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Vitrines For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: Mid-19th Century
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

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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

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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

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

Louis XVI Style Rosewood Ormolu China Curio Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​Louis XVI Style Rosewood Ormolu China Curio Cabinet Vitrine Dimensions : 74" Tall X 33" Wide X 18" Deep This French style cabinet has a stunning grain and beveled glass! It is mad...
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1990s Italian Louis XVI Vitrines

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Rosewood

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

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Walnut, Glass

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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

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

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Glass, Wood, Paint

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

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Wood

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

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

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Wood

Classic Eclectic Gold Showcase from Lam Lee Group, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
An important Louis XVI style display case revisited in an eclectic manner by O.L.F designs for Lam Lee Group of Dallas. The gold finish is sponge-patinated, creating reddish haloes t...
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1990s American Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Gold Leaf

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 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

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

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Brass, Gold Leaf

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

Lacquered Crescent Bar, 1990s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Lacquered half-moon bar cabinet with faux crocodile doors bronze handles. The style echoes the French eclecticism of the 1940s and is art deco in flavor but echoes the neoclassical s...
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1990s Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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Mahogany

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

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Cherry

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

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Glass, Nutwood, Spruce

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

Pair of XL Italian Vitrines by Giorgio Collection
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of architectural vitrines designed by Alan Meadoff and produced in Italy in 1990 by Nuova Modernindustria for the Giorgio Collection. African walnut book matched grain veneers o...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Walnut

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

Materials

Oak

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

19th Century English Ebonized Astral Glazed Bookcase or Vitrine or Dresser
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th century English ebonized astral glazed bookcase or vitrine or dresser, circa 1860. Featuring detailed paneled sides, doors and drawers....
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Vitrines

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Pine

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

19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Oak and Glass Display Cabinet from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand crafted in Normandy, northern France circa 1870, and built in two sections, the antique oak and glass cabinet stands on a thick bottom plinth, and dressed at the pediment with a large carved decorative cornice. Each section features side glass panels and dressed with a central glass door decorated with hand carved floral and leaf motifs, opening to adjustable shelving (one glass shelf in each cabinet, but could accommodate 3 or 4). The elegant tall and narrow vitrine...
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Mid-19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Pair of Neo-Renaissance Vitrines, Attributed to H-A Fourdinois, France, c. 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine pair of neo-Renaissance vitrines in richly carved wood, with three glazed sides framed by a relief frieze. Each opening to a drawer decorated with interlacing on the belt, and t...
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1860s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines

Materials

Marble

Chiffonier of Mahogany and with Carvings of the Style Late Empire from the 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
Exquisite Late Empire Style Mahogany Chiffonier from the 1840s: a stunning testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of the era. This beautiful piece is crafted from rich mahogany, a wood highly favored during the late Empire period, renowned for its durability and luxurious appearance. The intricate carvings adorning this chiffonier showcase the opulence and attention to detail characteristic of the style. The design's grandeur reflects the late Empire aesthetic, with its bold lines, elaborate carvings, and ornate embellishments. The piece's historical significance and timeless allure make it a focal point in any room, evoking the grandeur of the 19th-century era. Perfect for collectors of period furniture or those passionate about historical pieces, this late Empire chiffonier...
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1840s Danish Empire Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Louis XVI French Gilt Cabinet Vitrines Carved Gilt Wood 1840s
Located in Roma, RM
French display cabinet, of great quality, entirely made of wood carved and gilded in pure gold. Finely carved and with harmonious shapes that make it elegant and never too pompous. E...
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1840s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Swedish 1830s Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish two-part painted wood vitrine cabinet from the early 19th century with glass doors, drawers and distressed patina. Created in Sweden during the early years of the 19th cent...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Walnut Antique Small Vitrine
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Elegant walnut antique Louis Philippe vitrine. Particular shape on the front with turned decoration on the sides. Interior lined in elegant red damask fabric and equipped with two sh...
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1850s Italian Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Very Rare Museum Quality 19th Century Brass and Kingwood Bijouterie Table
Located in Dublin, IE
Rare 19th Century museum quality brass and kingwood bijouterie table, the shaped and moulded top with brass mounted sides, cross banded in kingwood and with centred brass framed glas...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines

Materials

Brass

1850s French Ebonized Wood Pier Cabinet w/ Gilt Bronze & Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 1850s French ionized wood pier cabinet with gilt bronze & mother of pearl inlay decoration. Missing table top.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis Philippe Period Vitrine, Confiturier
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis Philippe Period Vitrine ~ Confiturier was designed to showcase a particularly cherished collection or family memorabilia. Hand-crafted from dense, old growt...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Oak

Original Antique Empire Library / Shelve / Vitrine, circa 1860-1880 Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
Empire Biblithek, circa 1860s-1880s from an Empire room Mahogany with beautiful empire figures, cast bronze. Very rare to get today. 3 glass doors, interior with glass shelves, ...
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Mid-19th Century German Empire Antique Vitrines

Materials

Mahogany

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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