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Material: Glass
English antique wood and original glass display cabinet, with shelves, 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Antique wooden display case, with internal shelves and original glass from the time. Of English origin and dating back to the first half of...
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Early 1800s Italian Romantic Antique Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Antique Distressed French Louis XVI Style Curio Cabinet, Display Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 66 3/4in W: 38in D: 13 3/4in This Antique Distressed French Louis XVI Style Curio Cabinet, China Cabinet is made of the highest...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Jules Leleu French Art Deco Vitrine
Located in Lutz, FL
An astounding piece of history in this Jules Leleu vitrine. It’s modest and refined with incredible attention to detail and construction. The brass medallions and sabots assist in ro...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Brass

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Table, C. 1880
Located in New York, NY
A French Louis XVI style Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Table, C. 1880, attributed to Paul Sormani.   Very good quality, nice ormolu mounts throughout, presents very well.   Measure...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Glass Vitrines

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Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage medical cabinet, 1930’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet made of iron and glass. The cabinet is from the 1930’s and was produced in Hungary. The cabinet is stripped down to the metal and finished with a transparent lacquer....
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1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

A vintage French glass and chrome curio cabinet / vitrine by Camard, 20th c
Located in View Park, CA
A mid century French glass, brass, and chrome curio cabinet / vitrine by Camard, France 1970s. This stunning piece comes with three glass shelves which are not pictured but in fabulo...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass Vitrines

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Brass, Chrome

polished medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet made of iron and glass that is clamped into the iron by a rubber strip. The cabinet comes from the 70s and is produced in Hungary. The cabinet is stripped down to the...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

Iron Medical cabinet, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from the 1930s. The cabinet is produced in Hungary and is made of thick iron and glass. The lock and handle are original and functional. The cabinet is stripped down ...
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1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

Midcentury Trumeau Handpainted in Italy Wood Venetian Art Technique by Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
This Trumeau has been handmade using the technique of Venetian art. In the 18th century in Venice the fashion of lacquering spread. Using small prints, cut out and then glued on the wood, then handpainted and lacquered at the end. The finishing was in fact in shellac which, passed in several very thin layers, gave brightness and uniformity to the decoration. This type of finishing was placed both on the outside of the Venetian furniture of the eighteenth century, and on the inside of the drawers and doors . The wooden structure of this piece of furniture is hidden by a flowering of pleasant designs. The craquelé finishing tipical of ancient painting...
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20th Century Italian Other Glass Vitrines

Materials

Wood, Art Glass

Old Metal Pharmacy Cabinet Medicine Cabinet Glass Industrial 1960s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Old pharmacy cabinet, medicine cabinet, made of a white painted metal frame and glass, has 3 new ground shelves made of 6mm tempered glass, marked Spoina Lublin, made in Poland in th...
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1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Metal

Modern Penedo Showcase Bar Cabinet Calacatta Bianco Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Glass Vitrines

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Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Marble, Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century nutwood display cabinet/ vitrine from the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1840. Veneered in fine nutwood, this beautiful Biedermeier vitrine impre...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Glass Vitrines

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Brass

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine with Bronze Detailing
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 63 inches in height, this small scale mid-nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany bibliotheque or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding. Its corners feature fluting with inset bronze filets. Both doors have their original blown glass, evidenced by waves and an occasional bubble, and are finished with bronze borders and key surrounds. This circa 1860 vitrine is fitted with its two adjustable interior shelves. The cabinet rests on classic finial feet...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Glass Vitrines

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Bronze

Vintage medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet (wall unit) from a hospital. Made of iron and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. This cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. With 3...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

Vintage medical cabinet, 1930’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from the 1930s. The cabinet is produced in Hungary and is made of thick iron and glass. The cabinet has its original antique glass. The glass shelves are new. Heavy q...
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1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

Pair of Mastercraft Brass Vitrines with Bronze Mirror
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of four door brass vitrine display cases by Mastercraft of Grand Rapids, Michigan circa 1970. These are particularly beautiful as the back wall is a single large sheet of bronz...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Rowntree’s Sweet Shop Display Cabinet Advertising Shop Display Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Rowntree’s Sweet shop display cabinet Advertising Shop Display Cabinet the cabinet has a rather grand carved cornice with a mirrored Royal Appointment sign and Chocolates in Gold and Silver The Glass on the front of the cabinet is painted and etched with Rowntree’s Chocolates Makers...
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Early 1900s Industrial Antique Glass Vitrines

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Glass

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Iron

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Dino Cavalli Italian Showcase or Wall Shelf, Wood and Sliding Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous Italian showcase in wood with sliding crystal glasses. This elegant and versatile object was designed by Dino Cavalli in Italy during the 1970s. The quality of the wood ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Vitrines

Materials

Crystal

Damascus Syrian Mother of Pearl Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stately and rare 1900s or earlier Damascus vitrine. This beautiful mother-of-pearl display cabinet has, glass sides , doors and shelves with two drawers.
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Early 20th Century Glass Vitrines

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Wood

polished medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Made of steel and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. The cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. The cabinet has been stripped to the metal and fini...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Iconic Art Deco 'Rocket' Display Cabinet, English, 1935
Located in The Hague, NL
A rare and sculptural Art Deco "rocket" cabinet, dating from the 1930s. This eye-catching piece features the bold lines and symmetry characteristic of the Art Deco period, with a uni...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Penedo Showcase Onyx Oak Brass Glass Hand-Crafted Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Glass Vitrines

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Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass

19th Century Late Biedermeier Walnut Display Cabinet / Vitrine
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A lovely and light walnut cabinet/vitrine, with one original large glass door, glass side panels, and a mirrored back. Two large shelves with two rece...
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Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Walnut

Art Deco Walnut 'Rocket Cabinet', Vitrine, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous and iconic Art Deco 'Rocket Cabinet' made in the 1930's and in veneered in a lovely mid tone walnut. Extremely hard to source and even harder ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Metal

Vintage Medical Cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This medical cabinet was designed in the 1970s and was produced circa 1975 in hungary. It is made from iron and glass with new glass shelves. The glass is held by a black rubber stri...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Bespoke Bauhaus Tubular Steel Low Bookcase, Stained Wood, Sliding Glass Panels
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel low bookcase made Nickel plated tubular steel, veneered blockboard and sliding glass panels. Customizable, production time c. 8 weeks.
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2010s German Modern Glass Vitrines

Materials

Steel

Vintage medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Made of steel and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. The cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. Well-functioning locks with keys. The cabinet comes...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

Early 20th Century French Vitrine or Dry Bar with Ebonized Finish and Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
French vitrine cabinet or dry bar with new black finish and original brass trim, circa 1920s. Top has sliding glass doors. Bottom has brass figural ornaments, locking door and single...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Pair of display cases, Italy 1930 – 40
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of display cases, Italy 1930 – 40 Single display case dimensions 154 W x 183 H x 77 D cm
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1930s Italian Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bronze Mounted Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bronze Mounted Cabinet Vitrine Dimensions :51" Wide X 50" Tall X 16" Deep This stunning vitrine was made in France in the late 19th ce...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Medical cabinet, 1930’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from the 1930s. The cabinet is produced in Hungary and is made of thick iron and the original antique glass. With 5 glass shelves of 6mm thick. The lock and handle ar...
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1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Pair of display cases, Italy 1930 – 40
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of display cases, Italy 1930 – 40 Single display case dimensions 154 W x 183 H x 77 D cm
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1930s Italian Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Metal

Edwardian Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Huntington, NY
Edwardian Mahogany Cabinet with Inlaid panel at cresting over 2 glassed doors revealing 2 shelves, over 2 panels concealing a lower shelf. With 1 key.
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Vintage medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Made of steel and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. The cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. The showcase has been stripped to the metal and fin...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Iron

1900s English Art Deco Vitrine Display Cabinet Exotic Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Art Deco Curio Display Vitrine Cabinet Exotic Wood No label Cariole legs, Curved demilune Glass, Exotic Walnut Rosewood New glass shelves retrofit...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Tambour Bookcase/Credenza by Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A Mid-Century Modern veneered bookcase with spacious interior. Sliding glass doors with metal handles. The base part has two tambour sliding doors, with two extra drawers. The design...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

European 1890s Painted Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Door and Richly Carved Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European painted wood vitrine cabinet from the late 19th century, with richly carved décor, glass doors and lower shelf. Created on the Continent during the last decade of the 19th...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Vitrine. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut vitrine. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Stylish Vitrine Display Cabinet in Walnut, English, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930's Art deco Walnut wacky shaped display cabinet. Lovely veneers to this cabinet being slightly more detailed than the average. Very unusual shape and very indicative of th...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Art Deco Spectacular Clove Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display vitrine cabinet. Very unusual shape of which we haven't had before. This cabinet features a generous...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

19th Century Napoleon III Style Vitrine
Located in Miami, FL
High-rectangular, one-door, curved and three-sided glazed corpus. On curly feet scalloped out. Inside life with orig. Velvet covered and two entrances. Mirrored back wall. The displa...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Glass Vitrines

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Bronze

Gorgeous Ebonized Chinoiserie Decorated Vitrine Curio Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous ebonized chinoiserie vitrine. The virtine is French-made and in the Louis XV style and is in good condition with a beautiful gold chinoiserie scenic painted design...
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1940s French Chinoiserie Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Bronze

Antique French Louis XV Carved Vitrine ~ Curio Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Carved Vitrine ~ Curio Cabinet will make a splendid display case for your most cherished family heirlooms and collectibles. Hand-crafted and meticulously car...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Glass Vitrines

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Brass

Art Deco Spectacular Circular Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Art Deco Hungarian Vitrine in Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Vitrine is made out of high quality walnut wood. It has 2 keyed drawers on the bottom. Sides are covered up with glass. Front is covered with 2 sliding doors. There are 2 glass shelv...
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1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Pair of XL Italian Vitrines by Giorgio Collection
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE Pair of architectural vitrines designed by Alan Meadoff and produced in Italy in 1990 by Nuova Modernindustria for the Giorgio Collection. African walnut book matched ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Antique French Walnut Single Door Beveled Vitrine, circa 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French walnut single door beveled vitrine, circa 1890.  
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Late 19th Century French Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Painted Vitrine Table, Display Case
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XV style painted display table features an oval hinged glass top detailed with rais-de-coeur. The top lifts up to allow access to its fabric...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Glass, Beech

20th Mid Century Cabinet in Solid Oak with Glass Front, by Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural mid century cabinet / vitrine in solid oak and with glass fronts. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in ca 1950s. Great patina and such a rich front design. This piece is in ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Oak

Art Deco Stylish Display Vitrine Cabinet in Walnut, English, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful and original 1930s Art Deco English walnut display cabinet. A lovely piece of furniture that's veneered in figured mid tone walnut. Still retains its original silk interior...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Bespoke Tubular Steel Low Bookcase, Chrome, Lacquered Wood, Sliding Glass Panels
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel low bookcase with case in chrome plated metal, lacquered blockboard and sliding glass panels.
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2010s German Modern Glass Vitrines

Materials

Steel

19th Century French Demilune Vitrine Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Embrace the timeless allure of our antique demilune-shaped vitrine and china cabinet, Beautifully finished in a warm, inviting red stain. T...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mastercraft Brass Vitrines with Bronze Mirror
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of four door brass vitrine display cases by Mastercraft of Grand Rapids, Michigan circa 1970. These are particularly beautiful as the back wall is a single large sheet of bronz...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Vitrine or Dry Bar with Ebonized Finish and Brass Trim
Located in Troy, MI
French vitrine cabinet or dry bar with new black finish and original brass trim, circa 1920s. Top has sliding glass doors. Bottom has brass figural ornaments, locking door and single...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Cattelan Italia Modernist Display Tower
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall and lighted display tower or vitrine by Cattelan Italia. All glass etagere with lock and well hinged glass door and three removable glass shelves. ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Art Deco Spectacular Display Cabinet Vitrine, English, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Impressively wacky shaped and genuinely rare design is this superb 1930's English Art Deco Display cabinet. This beautiful cabinet is veneered in a lightly figured walnut veneer which has the most glorious patterning to the grain and retains a mid tone in colouring. The interior features a generously sized display area for your collection. There are three internal glass shelves . The beautiful astragal glass...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood

Art Deco Figured Walnut Circular Display Cabinet, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Modern Chelsea Water Glass Vitrine by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Chelsea Water Glass 4 Door Vitrine by Ercole is made up of a unique combination of hand-cut Water Glass and hand hammered metal. All four doors are framed in pewter metal,...
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2010s American Modern Glass Vitrines

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Steel

20th Mid Century Cabinet in Solid Oak with Glass Front, by Danish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural mid century cabinet / vitrine in solid oak and with brass fittings. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in ca 1950s. Great patina and such a nice front design. This piece is ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Swedish Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Vitrine with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood vitrine from the 19th century, with bonnet top and glass doors. Born in Sweden during the 19th century, this exquisite vitrine features a bonnet-t...
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Glass Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

French Zinc and Glass Oeil De Boeuf Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This unusual round metal display cabinet is a late 19th century piece made in France. Originally referred to as an oeil de boeuf vitrine for the bull's eye circular windows...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Zinc

Solid Brass Neoclassical Vitrine Etagere on Stand
Located in Hanover, MA
Solid brass neoclassical style etagere or vitrine on stand, the denticulated cornice over a reeded frame adorned with leaves. Fitted with glass shelve...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Glass Vitrines

Materials

Brass

FIAM Palladio Display Showcase with Double Doors, 1980s, No longer in production
By FIAM
Located in Hamburg, PA
A modernist and functional display showcase by FIAM, Italy for the Palladio Collection. The vitrine is a Modernist design. It has simple lines and showcases collections with ample s...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Art Deco Signed Wolfgang Hoffmann for Romweber World's Fair Display Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Art Deco period Century of Progress Display Cabinet designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one piece design, having a rectangular showcase top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, flanked by cabinet doors, opening to shelved interior. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera, and glass. Signed, original label to drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching sideboard - buffet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Swedish Vitrine
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional Swedish vitrine cupboard, dating back to around 1850, is a remarkable example of classic Scandinavian design. Crafted from solid pine, the piece retains its original...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Pine

Modern Almond TV Wall Unit Patagonia Granite Oak Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Almond TV Wall Unit, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Almond TV Wall Unit Material Codes FI007 Black lacquer; satin fin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Glass Vitrines

Materials

Granite, Marble, Brass

French Louis XVI Style Vernis Martin Decorated Giltwood Vitrine
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Louis XIV style Vernis Martin vitrine with hand painted panels, cast bronze mounts and curved glass. Raised on cabriole legs with foliate cast brass trim throug...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Glass Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Rare Jugendstil or Art Nouveau Etagere Table / Stand with Glass Display Cabinet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and practical Art Nouveau table with built-in display cabinet. This multi-layer and multipurpose piece of Art Nouveau furniture is a great example of the creative and elegan...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Glass Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chinese Black Lacquer Round Hexagon Pagoda Top Mother of Pearl Showcase Display
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinese Black Lacquer Round Hexagon Pagoda Top Mother of Pearl Showcase Lighted Two Doors Display Cabinet Shelves MINT!
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Glass Vitrines

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Hardwood

Stunning Hand Carved Dutch Renaisssance Oak Bookcase / Cabinet w. Glass Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid oak Renaissance Revival bookcase with superbly hand carved decorations. If you are familiar with style elements of the Renaissance era then you will immedidately recognize this practical size bookcase as a Renaissance Revival antique. In this particular case, you are looking at a Dutch specimen from the 1800s. If you are looking for a piece of this not-too-large and rare size then this bookcase could be perfect. It also is as strong and stable as the day it was made and its rare size and shape make this handcrafted, two-door bookcase an absolute joy to own, to use and to look at. The combination of the arched design of the upper parts of the doors with the antique glass panels...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Glass Vitrines

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Brass

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Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Glass Vitrines

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Onyx, Statuary Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass

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