Vitrines
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1920s French Gothic Revival Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Beech
19th Century French Rococo Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Vitrines
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Hardwood
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Tulipwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1910s British Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1870s Antique Vitrines
Oak
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Wood, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1870s Moroccan Antique Vitrines
Bone, Wood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1920s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Iron
1920s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Bronze
2010s French Modern Vitrines
Oak, Lacquer
1930s French Directoire Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Glass, Nutwood, Spruce
1920s English Anglo-Japanese Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century French Minimalist Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s Italian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1940s Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Federal Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
19th Century American Industrial Antique Vitrines
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century English Modern Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
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!