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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
H 15 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
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
Antique Art Deco Czech Molded & Reverse Painted Fruit Basket Table Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
painted shade. The lamp is a figural fruit basket and the shade is threaded and secures firmly to the base
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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
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
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
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
painting on the reverse side of the glass shade is an exceptionally fine example of the type of artistry
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
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
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Art 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
Pairpoint Stained Glass Table Lamp, Seascape Vienna Shade, Planter Base, 1910
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, circa 1910. Obverse-and reverse-painted acid-etched glass, milk glass, patinated metal 14 height × 16
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
"Deer in the Shade, " Highly Rare Art Deco Mirror with Sculptural Relief
Located in Philadelphia, PA
tree, all alive with a silvery shimmer that is entrancing. The background is reverse painted in black
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Pair of Antique Art Deco J.C. Virden Company Slip Shade Wall Sconces
By John C. Virden Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
reverse painted finish. Each sconce has a turn on/off knob at the bottom which appear to function as
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pairpoint Vienna Hand-Painted Neo-Classical Garlands, Lute Chandelier, 1920s
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, c. 1920 obverse- and reverse-painted frosted glass, patinated metal
Vienna shade with garlands
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Fontana Arte Vintage 1960s Midcentury Italian Original Painted Glass Wall Art
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
used as a sculpture on the black granite cube. It is a large square panel of 3/4" glass painted on the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass
H 18 in W 31 in D 31 in
Pair of Painted and Parcel Gilt Opaline Glass Vases by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
Pair of painted and parcel gilt opaline glass vases by Baccarat
French, c. 1850
Height 51cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vases
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
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
18th Century Chinese Plate or Dish Blue & White, Qing Qianlong, Circa 1745
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
varying shades of a deep cobalt blue, with a glaze of a very soft light blue shade.
The plate has a
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Platter or Large Plate Blue & White, Qing Qianlong Ca 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
with much detail in varying shades of cobalt blue, with a glaze of a very soft light blue shade.
The
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
H 1.38 in Dm 12.75 in
18th Century, Chinese Plate or Bowl Blue & White, Qing Qianlong, Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
with good detail in varying shades of cobalt blue, with a glaze of a very soft light blue shade.
The
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Large Plate, Qing Qianlong circa 1750
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
varying shades of cobalt blue, with a glaze of a very soft light blue shade. The base is unmarked.
The
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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
Huge Landscape Painting of “Second Premium” Attr. John Smith of Chichester
Located in Shippensburg, PA
, rather than the reversed scene originally painted. For a similar orientation, see the relatively low
Category
Antique 18th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lobmeyr Vienna Signed Art Nouveau Jug Enamel Gold Made after 1905
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Vienna, AT
stylized leaves. Finally, borders painted by opaque enamel (grey-black shaded) decorate jug's surface, too
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Enamel
Goldscheider Vienna Spanish Lady Dancer with Tambourine Model 7699 Dakon, 1938
By Stefan Dakon
Located in Vienna, AT
1938
model number 7699 / 107 / 31
painter's and modeller's signs at reverse side of base existing
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 16.53 in W 10.03 in D 4.92 in
Chic Boxy Table Lamp in Textured Resin with Illuminating Front Panel 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Boxy table lamp with textured gold and white resin finish and illuminating blue and gold reverse
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 24.5 in W 21.5 in D 5 in
20th Century Russian Solid Silver & Enamel Spoon, Ivan Saltikov, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
round bowl is applied on reverse with doubled headed painted enamel eagle. Hallmarked Russian silver 84
Category
20th Century Russian Serving Pieces
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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H 7.88 in W 1.97 in D 0.2 in
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
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
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
Vintage Contemporary Art Deco Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
of the type may have painted numbers on the reverse side. Recently professionally cleaned ready for
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
19th Century Pair of Cloisonnè Vases with Later Worked Electrification
Located in Epfach, DE
the inside and hand-painted on the outside. The electrical assembly can be reversed without damaging
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
H 23.63 in W 14.97 in D 9.06 in
Pair of Post Modern off White Ivory Ceramic Lamps on Lucite Bases, circa 1985
Located in Saint Louis, MO
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Vladimir Kagan Post Modern Marilyn sofa in ivory white bouclé
Post Modern reverse painted red
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Baccarat Opaline Glass Lamp, Vase Formed with Floral Decoration
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
vase, mounted with a pleated shade and painted with floral decoration inspired by the Rococo style
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Unusual Trumeau Mirrors
Located in Montreal, QC
. They are reverse painted on a shaded green ground directly on glass. The silver leaf mirror plates are
Category
Early 20th Century English George II Trumeau Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Vintage Distressed Oushak Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
restored. Fully secured sides and ends. Some areas more densely saturated in shade than others, with one or
Category
Vintage 1980s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Distressed Oushak Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
type may have painted numbers on the reverse side. Recently professionally cleaned ready for in-home
Category
1990s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Dutch Delft Garniture Five Piece Polychrome Made Circa 1880 Netherlands
Located in Katonah, NY
scene with a shepherdess and sheep.
Sitting comfortably in the shade of a large tree, she holds her
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Romantic Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
H 15 in W 7 in D 4.25 in
Colorado State Flag, Made of Silk, Ca 1911-1920
Located in York County, PA
. Some of the white painted used in the hand-painted number on the reverse of the sleeve is flaked off
Category
Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Silk
Hand-Sewn 13 Star Cornflower Blue 32 Foot Commission Pennant ca 1845-1865
Located in York County, PA
beyond, centered at the fly end. Note the beautiful shade of cornflower blue, which adds a great deal to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Extra Large Signed Round Kaiser Murano Ice Glass Flush Mount Lamp Silvered Brass
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
reverse is made of frosted Murano ice glass, white painted metal, six porcelain fittings ( for six E14
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 2.76 in Dm 20.48 in
Large Signed Round Kaiser Murano Ice Glass Flush Mount Wall Lamp Silvered Brass
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
. The lamp which has still the decal company label Kaiser Leuchten with model number on reverse is made
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 2.76 in Dm 16.54 in
Large Signed Round Kaiser Murano Ice Glass Flush Mount Wall Lamp Silvered Brass
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
. The lamp which has still the decal company label Kaiser Leuchten with model number on reverse is made
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 2.76 in Dm 16.54 in
Handel Lamp w Scenic Reverse Painted Shade
By Handel Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
This excellent Handel table lamp features an 18" chipped ice reverse painted autumnal scenic shade
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Large Reverse Painted Drum Shade
Located in Prescott, AZ
Superb condition of this 80+ year old piece of glass. No discernible paint loss with colors still
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Craftsman Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Reverse Painted & Gilded w/Roman Figures Lamp (GMD#2450)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian reverse painted and gilded lamp depicting early Roman figures and text, on carved ebonized
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Midcentury Reverse Painted Blown Art Glass Shell Encrusted Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury reverse painted blown art glass shell encrusted tall table lamp. This unique and
Category
20th Century European Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Greek Hand-Painted Earthenware Amphora Lamp, circa 1950, Custom Shade
Located in Houston, TX
.
A vintage Greek hand-painted earthenware amphora in the antique style depicting scenes from
Category
Vintage 1950s Greek Classical Greek Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Lumen, Italian Painted Metal, Marble, and Brass Table Lamp
By Lumen
Located in New York, NY
This choice lamp defines mid century Italian design at its best. The circular white shade above a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
1920s Moe Bridges Boudoir Lamp
Located in Mobile, AL
Milwaukee", Reversed painted glass shade signed by artist.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Églomisé Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reverse painted glass with Asian and European figures on gold leaf. Updated wiring and hardware
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
C 1900 French Neoclassical Style Maison Jansen Bronze Lamp with Eagle and Lotus
By Maison Jansen
Located in New Orleans, LA
painted square column. The column is adorned with an eagle on one side and a crest on the reverse and is
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 26.75 in W 13 in D 9 in
Marianna Von Allesch Mid-Century Lamp
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ceramic lamp, hand-decorated by Marianna von Allesch. Retains original painted shade. Signed on
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Find many varieties of an authentic reverse painted shade available at 1stDibs. A reverse painted shade — often made from glass, metal and brass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a reverse painted shade — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A reverse painted shade, designed in the Arts and Crafts or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made reverse painted shade over the years, but those crafted by Pairpoint Glassworks, Handel Lamp Co. and Phoenix are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Reverse Painted Shade?
Prices for a reverse painted shade can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $900 and can go as high as $6,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,550.
Questions About Reverse Painted Shade
- 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.
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