Vitrines
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Metal, Brass
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Metal, Copper
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Vitrines
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
20th Century Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Vitrines
Birch
20th Century Vitrines
Oak
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Textile, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century French Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Oak
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Gold Leaf
19th Century French Charles X Antique Vitrines
Maple, Rosewood
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Beech
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1930s French Vintage Vitrines
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century Dutch Baroque Vitrines
Mahogany
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
2010s Italian Empire Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Vitrines
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Vitrines
Wood
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Wood, Glass
19th Century Antique Vitrines
20th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Wood, Beech
2010s Italian Baroque Vitrines
Gold Leaf
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1750s English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s Italian Empire Vitrines
Gold Leaf
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Wood
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Wood
20th Century French Baroque Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
2010s Italian Empire Vitrines
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Walnut
2010s Italian Baroque Vitrines
Gold Leaf
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!