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Vitrines For Sale
Item Ships From: New York
French Art Deco Vitrine Bar or Display Cabinet attributed to Jules Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sale...! Feel free to make an offer...!
French Art Deco rosewood showcase, display cabinet from the 1940's, attributed to Jules Leleu. Features intricate inlay marquetry details on...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Vitrines by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted demilune vitrine.
By Paul Sormani.
Each with balustrade galleries and raised on spiral decorated legs ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine Table by Joseph Zwiener
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV style Vitrine table by Joseph Zwiener
Joseph Zwiener
The oval shaped table with a beveled glass top encircled by a bronze frieze, above four side glass panels, the canted angles set with pierced foliate-cast clasps, standing on cabriole legs tapering to scrolled sabots.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modeling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Rare Beautiful Estate Hand Carved Wood Glass Light Showcase
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is a Magnificent Beautiful Hand Carved Beveled Glass Hand Carved Decorative 2 Door Bottom to Top Gilt Wooden Showcase. Rope Design around Showcase...
Category
20th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Industrial Oak Jewelry Display Case
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, jewelry display case features a 9 inch height, oak and glass display cabinet with steel frame on a rolling iron base. The case opens...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Vitrines
Materials
Steel, Iron
French Empire Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine Cabinet Pedestal, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
French Empire ormolu-mounted vitrine cabinet pedestal, circa 1840.
Very good quality bronze mounts of typical Empire period heads.
Very useful pedestal vitrine combination tha...
Category
19th Century Empire Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Rare Pair of Napoleon III Mascaron Vitrines in Gilt Bronze
Located in New York, NY
A Rare pair of Antique Napoleon III Vitrine Cabinets
This pair of rectangular Napoleon III period vitrines are utterly magnificent. Comprised of gilt bronze, verde marble, and an a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Antique French Vernis Martin Bombe Vitrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give any room both a worldly appeal and a sense of history with this fantastic, hand-painted vernis Martin bomb vitrine! Built in the legendary Louis XV style by artisanal French cra...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Bronze and Glass Etagere Shelf by Milo Baughman c. 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Architectural, voguish, stylish freestanding shelf unit, design attributed to Milo Baughman. This model is particularly chic in the brass, bronze finish, it is more commonly found i...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Charming Art Deco Mirrored Wall Display
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Mirrored Art Deco Wall Display from the 1940's. Shaped like a bird house, handmade of wood painted bright white with slightly Folksy/ French 40's/Surrealist/Dorothy Draper v...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Vintage Lane "Pueblo" Brutalist Oak Display Case
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whatever you collect, display it in a bold way with this wild brutalist oak vitrine from Lane Furniture's classic "Pueblo" series. Featuring the unmistakable, machine-age inspired, m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Metal
Oversized Francois Linke Signed Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany & Ormolu Vitrine
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Oversized Francois Linke (1855-1946) Signed Parisian Louis XIV vitrine offers kingwood...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XIV Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Chinese Mahogany Display Case with Lower Blind Door Cabinet C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Vintage Chinese Mahogany Display Case with Lower Blind Door Cabinet having Carved Symb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
18th Century Swedish Rococo Vitrine
Located in Huntington, NY
A beautiful Rococo vitrine with original brass hardware and locks. The upper cabinet has four shelves under a bonnet top with glass doors. The lower cabinet has two shelves behind ra...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass, Iron
18th Century Swedish Rococo Vitrine
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusually narrow one-piece Rococo vitrine with original brass hardware and locks. The lower cabinet has later hinges. The upper cabinet has three shelves under a bonnet top with g...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Materials
Iron
Antique French Style Round Mahogany Display Vitrine with Foliate Ormolu C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique French style circular display vitrine offers mahogany construction with pierced upper ga...
Category
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
Antique RJ Horner School Oak & Leaded Glass Double Curio Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique double curio in the manner of RJ Horner School offers oak construction with upper display having leaded glass door opening to mirrored compartm...
Category
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Verni Martin Decorated Mahogany & Ormolu Curved Glass Vitrine, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French display vitrine offers mahogany construction with single curved glass door opening to shelved interior over base havin...
Category
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Demilune Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless allure of our antique demilune-shaped vitrine and china cabinet, Beautifully finished in a warm, inviting red stain. T...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Exceptional & Large Two Part Dutch Baroque Walnut Vitrine / China Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover a truly exceptional and generously sized two part vitrine / display cabinet, expertly crafted in the opulent Dutch Baroque style. Its beauty lies in the exquisite walnut ve...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wood Frame Glass Display Case
Located in Hudson, NY
The vintage wood frame glass display case, shown here, is generously sized to allow plenty of storage opportunity for collections of all typ...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Wood
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted / Decorated Curio Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your living space with this Antique Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Curio Vitrine Cabinet, a piece of furniture that exudes elegance, craftsmanship...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Wood, Paint, Upholstery, Glass
Mahogany Wood Framed Mirrored Back Display Vitrine Cabinet / Three Glass Shelves
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your living space with this Early 20th Century North American Mahogany Wood Framed Mirrored Vitrine, a piece of furniture that exudes elegance and timeless charm. The mirrore...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Empire Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian Entryway Etagere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Late 19th century Victorian mahogany entryway etagere, with lion face pediment over spiral posts, open shelves, and five beveled mirrored back panels and a carved center panel cabine...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Style Giltwood Vitrine with Hand Painted Floral C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style display vitrine offers giltwood construction with single door opening to shelved interior, hand painted floral elements and raised on cabriole legs, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique English Georgian Style Mahogany Inlaid & Bronze Display Vitrine c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Georgian curio offers mahogany construction with upper tower having bronze gallery over enclosed display with single curved glass door surmounting lower enclosed d...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Asian Modern Illuminated Giltwood Wall Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
Asian Modern Illuminated Giltwood Wall Vitrine, rectangular with in canted corners, the glass fronted doors opening to reveal 3 glass shelves. light eleme...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Iconic Mid Century Curved and Tufted Vitrine
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic Mid Century Curved Vitrine Showcase with tufted Naugahyde base circa 1940-1950 of American origin. Vitrine has storage behind/below the 1950's gr...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Wood, Glass
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Vitrine / Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Louis XVI style Mahogany with brass mounted marble top vitrine / bookcase. This was designed to display your most prized possessions or one of a kind collec...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Brass
English Hand Painted / Decorated Wood Chinoiserie Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful English craftsmanship hand painted and decorated gilt chinoiserie display cabinet. This chinoiserie cabinet has Chinese Chippendale ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Vintage Jasper Oriental Chinoiserie Ebony Two Door Cabinet or Vitrine
Located in Plainview, NY
A stylish two glass door cabinet Chinoiserie style cabinet or vitrine by Jasper Company. the two-pieces cabinet is made of ebonized wood an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Wood
Belle Epoque Louis XVI Style Giltwood Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
Belle Epoque Louis XVI style gilt wood vitrine, circa 1890s, with shaped rectangular top centering a floral cartouche, the glazed door and sides flanked by ribbon-tied fluted colonne...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Amuneal's Brass Wine Room
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s brass wine room is constructed using the clean mechanical details from our Frankford Panel System. The metalwork is all fabricated f...
Category
2010s American Modern Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Mahogany Cabinet with Inlaid panel at
cresting over 2 glassed doors revealing 2 shelves,
over 2 panels concealing a lower shelf. With 1 key.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Vernis Martin French Curio Cabinet Bronze Mounts and Hand Painted Panels
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Distressed paint but structurally sound and tight, Vernis Martin vitrine with hand painted panels, bronze mounts and curved glass. Has working lockset & key. Three glass shelves all ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Fritz Haller for USM Swiss Mid-Century Glass and Steel Display / Storage Cabinet
By Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century display / storage cabinet with a lower black powder coated steel cabinet with six compartments below three open upper compartments, framed in a chrome plated steel tube structure under two clear glass panels. (FRITZ HALLER FOR USM...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Steel, Metal
French Gilt Bronze Framed / Mahogany Base Curio Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French two piece gilt bronze mounted and glass frame with gilt accent mahogany wood frame holding base curio cornered display cabinet. The curio / vitrine cornered cabinet features a demilune shape, gilt wood legs with a Y shape stretcher bar with a gilt accent centered finial top. The cabinet also features a gilt bronze adorned laurel wreath top inset with a glass door. There are two adjustable and removable glass shelve. The bronze pegs can be adjusted as well. The backdrop and the bottom base is mirrored. The cabinet is well kept and in great condition. The door isn't flush close all the way. Minor wear to the mahogany wood base related to use / age. The curio stands...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Vernis Martin Decorated Kingwood & Ormolu Bombe Vitrine c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Vernis Martin decorated vitrine offers kingwood construction in bombe form with cast ormolu mounts, c1900
Measures - 67.5"h x 31.5"w x 17.5"d
Catalogue Note: ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Kingwood
Tall Mid Century Modern Brass and Glass Mastercraft Vitrine Cabinet
By Mastercraft
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous brass and glass tall showcase with 4 thick glass shelves etched for showing plates. Shelves are adjustable. Two glass doors each hung on 4 hinge...
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Iron & Glass Indoor Outdoor Patio Etagere by John Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic iron etagere with 6 shelves 4 of them plate glass. Painted Black iron with a tapered support at the sides. Narrows as it gets taller. Cross x brace at the backside bottom. ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century French Marble Top Hand Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elegant early 20th century hand painted and gilt gold decorated showcase / display cabinet. The showcase features an oval and rounded painted wood side with glass panels, lacquered, gilded and hand painted wood with very pleasant courtship scene decorations on each side. The front body of the display cabinet is equipped with one large wood frame with glass door panel...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Marble
Antique French Classical Vernis Martin Giltwood Mirrored Vitrine Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French vitrine offers giltwood construction with pagoda form crest having floral and foliate elements over case with single glass door opening to shelved and mirrored interior, Vernis Martin Classical scene with woman and cherubs...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Wood
Qing Dynasty Style Retrofitted Vitrine Cabinet with Mirrors and Spot Lights
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty style Thai vitrine cabinet from the late 20th century, with glass as well as wooden doors, retrofitted with glass shelves, spot lights and mirrored wall. This Qing Dyn...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Qing Vitrines
Materials
Mirror, Glass, Wood
French Gilt Bronze Framed / Mahogany Base Curio Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French two piece gilt bronze mounted and glass frame with gilt accent mahogany wood frame holding base curio cornered display cabinet. The curio / vitrine cornered cabinet features a demilune shape , giltwood legs with a Y shape stretcher bar with a gilt accent centered finial top. The cabinet also features a gilt bronze adorned laurel wreath top inset with a glass door. There is only one adjustable and removable glass shelve. The bronze pegs can be adjusted as well. The backdrop and the bottom base is mirrored. The cabinet is well kept and in great condition. The door isn't flush close all the way. Minor wear to the mahogany wood base related to use / age. The curio stands...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
French Art Deco / Moderne' Vitrine, Bar, Cabinet Attrib. to Jules Leleu 1940s
By Jules Leleu
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning French Art Deco / Moderne' vitrine, bar, cabinet attrib. to Jules Leleu 1940s. Classic design, wonderful grained cherry mahogany wood. Button-tufted interior, two glass shel...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted & Decorated Black Lacquer / Giltwood China Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated black lacquered giltwood chinoiserie scene detail display china cabinet. The cabinet / vitrine features a dou...
Category
1880s Chinoiserie Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Portuguese, Colonial Carved Hanging Wall Shelf
Located in New York, NY
Portuguese, colonial carved hanging shelf. The shelf has two adjustable shelves with a large carved cresting molded base & crown.
Category
19th Century Brazilian Spanish Colonial Antique Vitrines
Materials
Hardwood
Mahogany Wood Chippendale Style Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century mahogany wood frame and glass display cabinet with two adjustable glass shelves. The cabinet features two front glass door with two interior removable glass shelve resting on four ball claw feet and three top finials. The cabinet is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. It measures 82 inches high x 40 inches wide x 18 inches deep.
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century Chinoiserie Decorated Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 20th century hand painted chinoiserie style chinese lacquered cabinet / vitrine. The cabinet features two upper glazed drawers, five middle drawers with two lower doors and brass hardware. The cabinet comes with one glass shelve for the upper part & one wood shelve...
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1950s European Chinoiserie Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Display Cabinet / Hand Gilt Black Lacquered Wood Vitrine
Located in Tarry Town, NY
magnificently handcrafted chinoiserie cabinet of the highest quality. This was made in England & dates from the 1930’s.
This is one of the finest examples we have ever come across, ...
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1930s English Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Gold, Brass
1940s Vintage Javanese Brown Wood Bookcase with Sliding Paneled Glass Doors
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Javanese wooden vitrine bookcase from the Mid-20th Century, with sliding paneled glass doors and brown patina. Created on the Island of Java during t...
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Mid-20th Century Javanese Vitrines
Materials
Wood, Glass
Vitrine in White Oak with 4 Sides of Glass by Deborah Ehrlich
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Dahl-Frantzis Limited Edition: #5 of 10
Commissioned by Ophelia Dahl and Lisa Frantzis, and inspired by their own heirloom furniture, this piece was designed to reflect their eleg...
Category
2010s Swedish Vitrines
Materials
Oak
Louis Majorelle, an Exceptional Quality French Ormolu and Vernis Martin Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
Louis Majorelle, an exceptional quality French Ormolu and Vernis Martin Vitrine, French, circa 1885
An exceptional quality vitrine, in the Louis XVI-style with jewel quality ormol...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by Joseph Zwiener
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted vitrine by Joseph Zwiener.
Joseph Zwiener
The serpentine-shaped brèche d’ alep marble top above a single centered glass door, flanked to each side by a conforming panel, the mirrored interior fitted with three adjustable glass shelves, the canted angles set with pierced foliate-cast clasps, above a bombé shaped apron, on cabriole legs with scrolled-acanthus sabots.
The quality of the cabinetry and solid wood frame, along with the quality and design of the mounts, is characteristic of Zwiener’s oeuvre. Similar flower-filled cornucopia chutes can be found on other Zwiener models.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modelling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Vernis Martin Decorated Mahogany Vitrine, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Vernis Martin decorated vitrine offers mahogany construction with single glass door opening to shelved interior over drawer and single ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Table, C. 1880
By Paul Sormani
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Table, C. 1880, attributed to Paul Sormani.
Very good quality, nice ormolu mounts throughout, presents very well.
Measures: 30" high x 27" wide x 21" deep
Good condition, no damages noted.. Glass appears intact without cracks or loses, the glass has been replaced with modern panels...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Tall Antique Mahogany Display Case
Located in Hudson, NY
Even with its small footprint, this handsome tall mahogany display case offers plentiful storage for collectibles and objet d'art. Marked "Lond...
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Fine Gilt Bronze and Mahogany Vitrine Table Att. François Linke
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
Fine Gilt bronze and Mahogany Vitrine Louis XVI style table attributed to François Linke. Lined in antique red velvet, the table sits on tapered legs, surmounting and joined by a lower display shelf. Intricately cast ormolu garlands of floral and foliate adornments form a frieze encircling the sable sides and and each leg. The Vitrine locks and is in full working order, with an exquisitely casted ornate key...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Materials
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!
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