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Museum Vitrine

Teak Museum Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Topanga, CA
A teak museum vitrine cabinet, in excellent condition. This generously sized cabinet features glass
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Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Teak

Teak Museum Vitrine Cabinet
Teak Museum Vitrine Cabinet
$5,000
H 72 in W 61 in D 25 in
1910s Huge English Museum Display Case Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
1910s English museum display case or vitrine. Full clear glass on all sides and top with safety
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Vintage 1910s English Industrial Vitrines

Materials

Brass, Steel

1910s Huge English Museum Display Case Vitrine
1910s Huge English Museum Display Case Vitrine
$7,800
H 82.5 in W 45 in D 45.5 in
Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This mahogany and pine vitrine was made circa 1920s in England and probably used in a shop. It
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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Early 20th Century
Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Early 20th Century
$1,437 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35.83 in W 34.65 in D 22.45 in
Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
$1,509 Sale Price
25% Off
H 33.86 in W 22.05 in D 23.23 in
Francois Linke Attributed Louis XV Figural Bronze Ormolu Mahogany Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
the sumptuous ormolu detailing elevates the piece to museum-quality standards. The vitrine features
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Fine Quality Charles Bernel of Paris Inlaid Dore' Bronze Marble Top Vitrine
By Charles Bernel
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exceptional French Charles Bernel of Paris inlaid vitrine is a museum-quality example of 19th
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gorgeous French Marble Top Gilt Bronze Satyr and Cherubs Figural Walnut Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
for collectors, designers, or enthusiasts of fine French antiques, this vitrine brings museum-quality
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Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Very Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Brass and Kingwood Bijouterie Table
Located in Dublin, IE
Rare 19th Century museum quality brass and kingwood bijouterie table, the shaped and moulded top
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Display Cabinet by Charles F. Biele & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare large antique display cabinet by Charles F. Biele & Sons, renowned makers of museum-quality
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Antique 1890s American Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Metal, Brass

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
$1,129 Sale Price
20% Off
H 33.47 in W 25.99 in D 19.69 in
Antique Oriental Jewelry & Adornment Study from Maximilian in Bavaria, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
the entire display. The overall effect recalls a museum vitrine or cabinet of curiosities, making the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

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Impressive German Museum Showcase
Located in Walkertshofen, Bavaria
This impressive ironcast Museum showcase is fabricated by manufactory Kühnscherf, which was
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Early 20th Century German Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Impressive German Museum Showcase
Impressive German Museum Showcase
H 98.43 in W 98.43 in D 39.38 in
Museum Vitrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bronze frame case with glass all around, dramatic wood veneer floor, and adjustable glass shelf resting on elegantly curved corner brackets. Institutional wood base with gray painted...
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Vintage 1940s American Vitrines

Materials

Metal

Museum Vitrine
Museum Vitrine
H 75 in W 42.5 in D 24.5 in
Museum vitrine oak 1900
Located in MILL, NL
Great Museum display cabinet / museum cabinet / display cabinet. Made of oak. Probably Belgian, ca
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20th Century Vitrines

Materials

Oak

Museum vitrine oak 1900
Museum vitrine oak 1900
H 74.41 in W 47.25 in D 79.14 in
Early 20th Century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th Century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum The Natural Science
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th Century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum The Natural Science
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Oak

Early 20th Century Museum Low Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th Century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum The Natural Science
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Oak

Early 20th Century Museum Wall Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum The Natural Science
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Oak

Early 20th Century Museum Wall Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Early 20th century Museum Vitrine from Barcelona's Natural Science Museum The Natural Science
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Oak

Fantastic Museum Quality Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This fantastic museum-quality Louis XVI vitrine is an exquisite example of French craftsmanship
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Late 19th Century, English Museum Display Case, Vitrine
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Antique English museum display case, shop display case made of solid mahogany with thick glass and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Other Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

German Aluminium Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Mid 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This aluminium vitrine was made circa 1950s in Germany and probably used in a shop. It features a
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Vintage 1950s German Industrial Vitrines

Materials

Aluminum

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

20th Century Exhibition Showcase, Vitrine Museum Showcase Iron, Italy, 1920-1930
Located in Epfach, DE
pair, was originally crafted as a museum showcase in Brescia, Northern Italy, during the 1930s
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Iron

19th Century Large Museum Display Cabinet or Vitrine by Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Haarlem, NL
. Cabinets like this can also be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The back of the case is retro
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Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Vitrines

Materials

Marble

Museum Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
an English museum.
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Antique 19th Century Danish Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Museum Display Cabinet
Museum Display Cabinet
H 42.13 in W 60.24 in D 30.71 in
Museum Mahogany Display Cabinets from a Museum in Bristol
Located in Haarlem, NL
An antique display cabinet from an English museum. This so-called wall cabinet has only two legs
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Large Museum Display Case
Located in London, GB
Large rectangular display case from a London museum. Stained oak with a removable glass top.
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Oak

Large Museum Display Case
Large Museum Display Case
H 77.17 in W 25.99 in D 16.15 in
Pair of Museum Display Cabinets
Located in London, GB
Pair of late 20th century English Mahogany display cabinets from a London museum. Great quality and
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Late 20th Century English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

Pair of Museum Display Cabinets
Pair of Museum Display Cabinets
H 69.1 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Large Oak Museum Display Case
Located in Culver City, CA
Solid oak frame, original brass hardware and light blue wool lining. Strong form, made in 19th century England.
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak, Wool

Large Oak Museum Display Case
Large Oak Museum Display Case
H 69 in W 78 in D 28 in
Antique Mahogany Museum Display Case Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Architectural mahogany and glass museum display case. Greek Revival influenced pediment top with
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Iron museum display cabinet, circa 1920
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Museum display cabinet made of iron, circa 1920. The cabinet has glass on four sides. The glass on
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Vintage 1920s German Industrial Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Iron museum display cabinet, circa 1920
Iron museum display cabinet, circa 1920
H 70.87 in W 48.82 in D 21.26 in
Pair of Museum Quality Bronze Etageres by Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
Pair of museum quality bronze etageres with rounded ends and glass shelves by Mastercraft, American
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Vintage 1960s American Vitrines

Large 19thC English Oak Glazed Museum Display Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 Large 19thC English oak glazed museum display cabinet Measures: W 137 x D 42 x H
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Antique 1890s English Vitrines

Materials

Oak

Antique Museum Display Cabinet, Bronze Showcase, Collectors Chest, Edmonds
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique museum display cabinet. An English, bronze showcase or collector's storage chest
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Museum Showcase or Shop Display Cabinet
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Unique museum display case from around 1900. Solidly made of oak and glazed. The display case
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Early 20th Century European Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Large Victorian Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet, Museum, Collector’s Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is a very rare piece with curved glass at the front, the cabinet would have been set against the wall in a 19th century shop. The Mahogany cabinet is divided into 3 sections by...
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Antique Showcase Cabinet, English, Walnut, Bronze, Display, Museum, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique showcase cabinet. An English, walnut and bronze display piece of museum quality
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Antique Display Cabinet, English, Walnut, Bronze, Showcase, Museum, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique display cabinet. An English, walnut and bronze showcase of museum quality and
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century French Museum Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden vitrine created in early 20th century France. This enormous display case proudly displays
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century French Museum Vitrine
Early 20th Century French Museum Vitrine
H 94.5 in W 65.4 in D 11.8 in
Oak Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This oak vitrine was made circa 1910s in England and probably used in a shop. It features a solid
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Vintage 1910s British Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Oak

Very Large British Mahogany Museum Cabinet or Shop Vitrine, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
Large mahogany display cabinet made in the UK in the early 20th century. The cabinet is made in two pieces. It was most likely used to display a collection of glass. With a depth of ...
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding large cabinet has two glass
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Vintage Danish Large Oak Museum Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Solid standing museum cabinet, Denmark, 1940s. The piece comes from the Danish Museum of Hunting
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Vintage Danish Large Oak Museum Cabinet
Vintage Danish Large Oak Museum Cabinet
H 37.41 in W 98.43 in D 31.5 in
Large Brass and Mahogany Museum Display Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large brass and mahogany museum display cabinet This is a very good quality cabinet, made by
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Large Late Victorian Shop Display Case, Museum, Collector’s Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large late Victorian shop display case, museum, collector’s cabinet. Please note that one of the
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

1884 English Victorian Museum Quality Curved Glass Display Case.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
1884 English Victorian Museum Quality Curved Glass Display Case. Extraordinary curved glass
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Pair of Large Late Victorian Shop Display Case, Museum, Collector’s Cabinets
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Large Victorian curved glass shop display cabinet, Museum, Collector’s Cabinets. One has
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines

Materials

Wood, Glass

Museum Vitrine
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Museum vitrine with adjustable glass shelves.
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Early 20th Century American Vitrines

Museum Vitrine
Museum Vitrine
H 80 in W 47 in D 18 in
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Bibliotheque Vitrine
Located in Belgium, BE
A very fine French Louis XV hand carved walnut bibliotheque vitrine. The wood carving has a museum
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Belle Époque Museum Display Cases
Located in Oaks, PA
Pair of Belle Époque museum display cases, each one of large brass-mounted glass paneled cabinets
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Antique Early 1900s Belle Époque Vitrines

Materials

Brass, Iron

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

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2010s American Modern Music Stands

Materials

Brass

Solid Walnut Dovetail Record Crate
Solid Walnut Dovetail Record Crate
$365 / item
H 11 in W 14.25 in D 16.25 in
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Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old drawer storage made in Japan. This furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is a valuable piece of furniture that has transcended time and remains ...
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Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers 1860s-1900s / Tansu Nightstand Wabi Sabi
$680 Sale Price
32% Off
H 18.12 in W 23.82 in D 13 in
San Polo Italian Ceramic Decorative Wall Plate, 1950s
By San Polo
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San Polo Italian ceramic decorative wall plate, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870
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Napoleon III Patinated Bronze & Ormolu Crown, France, Circa 1870 A rare and unusual Napoleon III patinated bronze and ormolu crown from France, circa 1870. This distinctive work fea...
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Bronze, Ormolu

Adolf Constantin Baumgartner Stoiloff Oil on Board Cossacks Warriors on Horsback
By Adolf Constantin Baumgartner-Stoiloff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adolf Constantin Baumgartner Stoiloff (Austrian/Russian, 1850-1924) a fine oil on board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback" within an ornate giltwood frame, circa 1890 Born in ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Baroque Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

One WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plated Vase
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Antwerp, BE
One WMF Art Nouveau silver plated vase with decoration and original glass liners. There is only one left for sale so the price shown is not for the set but for a vase.
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Silver

One WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plated Vase
One WMF Art Nouveau Silver Plated Vase
$1,141 / set
H 7.88 in Dm 2.76 in
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By Holophane
Located in London, GB
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Steel

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$3,570 Sale Price
25% Off
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Bessarabian Rug, 1810
$550,000
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Ancient Display Shelf in Oak, Metal and Card, circa 1980s
Ancient Display Shelf in Oak, Metal and Card, circa 1980s
$5,769
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Resin

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs

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Pair of French Art Deco Ash Club Chairs
Pair of French Art Deco Ash Club Chairs
$37,500 / set
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Museum Vitrine For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic museum vitrine available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, glass and metal, every museum vitrine was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer museum vitrine, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A museum vitrine, designed in the Victorian, Art Deco or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made museum vitrine has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Holland & Sons are consistently popular.

How Much is a Museum Vitrine?

The average selling price for a museum vitrine at 1stDibs is $5,053, while they’re typically $999 on the low end and $14,500 for the highest priced.

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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