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Reverse Painting on glass of Hibiscus Flowers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
, ferns, butterfiles, and all the wonder of a garden bursting forth in June. Acrylic on glass, original
Category
20th Century American Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vibrant Reverse Painting on Glass Church Window
Located in Hopewell, NJ
garden", a boldly patterned painting of a black and white cock-a-poo enveloped by colorful flowers. The
Category
Late 20th Century American Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric
Antique pair of Chinese reverse painted pictures, the Emperor and Empress C 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A very decorative rich and colourful pair of pictures are hand painted in reverse on panes of glass
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
Beautiful Reverse Painting on Glass Window of Dahlia Garden
Birds
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Inspiring reverse painting on vintage glass window of a dahlia garden bursting with life, from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Reverse Painting Glass Shade And Bronze lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Reverse Painting Dome Glass Shade and Bronze Table Lamp. It depicts a landscape with
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Dance Of Love BY ADAM BARTLETT, Bright Art, Naive Art, Affordable Painting
By Adam Bartlett
Located in Deddington, GB
paint with the reverse glass technique. The painting takes its’s influence from photograph’s i came
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
Pair of Hollywood Regency End Hall Tables Reverse Painting Glass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of very nice reverse painting glass top end tables.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Collection of 6 Églomisé Zodiac Paintings, French, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A partial set of 6 reverse paintings on glass, depicting the Zodiac signs, with a classically
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Glass
Striking Oval Spanish Mirror with Reverse Painting on Glass Églomisé Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very unusual romantic oval mirror having a magnificent frame constructed of dozens of circular églomisé discs in 3 stepped rows before a matching border around the mirror itself. The...
Category
Vintage 1940s Spanish Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Glass
Pair of Mirrored Stands with Reverse Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of vintage Italian stands with chinoiserie eglomise or reverse paintings on the fronts
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Night Stands
Materials
Glass
$9,500 / set
Pair of Hollywood Regency Style Eglomise Horse Paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of reverse painted on glass horse paintings in silvered wood frames, signed in lower corner
Category
Vintage 1930s Paintings
Pair of Chinese export reverse painting on glass vases made to lamp
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very unusual and tall, antique Chinese export reverse painted glass vases: each of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Mirror, Verre Eglomise, Reverse Painting, Gilded, Ebonised, Renaissance, Inlaid
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
: Private Collection
The technique of reverse-painting glass dates back to the pre-Roman era. One of the
Category
Antique Early 1600s Dutch Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Mirror, Verre Eglomise, Reverse Painting, Gilded, Ebonised, Renaissance, Inlaid
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
length 29.00 cm., 11.42 inches
The technique of reverse-painting glass dates back to the pre-Roman era
Category
Antique Early 1600s Dutch Renaissance Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Simbora
By Adam Bartlett
Located in Deddington, GB
' series with this new profile painting on reverse glass, I went for a white and pink Cheetah with green
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Animal Paintings
Materials
Glass, Oil
Reverse Painted Glass Sign 1920s Illuminated Star Masonic Temple Eastern Star
Located in Camden, ME
Illuminated tin sign with a reverse painting on glass star for the Eastern Star of the Masonic
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Tin
1960 Fontana Arte Style Mid-Century Modern Reverse Painted Glass Side Table
By Fontana Arte, Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Aci Castello, IT
manufactured in Italy in the style of Fontana Arte. The high quality reverse painting on the glass it's
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Les Intrus
By Ferdinand Pire
Located in West Hollywood, CA
is a process of reverse painting on glass, allowing the artist to embed elements of metallic's and
Rare Églomisé Portrait of a Sultan on Elephant, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A rare Moghul Era églomisé (reverse painting on glass) of a Sultan on elephant-back in a landscape
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Paintings
Materials
Glass
Worst Case Scenario
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
vernacular approaches like rose mauling on rounded surfaces, or reverse landscape paintings on convex glass
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
In the Deep Part of the Shallows
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
on rounded surfaces, or reverse landscape paintings on convex glass.
Intuitively conceived and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Origin of the Universe
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
on rounded surfaces, or reverse landscape paintings on convex glass.
Intuitively conceived and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Far-‐Flung Forces
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
on rounded surfaces, or reverse landscape paintings on convex glass.
Intuitively conceived and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Chinoiserie Silver Leafed Reverse Painted Coffee Table
Located in Redding, CT
painting on glass with silver leaf and tortoise shell designed borders. Spectacular statement piece.
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Silver Leaf
1930s Reversed Painted Fairy Silhouette Framed Artwork by Mary Fisher
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This captivating artwork by Mary Fisher is a reverse painting on glass, featuring a fairy playing
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Signed Original Ulla Darni Illuminating Flat Glass Painting
By Ulla Darni
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This gorgeous signed original Ulla Darni flat glass painting is reverse painted on glass with wood
Category
2010s Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
A Pair of Caldwell 2 Light Reverse Decorated Mirrored Sconces
Located in New York, NY
bronze frame surrounding reverse glass decorated mirror with detailed painting of the HMS Britannia ship
Category
Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Truly Magnificent Large Carved Wood Hong Kong Screen with Paintings on Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
-panel intricately carved wood screen having 3 gorgeous reverse paintings on glass in each vertical panel
Category
Antique 19th Century Hong Kong Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Glass, Wood
Original Charlotte Horstmann Hong Kong Military Campaign Chest of Drawers Desk
By Charlotte Horstmann
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
reverse glass paintings, Chinese scrolls, period embroideries, No masks and framed fragments of vintage
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Campaign Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
English Nautical Silhouettes on Glass of Named royal Navy Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair,
Early Victorian.
The large and attractive nautical reverse paintings on glass are unusually in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Venetian Glass Mirror in Oriental Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual 20th century Venetian glass mirror with reverse painting in oriental motif.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Girandole Clock by Foster Campos with Abrams Eglomise Painted Glass
Located in Milford, NH
, Massachusetts with gilt eagle finial, bezel, lower pediment and frames enclosing the reverse glass eglomise
Category
20th Century American Wall Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Jazz Age Eglomise Chrome Tray
Coaster Set
Located in New York, NY
tray is adorned with an églomisé finish—a decorative process that involves gilding or reverse painting
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tray Tables
Materials
Chrome
Chic Pair of Italian Black and Gold End Tables in the Style of Fornasetti
Located in Hopewell, NJ
painting on glass tops with stylish decorative neoclassical forms. The legs are tapered and terminate in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian End Tables
Materials
Glass
Art Nouveau French Wood And Wicker Tray Painted Underglaze Dedication On Back
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Art Nouveau symbolist works. The tempera painting technique used could be the so-called "reverse
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Baskets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Early 18th Century Venetian Verre Eglomise Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Pair of Venetian Reverse Painting on Glass Mirrors. Mythological scenes, original frames
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wall Mirrors
A pair of brass two-tiers tables. circa1970.
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A pair of small, metal two-tiers tables . The tops, in reverse painting glasses,are of a light
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Dutch Baroque Style Shaped Walnut
Verre Eglomise Mirror, 2nd half 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
this term more meaningful. Basically, it's reverse painting on glass. That is, one paints, applies
Category
Antique 1860s Dutch Baroque Revival Wall Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Rare Beauty Verre Églomisé Sideboard Credenza Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent reverse painting on glass (églomisé) of four white vases with lovely pale floral
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Credenzas
Verre Eglomise Mirror Attributed to Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
the pre-Roman eras. A fantastic mirror that combines reverse painting on glass derived from 18th
Category
Vintage 1950s Argentine Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Antique Pearl and Verre Eglomisé Portrait Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
side of glass is gilded with gold leaf. The gilding may also be combined with reverse painting on glass
Category
Antique 1790s English Georgian Cocktail Rings
Materials
Pearl, 9k Gold
Absolutely Awesome French Forties Eglomise Cocktail Table
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
(goldsize varnish) to achieve a matte finish. The gilding may also be combined with reverse painting on
Category
Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Chinese Qing Period Reverse Glass Painting for European Market
Located in London, GB
This reverse glass painting is truly a one-of-a-kind piece. The scene has been beautifully rendered
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Glass
Pair of Early 20th Century Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of early 20th century Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse glass paintings.
Beautiful pair
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings
Materials
Glass
Early 19th Century Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings by Lebelle
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of reverse glass paintings in gouache depicting two landscapes. One of them features a castle
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
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
Category
Antique 1830s French Sporting Art Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in London, GB
Depicting bouquets of flowers within vases and birds in the foreground and landscapes with trees in the background, within carved giltwood frames.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Glass, Paint
Rare reverse glass painting, Singerie, Monkeys playing cards and drinking
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Rare reverse glass painting, verre eglomise, hinterglassmalerei,
depicting monkeys playing cards
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Glass
19th Century German Religious Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century German religious reverse glass painting
Maria von gutten Rath or translated in
Category
Antique 19th Century German Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Wood
American Federal Gold Leaf Mirror with Reverse-Glass Painting of Schooner
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
wood frame with reverse-glass painting of a schooner on the high seas on panel above the original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Austrian Reverse Glass Painting of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters
Located in Stamford, CT
"Verre églomisé", or reverse glass painting with gilding of Saint Florian. The Saint shown dressed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Glass
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Reverse Glass Painting For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the reverse glass painting you’re looking for. A reverse glass painting — often made from glass, wood and paint — can elevate any home. Find 530 options for an antique or vintage reverse glass painting now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect reverse glass painting — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A reverse glass painting, designed in the mid-century modern, folk art or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Fay Sciarra, Huw Griffith and Ulla Darni each produced at least one beautiful reverse glass painting that is worth considering.
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The average selling price for a reverse glass painting at 1stDibs is $2,597, while they’re typically $25 on the low end and $495,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Reverse Glass Painting
- How do I reverse paint on glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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, 2022Reverse 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, 2022Reverse 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.
- Can glass lampshades be painted?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, a glass lampshade can be painted. It’s best to use a paint that’s designed to be applied to glass and to use the instructions that are provided with that paint to get the best results. Shop a range of antique and modern glass lampshades on 1stDibs.
- Can a glass window be painted?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, you can paint a glass window. Certain types of paint are optimal for glass and include enamel acrylics, specially formulated solvent-based paints and acrylics specifically suited for glass. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of painted glass windows from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The difference between stained glass and painted glass is how it is made. To create stained glass, an artisan adds pigments to the glass and then fires it at high temperatures to permanently change the appearance of the material. With painted glass, color is added after firing and may rub off or fade with age. You'll find a large selection of glass decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Windows that appear to be made of painted glass are called stained glass windows. Stained glass windows are made of glass that has been colored by mixing molten glass with metallic oxides. Shop a range of stained glass pieces from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The craft of painting enamel on glass is called enameling. Because regular paint would simply wash off glass, the artisan uses enamel and fires it into the glass once they have painted the design. Browse a range of enameled glass pieces on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Yes, it is safe to paint a glass lampshade as long as you are using glass-specific paint. One thing to note: If your lampshade is translucent (versus opaque), the paint color will look slightly different when you turn the lamp on.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Yes, you can paint a glass lamp shade. You can use glass paints or acrylic paint to give old glass fixtures an inexpensive makeover. You can also use stencils for added visual appeal. Find a variety of lamp shades on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024Technically, you can put a canvas painting in a glass frame. However, many experts advise against it. Paintings executed on canvas typically do not need the protection of glass, and a glass front on a frame can actually make it more difficult to admire the brushwork and fine details of a piece. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of paintings.
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