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Vitrines For Sale
19th Century Bronze, Wood and Marble Service Vitrine by Francois Linke, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Louis XVI bronze, wood, and marble service vitrine by Francois Linke. France By: Francois Linke Material: wood, marble, stone, bronze, copper, metal, glass, crysta...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Stone, Crystal, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Pair of Brass and Frosted Glass Etageres
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of reeded columnar brass and frosted glass Illuminated etageres. Clearance between shelves starting from bottom are 15.5" 14.5" 13.5"
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

Pair of Brass and Frosted Glass Etageres
Pair of Brass and Frosted Glass Etageres
$5,212 Sale Price / set
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Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Display Cabinet
Located in Pomona, CA
Late 19th century English chinoiserie decorated display cabinet. The hinged top opens to reveal a remote document storage.
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1890s English Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Style Painted Vitrine Table, Display Case
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XV style painted display table features an oval hinged glass top detailed with rais-de-coeur. The top lifts up to allow access to its fabric...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

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Upholstery, Cane, Glass, Beech

Modern Almond TV Wall Unit Patagonia Granite Oak Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Almond TV Wall Unit, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. Almond TV Wall Unit Material Codes FI007 Black lacquer; satin fin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines

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Granite, Marble, Brass

Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Door and Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood vitrine from the 19th century, with carved rosettes. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this vitrine cabinet features a beveled cornice...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

FIAM Palladio Display Showcase with Double Doors, 1980s, No longer in production
By FIAM
Located in Hamburg, PA
A modernist and functional display showcase by FIAM, Italy for the Palladio Collection. The vitrine is a Modernist design. It has simple lines and showcases collections with ample s...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

French Charles X Bookcase in Cherry Wood w/ Original Glass Door Panels, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
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

Vintage Medical Cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This medical cabinet was designed in the 1970s and was produced circa 1975 in hungary. It is made from iron and glass with new glass shelves. The glass is held by a black rubber stri...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Tall Corner Cabinet in Oak & Glass by Henning Kjærnulf, Mid Century, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Such a stunning midcentury cabinet / virtine in solid oak. Made by a Danish designer Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf in the 1960s. The cabinet features colored glass doors...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Rosewood Vitrine
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Chinese carved rosewood vitrine featuring drop down glass door, three shelves and bronze key.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Rosewood

Jacques Grüber Vitrine
By Jacques Gruber
Located in New York, NY
This carved Wisteria vitrine cabinet by Jacques Grüber is a breathtaking exemplar of French Art Nouveau craftsmanship, a poetic fusion of artistry and nature. Conceived as a wunderkammer—a cabinet of curiosities—it was designed to cradle both artificialia (objects of human ingenuity) and naturalia: seashells...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vitrines

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Silk, Glass, Walnut

Medical cabinet, 1930’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from the 1930s. The cabinet is produced in Hungary and is made of thick iron and the original antique glass. With 5 glass shelves of 6mm thick. The lock and handle ar...
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1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Art Deco Spectacular Display Cabinet Vitrine, English, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Impressively wacky shaped and genuinely rare design is this superb 1930's English Art Deco Display cabinet. This beautiful cabinet is veneered in a lightly figured walnut veneer which has the most glorious patterning to the grain and retains a mid tone in colouring. The interior features a generously sized display area for your collection. There are three internal glass shelves . The beautiful astragal glass...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood

Vintage medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Made of steel and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. The cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. Well-functioning locks with keys. The cabinet comes...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Large Solid Oak French Louis XV Style Breakfront Bookcase Vitrine, circa 1980
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1980s American Louis XV Vintage Vitrines

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Oak

Modern Penedo Showcase Bar Cabinet Patagonia Stone Handmade Portugal Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass

Art Deco Beautiful Walnut Circular Display Vitrine Cabinet, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines

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Walnut, Glass

Rarer Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Walnut and Satinwood Baroque China Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare form of cabinet that's design originally dates to the 1700s and was created countless times since then. The cabinet is designed in the Baroque style and made in Belgiu...
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1940s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Satinwood, Walnut

French Directoire Style Vitrine and Bookcase in Solid Oak
Located in Landivy, FR
This Vitrine is a handmade reproduction of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century. This period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timeless lines. T...
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2010s French Directoire Vitrines

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Cherry, Oak

Antique 20th-Century French Art Deco Mahogany Veneered Display or Bar Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful French Art Deco bar cabinet was made in mid-France in the early 20th century circa 1925. It features a strong geometric design that is typical for art deco furniture. ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines

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Fabric, Mahogany

Hand Painted & Decorated Black Lacquer / Giltwood China Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated black lacquered giltwood chinoiserie scene detail display china cabinet. The cabinet / vitrine features a dou...
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1880s Chinoiserie Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Iconic Art Deco 'Rocket' Display Cabinet, English, 1935
Located in The Hague, NL
A rare and sculptural Art Deco "rocket" cabinet, dating from the 1930s. This eye-catching piece features the bold lines and symmetry characteristic of the Art Deco period, with a uni...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

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

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Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood

Chinese Black Lacquer Round Hexagon Pagoda Top Mother of Pearl Showcase Display
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinese Black Lacquer Round Hexagon Pagoda Top Mother of Pearl Showcase Lighted Two Doors Display Cabinet Shelves MINT!
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

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Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Hardwood

Cattelan Italia Modernist Display Tower
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall and lighted display tower or vitrine by Cattelan Italia. All glass etagere with lock and well hinged glass door and three removable glass shelves. ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XV style bronze mounted China display cabinet / Vitrine with exterior inlaid design details. The interior of the cabinet has two glass shelves and lined with gold patterned bro...
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1910s French Vintage Vitrines

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Bronze

19th Century Swedish Vitrine
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional Swedish vitrine cupboard, dating back to around 1850, is a remarkable example of classic Scandinavian design. Crafted from solid pine, the piece retains its original...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Pine

19th C Large English Pine Glazed Panelled Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1860 19thC Large English Pine Glazed Panelled Dresser sku 1045 (2 sections) Together W170 x D45 x H213 cm Base W170 x D45 x H95 cm Base internal sh...
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1860s English Antique Vitrines

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Pine

Vintage Medical Cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This medical cabinet was designed in the 1970s and was produced circa 1975 in hungary. It is made from iron and glass with new glass shelves. The glass is held by a black rubber stri...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Vitrine. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut vitrine. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

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Brass

French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Vitrine, Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut bookcase features an upper part topped by a cornice above two glazed doors opening u...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines

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Walnut

Rare Art Deco Blonde Display Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
This has to be one of the rarest examples of the Art Deco display cabinets. If you want a focal point or a wow factor in a room then this is just the ticket. Not only does it look su...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines

Renato Zevi Gilded Brass Italian Bookcase with Glass Shelves, Romeo Rega 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Hollywood Regency bookcase or etagere in gilt brass with four crystal glass shelves. This fantastic piece was designed and signed by Renato Zevi during ??the 1970s in Ital...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Metal, Brass

Le Corbusier Casiers Standard P.E.N Cabinet For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Casiers Standard P.E.N Cabinet For Cassina With their timeless, unique features, these combinable modular cabinets are capable of architecturally organizing any room, h...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Chrome

Art Deco Amsterdamse School Vitrine or display cabinet by Napoleon Le Grand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School vitrine or display cabinet. Design by Napoleon Le Grand for 't Modelhuis N. Legrand Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Macassar

Early 19th Century Mirrored Interior French Display Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Renaissance Revival hand carved walnut display cabinet with exterior design details. The display cabinet is in good antique condition with age / use appropr...
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1810s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines

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Walnut

Art Deco Spectacular Circular Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Iconic Mid-Century Modern 'Rocket' Display Cabinet, English, 1935
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Iconic Mid-Century Modern "Rocket" Display cabinet/Vitrine. Figured walnut with six graduated tubular-shaped columns on each side representing a rocket launch and the doors glazed se...
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1930s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Walnut

1880s Venetian Credenza Display Cabinet Baroque by Michele Bonciani Cascina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Sideboard with showcase, Baroque Revival style, from the last 19th century, in solid walnut, walnut burl folder and walnut folder. Three doors ...
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Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines

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Walnut, Burl

Walnut Art Deco Amsterdamse School Vitrine or China Cabinet by Max Coini, 1920s
By Max Coini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School vitrine or China cabinet. Design by Max Coini Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid walnut base with original ...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Macassar, Walnut

19th Century Curved Glass Ornate Gold Vitrine, France
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful late 19th century gold vitrine with curved glass, France.
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines

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Wood

Amuneal's Brass Wine Room
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s brass wine room is constructed using the clean mechanical details from our Frankford Panel System. The metalwork is all fabricated f...
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2010s American Modern Vitrines

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Brass

Chinese Antique Colonial Showcase in Fine Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous antique showcase of fine French manufacture, created for English colonists, belonging to the 1800s. This stunning display case is made entirely of a very fine dark wood, fabulously crafted and embellished. There are 4 feet to support the structure, S-shaped in fine wood, black in color, very durable. The feet are decorated with simply fantastic wooden spheres. Above we see a rectangular frame decorated like a frieze, with various squiggles and wooden spheres that go to create bunches of grapes, which give a really beautiful and scenic effect. Going up we see two window opening doors, very beautiful, with spherical wooden handles. The decorations are located in the center of the rectangle of the sash: the subject is a flowering tree branch with a sweet little bird perched on it, supreme nature prevails. Going up further rises the showcase proper, again framed by the wood used for the base. There is a central handle at the left side, which helps to open the one window sash...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Louis XIV Antique Ebonized Brass-Inlaid Display Cabinet Bookcase Vitrine
Located in Shippensburg, PA
LOUIS XIV EBONIZED AND BRASS-INLAID DISPLAY CABINET ON STAND France upper portion composed of 18th century materials, stand crafted of 19th century materials, interior covered with ...
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18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines

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Brass

Hollywood Regency Edward Alden Brass Wall or Table Display Curio Parzinger Style
Located in St. Louis, MO
Fantastic tall heavy brass curio display cabinet for the table or wall by Edward Alden with open ring finial, in the style of Tommi Parzinger. Has nice wa...
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1970s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Period Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Very rare to found a Louis-Philippe Period bookcase or vitrine with 6 doors. Because of its large scale, it shows that it was an order to fill a wall. The purpose was probably to us...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

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Mahogany

polished medical cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Made of steel and glass that is clamped in the steel by a rubber strip. The cabinet is from the 1970s and was produced in Hungary. The cabinet has been stripped to the metal and fini...
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1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Swedish Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood vitrine cabinet from the 19th century, with bonnet top, glass doors and bombé chest. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this Rococo style ...
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19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Antique Art Deco Bauhaus Walnut Wood Display Cabinet / Vitrine w. Beveled Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted walnut veneer Bauhaus era with a touch of expressionism display cabinet. This finest quality early 1900s, two doors display cabinet with its original beveled...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Vitrines

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Brass

English Mahogany Glazed Door Breakfront
Located in Woodbury, CT
We designed this breakfront to look the part of an 18th century piece, but offer 21st century functionality. From the glass shelves that allow for the option of interior lighting to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Double Door Iron and Glass Vitrine, 1920s Argentina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous Art Deco Vitrine made in the 1920s, Argentina. Perfect for displaying collectibles, valuables, and miscellaneous curiosities. Spacious and elegant, this piece was made to ...
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1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines

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Metal

French Art Deco Ebonized Glass Display Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Art Deco display cabinet in ebonized (black-polished) wood, featuring glass on all four sides. The cabinet includes a full-height glass door with a brass handle. Inside, it h...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines

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Brass

Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin and Parquetry Vitrine
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style ormolu mounted Vernis Martin and parquetry vitrine French, c.1880 Height 197cm, width 102cm, depth 49cm This remarkable work is a Louis XV style, Vernis Martin, parqu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Brass etagere from the 1970s, Maison Jansen style
Located in Palermo, IT
Etagéree in brass and chrome by Maison Jansen 1970 . Unique in its linear arc shape with 6 glass tops. As we can clearly see, great as a showcase where placing some glass decorations...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Brass, Chrome

19th Century German Pair of Antique Biedermeier Cherrywood Display Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German pair of Biedermeier display cabinets made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. Each of the cupboards...
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

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Metal, Brass

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase, Marble Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Standing at 58 inches in height, this small scale late nineteenth century Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine or bookcase is finished with stunning bronze banding and a red marble top with white veining. Its corners feature fluting with inset bronze filets. Its single door is finished with a bronze border and key surround and opens to reveal an interior with three adjustable shelves. The cabinet rests on Classic finial...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Bronze

20th Century, Piero Zen Wooden Liberty Vitrine 1900
Located in Turin, Turin
Piero Zen, son of Carlo Zen (1851-1918), was one of the most important designers and manufacturers of Art Nouveau furniture in Italy. His activity - the factory was located in via St...
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Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Henredon Black Lacquer and Brass Display Cabinets/Vitrines
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful pair of Henredon lacquer, brass, and beveled glass display cabinets. Each equipt with four adjustable shelves with plate ridge and 3 way adj...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Portuguese Front Display Cabinet
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Showcase with small elevation. The top has a discreet elevation with a cut-out edge and delicate carved moulding, giving a harmonious finish to the top of the cabinet. The front and...
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Vitrines

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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!

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