Vitrines
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Macassar, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
20th Century German Vitrines
Maple
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Metal
2010s Lebanese Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Burl
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century English Modern Vitrines
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1920s French Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Baltic Antique Vitrines
Wood, Amboyna
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Poplar
Early 20th Century Baroque Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu, Bronze
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Walnut
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Lucite, Mahogany
20th Century French Vitrines
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1890s Polish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Tulipwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
Early 1900s French Country Antique Vitrines
Brass
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!