$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Edwardian Glass and Bronze Museum Vitrine
Located in New Windsor, NY
Stylish Edwardian period museum glazed vitrine. Circa 1910-1920. Hinged glass and bronze framed top that opens for your fine valuables to be put on display.
Brass, Bronze
$1,409Sale Price|20% Off
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 features a solid wooden frame with glass sides, top and sliding doors.
Mahogany, Pine
Museum Display cabinet ca. 1920
Located in MILL, NL
Classic display cabinet / museum cabinet. Originally from Belgium. 1900–1920. Base in solid mahogany. Glass all round. In very good condition. Keys not included. 2 adjustable glass...
Hardwood
Francois Linke Attributed Louis XV Figural Bronze Ormolu Mahogany Vitrine
By François Linke
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
The curvaceous lines, cabriole legs, and refined proportions reflect the influence of 18th-century Parisian cabinetmakers, while the sumptuous ormolu detailing elevates the piece to ...
Bronze
Vintage wooden counter / display cabinet / museum cabinet with warm colours
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This exceptionally charming and large vintage wooden counter/display cabinet showcases a luxurious yet practical design. Featuring four doors and glass panels, it is a versatile addi...
Glass, Wood
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 century craftsmanship, showcasing the finest details in luxury furniture design.
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 with brass mounted sides, cross banded in kingwood and with centred brass framed glas...
Brass
Large Antique Display Cabinet by Charles F. Biele & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Biele & Sons, renowned makers of museum-quality vitrines in early 20th-century New York.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Museum-Style Illuminated Display Pedestal Vitrine
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful vintage plexiglass display case to share and protect your unique collection. A light fixture is included, but has not been tested and may need professional attention. Pre...
Plexiglass, Wood
$2,584Sale Price|24% Off
Illuminated Hexagonal Display Cabinet w Mirrored Back & Glass Shelves, c 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The mirrored interior combined with the lighting produces a dramatic display effect similar to museum vitrines and high-end boutique showcases.
Brass
Set of Three Antique East Asian Costume & Arms Plates, Ferrario, 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
The set reads like a museum vitrine translated into print, offering both decorative appeal and scholarly clarity.
Paper
Antique Oriental Jewelry & Adornment Study from Maximilian in Bavaria, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
The overall effect recalls a museum vitrine or cabinet of curiosities, making the plate both intellectually compelling and visually luxurious.
Paper
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 306 pcs. Antique French Sterling Silver Flatware Set !
By Emile Puiforcat
Located in Wilmington, DE
For two centuries, the firm has balanced reverence for tradition with fearless innovation, creating objects that are equally at home in museum vitrines and on dining tables. Its 19th...
Silver
Impressive German Museum Showcase
Located in Walkertshofen, Bavaria
This impressive ironcast Museum showcase is fabricated by manufactory Kühnscherf, which was specialized on manufacturing showcases for museums. The Fine construction of the ironcast ...
Iron
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...
Metal
Museum vitrine oak 1900
Located in MILL, NL
Great Museum display cabinet / museum cabinet / display cabinet. Made of oak. Probably Belgian, ca. 1900. With 4 large opening doors at the front and back, this is a perfect piece o...
Oak
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H 88.59 in W 94.49 in L 88.59 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 Museum was relocated in 2010 leaving the vitrines behind.
Glass, Wood
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H 88.59 in W 94.49 in D 57.09 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 Museum was relocated in 2010 leaving the vitrines behind.
Glass, Wood, Oak
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H 47.25 in W 123.63 in D 53.94 in
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 Museum was relocated in 2010 leaving the vitrines behind.
Glass, Wood, Oak
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H 88.59 in W 92.13 in D 27.17 in
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 Museum was relocated in 2010 leaving the vitrines behind.
Glass, Wood, Oak
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H 92.13 in W 94.49 in D 27.17 in
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 Museum was relocated in 2010 leaving the vitrines behind.
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 from the 18th century.
Breccia Marble, Bronze
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H 27.96 in W 22.84 in D 14.97 in
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 solid wooden frame finished with aluminium. The top, sides, shelve and door are made...
Aluminum
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H 36.23 in W 23.23 in D 23.23 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 fitted with the original knob handle. It features three shelves on cast brass shelve ho...
Mahogany
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H 33.86 in W 22.05 in D 23.23 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 fitted with the original knob handle. At some point in it's life it was used in a camer...
Glass, Mahogany
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H 48.43 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 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 fitted with original brass knob handles. It features three shelves on cast iron shelve ...
Mahogany
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H 68.51 in W 54.73 in D 19.69 in
20th Century Exhibition Showcase, Vitrine Museum Showcase Iron, Italy, 1920-1930
Located in Epfach, DE
Pair of Exhibition Showcases, 1930s, Brescia, Northern Italy This elegant display case, one of a pair, was originally crafted as a museum showcase in Brescia, Northern Italy, during...
Iron
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H 76.38 in W 72.45 in D 33.08 in
19th Century Large Museum Display Cabinet or Vitrine by Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty huge blackened mahogany wood display cabinet made by the firm of Holland & Sons (1803-1942). Holland & Sons was one of the largest and most successful cabinet makers ...
Marble
Museum Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Great size brass and oak display cabinet. Lovely quality and useful format. Late 19th century from an English museum.
Brass
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 and has to lean against the wall. But these cabinets can also be put together as free...
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.
Oak
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 in full working order.
Mahogany, Glass
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.
Glass, Oak, Wool
Antique Mahogany Museum Display Case Cabinet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Architectural mahogany and glass museum display case. Greek Revival influenced pediment top with generous top finial. This cabinet opens from the back to carefully house a sculpture ...
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 the front and sides still has the original antique glass. The frame at the top also...
Iron
Pair of Museum Quality Bronze Etageres by Mastercraft
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of museum quality bronze etageres with rounded ends and glass shelves by Mastercraft, American 1960's
These etageres are illuminated
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 193 cm Base W 136 x D 40 x H 93 cm Top W 137 x D 42 x H 100 cm.
Oak
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H 36.42 in W 60.24 in D 30.32 in
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 by renowned cabinet makers Edmonds, museum fitters of Birmingham and dating to the...
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 with square ground plan rests on a table frame with 4 thin turned legs. The all-roun...
Glass, Oak
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H 22 in W 84 in D 16 in
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...
Glass, Mahogany
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H 71.86 in W 60.04 in D 29.93 in
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 and dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900. Generous proportions and displays...
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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