Tabletop Vitrines
Antique Late 19th Century English Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Tables
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Vintage 1910s Art Deco Vitrines
Iron
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century German Egyptian Revival End Tables
Brass
20th Century Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Giltwood
20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Antique 1880s French Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Blown Glass, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Vintage 1930s Argentine Vitrines
Nickel
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Vitrines
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Vitrines
Bronze
Vintage 1930s American Vitrines
Nickel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Vitrines
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Antique 1880s French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Nickel
Antique Late 19th Century American Vitrines
Glass, Oak
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Vintage 1910s English Gothic Side Tables
Mahogany
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Neoclassical Benches
Iron
2010s Spanish Country Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Dry Bars
Brass
Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Rock Crystal
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Settees
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Musical Instruments
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Dutch Gothic Revival Benches
Wrought Iron
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Iron
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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!
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