Vitrines
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1960s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Gold Leaf
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass, Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Palisander
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Birch, Art Glass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s French Vintage Vitrines
Fruitwood
1960s Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1960s British Chippendale Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
1960s French Art Nouveau Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s French Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
1960s Canadian American Craftsman Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s American Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s American Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Lacquer
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1960s Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
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!