Vitrines
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century European Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Steel
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Lucite
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Bronze
2010s North American Modern Vitrines
Marble, Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Glass, Nutwood, Spruce
Early 20th Century Asian Ming Vitrines
Wood
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1960s Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1920s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
Mid-17th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Crystal
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vitrines
Wood
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vitrines
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
20th Century French Vitrines
Giltwood, Glass, Mirror
1870s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Rosewood, Satinwood
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Gothic Revival Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines
Steel
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Brass
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Travertine, Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
1890s English Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines
Brass
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century European Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Edwardian Vitrines
Glass
Early 1800s English Rococo Antique 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!