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Vitrines For Sale
Early 20th Bookcase or Vitrine in Spanish Pine with Three Arch Glass Doors
Located in Miami, FL
20th century Spanish cupboard or bookcase with three glass vitrines, constructed from a pine called "mobila" and original glasses of this period. Features a coffered case fronted by three large glass doors in the high part and three doors in the low side. This massive cabinet...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vitrines

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Glass, Pine

Louis XVI Style Satinwood Vitrine with Neoclassical Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI style satinwood vitrine with neoclassical ormolu mounts French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 180cm, width 177cm, depth 45cm This ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Mastercraft Brass Vitrine
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft model 326 vintage 1970s Palladian style brass, glass and antiqued smoked mirror vitrine display curio cabinet, designed circa 1970 by ...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

20th Century French Corner Hand Carved Walnut Vitrine with Glass Shelves
Located in Sofia, BG
Massive walnut corner vitrine with glass shelves and arch front door. France, circa 1960.
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Mid-20th Century French Vitrines

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Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Style Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Biedermeier bookcase or vitrine, circa 1815. Cherry tree on solid partly ebonized. On stepped frame base, high-rectangular corpus, partly blackened. In the front two triple-sectione...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

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Wood, Cherry

Art Deco Figured Walnut Drinks Cabinet, English, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rather stylish 1930s Art Deco English drinks cabinet. Fabulous piece of furniture with not only kerb side appeal ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Walnut

Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany Demilune Vitrine, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany Demilune Vitrine, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Bronze

20th Century French Showcase According to Paul Sormani in Transition Style
Located in Berlin, DE
French cabinet according to Paul Sormani in transition style. Piano black polished veneer on solid beech. High-rectangular, one-armed, cambered and three-sided glazed corpus on high...
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20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

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Beech

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Period Boulle Cabinet Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb French 19th century Louis XVI style Napoleon III Period Boulle cabinet vitrine. The ebony cabinet is raised on a scroll carved base, with an ormolu top border, centered by a...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Ormolu

Macassar Ebony Lighted Contemporary French-Made Art Deco Vitrine Manner Ruhlmann
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Macassar ebony lighted contemporary vitrine is a striking example of refined French craftsmanship in the Art Deco style, inspired by the legendary designs of Émile-Jacques Ruhlm...
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2010s French Art Deco Vitrines

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Macassar

Rare Thonet Display Case, Dressoir Thonet N ° 20793 Model from Catalog, 1904
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare Thonet display case, Dressoir Thonet n ° 20793 Model from catalog 1904.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Vitrines

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Beech

Credenza Sideboard Display Cabinet, ARCA Milano, Guglielmo Urlich attributed
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury credenza sideboard with label ARCA- Via Montenapoleone- Milano, Guglielmo Urlich attributed, in carved walnut, with four closures in burnished plum-colored glass with the top ebonized wood. Cabinet with meticulous attention to detail which show the commitment of the famous architect designer Guglielmo Urlich ARCA Milan plate...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Brass

One Pair Mid-Century Modern in the Style of Milo Baughman Etagere. Priced Per It
Located in Buchanan, MI
Mid-Century Modern In The Style Of Milo Baughman Chrome & Glass Shelf Etagere. Very good condition, not solid stock but very heavy, all glass is in pristine conditon. Priced Per Boo...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Chrome

Art Deco Showcase in Oak and Glass and Decorative Copper Detailing
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vitrine or showcase, oak, glass, copper, Europe, 1940s This wonderful Art Deco showcase is made in Europe in the 1940s and is executed in oak wood. The showcase offers plenty of sto...
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1940s European Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

Late 19th Century French Regency Style Hand Carved Walnut Display Table, Vitrine
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Regency style hand pegged walnut display table features hand carved detailing of a diamond pattern on all sides. The hinged glass top opens for ac...
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Vitrines

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Walnut

20th Italian Renaissance style display cabinet
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian Renaissance style display cabinet of 1900 original in hand-carved solid ebonized fir, with two original glass doors of the time. Patinated cream white color. Three internal ...
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Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines

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Fir

18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase, Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XIV Bookcase ~ Bibliotheque is resplendent with artfully sculpted bas relief across its entire facade! This superlative instant family heirloom is sized to sufficiently display almost any prized heirlooms, collection, or library! Hand-crafted from solid old-growth quarter-sawn oak, it boasts a reverse contoured crown with four distinctive tiers. The top tier was carved in French egg...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Oak

French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
By Georges-François Alix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and ormolu-mounted Vitrine cabinet with its original Veined Mint green marble top, attributed to Georges-François Alix...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Ormolu

80s Showcase in Danish Design
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic showcase from the 1980s. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with two glass doors, two shelves, two drawers and a black contrasting base. The showcase can be illuminated. Qua...
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1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Teak

Louis XV Style, Bombe Vitrines, Ormolu Bronze, Inlaid Marquetry, France, 19th
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XV Style, Bombe Vitrines, Ormolu Bronze, Inlaid Marquetry, France, 19th C. Presenting a magnificent pair of fully refinished Vitrines or Showcase Cabinets. Each features a bom...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

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Bronze

Neoclassical Ebony Wood Vitrine with Italian Custom Made Art Furniture Handles
By Alexander's Collection, Alexander Anisimov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Neoclassical Ebony Wood Vitrine with Italian Custom Made Art Furniture Handles Introducing the stunning Vetrine, a custom-made display cabinet that is perfect for showcasing your mos...
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2010s Hong Kong Neoclassical Revival Vitrines

Materials

Silver Leaf, Metal

Small French Chest of Drawers for Dentist, France 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A small chest of drawers for dentist with doors made out of iron and opaline glass. France 1930 ca.
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1930s French Vintage Vitrines

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Bronze, Iron

Oak Gdansk Library
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
The library is in very good condition, after renovation :) The library is decomposed into elements.
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1890s Polish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines

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Oak

Victorian Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has a glass door fitted with the original knob handle. At some point in it's life it was used in a camer...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany

Black Lacquered two-Door Display Cabinet with Glass Shelves
Located in Roma, RM
Black Lacquered two-Door Display Cabinet with Glass Shelves Product Details Dimensions: 152 W x 148.5 H x 47 D cm
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1980s Vintage Vitrines

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Rattan, Glass, Wood

English Display cases in wood and glass, mid 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
English Display cases in wood and glass, mid 1800s Pair of display cases of different sizes with a square base and rounded corners. Each vitrines has two display cases. In the upper ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

French Charles X Bookcase in Cherry Wood w/ Original Glass Door Panels, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful French Charles X bookcase in cherry, circa 1820 with original glass panels and key. Original French polish finish. Makes a great bookcase or display cabinet! Measur...
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1820s French Charles X Antique Vitrines

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Mercury Glass, Cherry

Art Deco Chinese Motif Display Case, From Cartier NYC Showroom, Circa 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco Chinese Motif Display Case, From Cartier NYC Showroom, Circa 1920s Cartier showroom store fixture, Provenance by Repute, Saved from the refuse pile of a 1960s renovation ...
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20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Continental 19th Century Ebonized Fruitwood And Tortoiseshell Cabinet Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and elegant Continental 19th century ebonized Fruitwood and Tortoiseshell cabinet vitrine. This beautiful freestanding vitrine is raised by four slender square tapere...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Vitrines

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Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Vitrine, Paris, circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XVI style Ormolu mounted kingwood Vitrine, Paris, circa 1900, Beautiful quality, with lift top beveled glass top, the case fitted with fo...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines

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Ormolu

George Nelson for Herman Miller Low Walnut Credenza
Located in Denton, TX
Rare Glass sliding doors on a walnut display cabinet with adjustable shelves. Chrome legs with original Domes of silence glides. The Herman Miller badge is missing, please see pictur...
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Chrome

Limited Edition Neoclassical Style Carved Fruitwood Vitrine by Beacon Hill
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a neoclassical style carved fruitwood vitrine by Beacon Hill. It is a numbered limited production piece. The interior has adjustable glass shelves and includes a key.
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines

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Glass, Fruitwood

Showcases by Pierre Cardin for Roche Bobois, 1980s, set of 2
Located in Correggio, IT
Pair of display cases by Pierre Cardin for Roche Bobois, vintage 1980s production. They are made of glossy black lacquered wood with elegant brass details in Hollywood Regency style....
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1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century Marquetry Italian Wall Vitrines
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome pair of 19th century Italian wall vitrines. Each petite cabinet features beautiful marquetry, bronze ormolu, glass door and single shelf.
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Vitrines

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Wood

Large Danish Showcase in Mahogany and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Showcase or vitrine, stained mahogany, original glass, Denmark, 1930s A large rectangular-shaped showcase that is ideal for exhibiting your valued items. The vitrine offers a lot of...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany

Laulu Cabinet, High by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Laulu cabinet, high by Made By Choice with Matti Klenell Dimensions: 100 x 41 x 180 cm Materials: Base in Solid Ash, Frames in Valchromat Also available: Laulu Cabinet - Low, Cu...
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Vitrines

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Ash

20th Century Spanish Country Corner Pine Vitrine with Glass Paneled Door
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish Colonial vitrine cabinet from the 20th century in pine with scalloped base and reeded sides and door. Original lock with key. Original paneled glass. The upper section cont...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vitrines

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Lead

Antique English Mahogany Double Vitrine, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English mahogany double vitrine, Circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century English Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany

2-Door Vitrine, Display Cabinet in Natural Cherry, 100% Made in France
Located in Landivy, FR
This display cabinet belongs to the STELLA collection designed by Christophe Lecomte in Vendée, France. Graduated from the famous BOULLE design school in Paris, Christophe navigates ...
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2010s French Modern Vitrines

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Cherry

Rarer Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut and Satinwood Baroque China Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare Dutch marquetry inlaid walnut and satinwood Baroque china cabinet vitrine is an extraordinary example of 18th-century inspired craftsmanship, blending grandeur with exquisi...
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1940s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Satinwood, Walnut

A Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet By François Linke. Paris.
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet, By François Linke. Paris. The pediment frieze with flower-filled entrelac gilt-bronze mounts. The cent...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Sectional display cabinet by Mario Sabot '70s/'80s
Located in Manzano, IT
Sectional display cabinet by Mario Sabot '70s/'80s Style Vintage Periodo del design 1970 - 1979 Production Period 1970 - 1979 Year Manufactured 1970 Country of Manufacture Italy Make...
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1970s Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Angelo Mangiarotti set of two showcases De Nos 1970s.
Located in bari, IT
Showcase with beech wood structure with doors and crystal shelves De Nos series production La Sorgente del Mobile designer Angelo Mangiarotti 1970s. Angelo Mangiarotti was a master ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Beech

Buffet Art Deco Cerused Oak Marble Top & Brass, French, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Art Déco French buffet cerused oak, marble top and brass. The floral bas-reliefs are highlighted by the white ceruse. Made circa 1930 Two doors and three drawers. Completely redone finishes. Two traces of an old buffet...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Marble, Brass

Fantastic Brass Counter Display Unit-1930s France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Elegant and beautiful old shop display case / vitrine counter, from a handbag boutique in Avignon. From France of the 1930s, super stylish, and with 2 continuous separate glass shel...
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Early 20th Century French Vitrines

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Brass

Sideboard with Riser Design Paolo Buffa, 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid original sideboard from the 60s, design by paolo buffa, with resealable top riser it measures approximately 180 cm in length, 48 cm in width, 90 cm in height (part of the...
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1960s Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

An early 18th century Florentine Ebonized Wood Aedicule Case
Located in Leesburg, VA
An early 18th century Florentine ebonized wood aedicule case with gilt metal embellishments Ambit of Leonard van der Vinne Possibly first decade of the 18th century; Florence, Italy Approximate size: 83.5 (h) x 69 (w) x 23 (d) cm The cabinet’s centralized glass door is flanked by thick spiraling Solomonic columns surmounting a lower drawer. To the rear of the cabinet, the motif repeats in an eloquent display of perspectival treatment. The overall work is supported by a tiered base, elegantly conceived, and the cabinet is topped by a handsome pediment flanked by square plinths crested by gilt metal finials and an openwork frieze. The cabinet’s tempered and moderate form suggests an origin probably during the first decade or quarter of the 18th century. Although utilitarian in concept, the reserved and sublime expressiveness of this cabinet is managed with a quality and care respective of the influence of Florentine ebony cabinetry work conceived in the Galleria dei lavori or Grand Ducal Workshops of the 18th century Medici dynasty. In particular, its base mouldings echo a remarkable Night Clock...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines

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Brass

Victorian Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet / Counter or Vitrine, Late 19th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
A museum quality Victorian mahogany display cabinet. This outstanding cabinet has two mirrored doors fitted. It features one shelve that can be adjusted in height. It is mounted on a pink marble...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines

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Mahogany

Vintage Vitrine or Display Cabinet by BRUKSBO, Norway, 1960s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This display cabinet comes from Norway and was manufactured by famous brand - Bruksbo, still has original label underneath. Designed most probably by Torbjorn Afdal. It is a beautifu...
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1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Wood

Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Romeo Rega rectangular vitrine with three smoked glass tops supported by a brass frame with chrome accents.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Chrome, Brass

Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
$1,422 Sale Price
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19th Century French Gilded Porcelain Jewelry Cabinet, Manner of Martin Carlin
By Martin Carlin
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Neo-classical 19th century Louis XVI taste giltwood royal jewelry cabinet, in the manner Parisian ébéniste Martin Carlin (b.1730–1785). ...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Vitrines

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Charming Vernis Martin Side or Music Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Charming Vernis Charming Vernis Martin Side or Music Cabinet This is a delightful cabinet, it has a wide slim scalloped shape with a marble top and ormolu mounts surrounding the lac...
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1880s French Provincial Antique Vitrines

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Walnut

Nice pair of obélisque by Mario Sanot for Maison Jansen
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie paire d’étagères en forme d’obélisque en travertin, laiton et verre. Grande qualité.
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1970s French Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Travertine, Brass

Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni 'Rampa' Multifunctional Station
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Multifunctional station on wheels designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1965. Rampa, a multifunctional station on wheels from 1965, was inspired by the traditional florist’s display stands...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Wood

Louis XVI French Ebonized Bookcase / Vitrine
Located in Austin, TX
Bookcase or Vitrine from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany. The bookcase has been ebonized and finished with a lustrou...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

Pair of Neo-Renaissance Vitrines, Attributed to H-A Fourdinois, France, c. 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine pair of neo-Renaissance vitrines in richly carved wood, with three glazed sides framed by a relief frieze. Each opening to a drawer decorated with interlacing on the belt, and t...
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1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines

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Marble

19th Century Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet or Bookcase, Nutwood Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful Biedermeier bookcase or display cabinet from the famous period in Vienna around 1840. This fantastic looking 19th Century Austrian vitrine cabinet has been veneered in a very dark nutwood. A perfect sized antique bookcase/ vitrine cabinet offering a large, lockable door showing the still original glass plates, additonally adorned by carved ebonized wooden arches...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Nutwood, Spruce

Art Deco Signed Wolfgang Hoffmann for Romweber World's Fair Display Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important Art Deco period Century of Progress Display Cabinet designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann (Austrian, 1900-1969) for Romweber Company, Batesville, Indiana, United States of America. circa 1933-1936 Created for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, one piece design, having a rectangular showcase top with glass panel sides and a pair of sliding glass doors, over solid wood chest fitted with four drawers affixed with horizontal pulls, flanked by cabinet doors, opening to shelved interior. Rosewood, mahogany, richly figured blonde - golden birch or primavera, and glass. Signed, original label to drawer interior, featuring 1933 World's Fair mark impressed. **Please note, at the time of writing this, a matching sideboard - buffet (shown in last photo) is currently available separately** Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the important and iconic collection of Mr. James I. Rafftesaeth Jr., Dallas, Texas Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. 2022 Design Signature Auction catalog #8091 History: Wolfgang Hoffmann was born in Vienna, Austria in 1900. He is the son of famous architect, pedagogue and Wiener Werkstatte cofounder, Joseph Hoffmann (1870-1956). Early on, following his father’s s interests, he was trained in the decorative arts and design. Wolfgang Hoffmann once reminisced, “I spent eight years at the Realschule, then three years went to a special architectural school, where I perfected my technical knowledge of architecture and general construction. From this school, I was graduated to the Kunstgewerbeschule [Studying under Oskar Strnad and Josef Frank in Vienna]. After finishing this school, I had one and a half years of practical in a well known architect’s office. Thereafter I worked in my Father’s office for two years”. Hoffmann met his future wife, Polish immigrant Pola (1902-1984) when they were both studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Joseph Urban (1872-1933) was needing an assistant for his architectural business in New York and contacted his friend and colleague, Joseph Hoffmann in Vienna. Hoffmann recommended his son Wolfgang. Urban hired him and sent a first class passage ticket to Vienna for Wolfgang to travel to New York. Wolfgang married Pola and traded his ticket for two tickets to America in steerage, arriving in New York City in December of 1925. Leaving the Urban office after nine months, Wolfgang and Pola formed an independent design practice with offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan with the purpose of creating contemporary interiors and industrial designs. Early work included theaters, stores, and apartments mostly in New York City. During the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hoffmanns designed custom furniture for private clients. Some of these examples were shown in the February 1929 issue of House and Garden. Curiously, the examples’ design was attributed to Urban and the production to Pola Hoffmann, Inc. Established in the fall of 1928, the American Designers’ Gallery was “devoted exclusively to showing objects and interiors for practical use… by fourteen American architects and designers”. Its members included the Hoffmans and Urban as well as ceramist Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1971), architect Raymond Hood (1881-1934), artist designer Winold Reiss (1886-1953), graphic designer Lucien Bernhard (1896-1981), decorator Donald Deskey (1894-1989), and architect Ely Jacques Kahn (1884-1972). The Hoffmanns’ work was included in the American Designers’ Gallery’s two showcase events, its 1928 and 1929 exhibitions. Their dining alcove at the 1929 event featured a bench with a dinette table and two chairs in American walnut designed by Wolfgang and a rug by Pola. Lucien Bernhard, fellow Austrian immigrant who settled in New York a year before the Hoffmanns, operated the gallery and decorating service Contempora with Munich resident Bruno Paul (1874-1968). The Hoffmanns, occasionally participating with Contempora, designed a number of outstanding interiors, including the constructivist living room of 1930 for Mrs. O.R. Sommerich at 40 East 66th street. In 1934, Donald Deskey commissioned Wolfgang to design birchwood furnishings for the eclectic apartment at 625 Park Avenue belonging to Helena Rubinstein. In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second and final exhibition of AUDAC- “Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts”- at the Brooklyn Museum. At this event, the Hoffmanns showed the dining room previously included in the American Designer’s Gallery’s 1929 exhibition in the Chase Bank Building lobby at 145 West 57th Street in Manhattan. In 1932 Wolfgang was asked to assist Urban in developing the color scheme for the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair “A Century of Progress”. He was also commissioned to design the interior and furniture for the fair’s lumber industries house. There he executed its living and dining rooms furnished by Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Chicago; the boys’ room by Shower Brothers...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood

Iron and Glass Vitrine, 1920s Argentina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slender Art Deco Vitrine made in the 1920s, Argentina. Rectangular frame sitting atop tapered legs. Original glass frame and door. Three glass shelves. Original lock with working key...
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1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Glass Display Buffet with Marble Top, France, 1880s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Walnut dining room buffet with marble top. We have 2 identical buffets if you wish to buy a set. Perfect furniture to store and expose your dining ...
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1880s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

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Marble

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!

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