Vitrines
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Stone, Crystal, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
19th Century French Victorian Antique Vitrines
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
2010s French Art Deco Vitrines
Macassar
Early 20th Century French Empire Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1870s Italian Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome, Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Granite, Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Upholstery, Cane, Glass, Beech
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
1980s American Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1910s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century British Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Hardwood
1910s French Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Yew
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Onyx, Statuary Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines
Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Vitrines
Oak
2010s American Vitrines
Metal
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Gold
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Antique Vitrines
Glass, Rosewood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1960s Polish Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
1980s Danish Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Paint, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Pine
1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines
Metal
2010s American Modern Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Iron
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!