Vitrines
Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Vitrines
Zinc
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass
1880s British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Vitrines
Spruce
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Wood, Glass
1980s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Stone
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1820s Italian Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
2010s American Biedermeier Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Chinoiserie Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Palisander
2010s German Post-Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Marble, Granite, Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Stained Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century English High Victorian Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Country Vitrines
Glass, Hardwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut, Fir
Early 20th Century Spanish Vitrines
Glass, Wood
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Lead
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Giltwood
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Vitrines
Giltwood, Wood
20th Century Indian Art Deco Vitrines
Teak
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Rosewood, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Mahogany
1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines
Brass
1950s Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1850s French Restauration Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Stone, Ormolu
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!