Vitrines
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Wood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Metal
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Giltwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century Indian Art Deco Vitrines
Teak
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Brass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 20th Century American Campaign Vitrines
Brass
1980s American Campaign Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1930s French Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Empire Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Hungarian Industrial Vitrines
Iron
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Oak
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century American Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Chippendale Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Antique Vitrines
Rosewood, Glass
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Pine, Paint
15th Century and Earlier French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Wool
20th Century French Rococo Vitrines
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Vitrines
Enamel
1930s Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century Georgian Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1890s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Vitrines
Brass
1950s German Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum, Brass
20th Century Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Walnut
Antique and Vintage Vitrines
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!