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French 1940s Iron and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Buchanan, NY
An interesting French 1940s iron coffee table with a decorative reverse painted mirror top. The
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Girandoles with Reverse Painted Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
with an eagle resting on a stylized foliate surround. The mirrors are decorated, one with a figure of a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Girandoles

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

La Barge Hand Painted Eglomise Glass Frame with Beveled Mirror
By La Barge
Located in Miami, FL
Artisan reverse hand painted glass mirror of flowering magnolia trees and bluebird, signed, dated
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

LaBarge Painted Chinoiserie Customized Faux Bamboo Frame Mirror
By LaBarge
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
LaBarge Reverse Painted gold leaf Chinoiserie Mirror in a custom faux bamboo frame with decorated
Category

Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Hand-Painted Gold Leaf and Silver Plated Mirror - by Pierre Marie
By Pierre Marie
Located in PARIS, FR
candelabras painted with a bronze finish, a mirror with reverse painted motifs reflecting those of the rug
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XIV Wall Mirrors

Materials

Platinum, Gold Leaf

Chic Two-Tiered Italian Dry Bar, 1950 s
Located in North Miami, FL
glass top with lower reverse painted mirror plateau in soft peach tone. Rear of bar is open for bottles
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Queen Anne Courting Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unusual early 18th century courting mirror with frame surrounding reverse painted marbleized glass
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

French Art Deco Brass, Crystal Mirror Chandelier by Maison Baguès, Paris, 1925
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
a verre eglomisse, reverse painted mirror central structure and a reverse painted and gilt glass
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Italian 1940s Verre Eglomise Mirror
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful Italian reverse painted verre eglomise mirror with original silvering. Verre eglomise is
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Baker Stately Homes Mirror
By Baker Far East Collection
Located in Toledo, OH
mirror has reverse painted panels with a gold frame. 41.5" x 25" x 3"
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Late 20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Vintage Italian Verre Églomisé Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Mid 20th century Italian hand painted reverse mirror.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Vintage Chinoiserie Orientalist Verre Eglomise Smoked Glass Figural Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage Chinoiserie Orientalist Verre Eglomise Smoked Glass Reverse Painted Figural Wall Mirror Depicting
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass

A Pair of Maison Jansen Style Verre Églomisé Consoles with Gilt Floral Scrolls
By Maison Jansen
Located in Morristown, NJ
A pair of vintage 20th c., reverse painted mirrored glass console tables decorated with gilt floral
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Gold

Art Deco Large Geometric Cocktail Tray, France, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
? Chrome handles supports the reverse painted mirror/glass tray base. Ideal size for modern use for
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Platters and Serveware

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Glass

Mid-Century Walnut, Glass and Brass Italian Sideboard 1960 s
Located in North Miami, FL
shelving with a reverse painted mirror, long glass top. NOTE: we are also selling in separate, a PAIR of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Pier Mirror with Églomisé Panels
Located in New York, NY
Pier mirror with Reverse Painted, or Eglomisé, Panels, about 1800 New York, New York Eastern
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Antique Early 1800s American American Classical Pier Mirrors and Console...

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Reverse Glass Painted Mirror of the Yangtze River Bridge
Located in Chicago, IL
This cultural revolution-era reverse glass mirror painting depicts the Yangtze River Bridge, the
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mirror

Chinoiserie Octagonal Mirrored Reverse Hand-Painted Gold Gilt Lantern Pendant
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Chinoiserie Octagonal Mirrored & Reverse Hand Painted Gold Gilt Lantern Pendents With 3
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20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Lanterns

Materials

Mirror

Yangtze River Bridge Reverse Glass Painted Mirror, c. 1969
Located in Chicago, IL
This reverse glass mirror painting depicts the Yangtze River Bridge, the first heavy bridge
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pair of English Chinoiserie Painted Reverse on Glass Giltwood Mirrored Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of English chinoiserie painted reverse on glass, carved giltwood mirrored two
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Mirror
Located in Norton, MA
A large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse painting on mirror, depicting a man asking for
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

A Well-crafted French Reverse-painted and Mirrored Arbalete-form Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
the shaped lamp with slumped glass mirrored panels; the front panel with a Chinoiserie reverse
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Vintage 1940s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Venetian Giltwood Reverse Painted Picture Frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
combination of smaller reverse painted glass and antiqued mirror panels.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Mirror-The Boy with a Crane
Located in Norton, MA
A large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse painting on the mirror, depicting a boy and a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Antique Large Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirror
Located in Norton, MA
A large charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse mirror painting
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings On Glass and Mirror, Double Panes
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass and mirror paintings, depicting two
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Mirror

Antique Large Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirror #2
Located in Norton, MA
A large charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse mirror painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Art Deco Oval Geometric Eglomise Tray W/ Reversed Etched Antique Mirror Detail
Located in New York, NY
technique—reverse-painted and etched onto antique mirrored glass—the tray showcases intricate patterns that
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tray Tables

Materials

Mirror

Gold Reverse Painted Glass Italian Coat and Hat Rack by Cristal Art
By Cristal Arte
Located in North Miami, FL
Richly designed, this wall-mounted coat rack with etched glass and reverse painted in gold. All
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Pair of Small Reverse Painted Glass Portraits of Nobility in Burl Wood Frames
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
wood framed portraits of Wolfe and Lafayette could be English or French. They are painted in reversed
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Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Burl

English 19th C. Octagonal Tilt-Top Table w/ Chinoiseries Reverse on Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
. The top is beautifully hand painted reverse-on-glass mirror with a chinoiserie scene of men, ladies
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
table screen features a reverse glass mirror painted with an elegant still life. The quiet vignette
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

French Mid-Century Mirrored Obelisk Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940/50s two-tier floor lamp with mirrored and reverse painted obelisk columns on wood foot
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Mirror

Painted and Parcel Gilt Italian Pedestal Occasional Table with Églomisé Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Occasional table having an octagonal top of mirror, reverse painted with scrollwork, florals, and
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Poster project for the "XVe Salon des Artistes Décorateurs"
By Jean Dupas
Located in PARIS, FR
", he painted four hundred square meters of glass on reverse-painted mirror. P art of the ensemble
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1920s Art Deco More Art

Materials

Paper

Upholstered Coffee Table with Gold-Leaf Hand-Painted Glass Top - by Pierre Marie
By Pierre Marie
Located in PARIS, FR
1940s: three wrought-iron candelabras painted with a bronze finish, a mirror with reverse painted motifs
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21st Century and Contemporary French Other Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Platinum, Gold Leaf

Antique 20th Century Victorian Mirrored Outfitting Sign For Harris Tweed c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful early-20th Century Victorian mirrored reverse painted outfitting sign from Harris Tweed
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Antique Early 1900s British Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Chinoiserie Illuminated Verre Eglomise Frames
Located in Riverdale, NY
Nobles are beautifully reverse painted on mirror and set into a dimensional frame. There are fluorescent
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Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Antiquities

Materials

Metal

French 19th century Giltwood and Églomisé painting of Marseille
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
shimmering, reverse-painted effect used for mirrors, furniture, and wall art.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

"Voyeurism Vanity: Shoes" Glass Print
By Geoffrey Bradfield
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary reverse printed & painted on glass & mirror multi-colored stylized scene in a white
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Glass

French Art Deco Eglomise Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Art Deco coffee table, circa 1940s. Beautiful eglomise or reverse painted antiqued mirror
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

French Ebonized Wood Verre Eglomise Wall Console or Nightstand, Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical wall-mounted console with exquisitely reverse-painted (Verre
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

French Armoire, Bird s-Eye Maple
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. Mirrors feature reverse painted art deco scroll designs and carved decorative beveling. Cabinet measures
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Vintage 1940s French Cabinets

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Brazilian Three-Drawer Vanity
Located in New York, NY
Rare three-drawer vanity in rosewood with reverse-painted glass top and mirror. Brazil. (Tabletop
Category

Mid-20th Century Brazilian Vanities

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Chinoiserie reverse painted mirror
Located in Southampton, NY
Rectangular mirror with Chinoiserie reverse painted frame.
Category

20th Century American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Glass, Wood

Bronze chandelier with reverse painted mirrors
Located in St Ouen, FR
. Central stem with reverse painted mirrors on each side. Six branches supporting open worked luminous cups.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

Coffee Table with Reverse Painted Mirror Top
Located in St Ouen, FR
Coffee table in gilt wrought iron France circa 1940 Top in reverse painted mirror in a gilt
Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Federal Reverse painted Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Eglomise Federal gold leaf mirror, with reverse painting of basket of fruit on top panel
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Antique 19th Century American Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

La Barge Chinoiserie Reverse Painted Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
. Patterns were then reverse-painted onto sheets of glass which cover the gold. This is made functional by a
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Vintage 1940s French Adirondack Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Paint

English Mid-Century Reverse-Painted Mirror Floor Screen, circa 1970
Located in Hinsdale, IL
English Mid-Century reverse-painted and gilt mirror floor screen, circa 1970, with chinoiserie
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Glass, Mirror

French 1940 s Cushion Mirror
Located in Toronto, ON
Beautiful octagonal form cushion mirror framed with sections of reverse painted mirror set into
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Vintage 1940s French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Federal / Classical Giltwood Églomisé Mirror, Probably Boston, circa 1810-1820
Located in Providence, RI
The most sought after of these American Federal mirrors are those with original églomisé (reverse
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Period Swedish Mirror with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in Sheffield, MA
Small Swedish mirror, circa 1820, with applied classical detail on a brilliant blue ground. Reverse
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Glass, Mirror

Pair of Art Deco Eglomise Mirrors - Signed
By W.E. Fager
Located in Chicago, IL
These are an exceptionally nice pair of reverse painted mirrors. They are signed W.E. Fager.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Decorative Art

Baroque Style Continental Reverse Rose Painted and Parcel-Gilt Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
Impressive size and very attractive Continental Baroque-style reverse rose painted and parcel gilt
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Antique 1890s English Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Small Walnut Mirror, Reverse Painted Glass Capital, Late 18th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
later added Rococo style pediment that includes a beautiful reverse glass painted portrait, top-most
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Antique Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Paper, Walnut

AMERICAN BLACK REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS MIRROR WITH BRASS CORNERS
Located in San Francisco, CA
THE GLASS FRAME WITH WOODEN BACKING SET AT A BEVEL TOWARD THE MIRROR; THE CONCAVE REAR MOUNTED GOLD
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Vintage 1970s American Wall Mirrors

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Reverse Painted Mirror For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the reverse painted mirror you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, mirror and wood, every reverse painted mirror was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a reverse painted mirror — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right reverse painted mirror, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one reverse painted mirror that is appealing in its simplicity, but La Barge, Labarge and Grosfeld House produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Reverse Painted Mirror?

Prices for a reverse painted mirror start at $395 and top out at $56,250 with the average selling for $3,200.
Questions About Reverse Painted Mirror
  • 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 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, 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.