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Pharmacy Reverse Glass

Vintage Reverse Painted Prescriptions Pharmacy Glass Sign
Vintage Reverse Painted Prescriptions Pharmacy Glass Sign

Vintage Reverse Painted Prescriptions Pharmacy Glass Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Reverse-painted glass "PRESCRIPTIONS" pharmacy sign featuring bold cream block lettering with gilt shadowing against a black glass background, housed in a black-painted molded wood f...

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Vintage 1920s Signs

Materials

Glass

Large 19th Century Pharmacy Reversed Painted Display Dispensing Jar
Large 19th Century Pharmacy Reversed Painted Display Dispensing Jar

Large 19th Century Pharmacy Reversed Painted Display Dispensing Jar

Located in Leuven , BE

Here is a wonderful decorative late 19th century pharmacist hand blown dispensing/display glass jar of considerable size. The jar is reverse painted by hand with a white ground and g...

Category

Antique 19th Century British Jars

Materials

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Antique Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Chemist Pharmacy Sign, C.1930
Antique Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Chemist Pharmacy Sign, C.1930

Antique Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Chemist Pharmacy Sign, C.1930

Located in London, GB

An elegant reverse painted glass chemist's sign. c.1930 Gilt lettering and green carboy, reverse painted on clear thick plate glass. Set into a simple ebonised wooden frame.

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Signs

Materials

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Two Fine & Large Parcel Gilt Glass Pharmacy Jars, 19th Century
Two Fine & Large Parcel Gilt Glass Pharmacy Jars, 19th Century

Two Fine & Large Parcel Gilt Glass Pharmacy Jars, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

Massive 19th Century Parcel Gilt Reverse Painted Glass Pharmacy Jar Labeled “Magnesia"; together with a Fine and Large 19th Century Parcel Gilt Reverse Painted Glass Pharmacy Jar La...

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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Objects

Large Apothecary Unit
Large Apothecary Unit

Large Apothecary Unit

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H 43.5 in W 83 in D 24 in

Large Apothecary Unit

Located in Port Chester, NY

This is a very large and dramatic piece, made up of old drawers and doors from what would have been a huge pharmacy wall unit. Original labels, reverse glass with gilt.

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Antique 19th Century English Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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Questions About Pharmacy Reverse Glass

  • 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 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.