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Vitrines For Sale
Mid-Century Modern Wooden Tambour Bookcase/Credenza by Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A Mid-Century Modern veneered bookcase with spacious interior. Sliding glass doors with metal handles. The base part has two tambour sliding doors, with two extra drawers. The design...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Stunning Mastercraft Brass Vitrine Mid-Century Regency Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic Mastercraft brass vitrine. This magnificent vitrine has four heavy doors that open to reveal thick glass shelves with a plate ridge for displayin...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

21st C. Walnut Burl Veneer Glass Paneled Two Door Adjustable Two Shelves Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
21st Century Walnut Burl Veneered Glass Paneled Two Door Adjustable Shelves Vitrine, Includes Two 1/2" Clear Glass Adjustable Shelves (Peg Holes for Adjustable Shelve)
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Early 2000s American Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Hardwood, Burl

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Vitrine Frances, 1900
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Incredible Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Vitrine Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known ...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood, Glass

Pair of Art Deco Display Cabinets in Tessellated Stone
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a stunningly beautiful pair of vintage tessellated stone Art Deco styled display cabinets. The front outer frame is covered with a curved band of tessellated stone and edged ...
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1980s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Stone

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...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Brass Wall Display Siegel Paris Cabinet, France 1930s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Elegant display cabinet from SIEGEL-PARIS, around the 1930s. A handsome and austere Art Deco style with simple and strong profiles. The wall vitrine is in quality brass with 3 beaut...
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Early 20th Century French Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Mastercraft Brass Empire Style Vitrine
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft model 260 'China Cabinet' or vitrine, display cabinet, curio in the empire style with pediment. Hardwood structure clad in patinated solid brass and black mirror trim. Beveled glass sidelights and windowed doors. Storage cupboard behind lower square doors with solid brass ring pulls. interior is fitted with three removable glass shelves and smoked antique mirror back Recessed lights with...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

Primitive Wall Shelf in Pine, By a Swedish Carpenter, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A truly authentic wall shelf / vitrine, made by a Swedish carpenter in the late 19th century. Constructed from durable pine wood, the shelf exudes a rustic charm characteristic of pr...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Pine

Ib Kofod Larsen "Danish Range" Vanity in Teak + Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: England Designer: Ib Kofod Larsen Manufacturer: G Plan Era: 1961 Materials: Teak, Rosewood, Afromosia Measurements: 62″ wide x 18″ deep x 27.5″ tall (to top of desk), 48.5" t...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Rosewood, Teak

Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Reliquary Casket
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A Gothic Revival reliquary. Circa late 19th / early 20th century. Made of solid oak with fine carving. Reliquaries have been used to store relics since the Middle Ages. In sacred architecture they are often located behind the main altar in the chancel. In addition to classical, often church-like caskets, anthropomorphic, so-called "speaking" reliquaries were also made, which already inform the viewer about their contents through their own design. Mostly they were made of precious metals and decorated with rich sculptural ornaments or precious stones. One of the most famous examples of reliquaries is the Epiphany shrine of Nicholas of Verdun from the late 12th or early 13th century in Cologne Cathedral. The reliquary offered here has an architectural structure with a rectangular ground plan. The three-sided glazed box with a dormer roof rests on a plinth. A total of 8 columns of Corinthian order form the arcades which are crowned on both long sides by 3 lancets each and enclose the lancet windows...
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Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Oak

G Plan "Fresco" Vanity in Teak With Articulating Mirror
By Victor Brauner, G Plan Furniture
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: England Designer: Victor B. Wilkins Manufacturer: G Plan Era: 1966 Materials: Teak, Afromosia Measurements: 59″ wide x 18″ deep x 28″ tall (to top of desk), 47.5" tall (to to...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Teak

Antique French Louis XV Giltwood, Ormolu & Mirrored Display Vitrine Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV display vitrine offers giltwood construction with upper pierced gallery over case with single drawer opening to mirrored an...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood, Glass

19th Century Painted Cast Iron & Steel with Beveled Glass Medical Cabinet
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful late 19th century steel showcase cabinet with beveled glass on three sides. Five glass shelves for display. Great for bath, kitchen or office. Has lock with key...
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19th Century American Industrial Antique Vitrines

Materials

Steel, Iron

1960s Industrial Vitrine in Metal, Italian Mid-Century Furniture
Located in Milano, IT
Industrial Furniture - Mid-Century Modern Display Vitrine - Collectible Design Offered for sale is a 1960s display vitrine in steel and glass, ...
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1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Steel

Eiffel Tower Lacquered Vitrine
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A rare find from the souvenir boutique of the Eiffel Tower! Chic green lacquered iron vitrine, adorned with rivet detailing, original etched glass shelves, storage compartment at t...
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1980s French Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Metal

French Louis XV 18th Century Walnut Vitrine Display Cabinet with Glass Door
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French Louis XV period walnut vitrine display cabinet from the 18th century, with single glass door and richly carved floral-themed motifs. ...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Dutch Painted Vitrine
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Very pretty 18th century Dutch painted pine vitrine. 1780. Code: 9022 Dimensions: W: 47" (119.4 cm) H: 78" (198.1 cm) D: 16" (40.6 cm)
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18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines

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Pine

20th Century Louis XV Style French Salon Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Petite French cabinet in the style of Louis XV Rococo. Bois-Satiné veneer, all-round surface-covering mirror veneer on solid conifers. High-rise...
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20th Century Louis XV Vitrines

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Marble

Art Nouveau Carved Walnut inlaid & glazed Salon Cabinet by Louis Majorelle
Located in London, GB
Louis Majorelle (1859-1926), an Art Nouveau carved walnut, inlaid and glazed salon cabinet, with stylised floral carved details to the crown with a centr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines

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Walnut

Barbara Barry for Henredon Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors and Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Barbara Barry for Henredon wooden bow front vitrine cabinet from the late 20th century with oval motifs, glass doors and glass shelves. Designed by Barbara Barry for Henredon during the later years of the 20th century, this wooden cabinet features a thin curving cornice sitting above two bow-front glass doors, adorned with thin oval motifs and fitted with a single brass pull. These doors open to reveal four glass in wooden frames inner shelves offering convenient display opportunities. The ensemble is raised on four short tapered feet. The décor on the side shows great restraint as it is left bare and the back is simply planked. With its clean lines and modern design, this Barbary Barry for Henredon vintage vitrine...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Double Door Iron and Glass Vitrine, 1920s Argentina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous Art Deco Vitrine made in the 1920s, Argentina. Perfect for displaying collectibles, valuables, and miscellaneous curiosities. Spacious and elegant, this piece was made to ...
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1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines

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Metal

Stunning Art Deco Vitrine, 1930s-Siegel
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Handsome, and very presentable brass display cabinet from circa 1900s France, in classic Art Nouveau style, which is seen in the charming brass shelf brackets. Equipped with a large...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines

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Brass

Antique French Directoire Glazed Cabinet with Crossed Water-Gilded Arrows
Located in Chicago, IL
About as original as can be, this stellar antique only received a minimal amount of conservation in our highly regarded workshop. Constructed of exotic rosewood, the case packs quite...
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1860s French Directoire Antique Vitrines

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Gold

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.
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2010s American Biedermeier Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Large 19 Century French Rococo or Neoclassical Revival Style Vitrine
By David Roentgen
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century French Empire, neoclassical/Rococo Revival style Marquetry vitrine or display cabinet, of large proportions!! A real statement piece! Made of a fabulous variety of veneers, including kingwood, satinwood, tulipwood, harewood and walnut with quality classical ormolu mounts. It has ebonized pillars in the Empire style, with walnut and exotic hardwood friezes in the Rococo style. Double glass doors to middle section and single glass doors on either side. The glass on the doors are framed in ormolu banding. Floral Marquetry panels on front and parquetry on the sides. The front central section is a pullout / pull-out drawers with gorgeous walnut frieze panel and original carved walnut knobs. Scrolling pelmet on the top in 3 sections banded in ormolu beading. Scrolling base with cabriolet feet and ormolu mounts on base. Various ormolu mounts, floral mounts, mounts of Baachus and mounts of neoclassical female figures. In 3 sections. with 2 side cabinets and large central section with 3 section pelmet, stunning piece!!! The quality ormolu mounts are marked with the letter “R” and what appears to be “FR 678”. We were originally of the belief that this piece might have been made at the very end of the 19th century, but having regard to the quality of workmanship throughout this piece we are of the opinion that it was most likely made in the third quarter of the 19th century, circa 1870 and by an obviously top quality Parisienne maker with a surname beginning with “R”. It is definitely in the style of David Roentgen who was known for his Rococo/neoclassical styles. David Roentgen, (born Aug. 11, 1743-died Feb. 12, 1807, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau), cabinetmaker to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; under his direction the family workshop at Neuwied (near Cologne), founded by his father, Abraham Roentgen, became perhaps the most-successful firm of furniture production in the 18th century. After succeeding his father as head of the Neuwied workshop in 1772, Roentgen strove to broaden their clientele, an ambition that brought him first to Hamburg and ultimately to Paris (1774), where in 1779 he was spectacularly successful in selling his finest furniture to King Louis XVI of France for £3,300 to £4,000, an unprecedented sum for the time. Appointed cabinetmaker to the queen, Roentgen was granted admission (1780) as maître-ébéniste (master cabinetmaker) to the trade corporation of Paris cabinetmakers, making it possible for him to keep in Paris a stock of the furniture manufactured at Neuwied. Thus he was able to compete with such great cabinetmakers as Jean-Henri Riesener and Adam Weisweiler, reputedly his former pupil at Neuwied. After his first visit to St. Petersburg, Empress Catherine II the Great bought huge quantities of his furniture; King Frederick William II of Prussia was also his client. When in 1795 the French Revolutionary armies threatened to cross the Rhine, Roentgen evacuated his establishment and moved his stock farther inland. Unfortunately, he lost everything in his Parisian salon and in his Neuwied workshop, both of which were sacked by Republican troops. He was crushed, despite his appointment as court furnisher to the king of Prussia. Although he never succeeded in starting production again, former apprentices of his whom he helped to establish in the German cities of Berlin (David Hacker...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

20th Century Vitrines walnut with two-door display cabinet with drawers
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian walnut display cabinet with two glass doors on the top and drawers on the bottom. The cabinet divides into two parts for easy transport. Sturdy shelves to hold your books, cr...
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Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut, Fir

Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood vitrine with marble top, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door cabinet fitted w...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Walnut Glass Display Marine Cabinet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant antique display cabinet, crafted in walnut with glass panels on four sides, dates to the late 19th century, circa 1880. Compact yet refined, the piece features a single ...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Henredon Large 78" Wide Mahogany Breakfront MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Henredon Large 78" Wide Mahogany Breakfront MINT
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20th Century American Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century "Outlook" Display Cabinet by Leo Jiranek for Bassett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Leo Jiranek, a forefather of mid-century American Modern furniture, this vintage vitrine was created for his "Outlook" Collection made by Virginia's Bassett Furniture. Hi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Metal

Cylinder Shape Liquor Bar Cabinet Walnut
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cylinder drum shape walnut liquor cabinet. Rare cabinet in as is (minor damage as pictured) condition.   
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Aluminum

Louis XV Display Case Vitrine
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and handle all the shipping details. However, if you let us know what 1st Dibs is quoting you and give us your zip code, we can sometimes ship it for less and get it to you faster. For a shipping quote, click on "ASK THE SELLER" under the purchase button and provide your zip code. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An Exceptional Louis XV Style Display Case...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vitrines

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Bronze

Louis XV Display Case Vitrine
Louis XV Display Case Vitrine
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Teak Display Counter
Located in Topanga, CA
A teak shop display counter cabinet featuring a glass top and glass panels on three sides, along with a pair of sliding door panels below. The counter also includes two drawers at th...
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20th Century Indian Art Deco Vitrines

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Teak

Modernist Low Bookcase, Chrome Plated Metal, Lacquered Wood, Glass, Customizable
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel low bookcase in chrome plated metal, glossy lacquered wood and sliding glass panels. Customizable.
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2010s German Modern Vitrines

Materials

Steel

Belgian late Art Deco cabinet in solid oak
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Robust cabinet features two square door panels, above these doors there is a vitrine. A beautiful detail that makes it such a well-designed piece, are the black round legs...
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1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Mirror, Oak

19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1870 19thC English Glazed Oak Bookcase Cabinet Adjustable Shelves and original hardware with good form and colour. With original Key for top cabine...
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1860s English Antique Vitrines

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Oak

Showcase Rosewood Design, 1950, Italian
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Showcase rosewood design 1950, Italian, very special cross-legged, brass parts.
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1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Antique Louis XVI Style Ormolu, Marble and Parquetry Vitrine
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XVI style ormolu, marble and parquetry vitrine French, Late 19th Century Height 158cm, width 68cm, depth 40cm Crafted in late 19th century France, this splendid vi...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Antique French Louis XIV Wall Cabinet ~ Display Case
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Wall Cabinet ~ Display Case is a great option for those who wish to conserve floor space yet still have keepsake items to store and show off! The design fea...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines

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Brass

Paul Frankl small display cabinet
Located in Westport, CT
Paul Frankl creme Cork Mahogany Display Cabinet
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Antique display cabinet from around 1880, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique display cabinet from the end of the 19th century, France. Dimensions: height 170 cm / width 92 cm / depth 46 cm
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vitrine, after Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French gilded ormolu mounted, marble topped vitrine. Having wonderful quality cherub mounts to the corners, scrolling folaite decoration, reeded...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Mahogany

Art Deco Spectacular Circular Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous, original 1930s Art Deco display cabinet. This lovely figured walnut veneered mid-tone cabinet features a generously sized interior display area for your 'collections'. Beau...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines

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Glass, Walnut

Mahogany Museum / Shop Display Cabinet or Vitrine, Early 20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This mahogany and pine vitrine was made circa 1920s in England and probably used in a shop. It features a solid wooden frame with glass sides, top and sliding doors.
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Mahogany, Pine

Art Deco Display Cabinet by Christian Krass in High Gloss Lacquer, France 1930s
Located in Ulm, DE
This exceptional Art Deco vitrine, signed by renowned French ébéniste Christian Krass (Lyon), exemplifies the elegance and craftsmanship of French furniture design around 1930. A sop...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Beech, Lacquer, Parchment Paper

Two Vernis Martin and Gilt Bronze Mounted Display Cabinets by Linke
Located in London, GB
These elegant display cabinets (or vitrines) were crafted in the late 19th century by the leading ébéniste (cabinetmaker) of the period, François Linke (French, 1855-1946). Linke was...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu, Bronze

Bespoke Low Bookcase, Stained Wood, Sliding Glass Panels and Tubular Steel Base
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke low bookcase with case in veneered blockboard and sliding glass panels and tubular steel base.
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2010s German Modern Vitrines

Materials

Steel

19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Bijouterie Jewlery Display Case
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Late 19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Jewlery Display Case. V.F Paris Dimensions : 36" Wide X 24" Deep X 30" Tall This gorgeous display case was made in France in the la...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

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Kingwood

19th Century French Painted Vitrine Cabinet with Bonnet Top and Glass Door
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted vitrine cabinet from the 19th century with carved bonnet top, glass door in the upper section and small double doors in the lower o...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Renato Zevi Chrome and Brass Small Étagère
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a chromed steel and brass trim small scale étagère, in the round, open from all sides, with four removable tempered safety glass shelves; two center, one floating on top and ...
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

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Brass, Chrome

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...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

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Bronze

Swedish 1830s Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish two-part painted wood vitrine cabinet from the early 19th century with glass doors, drawers and distressed patina. Created in Sweden during the early years of the 19th cent...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century American George II Style Breakfront China Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine quality American made George II style bookcase, breakfront, china cabinet in mahongay with inayed boxwood. This piece has a glass upper section with glass shelves and an arche...
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Early 20th Century American Georgian Vitrines

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Glass, Boxwood, Mahogany

Second Empire Period Gilt Bronze and Kingwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Second Empire period gilt bronze and kingwood display cabinet French, c. 1860 Height 218cm, width 128cm, depth 42cm This fine display cabinet, dating from the Napoleon III period, i...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

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Ormolu

Chinese Black Lacquer Round Hexagon Pagoda Top Mother of Pearl Showcase Display
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chinese Black Lacquer Round Hexagon Pagoda Top Mother of Pearl Showcase Lighted Two Doors Display Cabinet Shelves MINT!
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20th Century Hong Kong Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Hardwood

19th Century French Verni Martin Vitrine
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French Verni Martin two door bombe shaped vitrine, having gilded ormolu rococo influenced mounts, glazed shelves within,...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

A Lyons Sweet Shop Chocolate Dispensing Cabinet A very rare piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Lyons Sweet Shop Chocolate Dispensing Cabinet A very rare piece, this piece would have been loaned to the shop keeper and as it says on the reverse side to be used “ ONLY LYONS C...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Plywood

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Vitrine. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine early Biedermeier walnut vitrine. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Continental Horn and Oak Gun Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19th Century) horn and oak gun cabinet with deer carved pediment.
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19th Century German Rustic Antique Vitrines

Materials

Oak, Horn, Glass

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!

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