Vitrines
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
2010s North American Modern Vitrines
Marble, Silver Plate
1810s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Rustic Antique Vitrines
Fir
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century English Modern Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1960s Chinese Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1950s Swedish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
1950s Swedish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Marble
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
2010s French Vitrines
Giltwood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century American Federal Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Mirror, Nutwood
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vitrines
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Mahogany
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany, Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century North American American Classical Vitrines
Glass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Iron
Late 20th Century English High Victorian Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Vitrines
Wood
19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Beech, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
2010s American Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Vitrines
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Cherry, Walnut
1890s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1850s Italian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Oak
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cherry
Early 1900s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Rustic Vitrines
Wood
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Copper
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century French Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
Early 1800s Italian Romantic Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
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!