Vitrines
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Oak
1820s French Charles X Antique Vitrines
Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century Polish Vitrines
Birch
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1970s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Vitrines
Pine
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1870s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Dutch Baroque Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Vitrines
Pine
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1920s English Vintage Vitrines
Ash
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass, Iron
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century Argentine Other Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Blown Glass, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cut Glass, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cherry
1970s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Vitrines
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Glass, Oak, Satinwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century Scottish Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Wood
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Wood, Mirror, Glass
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Plexiglass
1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1920s European Rococo Revival Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Pine
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Steel
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 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!