Vitrines
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Pine, Paint
20th Century Italian Other Vitrines
Art Glass, Wood
1710s English Queen Anne Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Oak
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1940s American Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Antique Vitrines
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vitrines
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vitrines
Resin
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Mahogany
1930s Hungarian Rustic Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1950s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Steel
Late 19th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Wood, Paint
20th Century Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Nutwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Wood
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1890s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Copper
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century American Industrial Vitrines
Steel, Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Bakelite, Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Steel
20th Century European Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Marble
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Marble
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Marble
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century English Victorian Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Vitrines
Wood, Glass
1970s Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century North American Jacobean Vitrines
Oak
1910s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Vintage Vitrines
Oak
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!