Vitrines
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Satinwood
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1890s Romanian Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
1940s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Kingwood
19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis Philippe Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Multi-gemstone, Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Pine
19th Century Antique Vitrines
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Maple
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
1890s Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
1860s English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Cut Steel
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1920s Italian Futurist Vintage Vitrines
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
1890s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Blown Glass, Walnut
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Gothic Revival Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1940s French Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Silver
1890s Austrian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Fir
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Art Deco Vitrines
Stained Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Vitrines
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Blown Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Marble
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Vitrines
Ormolu
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
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!