Vitrines
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Vitrines
Bronze
2010s Turkish Vitrines
Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Ash
1950s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Iron
18th Century French Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Kingwood, Paint
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Directoire Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century British Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble
19th Century German Rococo Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1930s French Vintage Vitrines
Bronze, Iron
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Mahogany
1890s Austrian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1960s French Vintage Vitrines
Fruitwood
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Leather, Glass, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1760s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
2010s European Modern Vitrines
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Wood
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Glass, Smoked Glass, Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
1920s Chinese Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
17th Century Congolese International Style Antique Vitrines
Wood
1890s Polish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Wood, Satinwood, Pine
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century Louis XIV Vitrines
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Walnut
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Vitrines
Ash
20th Century French Country Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Kingwood
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Marble, Carrara Marble
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Bronze
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!