Vitrines
1920s French Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Vitrines
Concrete, Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1890s French Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Wood
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Romanian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Ash
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
20th Century Vitrines
Bronze
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Italian Baroque Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
2010s Brazilian Modern Vitrines
Concrete, Steel
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Glass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Vitrines
Wood
19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Glass, Poplar
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Fruitwood
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Beech
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass, Mirror
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1990s American Neoclassical Vitrines
Gold Leaf
1990s Neoclassical Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1940s American Vintage Vitrines
Wood
20th Century Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Steel
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Vitrines
Silver
20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Softwood, Wood
18th Century English Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Silk, Wood
20th Century Dutch Vitrines
Mahogany, Maple, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Metal, Brass
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!