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Glass, Oak
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Glass, Oak
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Wood
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Teak
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak
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Brass
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Nickel
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Marble
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Copper
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Walnut
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Ormolu
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Wood, Walnut
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
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Brass
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Walnut
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Wood
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Mahogany
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Oak
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Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
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Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Vitrines
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
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Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Vitrines
Blown Glass, Mirror, Walnut
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Glass, Oak
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Brass
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
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Brass
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Copper
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Blown Glass, Cherry
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vitrines
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Elm, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
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Wood
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Wood
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Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Night Stands
Wood, Glass
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Iron
Vintage 1910s British Vitrines
Oak
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Vitrines
Iron
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Industrial Vitrines
Iron
Antique 1890s English Vitrines
Vintage 1940s Hungarian Industrial Vitrines
Iron
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Industrial Vitrines
Iron
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Vintage 1970s Hungarian Industrial Vitrines
Iron
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Industrial Vitrines
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
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Iron
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Mahogany
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Finding the Right Vitrines for You
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!
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