Vitrines
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Iron
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1800s Italian Romantic Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1880s English Georgian Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Walnut
1850s Italian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
2010s French Vitrines
Giltwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Vitrines
Oak
19th Century Indian Regency Antique Vitrines
Brass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s Italian Rustic Antique Vitrines
Fir
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Walnut
Late 20th Century North American American Classical Vitrines
Glass
Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century Chippendale Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Beech
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Burl
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Burl
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
1950s Swedish Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany
1820s British Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Mirror, Nutwood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Bakelite
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Stained Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Cherry, Walnut
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Oak
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Rosewood, Teak
Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Chestnut, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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!