Vitrines
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Gold
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
1980s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Stone
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Steel
Early 20th Century Spanish Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
1880s British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Marble
20th Century French Empire Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
Mid-20th Century English Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
20th Century Federal Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Austrian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Early 2000s American Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Hardwood, Burl
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
Early 19th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Pine
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut, Fir
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
Early 19th Century Italian Country Antique Vitrines
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Rosewood, Teak
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak
2010s American Biedermeier Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century American Industrial Antique Vitrines
Steel, Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
21st Century and Contemporary English Georgian Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu, Bronze
1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Vitrines
Other
20th Century American Chippendale Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Vitrines
Other
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
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!





