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Vitrines For Sale
A French Louis XV Style Ormolu Gilt Bronze Mounted Remy Martin Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Gilt Bronze Mounted Remy Martin Vitrine Circa 1870 Origin: Paris Style: Louis XV ...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Bronze

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Cabinet Vitrine Clock Signed FOREST
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and monumental French 19th century neo-classical st. burl ash, ebony and ormolu mounted cabinet vitrine with the original capital and fitted clock signed FOREST. This spectacu...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Display Cabinet, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French marble topped Louis XVI style bow fronted vitrine, having fine quality classical gilded ormolu mounts, a single glazed door opening to reveal glass shelves...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Mahogany

Vintage French 19th Century Vitrine
Located in Napa, CA
19th Century mirrored Vitrine or Bookcase with a great patina. The top cabinet has four adjustable shelves with two glass doors that can be locked. Vintage condition.
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Oak, Pine

Vintage French 19th Century Vitrine
Vintage French 19th Century Vitrine
$10,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Neo Renaissance Vitrine
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Solid oak, ornately carved. Large glass vitrine with interior shelves above 2 doors with interior shelves. Austro-Hungarian circa 1860/80. Part of ...
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19th Century Antique Vitrines

Neo Renaissance Vitrine
Neo Renaissance Vitrine
$7,500 Sale Price
55% Off
Furniture Style, Art Deco in Wood and Glass, France, 1920
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Furniture Art Deco Material: wood, mirror and glass Style: Art Deco Country: France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982. Art. Deco ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Wood, Mirror

19th Century Napoleon III Vernis Martin, Kingwood and Mahogany Cabinet by Linke
By Maison Grimard
Located in London, GB
A fine cabinet of the Napoleon III period Retailed by Grimard of Paris Almost Certainly by François Linke   Constructed in Kingwood and mahogany, with extensive decoration of high qu...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu And Tulipwood Cabinet/Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Tulipwood cabinet/vitrine, signed Henry Dasson 1886. This beautiful tall rectangular three door vitrine is su...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

French Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Vernis Martin style vitrine / display cabinet in walnut and sapele mahogany. A very pretty vitrine / display cabinet in the style of Vernis Martin, this piece is constructe...
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Mid-20th Century French Vitrines

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Ormolu

Fine Scandinavian vitrine two-doors cabinet, with two drawers, 20th C.
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine Scandinavian vitrine two-doors cabinet, with two drawers, 20th Century.
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20th Century Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Antique French Marble Topped Vitrine in the Empire Style
Located in London, GB
Antique French marble topped vitrine in the Empire style French, 19th century Measures: Height 132cm, width 72cm, depth 47cm This antique mahogany vitrine was made in France and...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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

'Silver Crane' Modern Glass Cabinet with Ziricote Veneer Inlays from Egli Design
Located in London, GB
Particularly graceful, decorative and at the same time practical showcase cabinet. Crafted from manufactured wood, this piece features tapered metal legs for a touch of Mid-Century Modern appeal and a set of tempered glass doors. Adjustable shelve offers plenty of space to stage decorative accents, bar essentials...
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2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

Barbers Shop Cabinet, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
- Black and opal glass - Nickel trims - Shaving socket and light switch - Multiple storage compartments and shelves - Beveled mirrors - Working taps which a flexi pipe can be br...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass

Four Tier Glass Shelves Twisted Metal Rope Square Étagère Shelf Display Unit
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Hollywood Regency "twisted rope" effect metal gold finish 4-tier étagère shelves display unit vitrine.
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20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Vitrines

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Metal

18th Century Glazed Dutch Vitrine on Stand
Located in London, GB
An early 18th century glazed walnut vitrine cabinet on stand. The arch topped display cabinet has its original glass and slender astragals, revealing two shelves and a concealed draw...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines

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Walnut

Continental 19th Century Ebonized Fruitwood And Tortoiseshell Cabinet Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome and elegant Continental 19th century ebonized Fruitwood and Tortoiseshell cabinet vitrine. This beautiful freestanding vitrine is raised by four slender square tapere...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Vitrines

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Tortoise Shell, Fruitwood

Art Deco Showcase 'Access from Both Sides' Year 1920, French
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Year: 1920 Country: French Wood, bronze and glass It is an elegant and sophisticated bookcase. You want to live in the golden years, this is the bookcase that your project needs. We ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Bronze

1950s Wall-Mounted Display Cabinet, Attributed to Ico Parisi
Located in London, England
Very stylish shaped wood cabinet with two interior lights, Sliding glass doors (glass replaced).
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1950s Italian Vintage Vitrines

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Wood

Jules Leleu, Midcentury Vitrine in Mahogany Parquetry, France, 1957
Located in New York, NY
Unique vitrine by Jules Leleu in mahogany marquetry, patinated metal and gilt bronze Numbered 33774 5697. Provenance: This vitrine was created for Mr. Renondin and is entered ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines

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Metal, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Vitrine circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold leaf vitrine, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Gold Leaf

An Italian 19th century Rococo Revival st. ebonized giltwood vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and large scaled Italian 19th century Rococo Revival st. Ebonized Fruitwood and giltwood cabinet/vitrine. The four door cabinet is raised by a mottled plinth below ...
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19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines

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Giltwood

Large Imposing Louis XVI Style Vitrine, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality large and imposing 19th century French vitrine, in the style of Louis XVI. Having wonderful gilded ormolu plume and foliate mounts, serpentine glazed doors to the...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
SN2132 Truly excellent, Edwardian, mahogany display cabinet, having arched pediment inlaid with satinwood fan flanked by brass finials above flamed mahogany, inlaid frieze, astragal ...
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Early 20th Century English Vitrines

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Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet
Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet
$1,946 Sale Price
20% Off
English Victorian Period Vitrine Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This antique display cabinet, or vitrine, is an exquisite piece of furniture: dating from the late Victorian period in England, the cabinet is beautif...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany, Wood

Italian 19th Century Venetian St. Giltwood Cabinet Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale Italian 19th century Venetian st. giltwood cabinet vitrine. The most impressive and uniquely shallow vitrine is raised by a bombée and scalloped shaped bas...
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19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Giltwood

19th C. English Rosewood China Cabinet, E.W. Godwin for Collinson & Lock, London
Located in London, GB
Rosewood China Cabinet, circa 1878, designed by Edward William Godwin (1833-1886) for Collinson & Lock, London. From the Collection of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, England. The Eaton Hall cabinet, circa 1878, in rosewood, the scroll-carved broken arched Queen Anne pediment above a dentil and moulded frieze, with a pair of astragal glazed doors flanked by shelves beneath fielded panels, above a central drawer and semi-circular cupboards, the moulded top above a pair of panelled doors with an open panelled section beneath, on shaped splayed feet, japanesque engraved brass handles, hinges and lockplates, stamped 'Collinson and Lock, London 7480', the handles, hinges and lockplates all stamped 'Elsleys, Gt Portland St, London'. Provenance: Eaton Hall, Cheshire. A previous owner purchased this lot from a sale of the contents at Sweetenhams of Chester, 20th and 21st May 1959, where it states:- '283. Rosewood display cabinet, the upper portion enclosed with astragal glazed doors with side shelves, the lower portion enclosed with two panelled doors. This was the last mention of the Rosewood cabinet before it was sold. This piece has many features, which firmly show Godwin's hand at work, i.e. Queen Anne broken pediment, (Soros, Susan Weber 'The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin', Butterfly cabinet, p. 227; and a Queen Anne cabinet p. 269 and an 'over door', p. 251), the dentil moulding to the top is identical to the Butterfly cabinet, the astragal glazed doors and panelled lower doors identical to a design for a table for Grey Towers (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 157 and similar detail to the doors on two cabinets on pp. 222-223). The semi-circular central side doors and semi-circular open shelves above are identical to a dressing table and a sketch for a dresser (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 211), a design for a mantelpiece (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 248) and a design for a buffet (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 265). The integrated design of solids and voids in many of his cabinet designs and the framed back panels to each individual shelf and framed panels to each side is typical of his work. The splayed front feet are identical to the Four Seasons cabinet (Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 217). The elongated handles with japanesque engraved backplates simulate Japanese woven rush work (Susan Soros, 'E.W. Godwin Aesthetic Movement, Architect and Designer', p. 303, fig. 11-10 and Susan Soros, 'Secular Furniture', p. 268) a detail he used in many combinations. 'Sheraton and Queen Anne in Japan at Eaton Hall' only Godwin could have designed this exceptional work of art. Possibly part of a larger commission, the Eaton Hall archivist also found a Collinson and Lock billiard table in the inventory at Eaton Hall. Godwin is known to have designed billiard tables for Collinson and Lock, a design appears in his sketchbook on the 6th of October 1873, carved in the Jacobean style with circular decorations of white storks in relief interspersed with square panels. A corresponding entry on the 7th of October 1873 it shows that he designed it for the McLaren house, a large commission that Godwin did at Adison Rd, Kensington. The third Marquis of Westminster, who later became the 2nd Duke of Westminster, commissioned Sir Alfred Waterhouse to substantially remodel and rebuild Eaton Hall. The work began in 1869 and reached its completion in 1883. The large drawing room can be seen in a photograph taken, circa 1887, pl. 199 in Cooper, Jeremy. Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, in which Cooper mentions that the Duke had spent 600,000 pounds on the decoration alone and that Heaton, Butler and Bayne carried out the work. In 1885, an inventory of the contents of Eaton Hall was carried out, and it is precisely at this point in time that the cabinet receives its first mention. Having occupied a place in the Ormand Sitting Room, 72 on the ground floor of the North Wing of the Waterhouse Hall, the cabinet was described as, 'A Rosewood china cabinet with cupboards beneath and glass fronts at the top, 50ins'. The cabinet is then mentioned again in a 1917 inventory in the Angel Bedroom. The cabinet made its next appearance in 1931 in the 'Declaration of Trusts', which was a valuation of the contents of Eaton Hall, appearing as T86/27 in the Stewards Offices with a similar description, and then finally in the 1959 sale catalogue mentioned above. Sotheby's and various other local auctioneers held many sales of the various contents of Eaton Hall from 1955 through to 1961 until the Hall was demolished in 1961. This description was compiled with the generous help and assistance of the Grosvenor Estate's Archive Department, Eaton Hall, Cheshire. Collinson and Lock of London...
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Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Vitrines

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Rosewood

Drexel Pair of Large Tortoise Finish Vitrines Etageres Cupboards Showcases MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Drexel Pair of Large Tortoise Finish Vitrines Etageres Cupboards Showcases Glass Door Cabinets MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Hardwood

Antique Directoire Style Mahogany Petite Vitrine with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Directoire Style Mahogany Petite Vitrine with Carrara Marble was hand-crafted in the mid-1900s out of exotic imported mahogany, then trimmed in brass and fitted with brass dr...
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Mid-20th Century French Directoire Vitrines

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Carrara Marble, Brass

A Fine Louis XVI Style Centre Display Cabinet by Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Centre Display Cabinet or ‘Vitrine de Milieu’, By Paul Sormani, Paris. The oval vitrine cabinet...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1870. Origin: Paris. Height: 71″. Width: 33.5″. Depth: 19″. Style: Louis XV. Maker: Unknown. The shaped top over a serpentine glazed door on cabriolet leg...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Pair of French Ebony and Ormolu Vitrines, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century French ebonized display cabinets, having classical gilded ormolu mounts. Adjustable glass shelves and mirror backs within, raised on plinth bases ...
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19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

20th Century Louis XVI Classicist Style French Salon Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
French salon vitrine in Louis 16th classicist style. Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Oval one- drawered combered and four-sided glassed body on high, Brasse-painted ...
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20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines

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Bronze

Antique Verni Martin Decorated Mahogany & Ormolu Curved Glass Vitrine, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French display vitrine offers mahogany construction with single curved glass door opening to shelved interior over base havin...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Carved Tiger Oak Lion Feet & Head Curved Glass China Cabinet c1880s MINT!
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19th Century American Regency Revival Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Oak

19th Mahogany Vitrine-Table in Louis XVI Style
Located in Marseille, FR
Showcase presentation mahogany Louis XVI style dating from late 19th century. Ideal vitrine for the presentation of small trinkets. Richly decorated with...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Mahogany

Henry DASSON (1825-1896) Vitrine signed and dated Henry Dasson & Cie, 1889
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Henry DASSON (1825-1896) A Vitrine Acajou with patinated bronze upper section, signed and dated Henry Dasson & Cie, 1889 to the right-hand side molded border, the carcasses stamped ...
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19th Century Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Iron Medical Showcase Of Kovona, 1950's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from Czechoslovakia, produced by Kovona circa 1950. With four new adjustable glass shelves.
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1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Art Deco Period Aluminum Sideboard Forming Showcase
Located in Paris, FR
Aluminum sideboard opening with a door on the right and two drawers surmounted by a showcase with two sliding windows on the left. It is made of b...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Aluminum

Rococo Vitrine Cabinet, 18th Century
Located in Ljungby, SE
Rococo vitrine cabinet from the 1760s, of Stockholm quality. The cabinet features mouth-blown glass panes from the period. The interior is painted in a terracotta hue, while the exte...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines

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Pine

Small Louis XVI Style Vitrine with Marquetry, Ormolu Hardware and Marble Top
Located in Madrid, ES
"Cute" and decorative, this smaller-sized French Louis XVI style display vitrine has marquetry inlay details, a decorative fabri...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Ormolu

20th Century Louis XV Style Piano-Black Corner Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite French vitrine in the style of Louis XV Rococo Piano black polished veneer on solid beech. High-rise, one-armed, cambered body, three-sided to three-section, on high slanting...
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20th Century Louis XV Vitrines

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th C. Dore Bronze Mounted Mahogany Veneered Vitrine/Cabinet, P Sormani
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Exquisite Antique French 19th Century Dore Bronze Mounted Mahogany Veneered Vitrine/Cabinet, Signed by P (Paul) Sormani. Truly a masterpiece, this bombe form extra wide v...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Vitrines

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Flamed Mahogany Cabinet Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XVI st. flamed mahogany, patinated bronze and ormolu vitrine cabinet. The cabinet is raised on ormolu ball feet with an ebony bottom border. T...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

19th Century Biedermeier Style Three-Sided Glazed Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier three-sided glazed vitrine, circa 1830. High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid softwood. An obliging frame box on round feet. Architecturally arranged front with ...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

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Wood, Mahogany, Softwood

Teak Showcase Cabinet 1960s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Double-body cabinet with exposed drawers and display case with hinged doors, teak veneer wood, glass.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Teak

Teak Showcase Cabinet 1960s
Teak Showcase Cabinet 1960s
$1,246 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Italian walnut display cabinet inlaid with side glass
Located in Buggiano, IT
20th Italian walnut display cabinet inlaid with side and front glass. The glass has a beautiful decoration and is original from the period. Comes from an old country house in the Ch...
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20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vitrines

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Walnut, Fir

Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted China / 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 she...
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1910s French Vintage Vitrines

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Bronze

19th Century Empire Style French Mahogany Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid softwood. Architecturally articulated body. Two-door, bent frame box on pressed, carved, poliementvergolddete claw feet. Recessed tower with two t...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines

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Wood, Mahogany, Softwood

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood vitrine cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated wood vitrine cabinet. The four door vitrine is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below the straight mott...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

19th Century Napoleon III Style Kingwood Vernis Martin Paul Sormani Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Kingspilander on solid oakwood. High-rectangular, one-door, curved and three-sided glazed corpus. On curly feet scalloped out. Inside life with orig. Velvet covered and two entrances...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

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Bronze

Iconic Mid Century Curved and Tufted Vitrine
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic Mid Century Curved Vitrine Showcase with tufted Naugahyde base circa 1940-1950 of American origin. Vitrine has storage behind/below the 1950's gr...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

French Louis 15 Ash Book Case Vitrine Armoire Mid-18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French armoire vitrine bookcase of the Louis 15 period. Glasse, ash & iron. The back and shelves of the wardrobe are covered in red fabric. Very good condition for its age one of the...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

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Iron

Vintage 1990s Italian walnut wood showcase
Located in Cantù, IT
Vintage 1990s Italian walnut wood showcase
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinet With Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques. The upper section has a s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

19th Century Portuguese Wooden Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
Exuding the warm playfulness of Southern Europe, this authentic vitrine was hand-crafted in 19th-century Portugal. The traditional buffet cupboard structure is reimagined by integrat...
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19th Century Portuguese Country Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Late 1970s Postmodern Etagere in the Manner of John Mascheroni
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Post-modern Etagere / China Display Unit in the Style of the New York based designer John Mascheroni. Circa Late 1970s. Features a minim...
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Plastic, Lucite

Pair 19th Century French Marquetry Inlaid Display Cabinets
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of very good quality pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI style bombe vitrines, each with scrolling foliate and rams head gilded ormolu mounts, wonderful marquetry + par...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

20th Century Lacquered, Painted and Gold Wood Florentine Vitrine, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Florentine display cabinet from the mid-20th century. Richly lacquered, gilded and hand-painted with floral decorations of great pleasure. Double body display cabinet equipped with a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Pair of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Cabinet Vitrines
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most impressive pair of French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony, Tortoiseshell, brass, ormolu, and black Belgian marble Boulle cabinet vitrines. Each vitrine is ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Brass, Ormolu

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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