Vitrines
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Macassar, Walnut
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Art Deco Vitrines
Stained Glass, Oak
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vitrines
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
1980s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Stone
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Iron
1970s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1910s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Brass, Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Lacquer, Walnut, Art Glass, Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Stone, Nickel, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Burl
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Lucite, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
1940s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Amboyna
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Burl, Walnut
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Ash
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Steel
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Bronze
1950s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Vitrines
Birch, Glass
Early 1900s American Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Iron
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!