Vitrines
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Wood, Paint
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Marble
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Burl
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood
Early 1900s North American Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Malachite, Metal, Bronze
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1860s English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines
Steel
19th Century Czech Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Vitrines
Brass
1920s French Regency Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum, Steel
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Beech
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Gold Leaf
1910s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Beech
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Metal
1980s German Vintage Vitrines
Formica, Beech
19th Century German Rustic Antique Vitrines
Oak, Horn, Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Vitrines
Crystal
20th Century American Federal Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
2010s Balinese Organic Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cherry
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Marble, Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Primitive Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Pine
1940s French Directoire Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1880s British Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
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!