Vitrines
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Chrome
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Kingwood
1890s Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century Danish Other Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1950s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Glass, Poplar
1950s Philippine Vintage Vitrines
Bamboo, Glass
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Wood, Poplar
1990s American Neoclassical Vitrines
Gold Leaf
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1920s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1890s Victorian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Vitrines
Brass
1870s French Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
1910s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Steel, Iron
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Ukrainian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
1880s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Vitrines
Pine
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century Vitrines
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Steel
1910s French Biedermeier Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Late 20th Century Bohemian Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century American Industrial Vitrines
Steel, Iron
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
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!