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Neoclassical Vitrines

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

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Style: Neoclassical
Baker Burl Wood & Glass Vitrine, Collectors Edition
Baker Burl Wood & Glass Vitrine, Collectors Edition

Baker Burl Wood & Glass Vitrine, Collectors Edition

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This Baker Burl Wood & Glass Vitrine—Collectors Edition is a beautifully made display cabinet, perfect for showcasing fine collectibles, art, books, and heirloom pieces. Standing 84 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 13.5 inches deep, it features an elegant burl wood veneer with brass-trimmed glass panels. The glass door measures 72.5 inches high and 25.5 inches wide, providing a clear and stylish view of the interior. Inside, there are three fitted glass shelves, each measuring 28 inches wide and 11 inches deep. The top shelf has 25 inches of clearance, the middle shelf 22.5 inches, and the bottom shelf 24 inches, with the option to accommodate up to three additional glass shelves for increased display capacity. Designed with both functionality and sophistication in mind, this vitrine is fitted with two interior lights, controlled by a switch located on the left middle shelf, ensuring that your displayed items are beautifully illuminated. Its classic and timeless design makes it a versatile addition to both traditional and modern interiors. In well-cared-for vintage condition, this premium Baker display cabinet...

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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines

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Brass

French Neoclassical Display Table with Glass Top, Brass & Wood, 1950s
French Neoclassical Display Table with Glass Top, Brass & Wood, 1950s

French Neoclassical Display Table with Glass Top, Brass & Wood, 1950s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Lovely French Neoclassical style display table. It has a painted black and gold trimmed finish. The legs are an X style with brass fittings at bottom. Great for displaying a small c...

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20th Century French Neoclassical Vitrines

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Brass

MidCentury Limited Ed. Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Vitrine Cabinet Beacon Hill
MidCentury Limited Ed. Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Vitrine Cabinet Beacon Hill

MidCentury Limited Ed. Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Vitrine Cabinet Beacon Hill

By Beacon Hill

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a neoclassical style carved fruitwood vitrine by Beacon Hill. It is a numbered limited production piece. The interior has adjustable glass shelves and includes a key.

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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines

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Glass, Fruitwood

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Vitrine
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Vitrine

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Style Vitrine

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

This Italian neoclassical style vitrine expresses elegance and refinement in every detail. Made in the mid-20th century in walnut veneer with elegant details in briar and maple. Its ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Solid Brass Neoclassical Vitrine Etagere on Stand
Solid Brass Neoclassical Vitrine Etagere on Stand

Solid Brass Neoclassical Vitrine Etagere on Stand

Located in Hanover, MA

Solid brass neoclassical style etagere or vitrine on stand, the denticulated cornice over a reeded frame adorned with leaves. Fitted with glass shelve...

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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston
Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston

Display Cabinet-Glass, Brass & Mahogany by The Joslin Showcase Company of Boston

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Large mahogany display cabinet made by the Joslin Showcase Company of Boston, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1893. The cabinet is made it two pieces. The upper part has three glass shelves plus the bottom wooden shelf. The base has six working drawers and four sliding doors with fielded panels. The two end drawers are false and don't open. The original nickel shelf...

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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines

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Brass, Nickel

19th Century French Gilded Porcelain Jewelry Cabinet, Manner of Martin Carlin
19th Century French Gilded Porcelain Jewelry Cabinet, Manner of Martin Carlin

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). ...

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19th Century Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Mastercraft Vitrine Display Cases Pair 1970s
Mastercraft Vitrine Display Cases Pair 1970s

Mastercraft Vitrine Display Cases Pair 1970s

By Mastercraft

Located in Lake Worth, FL

For FULL item description click on More Details Below. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1970s Mastercraft Vitrine Display Cases ...

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1970s Vintage Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Showcase Rosewood Design, 1950, Italian
Showcase Rosewood Design, 1950, Italian

Showcase Rosewood Design, 1950, Italian

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Showcase rosewood design 1950, Italian, very special cross-legged, brass parts.

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1950s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Vitrines

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Brass

Italian Midcentury 1940s Bookcase Walnut Veneer with Two Drawers, Wax Polished
Italian Midcentury 1940s Bookcase Walnut Veneer with Two Drawers, Wax Polished

Italian Midcentury 1940s Bookcase Walnut Veneer with Two Drawers, Wax Polished

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Italian bookcase period 1940s in walnut and walnut veneer with two drawers, wax polished. Upper showcase with grating and the two lower doors covered in leatherette. Excellent condit...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Iron

Pair of Italian Painted Altar Display Pedestal Vitrines
Pair of Italian Painted Altar Display Pedestal Vitrines

Pair of Italian Painted Altar Display Pedestal Vitrines

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Opulent pair of large Italian carved altar pedestal vitrine display shelves or pavilion displays made in the grand neoclassical taste. The pedestals feature a stepped base having four column pillars surmounted by a roof. The frieze is reeded with parcel gilt decoration and has a domed top. The top has acanthus carved designs ending with a large finial...

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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Small antique French display cabinet from around 1910.
Small antique French display cabinet from around 1910.

Small antique French display cabinet from around 1910.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Antique display cabinet from around 1910, France. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 146 cm / width 80 cm / depth 36 cm

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Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Marble

French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Wood Display Cabinet
French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Wood Display Cabinet

French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Ebonized Wood Display Cabinet

Located in London, GB

French neoclassical style gilt bronze mounted ebonized wood display cabinet French, late 19th century Measures: Height 164cm, width 122cm, depth 40cm This fine display cabinet, attr...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Urn Vitrines.  Circa 1780
Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Urn Vitrines.  Circa 1780

Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Urn Vitrines. Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of Italian painted and gilt vitrines with hinged glass tops, carved intertwined decorative floral vine motif, corner floral medallions, and terminating on bulbous fluted legs su...

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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Gold

Classic by Carpanelli Leaf Glass Cabinet
Classic by Carpanelli Leaf Glass Cabinet

Classic by Carpanelli Leaf Glass Cabinet

By Carpanelli

Located in Desio, IT

This piece is a true artistic sculpture. The doors are in solid wood and modelled like a real leaf. Also the stump-base in elm briar is an unparalle...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Mid-Century Italian China Cabinet or Vitrine with Inlaid Doors and Turned Legs
Mid-Century Italian China Cabinet or Vitrine with Inlaid Doors and Turned Legs

Mid-Century Italian China Cabinet or Vitrine with Inlaid Doors and Turned Legs

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Elegant Italian mid-century display cabinet, circa 1950s, featuring finely book-matched exotic wood veneer, brass inlaid motifs, and curved glass doors framed by sculptural brass fil...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated And Giltwood Cabinet Vitrine
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated And Giltwood Cabinet Vitrine

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Patinated And Giltwood Cabinet Vitrine

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A beautiful and most elegant Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated and giltwood cabinet vitrine. The vitrine is raised by circular tapered fluted legs with handsome giltwo...

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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Giltwood Domed Top Display Cabinets, circa 1900
Pair of Giltwood Domed Top Display Cabinets, circa 1900

Pair of Giltwood Domed Top Display Cabinets, circa 1900

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A rare pair of giltwood domed top display cabinets. English, circa 1900. Each cabinet has a domed top comprising of four glazed sections divided by mouldings. The glazed sides ...

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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Mastercraft Neoclassical Brass and Glass Vitrine Cabinet
Mastercraft Neoclassical Brass and Glass Vitrine Cabinet

Mastercraft Neoclassical Brass and Glass Vitrine Cabinet

By Mastercraft

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Mastercraft Neoclassical Brass and Glass Vitrine Cabinet This cabinet measures: 40.5 wide x 16 deep x 87 inches high Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a controlle...

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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Walnut Cabinet Vitrine
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Walnut Cabinet Vitrine

Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Walnut Cabinet Vitrine

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An impressive Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. walnut cabinet vitrine in the manner of Maggiolini. The cabinet is raised on eight square tappered supports with elegant maple wo...

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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet
Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet

Early 19th Century Dutch Floral Marquetry Bureau Display Cabinet

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

The moulded cornice above two shaped glass panelled doors opening to shelves, the lower part with a hinged sloping fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with a central door ...

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19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

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Ormolu

Classic by Carpanelli Il Quadro glass cabinet with a frame
Classic by Carpanelli Il Quadro glass cabinet with a frame

Classic by Carpanelli Il Quadro glass cabinet with a frame

By Carpanelli

Located in Desio, IT

This piece is a true artistic sculpture. The doors are in solid wood and modelled like a real leaf. Also the stump-base in elm briar is an unparalleled symbol of the tree. On request...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Cherry, Walnut, Hardwood

Classic by Carpanelli Fiordiloto Vitrine
Classic by Carpanelli Fiordiloto Vitrine

Classic by Carpanelli Fiordiloto Vitrine

By Carpanelli

Located in Desio, IT

This piece of intense architectural value, expresses its lyricism in the running on of its lines and the rhythum ot its musicality. The structure is in slabs of solid cherry-wood enr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Cherry, Maple, Walnut

Historic etagere, Northern Europe, circa 1880.
Historic etagere, Northern Europe, circa 1880.

Historic etagere, Northern Europe, circa 1880.

Located in Chorzów, PL

Historic etagere from the beginning of the 20th century, Northern Europe. Dimensions: height 190 cm / width 101 cm / depth 43 cm

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Late 19th Century Norwegian Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Classic Eclectic Gold Showcase from Lam Lee Group, 1990s
Classic Eclectic Gold Showcase from Lam Lee Group, 1990s

Classic Eclectic Gold Showcase from Lam Lee Group, 1990s

By Lam Lee Group

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

Classic by Carpanelli Hermitage Vitrine
Classic by Carpanelli Hermitage Vitrine

Classic by Carpanelli Hermitage Vitrine

By Carpanelli

Located in Desio, IT

It has a rounded structure, reminding one of a picture frame, made of wood with mother-of-pearl dot inserts. The crystal doors feature a rich inlaid filletin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Napoleon III French Vitrine Cabinet
Late 19th Century Napoleon III French Vitrine Cabinet

Late 19th Century Napoleon III French Vitrine Cabinet

Located in London, by appointment only

A fine late 19th century Napoleon III glazed cabinet on chest, the shaped grey marble top above a curved frieze and mounted with fine gilt bronze mounts. The vitrine with a full widt...

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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Cabinet Vitrine Clock Signed FOREST
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Cabinet Vitrine Clock Signed FOREST

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Cabinet Vitrine Clock Signed FOREST

By Maison Forest

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A rare and monumental French 19th century neo-classical st. burl ash, ebony and ormolu mounted cabinet vitrine with the original capital and fitted clock signed FOREST. This spectacu...

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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Lacquered Crescent Bar, 1990s
Lacquered Crescent Bar, 1990s

Lacquered Crescent Bar, 1990s

By Lam Lee Group

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

18th Century Venetian Table Vitrines
18th Century Venetian Table Vitrines

18th Century Venetian Table Vitrines

Located in Los Angeles, CA

18th Century Venetian finely carved giltwood and painted table vitrines. Could be electrified and mounted as wall sconces.

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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Neoclassical vitrines for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical vitrines for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vitrines created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, folk art, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical vitrines made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vitrines, popular names associated with this style include Carpanelli, Modenese Gastone, Beacon Hill, and Lam Lee Group. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vitrines differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $995 and tops out at $185,000 while the average work can sell for $8,955.