Vitrines
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century Gothic Revival Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1940s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1880s Polish Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Birch
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Vitrines
Oak
20th Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Country Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
2010s Balinese Organic Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines
Brass
19th Century English Empire Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Vitrines
Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century English Georgian Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
1990s Neoclassical Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass
1930s French Louis Philippe Vintage Vitrines
Oak
19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Giltwood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Brass
1890s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Vitrines
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Leather, Glass, Wood
2010s Modern Vitrines
Leather, Glass, Wood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Pine
19th Century French Charles X Antique Vitrines
Maple, Rosewood
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Beech
Mid-20th Century English Vitrines
Glass, Wood
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood, Palisander
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Empire Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Antique Vitrines
Oak, Walnut
20th Century French Vitrines
Lacquer
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Metal
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Oak
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!