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Vitrines For Sale
Louis XVI Style Satinwood Vitrine with Neoclassical Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI style satinwood vitrine with neoclassical ormolu mounts
French, 19th century
Dimensions: Height 180cm, width 177cm, depth 45cm
This ...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage American Chrome Etagere
Located in Pomona, CA
Vintage Chrome etagere, each shelf has removable glass with brass finials.
Category
1970s American Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique French Louis XV Mahogany & Satinwood Vitrine with Floral Marquetry C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique French Louis XV Mahogany & Satinwood Mirrored Vitrine with Floral Marquetry & Lower Drawers ...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Marquetry Inlaid Showcase, circa 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Very beautiful showcase in mahogany, Art Nouveau period early 1900 with foliage decor. Very good quality of decoration.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Romeo Rega Vitrine, Italy, 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Romeo Rega rectangular vitrine with three smoked glass tops supported by a brass frame with chrome accents.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Chrome, Brass
$1,406 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Austrian Hand-Carved and Painted Cabinet Accented with Gold Leaf
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted in the 18th century, this antique Austrian two door cabinet is painted with a well-detailed floral motif and adorned with hand-carved and gold leafed decorations. Exquisitely...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Gold Leaf
$122,500 Sale Price
30% Off
Bespoke Burl Wooden Art Nouveau Display Glass Cabinet H. Pössenbacher Est. 1784
By Moritz Ballin
Located in Landshut, BY
A bespoke display cabinet, crafted by one of Munich's most distinguished cabinet makers, Heinrich Pössenbacher, during the early 20th century (specifically between 1908 and 1918).The...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Burl
Vintage Display Cases Vitrines by American of Martinsville, Set of 3
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Set of 3 vintage display cases vitrines by American of Martinsville ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
$6,375 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique French Rosewood Vitrine with Brass, circa 1900 mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate French vitrine rosewood on solid wood. High-rise, one-door, cambered and three-sided glazed body. On curly feet scalloped out. Three-sided glazed vitrine. Slightly protrudin...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French 19th Century Napoleon III Boulle Pedestal Vitrines
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding pair of French 19th century Napoleon III Boulle ebonized fruitwood, ormolu, and brass pedestal vitrines. Each vitrine is raised on scalloped support with a fine wrap-a...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Corner Cabinet ~ Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Painted Corner Cabinet ~ Vitrine is a marvelous combination of artistic form & function! The tailored, classically inspired architecture includes a...
Category
1870s Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
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).
...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Transition Louis XIV-XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Two-Door Vitrine Cabinet, the arched top surmounted with gilt-bronze moldings a...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
$48,950 Sale Price
42% Off
Italian antique Display cabinet in glass and black metal, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique Display cabinet in glass and black metal, early 1900s
Display case with a rectangular base made of black painted metal and glass. The frame is made of black painted m...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Vitrines
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Belle Époque Display Cabinet in the Manner of François Linke
Located in London, GB
A French Bijouterie
In the manner of François Linke
Designed in the Louis XV style and constructed in a wonderfully marked Kingwood, with precise...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Metal Mounted Rosewood Cabinet Vitrine P.E. Guerin
By P. E. Guerin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and gilt metal mounted rosewood vitrine cabinet with malachite tops, by Pierre E. Guerin (1843-1911), in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single-glazed front door tri-level vitrine 'Meuble d'Appui' cabinet fitted with three sectional malachite veneer tops (later) and glazed beveled-glass panels on the sides, surmounted with gilt-bronze and gilt-metal ornamental mounts with playful Putti amongst vines and leaves, ribbons, musical instruments, flowers, torches, masks, wreaths and acanthus, all raised on six fluted and tapered legs with gilt-bronze ring fittings and sabots. The apron mounts with a polychromed Verde-green background. The mounts marked 'P.E. Guerin 527 and other numerals. The interior with two glass shelves and a recent green velvet paneling. Circa: New York, 1890-1900.
The marks on the bronze of this cabinet are from Pierre E. Guerin (1843-1911), who established his New York foundry in 1864 providing mounts for renowned cabinet makers such as Leon Marcotte and Pottier and Stymus...
Category
Early 1900s North American Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Bronze
$48,950 Sale Price
42% Off
Antique Italian Etagere in Walnut with Mahoganywood Inlay
Located in Casteren, NL
A delicate Italian étagère with four shelves on turned columns with finials on top.
The étagère is made in walnut and has intricate inlaid designs in mahogany that is also called int...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Vitrines
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Charming Art Deco Mirrored Wall Display
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Mirrored Art Deco Wall Display from the 1940's. Shaped like a bird house, handmade of wood painted bright white with slightly Folksy/ Fr...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Small German Mid-Century Wall Unit in Teak by Walter Wirz for Wilhelm Renz, 1960
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions 100x19x26cm (LxDxH)
Dimensions: approx. 39.4 x 7.5 x 10.2 in
Very shapely, simple and elegant shelf made of a veneered U-shaped profile by Wilhelm Renz for German manuf...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Teak
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony, Brass and Ormolu Boulle Vitrine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and large scale French 19th century Napoleon III period ebony, brass and ormolu Boulle vitrine. The cabinet is raised by six elegant topie shaped legs with ormolu feet and...
Category
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Reliquary Casket
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A Gothic Revival reliquary. Circa late 19th / early 20th century. Made of solid oak with fine carving.
Reliquaries have been used to store relics since the Middle Ages. In sacred architecture they are often located behind the main altar in the chancel. In addition to classical, often church-like caskets, anthropomorphic, so-called "speaking" reliquaries were also made, which already inform the viewer about their contents through their own design. Mostly they were made of precious metals and decorated with rich sculptural ornaments or precious stones. One of the most famous examples of reliquaries is the Epiphany shrine of Nicholas of Verdun from the late 12th or early 13th century in Cologne Cathedral.
The reliquary offered here has an architectural structure with a rectangular ground plan. The three-sided glazed box with a dormer roof rests on a plinth.
A total of 8 columns of Corinthian order form the arcades which are crowned on both long sides by 3 lancets each and enclose the lancet windows...
Category
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
Biedermeier Freestanding Tiered Display Shelf / Vitrine / Etagere
By Biedermeier
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: unknown
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: Austria; wood
Dimensions (H, W, D): 68"h, 29.75"dia
Additional Informat...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Carved Oak Vitrine, circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
This elegant double bodied vitrine pairs solid oak construction with the soft, graceful lines of an arched pediment, rounded front corners, and cabriole l...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Oak
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Vitrine. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
We would like to offer you this fine early Biedermeier walnut vitrine. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Victorian Country White Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Country antique white painted apothecary-style cabinet with 24 pigeon hole shelves
Category
20th Century American Country Vitrines
Materials
Paint
Antique French Regence Violin Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Regence Violin Vitrine was crafted from hand-select hardwoods with a casework that resembles the form of a bass violin. The style is akin to a Louis XV style but with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Georgian Style, English Made Display Cabinet with Silk Lined Interior
Located in Toronto, CA
Georgian Style, English Made Display Cabinet with Silk Lined Interior
This exquisite 18th-century-style display cabinet is a stunning example of English craftsmanship, inspired by th...
Category
20th Century English Georgian Vitrines
Materials
Hardwood
Waring & Gillows attr, Arts & Crafts Oak Bookcase with Ebony & Fruitwood Inlays
Located in London, GB
Waring & Gillows attributed a good quality Arts & Crafts oak bookcase with flaring cornice, ebony and fruitwood inlay to the top and the centre, with glazed and leaded doors...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pair of English Victorian Glass Display Domes/ Cloches with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of English Victorian glass display bell domes/ Cloches with stands
England, Circa 1880s
Each dome of good size, fitted with removable ha...
Category
Late 20th Century English High Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1910s Huge English Museum Display Case Vitrine
Located in New York, NY
1910s English museum display case or vitrine. Full clear glass on all sides and top with safety film to prevent shattering. Maple parquet floor with wear from use. Brass hardware mar...
Category
1910s English Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass, Steel
Macassar Ebony Lighted Contemporary French-Made Art Deco Vitrine Manner Ruhlmann
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fine quality replica made in the 2010s era to exactly duplicate a unbelievably expensive Ruhlmann genuine Art Deco vitrine that the owner had copied because of the expense....
Category
2010s French Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Macassar
$7,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Country French Louis XV Painted Vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Country French Louis XV Painted Vitrine was designed to display your finest heirlooms on top and store fine linens or flatware below. Originally intended for the dining room,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Glass Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century glass sideboard, as glamorous as gold jewelry sparkling in the light, this brilliant glass sideboard reflects beauty from every angle. It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Metal
$11,088 / item
Antique Black Forest Bookcase or China Cabinet, Swiss, Late 1800's Part of Suite
Located in Chicago, IL
Black Forest bookcase, that was part of a major collection of Black Forest items sold by a Chateau outside of Marseille, France. There is a total of (42) antique Black Forest items that we have imported from the chateau and all will be listed on 1stdibs as soon as they can be photographed. Old Plank has been collecting and selling Black Forest furniture and Black Forest accessories for over 30-years and never have we witnessed a collection of Black Forest of this magnitude. Our 19th century Black Forest bookcase still retains its original wavy glass. Black Forest history began in Switzerland during the 1800’s and expanded with the increasing popular tourist trade. By the late 1800’s, the small animal carvings...
Category
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble
20th Italian Renaissance style display cabinet
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian Renaissance style display cabinet of 1900 original in hand-carved solid ebonized fir, with two original glass doors of the time.
Patinated cream white color.
Three internal ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Materials
Fir
$1,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Showcase, 1920, French, Materials: Iron and Glass Paste
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Year: 1920
Country: French
iron and glass paste
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your di...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Biedermeier Style Fruitwood Vetrine, Early 19th-Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 19th Century Biedermeier style fruitwood vitrine. This exquisite piece showcases a classic Biedermeier style, crafted from rich fruitwood. The outset top features an elegant...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Vitrine or Display Cabinet by BRUKSBO, Norway, 1960s
By Bruksbo
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This display cabinet comes from Norway and was manufactured by famous brand - Bruksbo, still has original label underneath. Designed most probably by Torbjorn Afdal. It is a beautifu...
Category
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine By François Linke
François Linke – Variant to Index no. 1552
The shaped fleur de pecher marble ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Tall Corner credenza with Display Cabinet, Cupboard, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique tall corner credenza with display cabinet, cupboard, solid larch , polished to wax.
Important 18th century corner two body cupboard in solid larch ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Country Antique Vitrines
Materials
Pine
Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted Hand Painted / Decorated Curio Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your living space with this Antique Louis XV Style Bronze-Mounted Curio Vitrine Cabinet, a piece of furniture that exudes elegance, craftsmanship...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Upholstery, Glass, Wood, Paint
16th Century Italy Ligurian Carved Oak and Chestnut Credenza Bambocci Sideboard
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Valuable ancient noble 16th century, Italy Ligurian carved oak and chestnut credenza Bambocci, sideboard with display cabinet.
All original with exception ...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Materials
Chestnut, Oak
19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood Vitrine / Bronze Mounts / Porcelain Plaque
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An elegant 19th-century Louis XV-style vitrine, showcasing exceptional French craftsmanship and timeless sophistication. This stunning piece is crafted from luxurious kingwood, adorn...
Category
1830s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
19th century French Walnut and Glass Vitrine, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare early 19th-century walnut display case, Restauration period, 1850s.
Very beautiful fluting and carved wood details adorn the entire vitrine and the glass doors. Si...
Category
1850s French Restauration Antique Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Vitrine of Kingwood and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
A fine vitrine in the manner of Francois Linke
Constructed in kingwood, with gilt bronze mounts, in the Louis XVI Transitional style; rising from bronze foliate sabots, with gent...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Vitrine, 1900, Sign: E. Dienst- Paris (Dienst 86 St. Antoine Paris)
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Sign: E. Dienst- Paris (Dienst 86 St. Antoine Paris)
Year: 1900
Country: French
You want to live in the golden years, this is the bookcase that your...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Bijouterie Jewlery Display Case
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Late 19th century French Louis XV Style Kingwood Jewlery Display Case. V.F Paris
Dimensions : 36" Wide X 24" Deep X 30" Tall
This gorgeous display case was made in France in the la...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Materials
Kingwood
Marcel Breuer S40 cabinet for Tecta Germany 1980
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare display cabinet model S40, originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925. Re-editioned by Tecta Germany in the 1980s. Marcel Breuer always had a structural and architectural way ...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Beech
19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880
19thC English Painted Astragal Glazed Bookcase Cabinet
With keys and working locks
(2 parts)
W126 x D42 x H215
Base: W120 x D42 x H...
Category
1870s English Antique Vitrines
Materials
Pine
French Art Deco Dominique Rosewood Bar Cabinet
By Dominique
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco rosewood vitrine/bar cabinet with to glass top sliding doors framed in chrome above to large doors with brass decorative handles (branded: DOMINIQUE, PARIS)
Ships wi...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-13-A Glass-Fronted Bookcase / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This item is raw and sturdy. Its rugged textures and bold lines define that radical character. Its presence is uncompromising and captivating. Signs of age, patina, and the traces o...
Category
1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Teak
Louis XVI Style Marble/ Ormolu Bronze Mounted Vitrine
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Louis XVI style marble and ormolu bronze mounted mahogany vitrine display table with mirrored interior , supported by four tapering legs . The vitrine is in great condition . Minor w...
Category
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Bronze Vitrine Show Case
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful, rare, unique in design and size. Marked Colombo Hnos Buenos Aires Argentina Av. Alvear.
Came form The Palace Hotel on Av. Alvear it is Antique and very old. Fully functio...
Category
19th Century Argentine Other Antique Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Haentges Frères, Louis XVI, Marquetry, Bronze, Vitrine Cabinets, Paris, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Haentges Freres Signed, Louis XVI Style, Marquetry Inlay, Bronze, Vitrine Cabinets, Paris, 19th C.
A remarkable pair of labeled and stamped Haentges Frères vitrine cabinets, which c...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Iron And Glass Medical Cabinet, 1970’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This medical cabinet was designed in the 1970s and was produced circa 1975 in hungary. It is made from iron and glass with new glass shelves. The glass is held by a black rubber stri...
Category
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century French Giltwood Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century French giltwood display cabinet
French, early 20th century
Measures: Height 175cm, width 130cm, depth 40cm
This beauti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Materials
Metal
Pair of tortoise shell Display Cases - Maison Franck
Located in Wijnegem, BE
Pair of unique display cases in Louis XV style, made in tortoiseshell and gilt wood by Maison Franck.
Equipped with 3 glass shelves.
These cabinets...
Category
1910s Belgian Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Giltwood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Chest & Vitrine. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut chest of three drawers and vitrine. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and excellent craftsmanship and continue to have a great influence on modern design.
The piece have beautiful highly figured walnut veneer and fine details with lovely light deep amber color and 200 years old patina.
The brass hardware, lock and the key are original. It has the original antique glass with tiny bubbles and irregularities. it's amazing that these glass windows have lasted two centuries.
Pieces of such quality as this fine, exceptional Viennese Biedermeier cabinets are very rare and hard to find.
The vitrine with two shelves is great for displaying porcelain...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Mastercraft Burled Wood, Brass and Glass Illuminated Vitrine Cabinet, 1970s
By Mastercraft
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...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Materials
Brass
$3,900 Sale Price
32% Off
Stunning French Art Deco Bronze, Glass, Marble Carved Wood Vitrine-Display Case
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 20th century French Art Deco Vitrine. Display cabinet, salvaged from super high end jewelry or gift gallery in New York City. Superior quality and construction. Tiffany quality, bronze frame, machined fittings, brass shelf brackets...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
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!