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Du Côté du Parc
8 rue Censier
75005 Paris - France
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+33 (0)7 67 20 80 90
+33 (0)7 67 20 80 90
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Our products are
the antiques of the future !
We offer functional fine art glass painting decor items such as Wall mirrors, Bath sets, Tea boxes, Tissue boxes, Silverware chests, Waste bins, Serving trays and many more ! Our many efforts to ensure a top quality and originality convert these decoration artefacts in the Antiques of the Future See them here
Each of them is different : the one that you will receive includes the hand print of every single person that collaborated on its making.
Reverse painting on glass
Assyrian & Phoenician civilisations show many examples of reverse painting on glass. However, the technique reached its maturity in Venice during the second half of the sixteenth century. Venitian started to use a higher end glass quality. The Byzantine glassblowers introduced several significant improvements to the traditional process. Since then, Venice has been a major production center of this complicated art. This is to say it became really popular from the end of the sixteenth century.
Religious art first then decorative artefacts
At first, Reliquaries and portable altars were made of small panels of glass with designs formed by engraved gilding. Cennino Cennini describes this genuine method in details. After that, used throughout Europe since the 15th century, it appears in paintings, furniture, drinking glasses and similar vessels and jewelry. For example, it is also often seen in the form of decorative panels of mirrors, clock faces. In more recent history, window signs and advertising mirrors uses this technique. Shop now
Golden age of the reverse painting on glass
To sum up, troughout the 19th century the reverse painting on glass was widely popular as folk art in Austria, Bavaria, Moravia, Bohemia and Slovakia. Unfortunately, during the inter-war period (1914–1945) this traditional “naive” technique fell nearly to a complete oblivion. Consequently, its methods of paint composition and structural layout had to be re-invented by combining acrylic and oil paints.
Craftsmanship improvements
For instance, a new method of reverse painting emerged using polymer glazing methods. It permitted the artworks to be painted direct to an acrylic UV coating on the glass. The unique under glass effect retains a curious depth. Even though the layered painting on the glass was bonded to a final linen support. Finally, a stretcher bar mounted after being is carefully removed from the original ‘glass easel’. See detailed making process
During 20th century, in France, it was mainly used to decorate shops with wood or coal heating system. The glass is easy to clean and decoration is safe. It was used to cover walls and ceilings. Still in Paris you can see many examples.
This is to say that the reverse painting on glass technique was quite popular in across Europe (in Italy, France & Germany then extending to Central & Eastern Europe). It reached as far as the coasts of Senegal. The Spanish brought it to South America.
The hand painting is performed on the back of a piece of glass. Once finished, the flip side shows the final look. Compared to a normal painting, the work is done backwards. What is usually done first on the canvas is done last on the glass. A meticulous order is set for the numerous coats of paint. If a detail is forgotten, it cannot be added afterwards. For every single correction, the latest layers is removed first. That’s how we make heirloom quality products.
100% in-house development and making
In other words: Express your needs and we make it real, for example Placemats, Bathroom accessory, Square serving trays, Jewelry boxes, Sweets/Chocolate chests, Rectangular serving trays, Pencil boxes, Towel dispensers, Set of coasters, Living room sets, and Leather topped end tables. Go to Taylor Made page
