Vitrines
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1880s British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Brass
1880s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Ebony
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Vitrines
Pine
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Vitrines
Other
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass
1880s Danish Other Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Lapis Lazuli, Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Ormolu, Pewter
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1880s Moroccan Antique Vitrines
Mother-of-Pearl, Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Maple
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Porcelain, Giltwood
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1820s British Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Marble
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 1800s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1870s French Antique Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Pine
19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1810s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Vitrines
Hardwood
19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Glass, Cherry, Ebony
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Wood, 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!