Vitrines
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Brass
1820s Irish Regency Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 18th Century French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vitrines
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s British Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Oak
2010s Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Natural Fiber
19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Cherry, Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Gold Leaf
1870s German Empire Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
2010s American Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Hungarian Empire Revival Vitrines
Brass
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Brass
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1910s French Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century English Georgian Vitrines
Hardwood
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Nutwood
1890s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Paint
1990s Italian Louis XVI Vitrines
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1940s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
1880s European Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Antique and Vintage Vitrines
Why not give your precious collectibles the case pieces they deserve? Antique and vintage vitrines can be used to safely store and display your most treasured objects.
While they were initially used to display relics in churches or to preserve specimens for scientific observation, vitrines are best known for their place in retail spaces and museums. The name for these glass display cases comes from the Latin word “vitrum,” meaning glass, as well as the Old French word “vitre,” which also refers to glass. Instead of simply showcasing collector’s items on shelves, you can bestow extra importance on them by displaying them in a vitrine for passers-by to observe and admire.
Not all vitrines are created equal. Over time, furniture makers have explored different shapes and sizes for vitrines. A display case you’ll find in a retail store will likely look drastically different from what you’ll see in a museum or art gallery. A vitrine in a shop is likely there to best market specific wares to the general public, while in museums there is usually a range of different vitrines intended to house and protect single objects or to display a grouping of artifacts.
Most of us have an antique, new or vintage case piece in our home. Though the terms “case pieces” and “case goods” may cause even the most decor-obsessed to stumble, these furnishings have been a vital part of the home for centuries. Any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — cabinets, dressers, buffets — may be properly termed a case piece.
Mirror-backed vitrines, which refer to cases that usually feature shelved and mirrored interiors, are a most appropriate home for your jewelry or decorative objects. Adding such items to a vitrine already suggests that there is an irreplaceable preciousness to the case’s contents, and the mirrors will emphasize as much as well as refract more light to render the display eye-catching.
On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of antique and vintage vitrines to protect and preserve your most prized items. The collection of mid-century modern vitrines and Art Deco vitrines is mostly inclusive of those built with a wooden frame, but there are many other types to choose from as well. It’s time to give your collectibles a good home!