Large Louis XVI Style Display Case / Vitrine, Carved Details with Gold Finish
Located in Madrid, ES
A large-scale late 19th century Louis XVI style display case / vitrine with sliding glass doors and gold finished wood furniture, decorated with neoclassical motifs. The sides are gl...
Glass, Wood, Mirror
$29,850Sale Price|33% Off
French Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Bronze and Carved Wood Exhibition Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XVI style Belle Époque gilt bronze and carved verde green and parcel-gilt exhibition vitrine display cabinet with side doors, circa 1900, Paris. Measures:...
Bronze
18th C. French Louis XV Pine Buffet-Deux-Corps Vitrine Cabinet from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This impressive antique French buffet deux corps was crafted in Normandy circa 1780 and exemplifies the elegant provincial interpretation of the Louis XV style. Built in solid pine, ...
Pine
French Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Vitrine Attrib to G. Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Perfectly suited for a grand salon, formal dining room, refined library, or elegant entry hall, this Louis XV style bronze mounted vitrine offers both sculptural presence and practic...
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Painted Breakfront
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian painted breakfront in two sections, the upper case with a moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors backed with lattice wire, enclosing shelves. The lower case has a pair ...
Wire
19th Century Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Unusual 19th century painted oak display cabinet on stand. 1840. Code: 8644 Dimensions: W: 45.5" (115.6 cm) H: 64" (162.6 cm) D: 11" (27.9 cm)
Oak
Swedish 19th Century Painted Bookcase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Made in Sweden in the early nineteenth century, around 1820, this tall bookcase has adjustable shelves, a repainted black exterior, and a blue interior. The bookcase provides shelf s...
Glass, Wood
Antique Venetian Painted Display Cabinet with Glass Shelves
Located in BŘECLAV, CZ
Elegant antique Venetian display cabinet, crafted in Italy and richly decorated with hand-painted floral motifs set against a distinctive crackle lacquer finish.
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Swedish Early 19th Century Blue Painted Arched Wall Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Swedish wall cabinet dating to the early 19th century, distinguished by its architectural arched crest and beautifully aged blue painted finish. The cabinet features a pai...
Wood
19th-Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Home / New / Antique case pieces / Swedish Glass Display Case Ref. 26056 Swedish Glass Display Case Ref. 26056 A unique Swedish glass display case in grey. The piece consists of tw...
Brass
19th Century Hand-Painted Display Cabinet in Solid Pine
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Eclectic Hand-Painted Display Cabinet in Solid Pine A refined example of late 19th-century eclectic design, this architectural display cabinet beautifully reflects the ...
Pine
Swedish Late 19th Century Painted Bookcase with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming Swedish bookcase from the late 19th century, newly repainted in a soft grey on the exterior with a bluish-grey wash inside. The upper section features a pair of glazed doo...
Glass, Wood
Rococo Style 1850s Swedish Light Grey Painted Bonnet Top Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style rich light grey painted vitrine cabinet from circa 1850 with bonnet top pediment, glass doors, four drawers, carved apron and curving feet.
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Marble Top Hand Painted Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elegant early 20th century hand painted and gilt gold decorated showcase / display cabinet. The showcase features an oval and rounded painted wood side with glass panels, lacquered, ...
Marble
Painted White Pine Buffet a Deux Corps
Located in Washington, DC
A painted white pine buffet a Deux corps. Restored to original color. In two pieces, top and bottom.
Wood
English 19th Century Painted Mahogany Glazed Bookcase/Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850 English 19th century painted mahogany glazed bookcase/dresser Measures: W118 x D38 x H227 cm Base W114 x D38 x H93 cm Top W118 x D32 x H134 cm.
Mahogany
$2,410Sale Price / set|30% Off
Antique Pair of 19th Century Painted Pier Display Cabinets / Bookcases Quality
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique Pair of 19th Century Painted Pier Cabinets / Bookcases – Fine Quality Display Furniture A fine quality 19th-century matching pair of painted pier display cabinets / bookcase...
Wood
Antique Primitive Blue Distress Painted Cupboard Cabinet Vanity Cast Iron Sink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Primitive Blue Distress Painted Wooden Cupboard Cabinet Vanity with Cast Iron Sink. Item features a blue distress painted finish, green distress painted interior, cast iron b...
Iron
19th Century Painted Cast Iron & Steel with Beveled Glass Medical Cabinet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful late 19th century steel showcase cabinet with beveled glass on three sides. Five glass shelves for display. Great for bath, kitchen or office. Has lock with key. Cast iron ...
Steel, Iron
Gustavian Display Cabinet, Sweden, circa 1780–1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian display cabinet, architecturally constructed in two parts in oak. The cabinet is painted in a light blue colour with a beautiful, age-related patina. The upper section fea...
Brass
Period Rococo Cabinet with Glass Doors, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant period Rococo cabinet dating to circa 1820 and featuring beautifully curved lines, glass doors, and refined Scandinavian craftsmanship. Repainted in black with a softly co...
Glass, Wood
Large patinated Antique Rustic Oak Display Case, 1890s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A large display case made in wood with 3 glass compartments. Made in France around 1900. Beautiful patine and old layers of white and green paint make this sturdy functional piece a ...
Glass, Wood, Oak
18th C Dutch Rococo Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
There is a quiet confidence to this exceptional 18th-century Dutch Rococo display cabinet—an authenticity that only centuries can bestow. Its graceful architectural silhouette is cro...
Wood
French Provincial Two-Piece Wood Hutch with Blue Interior and Original Glass
Located in Round Top, TX
A remarkable French Provincial hutch, crafted in two pieces for ease of placement and transport. The upper cabinet features an arched cornice with double glass doors, retaining their...
Glass, Wood
Pair of display cabinets in black lacquered wood with mesh glass, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Pair of display cabinets, made of black lacquered wood with a carved upper part with fruit baskets, 4 upper doors with mesh glass and 2 doors in the lower closed part, from a...
Poplar
Marcel Breuer S40 cabinet for Tecta Germany 1980
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare display cabinet model S40, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925. Re-editioned by Tecta Germany in the 1980s. Marcel Breuer always had a structural and architectural way ...
Glass, Beech
Antique Louis XV display cabinet Napoleon III, Paris, around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Louis XV display cabinet Napoleon III, Paris, around 1880 Fine veneer on solid oak, veneered and paneled with ebony inlays. Arched, single-door body (solid oak) with red-bei...
Marble, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Framed / Mahogany Base Curio Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French two piece gilt bronze mounted and glass frame with gilt accent mahogany wood frame holding base curio cornered display cabinet. The curio / vitrine cornered cabinet features a...
Bronze
Antique Display Cabinet, Gustavian Style, Sweden, C. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Display cabinet in two parts. Upper part with pair of slatted glass doors with inside Pompeii red color. Below top list with tooth cut. Lower part drawer with diamond-shaped fillin...
Glass, Pine
18th century Swedish painted rococo vitrine
Located in London, GB
Later painted in a creamy yellowed off white the interior painted in a muted shell pink has three useful small drawers and shelving for display and storage. It sits over three long d...
Oak
French Vitrine Display Cabinet Vernis Martin Painted 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A decorative French kingwood vitrine cabinet dating to around 1900, richly mounted with ormolu mounts and topped with a white marble top The cabinet features a central glazed display...
Kingwood
19th Century Swedish Vitrine Secretary Bureau with Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
Original paint on the exterior and later interior paint. The glass was replaced some time ago.
Wood, Paint
19thC English Painted Glazed Bookcase / Vitrine / Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1880. 19thC English painted glazed bookcase vitrine cabinet Adjustable shelves in the top cabinet.
Pine
Charming Painted French Country Etagere Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming painted French country tall narrow etagere cabinet with screen in paneled door, cabriole legs and great storage inside. Key included. GG
Wire
19th Century French Gray Painted Pine Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century French vitrine crafted in pine with a newer professionally applied layered light gray painted finish.
Glass, Pine, Paint
French Vitrine Display Cabinet Painted Vernis Martin, 1870
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant period French vitrine or display cabinet. We date this to circa 1870 and it features painted panels in the Vernis Martin manner Offered in great shape ready for home use ri...
Mahogany
19th Century French Chinoiserie Bamboo Cabinet Vitrine Hand Painted Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie Lacquered Bamboo Cabinet, France, circa late 19th Century. Beautiful hand painted aesthetic movement decoration. It is a versatile size and can be used as a cabinet, vitr...
Metal
Swedish Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood vitrine cabinet from the 19th century, with bonnet top, glass doors and bombé chest.
Glass, Wood
Hand-Painted Bisque Figure of the Virgin of Luján, in Domed Reliquary Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The original hand-painted bisque figure, embroidered garments, lace trim, gilt halo, antique rosary, retailer's label, and mahogany vitrine remain together.
Metal
$7,560Sale Price|47% Off
Fine Satinwood Paint Decorated English Adams Vitrine China Cabinet Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Fashioned from richly grained satinwood, the cabinet is beautifully paint-decorated with hand-painted floral garlands, classical urns, and scrolling acanthus motifs that enhance its ...
Satinwood
Two Part Step Back Painted White Faux Finish Cupboard Green Blue Glass Vitrine
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice 19th century painted cupboard. The bottom cabinet has been converted to accommodate modern style drawers . Multicolored glass panes.
Hardwood
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
Louis XLV Style Mahogany Vernis Martin Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vernis Martin Vitrine ormolu, with exterior panels depicting Napoleon and Josephine, two glass shelves and single fabric covered shelf, with mirror...
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
$14,126Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Marquetry Secretary Vitrine Bonheur Du Jour
Located in Lisbon, PT
A unique 19th century Napoleon III table desk Bonheur Du Jour. Upper part showcase with three shelves and lower part with a couple of drawers and extendable top and legs with black...
Metal
Swedish Rococo Corner Vitrine / Display Cabinet c. 1750
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Swedish Rococo corner display cabinet in two parts, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and refined details. Crafted from pine wood and painted in a soft rococo blue. Beautifu...
Pine, Glass
European two-part vitrine cabinet with fine carvings, circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant European two-part vitrine cabinet dating to circa 1790, distinguished by its refined proportions and finely carved architectural details.
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Bleached Oak Apothecary Cabinet, Bookcase, Vitrine
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century apothecary cabinet was originally part of the cabinetry in the Flers train station pharmacy. The train station, located in the city of Flers in Normandy,...
Brass
Antique 19th C. French Louis XV Vernis Martin Ormolu Serpentine Vitrine Cabinet
By Vernis Martin
Located in Plainview, NY
French Louis XV Vernis Martin Ormolu Serpentine Vitrine Cabinet A 19th century French Louis XV-style Vernis Martin vitrine cabinet, circa 1880.
Ormolu
A Grand French Antique Scaped Pine Bibliotheque Vitrine Deux Corps, Circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved circa 1900, the original finish of this French bibliothèque has been scraped and stripped, leaving the pine wood with a pleasing beige hue. Standing more than 10 feet tal...
Glass, Wood, Pine
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed t...
Bronze
19th Century hand painted glazed cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rustic 19th century painted glazed vitrine circa 1890. Good quality cabinet that would work well around the home or for retail display.
Glass, Wood
French 19th Century Painted Pinewood Cabinet
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming, painted pinewood vitrine/display cabinet in two sections.
Glass, Pine
Vernis Martin French Curio Cabinet Bronze Mounts and Hand Painted Panels
By Vernis Martin
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Distressed paint but structurally sound and tight, Vernis Martin vitrine with hand painted panels, bronze mounts and curved glass.
Bronze
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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