Chinese Eglomise

The Chinese eglomise snuff bottle is a captivating masterpiece, showcasing the delicate art of reverse painting from the inside.

Chinese lantern with églomisé glass panels and stylized wood carved dragons, circa 1940.

China trade watercolors of birds in églomisé frames, Circa 1840.

An 1860s Dutch China Trade Eglomise Wall Mirror. Green enamel frame with relief floral and garden scenes in red and gold leaf.

Pair of framed Eglomisé Chinese vases. Painted Eglomisé vases framed in black painted wood frames.

China Trade watercolours, although produced as early as the late 18th century, enjoyed the height of their popularity in the 1840’s and ‘50’s. Travels to China were difficult and ex...

The watercolors with florals and butterflies. Framed in eglomise glass frames. Provenance; Kentshire Galleries.

An extremely fine 19th century Chinese screen of hardwood frame inset with black lacquer panels.

Chinese style lantern in sculpted wood and églomisé glass in hexagon shape standing on six small foot in sculpted wood with ruyi motifs clouds.

a mid-century Chinese style eglomise cocktail table

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

A gilt reverse painted églomisé mirror with Chinese motif, ribbed and fluted brass toned frame surrounding a beveled mirror.

Chinese lantern with églomisé glass panels, circa 1940.

Coffee table in walnut with églomisé glass from the 20th century ‘chinoiserie’ style.  

Coffee table in walnut with églomisé glass from the 20th century ‘chinoiserie’ style.  

A pair of custom-made Asian influenced side tables and night stands, designed after Chinese lattice patterns, with antiqued, églomisé beveled mirror panels, inset against a painted w...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are 100% hand painted from within and topped with gemstone agate lids. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to apply...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

The likeness is after the famous portraits by Gilbert Stuart, which was also copied in églomisé paintings by China Trade artists for export to the new nation.

A late 18th Century Chinese eglomise painting of young women.

A charming pair of Chinese eglomise portraits(reverse paintings on glass) of young girls seated at a table having tea, the glass panels are without cracks and are in their original c...

Reverse painted mirror in elaborately carved, painted and gilt wood frame. Original mirror and has original back. China, early to mid 19th century.

An early 19th century Chinese reverse painting on glass of a couple with a small child in a room, in original teak frame.

A pair of early 19th century Chinese export églomisé (reverse paintings on glass) portraits of two beauties, one holding a flower blossom, and the other a small lap dog.

An 1890s Dutch China trade églomisé wall mirror. Green enamel frame with figural and garden relief decorating the frame, colors of golds, rusts and reds.

Early 20th century Verre Eglomise Chinese export reverse glass painting Beautiful Chinese reverse glass painting of two women reading a scroll.

Pair of early 20th century Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse glass paintings.

An Italian églomisé glass and mirrored panel breakfront / sideboard or China cabinet.

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to apply...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

For the Year of Tiger, a pair of beautiful snuff bottles topped with gemstone agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush ...

Impressive designer coffee table having ebonized base with twisted tapered legs and gorgeous églomisé mirrored inset top and sides. Legs also have gilded bronze embellishments and te...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

This striking Chinese red eglomise table lamp features a gold reverse painted motif of flowers, a butterfly, weeping willow tress and pagodas on eight panels partitioned by notched w...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...

A delightful églomisé reverse-painted Chinese decorative snuff bottle, with a captivating scene depicting a landscape with white blossom trees and red-crowned white and black cranes ...

A black, gold and red Chinese decorated eglomise mirror.

Pair of Chinese Eglomise Portraits of 2 Ladies Late 19th Century.

A Collection of Six Chinese Eglomise Paintings of Female Subjects in Ebonized Frames.

Quirky Chinese Propaganda Mirror.

Two beautiful young ladies in traditional dress in reverse paintings on glass. They are set within woodeb frames of robn's egg blue, in the Chinese manner.

Two large Chinese cabinets in two stacking sections, made of a light color hardwood with brass fixtures, and the front of the cabinet doors inset with painted panels of scenes of vil...

scrolling top with gilded Chinese inspired decorations on a green ground; with a reverse painted plate featuring a Chinese woman over a blue and gilt scrolling divide above the mirro...

Framed 19th Century Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass. Circa 1840.

A 19th Century Dutch Eglomise Painting Depicting a Chinese Interior with Ladies and a Servant, in a Walnut Frame.

This large mirror is bordered by a beveled panel of painted chinese figures. Dragons, Happy Families, Laborers and Domestic scenes.

A reverse painting on mirrored glass of a crane in a rocky landscape, the mirror oxidized, and presented in a Louis XVI style frame.

A painting on porcelain of a nobleman and nude woman with cupids, elaborately painted and highly detailed. The original gilt wood frame with reticulated outer frame. The quality of p...

This is a Republic China period framed reverse painting on glass, depicting a beauty of wearing traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations. The paintings come with their or...

A 10th century Chinese reverse painting on glass. A snow landscape with people and houses in snow.

This is a vivid and finely executed reverse glass painting depicting the biblical scene of Joseph being sold by his brothers to passing merchants (Genesis 37). This subject was frequ...

A wonderful and extremely rare last quarter 19th century Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market reverse glass portrait painting of an opium-smoking 'maiden' or young lady painted...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Sublime pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits which have been hand reverse painted on to the back...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Large Chinese School Oil Portrait of an Imperial Court Lady, Qing Dynasty Style Please note: The deliv...

A fine circa 1825 Chinese Export polychrome reverse glass painting of a warrior group with horse and 'Budai' in a river landscape housed in original 'Chinese Chippendale' parcel-gilt...

Unusual table top folding screen. Four hand painted panels featuring birds, fruit and flowers. Partial hand carving to wood frame. Appears to be rosewood but not confirmed. Beautiful...

Chinese Qing hand-painted lacquered wedding cabinets were popular in the1800s as wedding gifts and used to store linens, among other items The cabinet features front doors with a cen...

A Chinese ancestor painting on silk in faux bamboo frame, 20th century. 17 ¼ by 30 inches

This beautiful two doors cabinet is made of black and red lacquered wood presenting Chinese sceens and decorations in gold tones. This is a French work. Circa 1940

A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak frames under glass. Twelve characters total in period attire with hats and crowns signi...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period painting from the 19th century of an ancestral group portrait in custom frame. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Chinese history with this Qing D...

Early 20th century pair of Chinese ancestral paintings in custom frames. Nice antique pair with vibrant colors in wood and gilt frames, in very good condition. Ready to be installe...

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period painting from the 19th century of an ancestor group portrait in custom frame. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this vertical painting features ...

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period framed painting from the early 20th century of a royalty related couple with dragon motifs painted on a linen canvas. Created in China during the l...

A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting a lady in the garden, playing with a bird. The painting comes with its original h...

A wonderful and rare circa 1830 Chinese export reverse glass portrait painting of unusually large size of a lady in traditional robes holding a closed fan shown sat in front of black...