Vitrines
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Vitrines
Crystal
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany, Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1880s American Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Oak
1930s European Chippendale Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Mahogany
1890s Italian Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1970s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Teak
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis Philippe Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century American Chippendale Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1970s American Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Satinwood
1890s Polish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Teak
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Polish Vitrines
Birch
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Rosewood
1950s French Vintage Vitrines
Cherry
1990s American Empire Vitrines
Birch, Cherry
1980s Japanese Futurist Vintage Vitrines
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines
Steel
Late 20th Century Thai Qing Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Mirror
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XIII Antique Vitrines
Marble
19th Century Austrian Antique Vitrines
Fir, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Marble
2010s American Vitrines
Brass, Steel, Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Fir
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Antique Vitrines
Wood
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
18th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
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!