Counter Top Vitrine
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Vitrines
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Vitrines
Glass
Antique 1890s Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Oak
Antique 1890s British Victorian Vitrines
Mahogany
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Mahogany
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Art Glass, Oak
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Glass, Wood
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Gold Leaf
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Vitrines
Chrome
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Walnut
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Fruitwood
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Mahogany
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Mahogany
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Aluminum
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Metal
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Oak
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Chrome
Antique 1890s American Victorian Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Nickel
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Vitrines
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vitrines
Early 20th Century Industrial Vitrines
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vitrines
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany, Glass, Sycamore
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Oak
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vitrines
Metal
Vintage 1920s American Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vitrines
Metal
Early 20th Century Canadian Vitrines
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Nickel
Vintage 1920s American Victorian Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines
Pine, Glass
20th Century American Vitrines
Brass
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Glass, Oak
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Antique 1890s American Industrial Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Early 20th Century Industrial Vitrines
Metal
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Nickel
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Nickel
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Walnut
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Pine
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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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