Vitrines
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1890s French Regency Antique Vitrines
Giltwood
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1890s English Regency Revival Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood, Fruitwood
Early 2000s American Baroque Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum, Brass
19th Century Chinese Antique Vitrines
Glass, Rosewood
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Pewter
19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Burl
1970s German Space Age Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
20th Century Federal Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Moorish Vitrines
Wood, Glass
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut, Fir
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Oak
1830s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines
Satinwood, Glass
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Oak
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1920s Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1870s Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Vitrines
Rosewood
1850s French Antique Vitrines
Pine
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
2010s American Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Pine
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut
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!