The HistorianOf all the extinct trades and crafts practiced in the 19th century, probably none is more obscure than reverse glass painting. Yet even this little known art was mastered in the 20th ...

Strange and wonderful lamps from past years sell well to collectors. Not everyone in the early 1900s could afford a beautiful electric lamp with a decorated glass shade. The affluent, however, bought ...

Dear John: Here are four photos of a lamp. Signed on the inside bottom of the shade is "Jefferson Cir LLB." I am very interested in learning anything further about this lamp and what you suppose it ...

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Electric lamps with glass shades were popular from the 1870s to the 1920s. Because a light bulb could face down, not up (like a candle flame), and was cool enough for a shade with a closed top, the ...

9 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 1/4 in. (25.1 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm.) ...

Q: Any info on a Pairpoint reverse painted lamp given to me by an elderly aunt? It's signed by a Pairpoint decorator. My aunt told me it was very valuable and would possibly sell for six figures in ...

20.5 x 18.5 in. (52.1 x 47 cm.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

Doan Viet Tien is a special artist whose uniqueness goes beyond using fingers to paint images in reverse on glass. Tien recently set an unusual record that was recognized and rewarded. He set his ...