Vitrines
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Stone, Crystal, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Upholstery, Cane, Glass, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Granite, Marble, Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1820s French Charles X Antique Vitrines
Mercury Glass, Cherry
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Chinese Antique Vitrines
Glass, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vitrines
Silk, Glass, Walnut
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
1940s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood, Walnut
2010s French Directoire Vitrines
Cherry, Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Fabric, Mahogany
1880s Chinoiserie Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Hardwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1910s French Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1860s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Macassar
1810s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1930s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar, Walnut
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Wood
2010s American Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 19th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
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!