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Vitrines For Sale
Pair of Burton-Ching Biedermeier Style Reliquary Pedestal Display Cabinets
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Burton-Ching Biedermeier Style Reliquary Pedestal Display Cabinets. Statues and books not included.
Category
2010s American Biedermeier Vitrines
Materials
Wood
1925 Art Deco Cabinet-Showcase, Can Be Dismantled, Mahogany, Marble - France
Located in Girona, Girona
Large Art Deco cabinet-showcase, wood structure that can be completely dismantled. Central block with one door in splendid mahogany veneer and m...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Brass, Wrought Iron
Orion Display Case With Textured Gold Leaf Interior
Located in Barcelos, PT
Orion is a display case that combines luxurious finishes, with an amazing sculptural shape. Its made of resin reinforced with fiberglass, with exterior lacquered in black with high g...
Category
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Chinese Mahogany Display Case with Lower Blind Door Cabinet C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote***
Vintage Chinese Mahogany Display Case with Lower Blind Door Cabinet having Carved Symbol, C1960...
Category
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
Pair of Burl Wood, Brass and Glass Showcase Curio Cabinets
By Tomlinson
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of china vitrine cabinets by Tomlinson are an excellent example of their timeless quality and design. This rectangular top cabinet features two doors with glass panels and brass...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Linke Style Louis XV Curio / Vitrine Cabinet 19th-20th Century, Bombe Inlaid
Located in Manhasset, NY
F. Linke style Louis XV Curio / Vitrine cabinet, 19th-20th century. This bombe shaped parquetry and floral inlaid curio is simply stunning with the fine...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Angelo Mangiarotti set of two showcases De Nos 1970s.
Located in bari, IT
Showcase with beech wood structure with doors and crystal shelves De Nos series production La Sorgente del Mobile designer Angelo Mangiarotti 1970s.
Angelo Mangiarotti was a master ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Beech
Antique White Painted Rococo Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely rococo curves and carvings accentuate this striking Vitrine or display cabinet from Sweden. Note the exagerated curves and heavily carved feet that combine for dramatic effect...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Materials
Paint, Glass, Wood
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Metal Mounted Rosewood Cabinet Vitrine P.E. Guerin
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and gilt metal mounted rosewood vitrine cabinet with malachite tops, by Pierre E. Guerin (1843-1911), in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single-glazed front door tri-level vitrine 'Meuble d'Appui' cabinet fitted with three sectional malachite veneer tops (later) and glazed beveled-glass panels on the sides, surmounted with gilt-bronze and gilt-metal ornamental mounts with playful Putti amongst vines and leaves, ribbons, musical instruments, flowers, torches, masks, wreaths and acanthus, all raised on six fluted and tapered legs with gilt-bronze ring fittings and sabots. The apron mounts with a polychromed Verde-green background. The mounts marked 'P.E. Guerin 527 and other numerals. The interior with two glass shelves and a recent green velvet paneling. Circa: New York, 1890-1900.
The marks on the bronze of this cabinet are from Pierre E. Guerin (1843-1911), who established his New York foundry in 1864 providing mounts for renowned cabinet makers such as Leon Marcotte and Pottier and Stymus...
Category
Early 1900s North American Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Bronze
E. 1900's Antique French Louis XV Style, 'Vernis Martin' Cabinet, Vitrine!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous E. 1900's Antique French Louis XV Style, 'Vernis Martin' Cabinet, Vitrine!!
Antique Vitrine, Display Cabinet, French Louis XV Style, 'Vernis Martin', Mahogany, Marble Top...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Stunning Practical Tall Slim Brass Display Cabinet, Early 1900s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Handsome old French brass display cabinet from around the year 1900, in classic Art Nouveau style, which one can see on the charming brass shelf jacks.
Equipped with a large glass d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Limited Edition Neoclassical Style Carved Fruitwood Vitrine by Beacon Hill
By Beacon Hill
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a neoclassical style carved fruitwood vitrine by Beacon Hill. It is a numbered limited production piece. The interior has adjustable glass shelves and includes a key.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood
19th Century Gold Wood Italian Antique Rocaille Style Display Cabinet, 1870s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian showcase from the end of the 19th century. Furniture in finely carved and gilded wood and plaster of beautiful lines and pleasant furnishings. Display cabinet with one door i...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Vitrines
Materials
Wood
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Kingwood Parquetry Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th/20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry three-door vitrine with ormolu-mounted floral wreaths, ribbons, female masks and centr...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Danish display cabinet with glass panels and atmospheric lighting
By Dyrlund
Located in Harderwijk, NL
A unique opportunity for enthusiasts! This fantastic vintage design display cabinet from Dyrlund dates back to the 1960s and was made in Denmark. With its atmospheric lighting and gl...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Wood
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
An elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany vitrine attributed to Maison Krieger.
The bombé front door opening to two glass shelves, flanked by convex glazed sides and r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Marble Top Vitrine / Bookcase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century French Louis XVI style Mahogany with brass mounted marble top vitrine / bookcase. This was designed to display your most prized possessions or one of a kind collec...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Brass
Sculpt Cabinet Black by Hermhaus
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
Who says oversized furniture has to be boring and bulky?
SCULPT redefines functional furniture with its sculptural stance and breathtaking details....
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XV Style Vitrines Attributed to J.-E. Zwiener, France, Circa 1885
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted curved shape vitrines attributed to J.E Zwiener. Glazed on all sides, they open with two doors framed by gilded and chiseled Rocaille style foliated bronze mounts. Resting on four cabriole legs ending with lion’s paws, the whole is covered by a « brèche de Benou » marble top. This model was probably designed by L. Messagé.
Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was born in Germany in 1849. In 1880 he sets up his extensive workshops in rue de la Roquette in Paris where he creates many original pieces of furniture. He imitated practically every style, ranging from ‘’Boulle’’ to Louis XVI and including extraordinary personal interpretations of the Louis XV ‘’exuberant’’ style. He participated in the 1889 Universal Exhibition, held in Paris, and was awarded the gold medal for his remarkable copy of that most famous piece of furniture, Louis XV’s desk. The catalogue of the exhibition included a wonderful elegy qualifying the work as perfect : « No criticism what-so-ever could be made ». As that other famous cabinet-maker François Linke, Zwiener had most of his bronzes modelled by Léon Messagé whose work was considered as being of the best possible quality.
Léon Messagé is a renowned designer and sculptor who integrated in his ornaments related to the Rocaille asymmetry, new lines and shapes announcing the “Art Nouveau” style. But even though, Messagé found inspiration with these 18th century artists, such as Nicolas Pineau or J. A. Meissonier, he didn’t simply copy their work and showed great originality, even extravagance, with some designs contained in "Cahier des dessins et croquis style Louis XV". He realized numerous sketches on grey paper before the execution of a reduced or life sized model of his ornaments, made of wax or terra-cotta. From 1885, Léon Messagé started working with important Parisian cabinet...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Maitland-Smith Georgian Display Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A 20th century Maitland-Smith display cabinet with Georgian style, expertly constructed with figured light, medium, and dark brown veneers for a stately appearance. Features a fluted...
Category
20th Century Georgian Vitrines
Materials
Brass
ABV Borsani Large storage cabinet / bar / bookcase with painted central door
Located in Milano, IT
COD-Z232
ABV Borsani
Large storage cabinet / bar / bookcase with central door painted on parchment by the artist Eugenio Rossi with scenes from the commedia dell'arte. Two doors in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Hand Carved Large Vitrine with an Arch at the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
French wooden hand carved large square vitrine with an arch on the top. It has one front door with original key and is in very good condition with no re...
Category
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Bespoke Modernist Showcase, Lacquered Wood, Chromed Metal, Sliding Glass Panels
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke modernism showcase cabinet designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin. Wood lacquering in various colors and finish. Available on request in different amounts.
Category
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mastercraft Brass Display Cabinets
By Mastercraft
Located in Dallas, TX
Offered is a pair of Mastercraft vitrines with highly polished lacquered brass along with two main compartments: two adjustable glass shelves in the top section and one in the lower ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Ormolu and Vernis Martin Vitrine Attributed to F. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style ormolu mounted plum pudding mahogany veneer, mahogany and Vernis Martin decorated vitrine à Deux Corps, probably by François Linke (1855-1946). The lower structure fitted with finely chased gilt-bronze mounts with female masks, musical instruments, floral drapes, bows and acanthus, centred with a frieze drawer and a cupboard door with three painted panels. The centre front painted panel with a Romantic courting park setting scene amongst sheep and a sculpture fountain of Putti; the side panels both with parks scenes of a resting lion sculpture and fountain flanked by grassing sheep. The lower cabinet interior with three drawers, the upper vitrine case with two glass shelves, a bowed beveled front door and sides, crowned with a fine gilt-bronze wreath mount with ribbons, all raised on four cabriolet legs with cast lion paw mounts. Unsigned, Paris, circa 1890-1900.
The style of this cabinet is closely related to those produced in the Paris furniture making trade in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in the 1880s and as such, without a signature or identifying mark, is unattributable. However, there are similarities with the firm Raoux et Brunet, some of whose mounts were designed by Léon Messagé and later used by François Linke. Indeed many of the mounts on this cabinet, whilst not exclusive to him, are very similar to the work produced in his early years in Paris in the 1880s. At this time Linke was making furniture to order...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Romeo Rega Brass Etagere with Display Window, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Naples, IT
Etagere, display case, bookcase, made of brass on a black lacquered wooden base, the etagere consists of a central two-door display case with brass handles, 6 glass shelves' fume, th...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Iron display cabinet, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from the 1930s. The cabinet is produced in Hungary and is made of thick iron and the original antique glass. With 5 glass shelves of 6mm thick. The lock and handle ar...
Category
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Iron
Pair 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Cabinets
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1895
Pair 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Cabinets , Georgian Style with Brass Grilled Doors and glass shelves
With keys
Measures: W6...
Category
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Napoleon III Style Vitrine
Located in Miami, FL
High-rectangular, one-door, curved and three-sided glazed corpus. On curly feet scalloped out. Inside life with orig. Velvet covered and two entrances. Mirrored back wall. The displa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Painted Vitrine ~ Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century Swedish neoclassical painted vitrine ~ bookcase is a stunning find from the rarefied world of Gustavian-influenced Swedish cabinet works that glorified the revival...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Revival Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paint
Oversized Francois Linke Signed Louis XIV Kingwood, Mahogany & Ormolu Vitrine
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced Delivery Rates - See Below or Click “Ask The Seller” to Request a Quote***
Oversized Francois Linke (1855-1946) Signed Parisian Louis XIV vitrine offers kingwood and maho...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XIV Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Set of 2 'Fiera Milano' Display Cabinets in Glass, Steel and Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Set of 2 display cabinets from the Fondazione di Fiera Milano in original blue colour.
The colour of the wood is the main reason why we b...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Metal
Large Danish Showcase in Mahogany and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Showcase or vitrine, stained mahogany, original glass, Denmark, 1930s
A large rectangular-shaped showcase that is ideal for exhibiting your valued items. The vitrine offers a lot of...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Jules Leleu French Art Deco Vitrine
By Jules Leleu
Located in Lutz, FL
An astounding piece of history in this Jules Leleu vitrine. It’s modest and refined with incredible attention to detail and construction. The brass medallions and sabots assist in ro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Brass
1800s Antique French Louis XV Style, Ormulu, Curved, Exceptional Vitrine!!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 1800s Antique French Louis XV Style, Ormulu, Curved, Exceptional Vitrine!!
1800s Antique French Louis XV Style, Ormulu, Curved, Exceptional Vitrine.
Exceptional French Louis XV style display cabinet, late 19th c., ormolu and marquetry...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
Stunning French Art Deco Bronze, Glass, Marble Carved Wood Vitrine-Display Case
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 20th century French Art Deco Vitrine. Display cabinet, salvaged from super high end jewelry or gift gallery in New York City. Superior quality and construction. Tiffany quality, bronze frame, machined fittings, brass shelf brackets...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
English 19th Century Painted Mahogany Glazed Bookcase/Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1850
English 19th century painted mahogany glazed bookcase/dresser
Measures: W118 x D38 x H227 cm
Base W114 x D38 x H93 cm
Top W118 x D32 x H134 cm.
Category
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
1920s Curved Glass Light Olive Tone Lacquer Finish Curio Display Cabinet MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
1920s Curved Glass Light Olive Tone Lacquer Finish Curio Display Cabinet MINT!
Category
20th Century American Country Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Art Deco Brass Display Cabinet, France
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Art Deco display cabinet made of brass with glass on all four sides. Adjustable glass shelves mounted with newly made brass brackets in the style of the originals. At the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Brass
English Display cases in wood and glass, mid 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
English Display cases in wood and glass, mid 1800s
Pair of display cases of different sizes with a square base and rounded corners. Each vitrines has two display cases. In the upper ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Italian Dray Bar - Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian dry bar - vitrine base is wood and the side is inline fruit wood. The bar interior is surrounded by mosaic glass.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Art Glass, Wood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Corner Cabinet ~ Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Corner Cabinet ~ Vitrine is a marvelous combination of artistic form & function! The tailored, classically inspired architecture includes a...
Category
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
China Closet Art Deco
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
It has been cleaned to bare veneer, disinfected and finished by hand with high gloss shellac polish.
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the en...
Category
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany 2 Door Chippendale Style Carved Ball & Claw Feet Rope Edge Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mahogany 2 Door Chippendale Style Carved Ball & Claw Feet Rope Edge Bookcase Shelves
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th C Large English Pine Glazed Panelled Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1860
19th C large english pine glazed panelled dresser
sku 1045
(2 Sections)
Measures: W 170 x D 45 x H 213 cm
Base W 170 x D 45 x H 94 cm
To...
Category
1860s English Antique Vitrines
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Luminous Vitrine, Display Cabinet, in the Style of Pascaud
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco interior illuminated vitrine, dry bar, display cabinet, in the manner of Jules Leleu, France, 1940s
Wood veneer display cabinet, glass door opening, mirrored interior, orig...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1900s Counter Top Sweet Shop Display Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1900s Counter Top Sweet Shop Display Cabinet
This glazed Shop Display Cabinet it has advertising banners painted across the top and bottom at the front, these are in the classic ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Vintage Vitrine or Display Cabinet by BRUKSBO, Norway, 1960s
By Bruksbo
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This display cabinet comes from Norway and was manufactured by famous brand - Bruksbo, still has original label underneath. Designed most probably by Torbjorn Afdal. It is a beautifu...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Mastercraft Mid Century Brass Vitrines Cabinet
By Mastercraft
Located in Countryside, IL
Mastercraft Mid Century Brass Vitrines Cabinet
This cabinet measures: 36.5 wide x 15 deep x 86.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vintage con...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Art Deco French Vitrine in Burl Walnut
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful vitrine is made out of burl walnut wood.
It has trapezoid shape top and oval bottom. Sides are covered with curved glass and the front has glass keyed door. Upper part has ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Burl
Italian Baroque Renaissance Display Cabinet in Walnut & Burl Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century Italian Baroque Renaissance display cabinet in walnut and burl walnut.
Measures cm: H 230 x W 155 x D 50.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Early 19thC English Mahogany Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1820-30’s
Early 19thC English mahogany school library glazed bookcase
Excellent quality and patination with original hardware
Adjustable shelves
(3 parts)
One gl...
Category
1820s British Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
Unique Vitrine Designed by Hubert Martin et Ploquin
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco vitrine by Hubert Martin et Ploquin. Made of solid wood, very heavy, veneered in mahogany, beautiful unusual rounded shape, part of a complete dining room. Glass shelves and...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Wood
20" Sqaure Solid Brass Case 7' Tall Glass Shelve Display Cabinet Vitrine MINT!
By Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
20" Sqaure Solid Brass Case 7' Tall Glass Shelve Display Cabinet Vitrine MINT!
Outstanding solid brass craftsmanship lighted case.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen. Furniture for vinyls in smoked glass. 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Jansen, by.
Furniture for storing vinyl records made up of smoked glass windows, with its chrome-plated metal frame and casters, opening with two doors, and designed to stor...
Category
Late 20th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Smoked Glass
Art Déco exhibition showcase by Maison Siegel, Paris. France 1920s.
By Maison Siegel
Located in Köln, NW
Decorative small Art Déco exhibition showcase / vitrine by Maison Siegel, Paris. France 1920s.
The Siegel company was famous in the Art Déco Epoch for its very high quality exhibitio...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Nickel
Mid Century Modern Bar or Vitrine with 2 Sliding Doors
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-Century Modern bar or vitrine with 2 sliding doors.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Art Glass, Birch
19th Century Demilune Top Display Vitrine / Cabinet Louis XVI Style
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Unique Louis XVI style display cabinet, built around 1890, this demilune cocktail cabinet with an elegant curved legs and top display cabinet was made of different woods and richly d...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
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!