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Biedermeier Reverse Glass Painting, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady
Biedermeier Reverse Glass Painting, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady

Biedermeier Reverse Glass Painting, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady

$335Sale Price|20% Off

H 3.94 in W 3.15 in D 0.4 in

Biedermeier Reverse Glass Painting, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady

Located in Hamburg, DE

Biedermeier reverse glass painting with silhouette Portrait of a lady in a lavish robe. This fine

Category

Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Paintings

Materials

Glass

Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting
Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting

Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting

$800Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.5 in W 14 in D 1 in

Verre Eglomise Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Antique Verre Eglomise Chinese Export reverse glass painting. Beautiful Chinese reverse glass

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror
Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror

Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror

$1,196Sale Price|20% Off

H 24.5 in W 13.75 in D 2 in

Antique English Reverse Painted 'Hey Diddle Diddle' Eglomise Child's Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Reverse Painting 8 -Inches wide x 6.75-Inches high Mirror only 8.5 -Inches wide x 10 -Inches high.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

The Kiss
The Kiss

Noche CristThe Kiss

$1,960Sale Price|30% Off

H 14 in W 19.5 in

The Kiss

Located in Washington, DC

reverse. Painting is casein paint and plaster on board. Catalogue of an exhibition in 2008 at the

Category

1980s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel

19th Century American Fruitwood Eglomise Mirror
19th Century American Fruitwood Eglomise Mirror

19th Century American Fruitwood Eglomise Mirror

Located in Atlanta, GA

An American fruitwood mirror with eglomise (reverse painting on glass) panel and flanking black

Category

Antique 19th Century American Wall Mirrors

Pair, 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara
Pair, 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara

Pair, 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara

Located in Atlanta, GA

**Pair of 19th Century Allegorical Reverse Glass Paintings Depicting Saint Barbara** This

Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Touring Car in Reverse
Touring Car in Reverse

Touring Car in Reverse

By Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 27.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Elegant Pair of Eglomise & Wood Antique Wall Brackets
Elegant Pair of Eglomise & Wood Antique Wall Brackets

Elegant Pair of Eglomise & Wood Antique Wall Brackets

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Stunning pair of antique wall pockets with reverse painting on glass decoration and timeless Greek

Category

Vintage 1920s American Neoclassical Wall Brackets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Dali Style Surrealist Painting on Reverse Glass by Ico Kovacic
Dali Style Surrealist Painting on Reverse Glass by Ico Kovacic

Dali Style Surrealist Painting on Reverse Glass by Ico Kovacic

Located in Miami, FL

Dali Style Surrealist Painting on Reverse Glass by Ico Kovacic A fine mixed-media surrealist or

Category

Vintage 1980s Croatian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

19th Century Reversed Glass Painting China for European Market Verre Eglomisé
19th Century Reversed Glass Painting China for European Market Verre Eglomisé

19th Century Reversed Glass Painting China for European Market Verre Eglomisé

Located in Epfach, DE

The reversed glass painting has been made circa 1800. The picture has beautiful colors and is in

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Art Glass

Jan Andre Perroud Nude Painting with Reverse Oil-Painting Of A Sailboat Scene
Jan Andre Perroud Nude Painting with Reverse Oil-Painting Of A Sailboat Scene

Jan Andre Perroud Nude Painting with Reverse Oil-Painting Of A Sailboat Scene

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Rare double-sided painting by Jan Andre Perroud of a nude with two cats and yellow shawl on the

Category

Mid-20th Century French Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair Chinoiserie Mirror Back Sconces by E F Caldwell
Pair Chinoiserie Mirror Back Sconces by E F Caldwell

Pair Chinoiserie Mirror Back Sconces by E F Caldwell

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This handsome pair of eglomise, or reverse painting on mirror sconces feature grotto motif

Category

Early 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Bronze

Large Scale Reverse Glass Chinoiserie Painting by Miriam Ellner 51” x 51”
Large Scale Reverse Glass Chinoiserie Painting by Miriam Ellner 51” x 51”

Large Scale Reverse Glass Chinoiserie Painting by Miriam Ellner 51” x 51”

By Miriam Ellner

Located in Atlanta, GA

Large scale silver leafed and reverse glass eglomisé painting by Miriam Ellner. Signed and dated

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Male Figure signed by Mark Narens
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Male Figure signed by Mark Narens

Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Male Figure signed by Mark Narens

Located in Chicago, IL

Narens. The reverse painting technique adds a unique touch to this artwork, as the intricate details and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Paint

Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Female Figure by Mark Narens
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Female Figure by Mark Narens

Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Female Figure by Mark Narens

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Hanging Wall Art with Female Figure Signed by Mark Narens Featuring

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Paint

19th Century English Papier Mâché Slipper Chair
19th Century English Papier Mâché Slipper Chair

19th Century English Papier Mâché Slipper Chair

$1,600

H 44 in W 17.5 in D 16.25 in

19th Century English Papier Mâché Slipper Chair

Located in Water Mill, NY

19th century English papier mâché slipper chair with reversed painting of ruins on back. Ebonized

Category

Antique 19th Century English Slipper Chairs

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

pair of Italian 18th century reverse painted on glass and Fruitwood paintings
pair of Italian 18th century reverse painted on glass and Fruitwood paintings

pair of Italian 18th century reverse painted on glass and Fruitwood paintings

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A delightful pair of Italian 18th century reverse painted on glass and ebonized Fruitwood paintings

Category

Antique 18th Century Paintings

Materials

Fruitwood, Paint

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Woman, Early 20th Century
Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Woman, Early 20th Century

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century
Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century

Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century

$945 / set

H 17.33 in W 13.39 in D 0.79 in

Pair of Chinese Reverse Glass Paintings, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

glass painting technique. Painting in reverse on the opposite side of a piece of glass meant the painter

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Pair Chinese Emperor Empress Ancestral Reverse Glass Portrait Paintings, 1940s
Pair Chinese Emperor Empress Ancestral Reverse Glass Portrait Paintings, 1940s

Pair Chinese Emperor Empress Ancestral Reverse Glass Portrait Paintings, 1940s

$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 20.5 in W 14 in D 1 in

Pair Chinese Emperor Empress Ancestral Reverse Glass Portrait Paintings, 1940s

By James Mont, Marshall Fields, Gumps, Kutani Studio, Maitland Smith

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of reverse hand painted on glass of Chinese Emperor and Empress portrait paintings, circa

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Glass

Italian 18th Century Reverse Painted on Glass Painting in Its Original Frame
Italian 18th Century Reverse Painted on Glass Painting in Its Original Frame

Italian 18th Century Reverse Painted on Glass Painting in Its Original Frame

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A superb Italian 18th century reverse painted on glass painting in its original frame. The painting

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900
Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Transmitter
Transmitter

Maryanne PollockTransmitter, 2021

Price Upon Request

H 48 in W 48 in

Transmitter

Located in Washington, DC

reverse. Painting measures 48" x 48" and is mixed media on canvas. Artists Robert Rauschenberg and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Vintage Chinese Qing Nurhaci Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting
Vintage Chinese Qing Nurhaci Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting

Vintage Chinese Qing Nurhaci Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting

Located in Danville, CA

Vintage Chinese Qing Taizu Nurhaci Emperor Reverse Glass Hanging Painting ITEM DESCRIPTION: a

Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Chinese Qing Tongzhi Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting
Vintage Chinese Qing Tongzhi Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting

Vintage Chinese Qing Tongzhi Emperor Portrait Reverse Glass Hanging Painting

Located in Danville, CA

Vintage Chinese Qing Tongzhi Emperor Reverse Glass Hanging Painting ITEM DESCRIPTION: a beautiful

Category

Vintage 1980s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

Things Reversed
Things Reversed

Edward KembleThings Reversed, 1892

$8,000

H 9.5 in W 7.5 in

Things Reversed

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right

Category

1890s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Early Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting Depicting Deer, Monkeys & Wildlife
Early Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting Depicting Deer, Monkeys & Wildlife

Early Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting Depicting Deer, Monkeys & Wildlife

Located in Atlanta, GA

This exquisite early and highly unusual Chinese export reverse glass painting from the Qing Dynasty

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Rebirth the Earth
Rebirth the Earth

Maryanne PollockRebirth the Earth, 2021

Price Upon Request

H 48 in W 48 in

Rebirth the Earth

Located in Washington, DC

on reverse. Painting measures 48" x 48" and is mixed media on canvas. A mentor of Pollock’s

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in Chicago, IL

of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effect, painting on

Category

Early 20th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paint

Stunning Pair of Blown Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps
Stunning Pair of Blown Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps

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

14k Essex Crystal Fox Stickpin
14k Essex Crystal Fox Stickpin

14k Essex Crystal Fox Stickpin

Located in New York, NY

Art Deco Period Essex Crystal Fox Stickpin set in 14k gold. Wonderful carving and reverse painting

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Crystal, 14k Gold

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Reverse Glass Painting of a Court Beauty
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Reverse Glass Painting of a Court Beauty

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Export Reverse Glass Painting of a Court Beauty

Located in Basildon, GB

A fine antique Chinese export reverse glass painting, dating to the 19th century (Qing Dynasty

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Paint

Large Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror, Glass Painting 19th Century
Large Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror, Glass Painting 19th Century

Large Antique Chinese Export Reverse Painted Mirror, Glass Painting 19th Century

Located in Bristol, GB

ANTIQUE CHINESE REVERSE-PAINTED MIRROR On a larger-than-average scale, with three figures painted

Category

Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting of Warriors in Landscape, circa 1825
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painting of Warriors in Landscape, circa 1825

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Reverse the Curse
Reverse the Curse

Metra Mitchell Reverse the Curse, 2023

$1,200

H 25.25 in W 19.25 in

Reverse the Curse

Located in Columbia, MO

Metra Mitchell holds a BFA in Painting and minor in Art History from Western Kentucky University

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wax Crayon, Archival Paper

"Busy Office" 28”x34” oil on canvas, signed on reverse
"Busy Office" 28”x34” oil on canvas, signed on reverse

"Busy Office" 28”x34” oil on canvas, signed on reverse

By Amy Hill

Located in New York, NY

28"x34” oil on canvas, signed on reverse. This painting features an office scene with four figures

Category

2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yangtze River Bridge Reverse Glass Painted Mirror, c. 1969
Yangtze River Bridge Reverse Glass Painted Mirror, c. 1969

Yangtze River Bridge Reverse Glass Painted Mirror, c. 1969

Located in Chicago, IL

This reverse glass mirror painting depicts the Yangtze River Bridge, the first heavy bridge

Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures
Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures

Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures

Located in Rome, IT

A pair of Chinese reverse glass painting representing women and a child in a garden pavillion

Category

Early 19th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mirror, Paint

Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures
Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures

Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures

Located in Rome, IT

A pair of Chinese reverse glass painting representing women and a child in a garden pavillion

Category

Early 19th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mirror, Paint

Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures
Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures

Pair of 19' century Chinese Reverse-Painted Mirror Pictures

Located in Rome, IT

A pair of Chinese reverse glass painting representing women and a child in a garden pavillion

Category

Early 19th Century Qing Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mirror, Paint

Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century
Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century

Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century

$23,600Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 20 in W 27 in D 1 in

Chinese Pair 'Diptych' Reverse Glass Paintings of Port Life, Early 18th Century

Located in North Miami, FL

This pair of reverse glass paintings are truly one-of-a-Kind pieces. The scene has been beautifully

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Glass, Paint

Stellar Pair of Vintage Large-Scale Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps
Stellar Pair of Vintage Large-Scale Reverse Painted Murano Vases as Custom Lamps

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

"Outdoor Restaurant" 24"x28" oil on canvas, signed on reverse
"Outdoor Restaurant" 24"x28" oil on canvas, signed on reverse

"Outdoor Restaurant" 24"x28" oil on canvas, signed on reverse

By Amy Hill

Located in New York, NY

24"x28" oil on canvas, signed on reverse. This painting features a scene at andoutdoor restaurant

Category

2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900

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

Late 19th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paint

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1830
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1830

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1830

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A wonderful and rare circa 1830 Chinese export reverse glass portrait painting of unusually large

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Iron

Reversed Profile Nude Figure Pencil Sketch 20th Modernist Century Drawing
Reversed Profile Nude Figure Pencil Sketch 20th Modernist Century Drawing

Reversed Profile Nude Figure Pencil Sketch 20th Modernist Century Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Nude Figure Sketch by Jacqueline Boisselot, French late 20th century size: 25.5 x 19.75 inches double sided pencil drawing on thin paper, unframed condition: very good and ready to ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Pencil

19th Century Federal Guild Gold Framed Wall Mirror
19th Century Federal Guild Gold Framed Wall Mirror

19th Century Federal Guild Gold Framed Wall Mirror

Located in Stamford, CT

wall mirror has a reverse painting of two lovers dancing. The outer mirror frame of column-form sides

Category

Antique 19th Century Federal Wall Mirrors

Whisky (Reverse) III - Mixed Media Landscape Cityscape Original Artwork
Whisky (Reverse) III - Mixed Media Landscape Cityscape Original Artwork

Whisky (Reverse) III - Mixed Media Landscape Cityscape Original Artwork

By Pete Kasprzak

Located in Los Angeles, CA

created this one-of-a-kind 36 inch high by 72 inch wide mixed media painting by applying oil paint and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Italian Reverse-Painted Glass Wall Plaque, signed “Pachini”
Italian Reverse-Painted Glass Wall Plaque, signed “Pachini”

Italian Reverse-Painted Glass Wall Plaque, signed “Pachini”

Located in Bilzen, BE

Italian Reverse-Painted Glass Wall Plaque, signed “Pachini” Italy, mid–late 20th century

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Art Glass

TIDES II

Arica HiltonTIDES II, 2020

Price Upon Request

H 52 in W 41 in D 2 in

TIDES II

By Arica Hilton

Located in Chicago, IL

Tides II Framed size: 52” x 41” Acrylic on Acrylic reverse painting Unique “Since the dawn of

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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Find many varieties of an authentic reverse painting available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, wood and paint, every reverse painting was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the reverse painting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right reverse painting, those designed in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one reverse painting that is appealing in its simplicity, but Andrzej Galek, Wesley Johnson and C. Oakley produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Reverse Painting?

The average selling price for a reverse painting at 1stDibs is $2,234, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $56,250 for the highest priced.