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Vitrines For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: Mid-19th Century
Tuscany Bookcase in Solid Fir, Hand Painted, with Glass on Three Sides
Located in Buggiano, IT
Italian bookcase in fir, with two doors, hand painted, with glass on three sides, internal shelves. Very sturdy and elegant. In my warehouse I have two of these bookcases as seen ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Fir

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 (2 sections) Measures: W212 x D46 x H274 cm Base W201 x D40 x H95 cm Top W21...
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1850s French Antique Vitrines

Materials

Pine

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Other

Rare Pair of Napoleon III Mascaron Vitrines in Gilt Bronze
Located in New York, NY
A Rare pair of Antique Napoleon III Vitrine Cabinets  This pair of rectangular Napoleon III period vitrines are utterly magnificent. Comprised of gilt bronze, verde marble, and an a...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Meuble Hi Fi "AKAI cube" PB Design en mélaminé blanc Circa1980 Vintage Space Age
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Meuble Hi-Fi AKAI CUBE de PB design. Fabriqué dans les années 1980, conçu avec une étagère à l'intérieur en verre qui sert de support pour la platine vinyle et le compartiment en des...
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1980s Japanese Futurist Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Other

19th Century Solid Walnut Antique Vitrine
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian antique vitrine in solid walnut wood and glass. Very linear and essential perfect to be combined even in a modern home. Ample useful internal space equipped with three shelve...
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1850s Italian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut, Glass

Henredon Scene One Display Cabinets Etageres - A Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
We have another set of 4 of these cabinets listed separately. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair Of 1980's Henredon Scene One...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

French display cabinet in Transition style from the 1800s, made of mahogany
Located in Barletta, IT
French display cabinet from the mid-1800s, Transition style, in mahogany wood. It features rich bronze friezes, skillfully distributed along the perimeter of the central door and cul...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

1852 Ornate Italian Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Italian vitrine from 1852 is actually four separate parts, it towers over you at ten feet high, and is absolutely majestic. It features a dove in flight on top of a cameo of fol...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vitrine Bookcase Napoleon III Boulle 19th Century Brown Wood Glass Gilt Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful French Showcase Or bookcase with Two Doors in Napoleon III and Boulle style. Two-door display case in fruit wood veneer and curling, significant ornamentation of gilded bro...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Swedish Late Empire Black-polished Birch Bookcase
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish late empire bookcase / display cabinet in black-polished birch. In 2 parts, upper case having mullioned glass front with cathedral arch cornice. Lower part with a pair of pa...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

Victorian burr walnut sevres mounted pier cabinet
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian walnut double pier cabinet This Victorian walnut double pier cabinet is of exhibition quality and was made circa 1860. It is made in 2 parts, the top section that is the gl...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

19th century Dutch Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
A very elegant 19th century Dutch cabinet vitrine in impressive scale with richly carved crest with acanthus leaves, and scrolls., scraped to its most original patinated color, beaut...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Inlaid Ladies Desk with Vitrine
Located in Sofia, BG
This is a beautiful French antique mahogany inlaid ladies writing desk, circa 1870 in date. The fall front opens to reveal an interior of writing surface, and bank of two drawers. Th...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

1850s French Bleached Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
Explore the refined beauty of this 1850s French Bleached Oak Vitrine, an exquisite blend of elegance and country simplicity. Crafted in Fra...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

1840s German Bleached Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
Step into the elegance of the 1840s with the German Bleached Oak Vitrine, a timeless showcase of craftsmanship. Below, three solid cabinet doors discreetly house treasures, flanked b...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Large Solid Oak French Louis XV Style Breakfront Bookcase Vitrine, circa 1980
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
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1980s American Louis XV Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Oak

19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Cabinet with Vitrine
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century Italian Louis XV style bronze mounted cabinet with vitrine. Made of solid walnut and pine as a secondary wood. Beautifully patterned book-matched veneers of walnu...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Brass and Frosted Glass Etageres
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of reeded columnar brass and frosted glass Illuminated etageres. Clearance between shelves starting from bottom are 15.5" 14.5" 13.5"
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1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Pair of Exhibit style display cases, set of 2, 1980s
Located in Manzano, IT
Pair of Exhibit style display cases, set of 2, 1980s Elegant and essential, Lacquered wood frame, glossy black with 2 shelves in glass and top end shelf in Carrara marble ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Carrara Marble

Elizabeth Garouste Mattia Bonetti Etagere Vitrine "Cage Barbare" 1981, France
Located in Chicago, IL
Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti Etagere Vitrine "Cage Barbare" 1981. Bottom glass shelf has a small chip out of corner. Elizabeth Garouste was born in Paris, France in 1949. Afte...
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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Wrought Iron

Exceptional & Large Two Part Dutch Baroque Walnut Vitrine / China Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Discover a truly exceptional and generously sized two part vitrine / display cabinet, expertly crafted in the opulent Dutch Baroque style. Its beauty lies in the exquisite walnut ve...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Small Scale Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Vitrine, Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
With glass on three sides, this French Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine from the mid nineteenth century is ideal for displaying any fine collection. Resting on turned finial feet det...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood, Paint, Upholstery, Glass

19th Century Empire Display Cabinet With Mystical Figures , Germany ca. 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional, rare empire nutwood display cabinet or vitrine from the mid 19th century in North Germany - the "second empire" period. As part of the inventory of a stately mansion, th...
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Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair of Vitrines for Roche Bobois in Black Lacquer by Pierre Cardin, circa 1980
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Elevate your home decor with this exquisite pair of black lacquer vitrines, masterfully crafted by the legendary Pierre Cardin for Roche Bobois i...
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1980s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

19th Century Large French Oak Directoire Library Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful six-door cabinet with brass details and adjustable solid oak shelves. Fantastic patina/age-cracked finish on the cabinet's original, untouched surface. This fully functioni...
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Mid-19th Century French Directoire Antique Vitrines

Materials

Oak, Walnut

20th century French Patinated Oak Vitrine, 1980s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Large narrow showcase in patinated oak from the 80s. Made in double parts, a glazed part on the top with several modular shelves and a closed part on the bottom. Nice quality. Shallo...
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1980s French Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

A fine 19th c Chinese Chippendale mahogany carved viewing vitrine
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Chinese Chippendale mahogany hand carved viewing cabinet
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Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Vintage Iron and Glass Medical Cabinet, 1980s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This medical cabinet was designed in the 1970s and was produced circa 1980 in hungary. It is made from iron and glass with new glass shelves. The glass is semi-transparent/reflective...
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1980s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Iron

1860s Belgian Oak Vitrine
Located in High Point, NC
Magnificent and ornate, this antique oak vitrine cuts an impressive figure. Built in Belgium in the 1860s, the design is inspired by the elaborate furniture of the Renaissance. Beaut...
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1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

1980s Postmodern Wall System Unit in the Memphis Group Style
Located in Miami, FL
Unique Memphis style sculptural polychromatic Postmodern wall system. C 1980s. Features two 20" wide cabinets, one with black laminated adjustable shelv...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Plywood, Lacquer

Henredon Display Cabinets Etageres Vitrines Scene One Campaign, Set of 4
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a Set of 4 1980's Henredon scene One campaign style Curio Display Cabinets Etageres...
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1980s Campaign Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Period Burl Walnut Vitrine or Bookcase
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-19th century French Napoleon III period vitrine or bookcase is constructed of burl walnut and features clean simple lines. Providing an elegant contrast, the piece is trimme...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Pearwood, Walnut, Burl

2 Large Cabinets by Poul Gernes Decoration for Ordrup Gymnasium, Copenhagen 1989
Located in København K, 84
Two large identical vitrine cabinets by the renovened danish artist Poul Gernes (1925-1996). Decoration for Ordrup Gymnasium, Copenhagen 1989. Single cabinet...
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1980s Danish Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Wood, Paint, Glass

19th Century Antique Solid Walnut Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian antique in solid walnut wood bookcase or vitrine. Very linear and essential perfect to be combined even in a modern home. The upper part with glass doors is perfect for displaying your collection of precious objects or books. In the lower part one comfortable drawer. Ample useful internal space equipped with three shelves. Perfect conditions ready to be placed in your beautiful home...
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1850s Italian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

American Arch Shape Lucite, Mirror & Oak Wood Vitrine, Showcase, Display Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern two piece arched Lucite top Vitrine, showcase, bookshelf made in America 1980 with a blonde Oak Wood Cabinet Base. Features a mirrored Back and 2 tier clear Lucit...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Chrome

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

19th Century Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet or Bookcase, Nutwood Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful Biedermeier bookcase or display cabinet from the famous period in Vienna around 1840. This fantastic looking 19th Century Austrian vitrine cabinet has been veneered in a very dark nutwood. A perfect sized antique bookcase/ vitrine cabinet offering a large, lockable door showing the still original glass plates, additonally adorned by carved ebonized wooden arches...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Nutwood, Spruce

French 19th Century Louis-Philippe Period Bookcase or Vitrine
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Very rare to found a Louis-Philippe Period bookcase or vitrine with 6 doors. Because of its large scale, it shows that it was an order to fill a wall. The purpose was probably to us...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Showcase Bookcase Louise Philippe, 1850s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A beautiful French showcase from the Louis Philippe period of the 1850s. This piece displays an outstanding executive quality due to the masterful ...
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1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

Materials

Crystal

Biedermeier Display Case, Southern Germany, c. 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Three-sided glazed display case with one drawer standing on conical feet. The corners of the corpus are flanked by columns of solid cherry and support the multiple profiled cornice. ...
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

Materials

Cherry

19th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Carved Corner Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Hand-Carved Corner Cabinet is a splendid example of craftsmanship resulting in a design that takes advantage of otherwise dead space in the room, and turns it into a showcase! The classic lines of this heirloom revolve around its use as a vitrine, or curio cabinet, with a high, arched crown adorned with an urn filled with fruit and fixed with laurel garland centered on the scrolled molding overlooking a bonnet subtly carved with olive branches in bas relief. Spiral ribbon in various guises is the motif of choice for the remainder of the upper tier, which has been fitted with hand-blown glass panes with greenish tint. The upper doors open to reveal a fully faux painted interior designed to showcase your finest keepsakes. Spiral ribbon motifs were also used in the lower tier to frame the artwork and adorn the mitered corners, with a stunning basket...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique White Painted Rococo Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely rococo curves and carvings accentuate this striking Vitrine or display cabinet from Sweden. Note the exagerated curves and heavily carved feet that combine for dramatic effect...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines

Materials

Paint, Glass, Wood

19th Century French Grand Hand Carved Walnut Provincial Vitrine
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century French grand vitrine or wardrobe made in fine hand carved walnut wood in provincial style. Very good and stable condition with no restorations made so far. Original glas...
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Mid 19th Century Mahogany Corner Cabinet, C.1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 19th century mahogany corner cabinet c.1870 Measures: 32" wide x 19" at the corners x 16.5" deep x 85" high Lower concea...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis Philippe Walnut Library Book Armoire with Secret Drawer, circa 1840
Located in Labrit, Landes
French armoire with a brass wire door. Louis Philippe period cabinet. Three shelves adjustable and three drawers. Made in 1840 (see the date on the photo). The low draw194p112 h5...
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrine, Bookcase, Walnut, c. 1835
Located in Greven, DE
Dimensions: H x W x D: 155 x 93 x 45 cm. Depth of the shelves: 35 cm. Beautiful antique display cabinet from the Biedermeier perio...
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Important English 19th C. Chinoiserie Breakfront Display Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary Antique Chinoiserie Display Cabinet dating to the 19th Century. Made in six sections, mounted on a later base. An ebonized cabinet with overall fine chinoiserie gilt decoration. The center section with broken bonnet with fine carved and gilt urn finial and figural decoration with flowers and little dogs...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

1950s Bar Set with Counter and 3 Barstools in Brass and covered in Snake look
Located in Ulm, DE
Curved Room Bar with three Stools Brass and black piano lacquer Fresh upholstery Faux leather with snake embossing. High quality restoration. Made in the Style of Art Deco ...
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Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Free Standing Displays with Vitrine, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of free standing displays with vitrine. Post modern influence for these solid wood stands.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

English 1840s Mahogany Veneered Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany vitrine cabinet from the mid 19th century with glass doors, dark banding, fabric and drawers. Created in England during the second quarter of the 19th century, th...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Pair of Victorian Walnut Inlaid Pier Cabinets
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a pair of good quality Victorian walnut inlaid pier cabinets, each having a single glazed door, opening to two shelves. The cabinets are decorated with inlay and brass mo...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Black Lacquered Umbertino Style Bookcase Showcase with Amber Glass
Located in Cesena, FC
Black lacquered Umbertino style bookcase display case Umbertino-style showcase/bookcase, second half of the 1800s. The cabinet is black lacquered with amber glass panes and two...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

19th C Large English Pine Glazed Panelled Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1860 19th C large english pine glazed panelled dresser sku 1045 (2 Sections) Measures: W 170 x D 45 x H 213 cm Base W 170 x D 45 x H 94 cm To...
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1860s English Antique Vitrines

Materials

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

Materials

Oak

Pair of Vintage Profilsystem Collection Glass Storage Units by Elmar Flötotto
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pair of Glass Storage Units from the Profilsystem Collection, was designed by Elmar Flötotto for Flötotto, in Germany, during the 1980's. The ...
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1980s German Vintage Vitrines

Materials

Formica, Beech

Victorian Carved Oak Wall Hanging Display Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian carved oak wall hanging display cabinet This is a very large piece, it has 2 individual cupboards in the one piece. The c...
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Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Vitrines

Materials

Oak

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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