Vitrines
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Spanish Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1920s English Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Vitrines
Oak, Glass
Mid-19th Century Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
2010s Spanish Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Metal
1870s French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Oak
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Hardwood
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Cut Steel, Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel, Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Walnut, Fir
19th Century Portuguese Rustic Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Vitrines
Marble
1890s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Blown Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
20th Century Italian Other Vitrines
Wood, Art Glass
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Belgian Antique Vitrines
Pine
1880s French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Ormolu
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Cut Steel, Brass, Steel, Metal, Stainless Steel, Copper
Early 20th Century European Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1920s French Gothic Revival Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1920s French Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Cut Steel, Brass, Metal, Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
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!