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Description
Enhance your vintage home decor with this beautiful, matching trio of authentic mid-century reverse-painted silhouette pictures. Dating from the 1930s to 1940s, this set features detailed black silhouette scenes layered over colorful, scenic backdrops. Painted directly onto the interior of convex "bubble" glass, the artwork creates a stunning three-dimensional shadowbox effect when displayed on a wall.
Unlike most broken or partial sets found today, this listing features a rare, complete set of three uniform 8x6-inch panels featuring complementary romantic, courting, and rural countryside lifestyle scenes.
Key Features & Specifications
- Quantity: Complete set of three (3) matching pictures
- Dimensions: 8" x 6" each (uniform sizing)
- Material: Convex domed glass, cardboard backing, and metallic frames
- Frame Styling: Iconic Art Deco era gold and red diagonally striped metal borders
- Mounting: Features original stamped-metal hanging loop loops centered on the back for immediate wall display
- Estimated Era: Circa 1930s – 1940s Colonial Revival / Art Deco
- Likely Manufacturers: Consistent with historic makers such as The Newton Company or Benton Glass Co.
Condition Report
This set is in very good vintage condition with excellent structural integrity. The reverse-painted silhouettes and colored background lithographs remain crisp, dark, and vibrant with no major peeling or bubbling. The convex glass panels are clear, smooth, and free of cracks or deep scratches. The backboards are completely intact with firmly attached original hangers. The metal frames show a light, natural age-related patina and minor rubbing along the perimeter, which beautifully enhances their authentic vintage charm. Please review all photos for a closer look at the fine details.
Pre-Owned
Sold As-Is
Available for pick up only at Bliss Market Roseville, CA
Description
Enhance your vintage home decor with this beautiful, matching trio of authentic mid-century reverse-painted silhouette pictures. Dating from the 1930s to 1940s, this set features detailed black silhouette scenes layered over colorful, scenic backdrops. Painted directly onto the interior of convex "bubble" glass, the artwork creates a stunning three-dimensional shadowbox effect when displayed on a wall.
Unlike most broken or partial sets found today, this listing features a rare, complete set of three uniform 8x6-inch panels featuring complementary romantic, courting, and rural countryside lifestyle scenes.
Key Features & Specifications
- Quantity: Complete set of three (3) matching pictures
- Dimensions: 8" x 6" each (uniform sizing)
- Material: Convex domed glass, cardboard backing, and metallic frames
- Frame Styling: Iconic Art Deco era gold and red diagonally striped metal borders
- Mounting: Features original stamped-metal hanging loop loops centered on the back for immediate wall display
- Estimated Era: Circa 1930s – 1940s Colonial Revival / Art Deco
- Likely Manufacturers: Consistent with historic makers such as The Newton Company or Benton Glass Co.
Condition Report
This set is in very good vintage condition with excellent structural integrity. The reverse-painted silhouettes and colored background lithographs remain crisp, dark, and vibrant with no major peeling or bubbling. The convex glass panels are clear, smooth, and free of cracks or deep scratches. The backboards are completely intact with firmly attached original hangers. The metal frames show a light, natural age-related patina and minor rubbing along the perimeter, which beautifully enhances their authentic vintage charm. Please review all photos for a closer look at the fine details.
Pre-Owned
Sold As-Is
Available for pick up only at Bliss Market Roseville, CA
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Choosing vintage isn’t just a style statement — it’s a sustainable lifestyle. When you shop vintage clothing, retro fashion, and secondhand treasures, you help reduce textile waste, lower carbon emissions, and slow the fast fashion cycle. Every pre-loved piece keeps one more item out of landfills and conserves the resources needed to make something new. It’s eco-friendly fashion with timeless flair.
The vendors at Bliss work tirelessly to save beautiful treasures from the landfill while serving you curated looks to bring home.
When you come to checkout, you might also notice that we strive to use recycled materials as often as possible. Collectively, we bring in boxes and packing materials to be repurposed to protect your finds.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for choosing to shop sustainably and support local. Every time you pick a vintage find or a secondhand gem from our shop, you’re making a powerful statement — one that says you care about the planet and the community.
Your conscious choices help reduce waste, cut down on pollution, and breathe new life into quality pieces that deserve a second story. And by supporting a local business like ours, you're helping build a more resilient, connected, and creative neighborhood.
We’re so grateful to be part of your journey toward a more thoughtful and eco-friendly lifestyle. Thank you for making a difference — one beautiful piece at a time.