Vitrines
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Gold Plate
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Bronze
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Gold Plate
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1930s French Vintage Vitrines
Bronze, Iron
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Ormolu, Bronze
2010s Italian Baroque Vitrines
Gold Leaf
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Crystal, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1980s Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
1940s French Directoire Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Vitrines
Onyx, Metal, Bronze
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
1920s English Vintage Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Paint
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!