
still hung on a wall! The gold tinted beveled glass is in very fine condition, without chips or
Category

Early 20th Century American Signs

A 19th Century Reverse Glass Print Depicting The Death of Lord Nelson
Located in London, GB
An early nineteenth century reverse glass print after J Seymour, depicting and inscribed “Death of
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

Glass

1930s Reverse Glass Painted Sign, "Please Do Not Ask For Credit"
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s Reverse Glass Painted Sign "Please Do Not Ask For Credit"
Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal

A 19th Century Reverse Glass Print Depicting Lord Nelson Commanding The Victory
Located in London, GB
An early nineteenth century reverse glass print after J Seymour, depicting and inscribed, “Lor
Category

Early 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

Glass

Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings att to Fatqua
By Fatqua
Located in Paris, FR
Those two Chinese reverse glass paintings are attributed to Fatqua. They were painted in Canton in
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Mid-18th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in London, GB
A finely painted Chinese reverse glass picture made for export and dating circa 1760 depicting two
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Large Reverse Glass Painted Cycle Maker Advertising Sign, circa 1930-1935
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The wonderfully decorative and imposing reverse glass painted advertising sign for a Cycle Maker
Category

Vintage 1930s English High Victorian Signs

Materials

Glass

Reverse-Painted Glass Caution Sign with Skull, circa 1880s
Located in Portland, OR
Complete with skull and crossed bones, the international sign for danger, we believe this CAUTION sign was likely part of a apothecary cabinet. Potent chemicals or potentially danger...
Category

Antique 1880s Industrial Signs

Pair of Late 19th Century Reverse Glass Portraits
Located in London, GB
A fine pait of reverse glass portraits, each panel depicting a woman of rank, at leisure: the first
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Pictures
Located in London, GB
A pair of large Chinese Export reverse glass portrait pictures, one panel depicting a woman of rank
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Charming Pair of 19th Century Reverse Glass Dog Portraits
Located in London, GB
A rare and charming pair of reverse glass paintings each featuring the head and shoulders of a dog.
Category

Antique 19th Century Decorative Art

19th Century Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait of a Lady
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century reverse glass painted portrait of a lady, by a pagoda within a mountainous
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Reverse Painted Chinoiserie Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Faux Bamboo Frame
Category

Vintage 1960s American Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Reverse Painted Ladies Rest Room Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a gold and black reverse painted ladies' rest room sign with beveled glass face.
Category

Vintage 1920s American Signs

Materials

Glass

China, Pair Of Reverse Glass Paintings, Circa 1840-1860.
Located in Paris, FR
made in China for the English taste. Reverse glass painting is the art of painting an image on the
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Set of 6 Indian Shekhawati school reverse glass paintings
Located in London, GB
Set of 6 Indian Hindu Reverse glass Paintings from the Shekhawati School of Rajasthan,depicting
Category

20th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Reverse Painted Glass Portrait Tray or Wall Hanging by Haeti
By Haeti Sambrovia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing reverse painted and gold gilt painting on glass is designed to use as a centerpiece or
Category

20th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Brass

Illuminated Reverse Painted “Bath House” Sign, circa 1950
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a one of a kind illuminated reverse painted "Bath House" sign from Arkansas, circa 1950.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Glass, Wood

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
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Art Deco Reverse Etched Glass Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful original Art Deco Reverse Etched Glass Wall Mirror. This interesting design is comprised
Category

Vintage 1940s European Art Deco Wall Mirrors

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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.