Vitrines
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Vitrines
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1920s French Regency Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1820s English Regency Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
1820s Irish Regency Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Vitrines
Early 1900s American Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 20th Century American American Classical Vitrines
Nickel, Brass
Early 1900s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Pine
Late 20th Century American Campaign Vitrines
Brass
1830s English Regency Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Regency Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Metal
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Vitrines
Rosewood
20th Century European Regency Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 2000s Italian Regency Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Giltwood
19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Regency Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century English Regency Antique Vitrines
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!