Vitrines
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Crystal
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Brass
2010s Modern Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century English George I Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Iron
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Vitrines
Brass
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass
1960s American Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century American American Classical Vitrines
Brass, Nickel
19th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 1900s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Lead
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Teak
Early 20th Century Belgian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century American Regency Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Oak
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Vitrines
Chrome
20th Century Italian Other Vitrines
Wood, Art Glass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1860s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
1880s English Georgian Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
1970s Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Brass
2010s Hong Kong Neoclassical Revival Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Vitrines
Oak
2010s Hong Kong Neoclassical Revival Vitrines
Pearlware, Glass, Wood, Ebony
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Metal, Brass
1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Vitrines
Chrome
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!