Vitrines
Early 1900s Italian Rustic Antique Vitrines
Fir
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Iron
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century English George I Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Vitrines
Brass
2010s Italian Victorian Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Victorian Vitrines
Walnut
1960s French Vintage Vitrines
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century Country Antique Vitrines
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Maple
Mid-20th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Oak
2010s Brazilian Other Vitrines
Cotton, Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1840s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 1900s North American Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Malachite, Metal, Bronze
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Walnut
1860s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
Early 20th Century American Country Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1870s French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Oak
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Wood
18th Century English Antique Vitrines
Oak
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Iron
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Oak
1870s Italian Rococo Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
1790s English George III Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 1900s Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Porcelain, Glass, Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Vitrines
Stained Glass, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1880s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Edwardian Vitrines
Glass
1890s American Baroque Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Vitrines
Beech
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!