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Chinese Reverse Painted Glass and Hardwood Table Screen
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual table screen featuring a reverse glass painted portrait of a young noble lady set into a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Reverse Painted Snuff Bottle Extra Large
Located in Somis, CA
reverse painting from the inside. The scene depicted a group of birds perched on a prunus blossom tree in
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Agate

19th Century Pair Qing Dynasty Reverse Painted Mirrors
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Pair Qing Dynasty Reverse Painted Mirrors depicting Court Scenes. Featuring Royal
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Paint

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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Chinese Reverse Painted Mirror Depicting Court Scene
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Chinese Reverse Painted Mirror depicting a Court Scene. Featuring four ladies in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Paint

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effect, painting on
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

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

Tall Vintage Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painted Hardwood Framed Hanging Panel
Located in Austin, TX
A very large vintage Chinese export reverse glass painted figural hanging wall panel in a carved
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Antique pair of Chinese reverse painted pictures, the Emperor and Empress C 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A very decorative rich and colourful pair of pictures are hand painted in reverse on panes of glass
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th C. Edo-Meiji Period Japanese Painted Five-Panel Folding Miniature Screen
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century/Edo-Meiji period japanese painted five-panel folding miniature screen By: unknown
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal

Antique Chinese Art Reverse Painted Immortal & Boy with Peach Painting on Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique Chinese hand painted reverse painting on glass. Features an Immortal and a boy holding a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
19th century unusual Chinese reverse painting on glass, depicting a busy Hong Kong harbour scene
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Portuguese Hand Painted Dressing Screen
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
to the city's past. On the reverse side, the screen honors Portugal's Age of Discovery with maritime
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Antique Mid-19th Century Portuguese Other Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Portuguese Hand Painted Dressing Screen
Portuguese Hand Painted Dressing Screen
H 63 in W 78.75 in D 1.38 in
Japanese 2-Panel 'Shunga' Screen with Finely Painted Erotic Depictions of Lovers
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A very finely painted two panel 'shunga' screen with scenes of naked erotic lovers in union. The
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A good quality C19th Chinese reverse painting on glass of large size, brightly coloured with
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

18th Century Chinese Reverse Mirror Painting
Located in Richmond, London
Fabulous late 18th / early 19th century reverse mirror painting in original green lacquer
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mirror

Set of Four Japanese Reverse Paintings
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Set of four Japanese reverse paintings.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Pair of Chinese Reverse Paintings on Glass
Located in Essex, MA
Each nicely painted in reverse. One depicting a boy playing a flute to a terrapin in a sea and the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Pair of Chinese Reverse Paintings on Glass
Pair of Chinese Reverse Paintings on Glass
H 13.5 in W 17.25 in D 0.5 in
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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Verre Eglomise Chinese Export reverse glass painting. Beautiful Chinese reverse glass
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Chinese pair of Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting a young lady seated at a table, one
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Pair of 18th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Portraits
Located in Richmond, London
Absolutely exquisite late 18th / early 19th century reverse glass portraits in original frames
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

Painted Folk Art Four-Panel Floor Screen
Located in Troy, NY
A very unique charmingly decorative double sided screen, painted oil on canvas, seemingly an
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Country Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Three-Panel Painted Sea Shell Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three-panel hand painted screen depicting a variety of sea shells on the front and solid painted
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20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting, Young Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting, 19th century portrait of a young Napoleon Bonaparte; 13 1/2
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Finely Painted French Chinoiserie Three-Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
Comprising three shaped oil on canvas panels, with shirred ivory silk to the reverse, within a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Silk, Wood, Paint

Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, the Beauty
Located in Norton, MA
Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

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

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Woman, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Chinese portrait depicts a young woman and was painted using a reverse glass painting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This pair of Chinese portraits depicting young women & their dogs were painted using a reverse
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Antique French Hand Painted Three Panel Dressing Screen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louie XV style three panel folding dressing screen having decorative painted canvas
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Export Eight-Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated grand scale Chinese export Eight-panel Coromandel screen
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effect, painting on
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting of Warriors in Landscape, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine circa 1825 Chinese Export polychrome reverse glass painting of a warrior group with horse
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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

Pair of Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Mirrors, Still Life#2
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse paintings on mirrors, depicting the Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880
Located in Kinderhook, NY
reverse glass portrait painting of an opium-smoking maiden or young lady painted in oval and sat in an
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Italian Neoclassical Bird and Garden Vignette Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Italian neoclassical-style four panel folding screen hand-painted with an array of birds in a
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20th Century Neoclassical Paintings and Screens

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique French folding screen painted in the Romantic style
Located in London, GB
reverse painted with landscape scenes. This beautiful antique French folding screen is decorated with
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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass-A Lady in the Garden
Located in Norton, MA
not the paint lost. They are gilt spots for enhancing the theme. Reverse glass pictures became
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass-A Lady Flying to Heaven
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting
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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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Mirror

18th Century l Painted and Tooled Leather Four-Panel Screen
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century painted and tooled leather four panel screen. Probably Dutch, painted with scrolling
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Export Qing Dynasty Reverse Painting on Glass of Children 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique Qing dynasty Chinese export reverse painting on glass, circa 1860. The painting
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

20th Century Chinese Coromandel 6-Panel Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Comprised of 6 lacquered coromandel panels, this Chinese folding screen is intricately designed and
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20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Four Panel Carved Soapstone Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Chinese late Qing dynasty four panel folding coromandel screen featuring carved
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Soapstone, Brass

Italian Neoclassical Style Painted Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic hand painted Italian four-panel folding floor screen made in the neoclassical taste. Each
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing
Located in Hudson, NY
left read: Kodama Teruhiko. Calligraphy also dates the screen as 1976. Painted in mineral pigments on
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing
Japanese Two Panel Screen Moon Viewing
H 67.75 in W 68.75 in D 0.75 in
19th Century French Grand Tour Style Eight Panel Painted Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic monumental late 19th century French painted oil on canvas folding eight-panel screen. The
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair of George III Painted and Giltwood Pole Screens
Located in Essex, MA
Each with chenille embroidered panel within a reverse glass border, adjustable, raise on a tripod
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paint

China Old Colorful Gilded Coromandel Pavillion And Warriors Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Handsome Chinese Four Panel Coromandel Hand Carved and Hand Gilded Wood Screen mounted on board
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Six Panel Screen Antique Painted Room Divider Chinoiserie
Located in Potters Bar, GB
screeen has to be one of them On one side it features hand pained cherub scenes whilst on the reverse it
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Antique 1890s Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary 19th Century 8 Panel Painted Wallpaper Screen, "Italian Landscape"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional 19th Century eight panel Painted Wallpaper screen originally purchased at Côté
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper

Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh from the Pal Collection
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a STUNNING and HIGHLY DESIRABLE and IMPORTANT 19C Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass

A Chinese export reverse-glass painting after an English print in original frame
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. H. 38.7 x W. 44.3 cm (incl. frame) H. 31.8 x W. 37.5 cm (image) Chinese reverse glass paintings for
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Glass-A Lady Seating in the Room
Located in Norton, MA
A charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse glass painting
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

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Reverse Painted Screens For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of reverse painted screens is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique reverse painted screens was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, wood and mirror. Reverse painted screens have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Reverse painted screens made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Reverse Painted Screens?

Prices for reverse painted screens start at $425 and top out at $39,950 with the average selling for $1,925.
Questions About Reverse Painted Screens
  • 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese screen painting is the art of creating byōbu, or Japanese screens. Byōbu vary in subject matter and style. The screens are free-standing, portable and decorated with symbolic images or calligraphy. It is common to find byōbu in pairs with at least two panels. Shop a selection of byōbu on 1stDibs.