Vitrines
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1820s Irish Regency Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Wood
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines
Satinwood, Walnut, Velvet, Glass, Boxwood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Organic Material
19th Century Austrian Antique Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Danish Other Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Brass
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Nutwood
1870s Italian Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Glass
Early 1800s English George III Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1870s French Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1930s Belgian Rustic Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Early 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Iron
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Gold Leaf
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Brass
1870s German Empire Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
2010s Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Natural Fiber
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Hungarian Empire Revival Vitrines
Brass
2010s American Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
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
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Cherry, Pine
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!