Vitrines
Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Brass
1860s English Antique Vitrines
Oak
1860s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
1710s English Queen Anne Antique Vitrines
Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Wood
1790s Belgian Antique Vitrines
Oak
18th Century French Country Antique Vitrines
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Brass
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
18th Century English Antique Vitrines
Oak
1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Marble
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Walnut
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 18th Century European Rococo Antique Vitrines
Wood
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cherry
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Vitrines
Giltwood, Wood
1790s English George III Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1790s English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu, Bronze
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Carrara Marble
Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
18th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1790s English George III Antique Vitrines
Satinwood, Wood
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-19th Century European Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Oak
1750s English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century German Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Country Antique Vitrines
Pine
1760s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Vitrines
Wood
1850s Russian Directoire Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Rosewood, Satinwood
Mid-17th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
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!