Vitrines
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Wood
20th Century North American Jacobean Vitrines
Oak
20th Century American Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1850s French Antique Vitrines
Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Fir
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass, Bronze
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Harewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gothic Vitrines
Wood, Glass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak, Glass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Silver Plate
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Cut Glass, Mirror, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Fruitwood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Pine
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar, Oak
20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Tulipwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak
Late 19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Brazilian Victorian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
2010s Balinese Organic Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century English Victorian Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Silver
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
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!