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Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Petaluma, CA
painted glass shades ever made between 1907-1929. This particular shade is known as their Copley shade
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Handel Reverse Painted Shade Boudoir Lamp
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful Handel reverse painted boudoir lamp. This lovely lamp features an exterior reverse
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Handel Reverse Painted Bird
Flora Table Lamp
By Handel Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional art glass table lamp by Handel Company, circa. 1920. Reverse glass "chipped Ice" shade
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arts
Crafts Reverse Painted Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is the type of lamp that sets the mood in a small room. The lamp is hand painted on a domed
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Handel Reverse Painted Boudoir Lamp Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique boudoir lamp by Handel offers floral reverse painted dome form glass shade over single
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Paint
Large White Painted Chinese Lantern with Reverse Glass Painted Panels
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Overwized white painted Chinese lantern with reverse glass painted panels.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Wood
Classical Form White Reverse Painted Glass Lamps
Located in Rochester, NY
A very good looking pair of white reverse painted classical form glass table lamps with nicely aged
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Arts
Crafts Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Farmhouse Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Patinated Steel, Reverse Painted Glass Shade
Style: Arts & Craft
Category
Vintage 1930s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Antique Pittsburgh Reverse Painted Lamp, Landscape Scene, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Pittsburgh reverse painted single socket lamp, landscape scene, bronze base, 20th century
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Arts
Crafts Jefferson Reverse Painted Lamp, circa 1920
By Jefferson Electric Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Jefferson table lamp offers hexagonal reverse painted shade with landscape
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Arts
Crafts Phoenix Reverse Painted Lamp, Landscape, c1920
By Phoenix
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts lamp by Phoenix offers bell form shade with reverse painted landscape
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Antique Bradley
Hubbard School Reverse Painted Bronze Table Lamp C1920
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Reverse Painted Bronze Eight-Panel Table Lamp with Stylized Floral Design in the
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Handel Style Reverse Painted Table Lamp Birds and Flower Motif
By Handel Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handel style reverse painted table lamp birds and flower motif, painted with two birds at each side
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Signed Reverse Painted Mantel Lamps with Daisies
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful pair of reverse painted mantel lamps by Handel. The shades feature alternating tall and
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
circa 1907 Reverse Painted Glass and Bronze Finish Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand reverse hand painted glass table lamp with bronze finish base, attributed to Handel, the
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Arts
Crafts Pairpoint School Scenic Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pairpoint Brothers 1
Located in Big Flats, NY
surmounted by reverse painted six panel shade with countryside river scene, circa 1920.
Measures - 23
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Bronze and Reverse Painted Glass Illuminated Modern Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
two reverse etched and painted glass panels (design motif is the same on both sides). The base can be
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arts
Crafts Pittsburgh School Gilt and Coppered Reverse Painted Table Lamp
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Pittsburgh School reverse painted table lamp features coppered and gilt foliate
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Antique Arts
Crafts Phoenix Reverse Painted Table with Landscape Scene, c1920
By Phoenix Glass
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp attributed to Phoenix offers reverse painted glass dome shade
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Paint
Pittsburgh Lamp Reverse Painted with Jungle Scene on Pleated Glass Shade
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pittsburgh lamp features reverse painted jungle scene on pleated glass shade, circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pairpoint Art Deco Reverse Painted Signed Desk Lamp, circa 1925
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Kingston, NY
Offered is a rare signed art deco reverse painted Pairpoint desk lamp, circa 1925. The etched
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Arts
Crafts Pittsburgh School Reverse Painted Table Lamp, circa 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp in the manner of Pittsburgh offers reverse painted glass dome
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
A Reverse Painted Pairpoint Landscape Lamp with Carved Wooden Base
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Reverse Painted Pairpoint Landscape Lamp with Carved Wooden Base
Unites States, Circa 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps
Pair of Reverse Silvered and Hand-Painted Glass Table Lamps
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of reverse silvered glass table lamps with hand-painted turquoise blue relief floral pattern
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Table Lamp Exeter Shade #X27 Base 3042 Dragon
Fruit
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted table lamp with signed Exeter shade #X27 and base #3042. Original patina
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Original Large European Reverse Painted Glass and Bronze Floral Table Lamp Andre
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is this Beautiful Rare European Reverse Painted Glass Lamp
Category
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Art Nouveau Reverse Painted Landscape Table Lamp, circa 1910
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Art Nouveau reverse painted landscape table lamp, circa 1910. The Pittsburgh style
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Arts
Crafts Phoenix Scenic Reverse Painted Glass Table Lamp circa 1920
By Phoenix
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Phoenix table lamp offers reverse painted domed shade with landscape lake
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Reverse Painted Phoenix Table Lamp, Shade Signed, All Original, ca. 1920
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By Phoenix
Located in Petaluma, CA
This reverse painted table lamp we know to be produced by Phoenix. It is on the original base and
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Antique Arts
Crafts Bradley
Hubbard Reverse Painted Panel Table Lamp c1920
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
panels having reverse painted landscape lake scene over triple socket cast base, c1920
Measures - 23"h x
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
19th Century Venetian Gold Dust Glass Chandelier with Reverse Painted Details
Located in Troy, MI
features hand blown glass bowls with Chinese motif reverse paintings in black and gold of boats. Electrical
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Arts
Crafts Pittsburgh Style Table Lamp, Reverse Painted Shade, c 1920
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
with reverse painted glass shade having winter landscape scene, c1920
Measures: 15.75" height x 11.5
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Banker
s/ Desk Lamp by "Pittsburgh Lamp Co." Reverse Painted Shade, ca. 1920
s
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Petaluma, CA
change the angle of the shade with the 2nd knuckle. The beauty is in the lovely painted scene on the
Category
Vintage 1920s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Fornasetti Style Silver Leaf Reverse Painted Églomisé Lamps with Bronze
By Fornasetti
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare pair of beautiful Fornasetti style silver leaf gilded paint decorated lamps. The
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Arts
Crafts Bent Panel Glass Reverse Painted Table Lamp by Bradley and Hubbard
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Toledo, OH
An exceptional bent panel reverse painted glass table lamp by Bradley and Hubbard. The beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Illuminated Shadow Dancers Reverse Glass Painting Wall Light, 1950s France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original decorative wall lamp from the 1950s France. This sweet vintage metal shadow box from the 50's has an inverted glass painting of a dancing couple, The back and the wide metal...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Italian Reverse Painted Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian glass reverse painted lamp. Painted in gold stripe, tortoise, and scroll motif. Mounted on
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Paint, Wood
Jefferson Reverse Painted Lamp
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
Beautiful vintage Jefferson reverse painted lamp. Art Deco look excellent shape.
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Reverse Painted Glass Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A Reverse Painted Glass Lamp decorated with Neo-Classic Figures on Horseback on a Green Background.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Reverse Painted Sconce
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A single Chinoiserie decorated electrified sconce with reverse-painted mirror back and bronze arms
Category
Early 20th Century French Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
$1,200
Reverse Painted Pittsburgh Table Lamp
Located in Fairfax, VA
REVERSE PAINTED GLASS SHADE DESK LAMP BY PITTSBURGH
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Reduced Reverse Paint Fruit Chandelier
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Origingal paint on glass chandelier. Different types of fruit.
Category
Early 20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Paint, Glass
Pair of Reverse Painted Glass Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of reverse painted glass lamps with Oriental motif
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Pair Of Reverse Painted Decoupage Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
WONDERFUL PAIR OF DECORATIVE LAMPS WITH REVERSE PAINT AND DECOUPAGE
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Reverse Painted Slag Glass Table Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Reverse painted slag glass table lamp. Eight curved panels, each with hand-painted tropical
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Reverse Painted Mercury Glass Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
charming large reverse painted mercury glass lamp, in an urn form with clssical motifs in cream and
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Chinoise Reverse painted blue glass lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blue reverse painted lamps with classical form and chinoise gilded medallion motif. Two part base
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of reverse painted neoclassical lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This pair of neoclassical reverse foil lamps have coordinating but different images of classical
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Reverse Painted Glass Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Wildlife scene featuring ducks and birds on this robins egg blue base - original finnial and base in wood
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Reverse Painted Ceiling Mount Fixture
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beautiful reverse painted glass ceiling fixture.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Flush Mount
Pair of Reverse Painted Neoclassical Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming pair of table lamps with reverse painted classical images.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Reverse Painted Lamp by Pittsburgh Lamp Co.
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Fairfax, VA
Elegant 1920's American reverse painted landscape glass with original gilded base by Pittsburgh
Category
Vintage 1920s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Reverse Painted Blue Italian Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful fluted pair of reverse painted blue glass lamps. The blue graduates from light to dark
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Reverse painted 6 arm Moroccan chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Luciano Tempo designed this stunning reverse painted chandelier.
Category
20th Century Moroccan Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
America Handel Lamp with Reverse Painted Glass Shade
Located in Fairfax, VA
Beautiful American reverse painted glass shade and lacquered base table lamp by Handel.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Reverse Painted Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of reverse painted lighting available at 1stDibs. An item from our selection of reverse painted lighting — often made from glass, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of reverse painted lighting — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of reverse painted lighting, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made option in this array of reverse painted lighting has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pairpoint Glassworks, Jefferson Electric Co. and Fornasetti are consistently popular.
How Much is a Reverse Painted Lighting?
Prices for a piece of reverse painted lighting start at $450 and top out at $27,450 with the average selling for $1,783.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Reverse Painted Lighting
- 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 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, 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, 2022The Empire of Light is a series of paintings by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte. Although he didn’t plan them as a formal series, Magritte explored this theme in more than 20 paintings from the 1940s to the 1960s. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of expertly-vetted René Magritte pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024Dan Flavin's paintings with light were called “icons,” a term that the American artist coined. To produce these works, Flavin created monochrome canvases and then lit them with electric lights. In 1963, he shifted to creating sculptures out of the light fixtures themselves. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Dan Flavin art.
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