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Vitrines For Sale
Modern Vetrazzo Terracotta 2-Door Dry Bar with Forged Metal by Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Milano bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 2-door front, with a natural limed oak finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaics in Light ivory and Terracotta vetrazzo mix decorates the surface in a continuous Vetrazzo pattern. Doors are wrapped in a hand hammered metal that is finished in a dark bronze rub. The interior is equipped with two pull out drawers and a pull out shelf. The top of the cabinet has a dark bronze metal wine glass...
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2010s American Vitrines

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Metal

Neoclassical Ebony Wood Vitrine with Italian Custom Made Art Furniture Handles
By Alexander's Collection, Alexander Anisimov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Neoclassical Ebony Wood Vitrine with Italian Custom Made Art Furniture Handles Introducing the stunning Vetrine, a custom-made display cabinet that is perfect for showcasing your mos...
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2010s Hong Kong Neoclassical Revival Vitrines

Materials

Silver Leaf, Metal

Ca. Early 20th Century French Vitrine Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine jewel like Vitrine Table in Louis XV style. Shaped square form with hinged glass inset top and glass sides. The inside lined in a dusty blue herringbone fabric. The top with bra...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Brass

1930s Wall Art Deco Display or Apothecary Cabinet in Solid Oak Wax-Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1930s small Art Deco wall display cabinet with bevelled crystal in oakwood with brass handle and hinges closure, polished to wax This ca...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Vitrines

Le Corbusier Casiers Standard P.E.N Cabinet For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Casiers Standard P.E.N Cabinet For Cassina With their timeless, unique features, these combinable modular cabinets are capable of architecturally organizing any room, h...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Chrome

1950s Store Shelf
Located in Neuss, NW
Wonderful store shelf from the 1950s. Corpus in oak veneer with 14 shelves, 10 glass dividers and a black metal frame. Quality Features: very good workmanship high-quality materials...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Metal

Glass Display Buffet with Marble Top, France, 1880s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Walnut dining room buffet with marble top. We have 2 identical buffets if you wish to buy a set. Perfect furniture to store and expose your dining ...
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1880s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

Materials

Marble

A Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet By François Linke. Paris.
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine Cabinet, By François Linke. Paris. The pediment frieze with flower-filled entrelac gilt-bronze mounts. The cent...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Louis XV Style Tulipwood Bome Vitrine by Maison Krieger, French, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important and extremely rare Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted bombe vitrine, firmly attributed to Maison Krieger. The back of the mounts on the four cornice corners and the floral swags cast with the monogram LM possibly for Leon Message; an old, possibly original label on the back with ink inscription: '1181 (?), galbee vitrine, Lxv, bois Violette..101'. This exceptional vitrine has a spreading pediment centred by a finely cast gilt bronze stylized acanthus, ‘C’-scroll and foliate cresting, above a glazed bombé central door and concave sides. The silk lined interior is fitted with adjustable shelves and the angles headed by superb gilt bronze figural espagnolettes with uplifted heads, plumes and ruffs. The lower galbée shaped section of the vitrine is mounted with foliate garlands and raised on cabriole legs with acanthus clasps and feet. An almost identical vitrine of the same proportions, construction and design, stamped to the lockplate ‘Mon Krieger...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

A French Louis XV Style Ormolu Gilt Bronze Mounted Remy Martin Vitrine
Located in Tarzana, CA
A 19th Century French Louis XV Style Ormolu Gilt Bronze Mounted Remy Martin Vitrine Circa 1870 Origin: Paris Style: Louis XV ...
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19th Century French Antique Vitrines

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Bronze

Vladimir Kagan Burl Wood Wall Unit Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern burl wood liquor cabinet bar, display cabinet or sideboard by V. Kagan. Measures: 8' Tall.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

19th Century English Whatnot
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century English mahogany whatnot, or tired stand, with beautifully turned supports mimicking columns, with turned frames supporting solid mahogany shelves, and a low...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Vitrines

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Mahogany

19th Century Bronze, Wood and Marble Service Vitrine by Francois Linke, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century Louis XVI bronze, wood, and marble service vitrine by Francois Linke. France By: Francois Linke Material: wood, marble, stone, bronze, copper, metal, glass, crysta...
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

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Stone, Crystal, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin

George Nelson for Herman Miller Low Walnut Credenza
Located in Denton, TX
Rare Glass sliding doors on a walnut display cabinet with adjustable shelves. Chrome legs with original Domes of silence glides. The Herman Miller badge is missing, please see pictur...
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20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

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Chrome

Pair Modern Black Lacquered & Brass Curio Display Cabinets by Mastercraft
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of modern Mastercraft black lacquered, brass and glass display cabinets or vitrines. These beautiful cabinets feature a burnished brass over a black lacquered frame, three adjus...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Sheraton Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet Vitrine Gillows 1898
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine antique inlaid mahogany Sheraton Revival display cabinet vitrine by Waring & Gillow, circa 1898. This very elegant antique cabinet is of the very highest quality & was ma...
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1890s English Regency Revival Antique Vitrines

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Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood, Fruitwood

Louis XVI French Ebonized Bookcase / Vitrine
Located in Austin, TX
Bookcase or Vitrine from France in the Louis XVI style. This piece has made of solid wood construction, primarily mahogany. The bookcase has been ebonized and finished with a lustrou...
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1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines

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Brass

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

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Brass

Iron and Glass Vitrine, 1920s Argentina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slender Art Deco Vitrine made in the 1920s, Argentina. Rectangular frame sitting atop tapered legs. Original glass frame and door. Three glass shelves. Original lock with working key...
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1920s Argentine Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Pair of Wall Mount Display Cabinets in Pine by Mogens Koch, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Pair of Vitrines in pine with sliding glass doors. Designed by Maa. Mogens Koch in the 1930,s. Perfect for wall mounting also. Edited by Rud Rasmussen cabinet makers in the 1960s ....
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Pine

Large curved Showcase Cabinet - 1940s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Large curved Showcase Cabinet - 1940s Showcase Cabinet - 1940s Measures : 125cmx57cm H:147.5cm Materials : Wood - glass - brass Wear Consistent with age And Use - SEE PHOTOS
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Tall Narrow Brass Finish Adjustable Glass Shelves Unit Bookcase Storage Etagere
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lighted brass finish display cabinet vitrine shelving unit.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Metal

French Louis 15 Ash Book Case Vitrine Armoire Mid-18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French armoire vitrine bookcase of the Louis 15 period. Glasse, ash & iron. The back and shelves of the wardrobe are covered in red fabric. Very good condition for its age one of the...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

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Iron

Portuguese Double-Door Showcase Cabinet
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Double-door showcase. With a slightly curved structure in the centre, an elegant design and harmonious proportions, with fronts adorned by wooden transoms that form decorative arche...
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Late Victorian Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

20th Century Spanish Country Corner Pine Vitrine with Glass Paneled Door
Located in Miami, FL
A Spanish Colonial vitrine cabinet from the 20th century in pine with scalloped base and reeded sides and door. Original lock with key. Original paneled glass. The upper section cont...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vitrines

Materials

Lead

Vintage Italian Industrial Cabinet / drawers for storage drawings and posters
Located in Milano, IT
Industrial furniture from the fifties and the sixties is making a strong comeback, because finally its high design qualities are being recognised and awarder even if most of the time...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

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

Art Deco Rurka Walnut Burl Display Cabinet
Located in Buxton, GB
This Art Deco Rurka Display Cabinet in Burl Walnut is a stunning piece of antique furniture made in the United Kingdom in the 1930s. Crafted from luxurious walnut material, this orig...
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20th Century British Art Deco Vitrines

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Walnut

Late Biedermeier Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
A dismountable display cabinet, with three thick glass shelves and eight panels of glass in the doors and sides, allowing viewing from three perspectives. A straight cornice rests above the walnut veneered case with flat Persian columns headed...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Vitrines

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Fir, 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

19th Century Louis XV Style Curio Display Table, Mahogany with Bronze Mounts
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Louis XV style curio display table, mahogany with bronze mounts French Louis XV style elegant mahogany and bronze decorated display...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Mahogany Display Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This elegant vintage mahogany display cabinet has a mirrored back and two glass shelves to exhibit your special treasures. Adorned wi...
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20th Century Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Antique Primitive Blue Distress Painted Cupboard Cabinet Vanity Cast Iron Sink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Primitive Blue Distress Painted Wooden Cupboard Cabinet Vanity with Cast Iron Sink. Item features a blue distress painted finish, green distress painted interior, cast iron b...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Primitive Antique Vitrines

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Iron

Antique European Slant Front Store Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique European Slant front store display cabinet is an uncommon artifact from the early 1900s, as such pieces rarely survive the vagaries of ti...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Mastercraft Burled Wood, Brass and Glass Illuminated Vitrine Cabinet, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredible burled wood display cabinet, produced by Mastercraft in the 1970s, features incredibly exotic grained burl with arched glass displa...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

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

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

Vitrine French 2 Door with Marble Top, Ormolu Mounts, Louis XV Styling
Located in Toronto, CA
A vitrine in the Louis XV French styling, with 2 glass doors and a marble top. The case is veneered in Walnut with tulip wood and rosewood and the ormolu mounts give it a formal char...
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20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines

Materials

Tulipwood, Walnut

Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gold Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine, Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Iron Medical cabinet, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Medical cabinet from the 1930s with the original lock and handle. This display cabinet is made of iron with glass shelves, ideal for displaying or storing your most beautiful items. ...
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1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

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Iron

Mastercraft Brass Vitrine
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft model 326 vintage 1970s Palladian style brass, glass and antiqued smoked mirror vitrine display curio cabinet, designed circa 1970 by ...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

Materials

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

Mastercraft Vitrine Brass & Ebonized
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft model 21-420 china cabinet vitrine. Clad in antiqued brass with black lacquer trim. Backwall is smoked antiqued mirror. Three tempered clear glass shelves with plate gro...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Display Cabinet designed by Paolo Barracchia for Roman Deco
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Hollywood Regency, Art Deco Revival style display cabinet, vitrine, china cabinet, designed by Paolo Barracchia, for Roman Deco, retailed by Artebella 8687 Melrose Ave LA...
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Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines

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Brass

Set of Tow Space Age Midcentury Tulip Show Case Drawers with Glass Front, 1970s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Set of 2 space age midcentury tulip glass fronted display case drawers 1970s. rare chest of drawers with glass front showcase Vintage blue_Yellow body with creamy white tulip base in Space Age design Front and top glass with 4x white drawers...
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1970s German Space Age Vintage Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Large 19th century Glazed Oak Bookcase Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870 Large 19thC Glazed Oak Bookcase Dresser We can also customise existing pieces to suit your scheme/requirements. We have our own workshop, resto...
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19th Century Antique Vitrines

Materials

Oak

"Bois Noirci" Louis XIV Bibliotech Cabinet
Located in Napa, CA
Handsome black Bibliotech with gold detail made with fruit wood from Burgundy 1900's.
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20th Century French Vitrines

Materials

Fruitwood

Large 19thC French Painted Pine Glazed Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1850 Large 19thC French Painted Pine Glazed Bookcase with Working Keys An exceptional example sku 1028 (2 sections) W212 x D46 x H274 cm Base W201 x D40 x H95 cm Top W212 x ...
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1850s French Antique Vitrines

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Pine

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

Pair of Burl Wood, Brass and Glass Showcase Curio Cabinets
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...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Vintage Lane "Pueblo" Brutalist Oak Display Case
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whatever you collect, display it in a bold way with this wild brutalist oak vitrine from Lane Furniture's classic "Pueblo" series. Featuring the unmistakable, machine-age inspired, m...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines

Materials

Metal

Large 19thC English Specimen Display Cabinet / Bookcase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890 Large 19thC English Pine Specimen Display Cabinet / Bookcase with adjustable shelving and graduating drawers in original finish Exc...
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1890s English Antique Vitrines

Materials

Pine

Antique Display Cabinet, Gustavian Style, Sweden, C. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Display cabinet in two parts. Upper part with pair of slatted glass doors with inside Pompeii red color. Below top list with tooth cut. Lower part drawer with diamond-shaped fillin...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Pine

Art Deco Chinese Motif Display Case, From Cartier NYC Showroom, Circa 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco Chinese Motif Display Case, From Cartier NYC Showroom, Circa 1920s Cartier showroom store fixture, Provenance by Repute, Saved from the refuse pile of a 1960s renovation ...
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20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century French Gilded Porcelain Jewelry Cabinet, Manner of Martin Carlin
By Martin Carlin
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Neo-classical 19th century Louis XVI taste giltwood royal jewelry cabinet, in the manner Parisian ébéniste Martin Carlin (b.1730–1785). ...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Vitrines

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Grey Painted Hanging Glass Cabinet In Gustavian Style From 1820s
Located in Lejre, DK
The grey painted hanging glass cabinet in Gustavian style, dating back to circa 1820, exudes the elegance and sophistication characteristic of th...
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1820s Danish Gustavian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Romeo Rega rectangular vitrine with three smoked glass tops supported by a brass frame with chrome accents.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Chrome, Brass

Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
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An early 18th century Florentine Ebonized Wood Aedicule Case
Located in Leesburg, VA
An early 18th century Florentine ebonized wood aedicule case with gilt metal embellishments Ambit of Leonard van der Vinne Possibly first decade of the 18th century; Florence, Italy Approximate size: 83.5 (h) x 69 (w) x 23 (d) cm The cabinet’s centralized glass door is flanked by thick spiraling Solomonic columns surmounting a lower drawer. To the rear of the cabinet, the motif repeats in an eloquent display of perspectival treatment. The overall work is supported by a tiered base, elegantly conceived, and the cabinet is topped by a handsome pediment flanked by square plinths crested by gilt metal finials and an openwork frieze. The cabinet’s tempered and moderate form suggests an origin probably during the first decade or quarter of the 18th century. Although utilitarian in concept, the reserved and sublime expressiveness of this cabinet is managed with a quality and care respective of the influence of Florentine ebony cabinetry work conceived in the Galleria dei lavori or Grand Ducal Workshops of the 18th century Medici dynasty. In particular, its base mouldings echo a remarkable Night Clock...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

French Charles X Bookcase in Cherry Wood w/ Original Glass Door Panels, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very beautiful French Charles X bookcase in cherry, circa 1820 with original glass panels and key. Original French polish finish. Makes a great bookcase or display cabinet! Measur...
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1820s French Charles X Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mercury Glass, Cherry

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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