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Pair of Neoclassical Reverse Painted Lamps
Located in Buchanan, MI
One pair of neoclassical reverse painted lamps.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard Style Reverse Painted Lamp C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
double socket base with matching shade housing six reverse painted bent glass panels having landscape
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Remarkable Pair of Reverse Painted Lamps in the Style of Piero Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of reverse painted glass lamps. A subtle, whimsical, almost surreal interpretation
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Glass
Reverse Painted Classique Floral Table Lamp
By Classique
Located in Toledo, OH
Reverse Painted Classique Floral Table Lamp, circa 1920s. Blue and green reverse painted shade with
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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
This beautiful little lamp can be used as a desk lamp by just adjusting the lower knuckle to the
Category
Vintage 1920s American Edwardian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 15 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Vintage Regency Italian Reverse Painted Glass Lamp
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Regency table lamp. Incredible reverse painted glass dome. Beautiful scene of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Paint
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
Handel Reverse Painted Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Handel patinated metal table lamp with reverse painted glass shade depicting a woodland landscape
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
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
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Floral Table Lamp USA Signed
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted eight panel table lamp. Two sockets with acorn pulls on silver plated
Category
20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Chinese Reverse Painted Glass Table Lamp With Brass Base
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing Chinese reverse painted glass table lamp. Features Chinese characters and depictions
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Reverse Painted Églomisé Lamps, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
technique, the back side of the glass is painted (reverse painted) and gilded with gold paint resulting in a
Category
Vintage 1910s French Neoclassical Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Regency Italian Reverse Painted Glass Lamp After Fornasetti
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Regency table lamp. Incredible reverse painted glass dome in the manner of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Paint
Oversized Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Reverse Painted Panel Lamp c1920
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
glass panels with reverse painted stylized flowers, over urn form triple socket base, c1920
Measures
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 20.75 in
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
No Reserve
H 28.75 in W 10 in D 6 in
Handel Patinated Metal Lamp with Reverse Painted Glass Shade
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Handel patinated metal lamp with reverse painted glass shade depicting a woodland landscape
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair Monumental Reverse Painted & Gilded Blue Glass Table Lamps
By Paul Lobasso
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand painted and gilded table lamps, with patinated brass pedestal bases, and massive vase form
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Vintage 1940s French Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
European Deco Modern Reverse Painted Black Glass Gazelle Table Lamp
By Dagobert Peche
Located in Chicago, IL
European Deco Modern reverse painted black glass gazelle table lamp.
style of Wiener Werkstatte
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Art Deco Czech Molded & Reverse Painted Fruit Basket Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
done in the period Art Deco style. The lamp or accent light is made of molded glass with a reverse
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco 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 Outstanding Beautiful LARGE Original Reverse Handpainted
Category
20th Century Unknown Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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H 26 in Dm 14 in
Pairpoint Glass Lamp #D3070
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
a trademark of the company.
Pairpoint's reverse painted lamps are generally considered to be the
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stunning Pair of Blown Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
1970, as newly made custom lamps. Beautiful reverse painting highlight the pieces. Heavy and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pairpoint Silver Plated and Reverse Painted Glass Parrot Lamp, 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
The conical shade decorated with birds perched on tropical branches, three-light socket, on a neoclassical style urn and columnar standard flanked by three pillar supports ending in ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Pairpoint's reverse painted lamps are generally considered to be the most popular and expensive of such lamps
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Vintage Reverse Painted Eglomise Marbled Lamps with Gilt Designs & Base
Located in Hudson, NY
Made in America circa 1940 this pair of lamps is crafted by blowing the glass vases and then
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Phoenix Reverse Painted Landscape Shade & Bronzed Base, c1920
By Phoenix
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Phoenix table lamp offers reverse painted dome form glass shade having hand painted
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sleek Pair of Reverse Painted Blown Glass Cylinder Lamps in Silver and Chocolate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of blown glass lamps, circa 1970. Sleek cylinder from with reverse paint in silver
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
H 34 in W 7 in D 7 in
Stellar Pair of Vintage Large-Scale Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
, as newly made custom lamps. Beautiful reverse painting highlight the pieces. Heavy and exceptionally
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
H 39 in W 7 in D 7 in
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
Pittsburgh Glass Company Nicolas Kopp Reverse Glass Painting Shade & Lamp
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
lamps. Through the years the company changed ownership and different products. Their reverse painted
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bronze / Painted Glass Shade Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century bronze base /reverse hand painted frosted glass shade table lamp. The lamp is in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Amazing Pair of Monumental Hand-Painted Blown Glass Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
with cream reversed painted inside. Fabulous hand-painted floral motifs cover the outside. Atop a cast
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Austrian Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp of a Palace Guard by Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
Large Austrian cold-painted bronze lamp of a palace guard by Bergman
Austrian, c. 1910
Height 33cm
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Hollywood RegencyReverse Painted Glass Lamps with Neoclasical Decoration
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very chic pair of Hollywood Regency reverse gold leaf on glass lamps with white neoclassical
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Arts and Crafts Era Handel Lamp with Hand Painted Shade Circa 1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Arts and Crafts period Handel table lamp (c1910-15) with original reverse hand painted
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Chinoiserie Verre Églomisé Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Reverse painted glass baluster-shaped vase decorated with various chinoiserie motifs including
Category
20th Century English Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Eglomise Hollywood Regency Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Geisha figures are reverse painted on glass and finished silver leaf
lamp
Lamp base
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Leaf
French Mid-Century Mirrored Obelisk Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
French 1940/50s two-tier floor lamp with mirrored and reverse painted obelisk columns on wood foot
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Mirror
Pair of Early Nineteenth Century Tea Tin Lamps
Located in London, GB
decorated with numbers to the fronts. Bristol makr plaque to reverse
English, Early Nineteenth Century
H
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
pair table lamp. Each lamp features on one side a painted pastoral scenes decorated design. The reverse
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Brass
Pair of Eglomize Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French circa 1950's gilt and reversed painted table lamps with pedestal bases
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Antique Art Deco Chinoiserie Styled Chrome Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
painted metal traditional bamboo hat. The shade is done with molded glass which has been reverse stencil
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Italian Églomisé Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
An outstanding pair of églomisé table lamps. Reverse painted on glass with giltwood bases. Recently
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair late 19th Century French Sevres style porcelain urn lamps.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
colourful inset hand painted floral scenes, armoral crests to the reverse. Cobalt blue ground and gilded
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Louis XVI Style Sevres Porcelain / Dore Bronze Vase Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
reverse is painted with a different garden scene. These vignettes are further embellished with two toned
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Pair of Robin's Egg Blue Asian Influenced Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed of reverse painted glass with Asian decorations on the interior of the glass and brass fittings
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Handel Table Lamp, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Shade rim impressed Handel PAT'D NO. /979664. Reverse-painted glass and patinated bronze.
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Pair Louis XVI Style French Porcelain / Dore Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Tarry Town, NY
reverse is painted with a different nature garden scene details. These vignettes are further embellished
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Gold
Karin Van Leyden Églomisé Glass Lamp
By Karin Van Leyden 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hand-decorated, reverse painted and silvered table Lamp.
Large lamp with its original shade
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Mercury Glass Lamps, 20th C
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mercury Glass Lamps with floral and insect decoupage hand painted paper and silver leaf
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Two Floor Lamps by Fornasetti, Italy 1980s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Silver metal and glass floor lamp with reverse painted and etched glass by Piero Fornasetti. Italy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Signed Original Ulla Darni Table Lamp
By Ulla Darni
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This gorgeous original Ulla Darni table lamp is reverse painted on glass with hand-forged iron work
Category
2010s Modern Table Lamps
Classique Sunset Landscape Table Lamp, circa 1920
By Classique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classique sunset landscape table lamp, circa 1920. Reverse painted. Patinated metal base.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Style Decoupage Table Lamps with Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of table lamps crafted in glass in a classic form featuring a reverse decoupage
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Signed Original Ulla Darni Floor Lamp / Torchiere
By Ulla Darni
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This gorgeous original Ulla Darni floor lamp is reverse painted on glass with hand-forged iron work
Category
2010s Modern Floor Lamps
Matching Pair of Signed Ulla Darni Table Lamps
By Ulla Darni
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This gorgeous matching pair of Ulla Darni table lamps are reverse painted on glass with hand-forged
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern White and Chrome Italian Floor Lamp by Tronconi
By Tronconi
Located in Weesp, NL
Tronconi white and chrome Italian Mid-Century Modern floor lamp.
A rare piece of Italian design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Phoenix Sunset Landscape Table Lamp, France, circa 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix sunset landscape table lamp,
circa 1920s reverse painted glass shade with a patinated
Category
Vintage 1920s French Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Mandarin Warrior Famille Rose Vase, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Mandarin Warrior Famille Rose Vase, Now as a Lamp
The porcelain vase, China circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Reverse Painted Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic reverse painted lamp available at 1stDibs. Each reverse painted lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer reverse painted lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right reverse painted lamp, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one reverse painted lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pairpoint Glassworks, Jefferson Electric Co. and Fornasetti produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Reverse Painted Lamp?
Prices for a reverse painted lamp start at $450 and top out at $22,500 with the average selling for $1,800.
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 Lamp
- 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.
- 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 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, ceramic table lamps can be painted. In fact, many lamps come with hand-painted finishes. If you choose to paint a lamp yourself, you may need two or more coats of paint to get the results you desire. You'll find a collection of ceramic table lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To paint a ceramic lamp, most experts recommend using an acrylic paint that’s specially formulated for ceramics. However, other paints can work. Consult the paint brand’s website for more information about suitable surfaces. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and modern ceramic lamps from some of the world’s top sellers.
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