Vitrines
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Glass, Oak, Satinwood
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1920s British Vintage Vitrines
Beech
1910s British Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Wood, Mirror, Smoked Glass
1940s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Moroccan Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Metal
20th Century French Vitrines
Bamboo, Wood
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Metal
1890s Polish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century French Vitrines
Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Beech
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Steel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Wood
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Brass
20th Century French Vitrines
Wood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Brass, Iron
20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1890s German Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Burl
1970s Dutch Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Wood
1940s American Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Glass, Mirror
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1920s English Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Lacquer
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Oak
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Satinwood
19th Century German Antique Vitrines
Oak
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
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!