Vitrines
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Wood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror
1990s Italian Louis XVI Vitrines
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Bronze
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Nutwood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Satinwood, Walnut
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1980s Japanese Futurist Vintage Vitrines
Other
1920s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s British Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Blown Glass, Walnut
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1940s American Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1930s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1920s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Nickel
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Hungarian Baroque Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XIV Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Crystal
20th Century French Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Wood
20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
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!