Boulle Vitrine
Antique 1860s French Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Ebony, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 17th Century Cabinets
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Italian Vitrines
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Wood
Antique 1860s Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Cabinets
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Brass
Recent Sales
Antique Mid-19th Century Cabinets
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Ormolu, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze, Brass
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Copper
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Marble
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Ormolu, Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Bookcases
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Vitrines
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Cabinets
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Victorian Vitrines
Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Victorian Vitrines
Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Antique Late 18th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Brass
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18th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs
Wool, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Credenzas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Louis XVI Loveseats
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Other
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ormolu
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Copper, Gold
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements
Stone, Copper
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bookcases
Walnut
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Limestone
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bookcases
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Living Room Sets
Fabric, Wood
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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!