Vitrines
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Fir
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble
1890s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1870s Dutch Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Vitrines
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Teak
Early 1900s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Directoire Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Victorian Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century North American Jacobean Vitrines
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Satinwood
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Nutwood
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Wood, Paint, Upholstery, Glass
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Hickory
20th Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
20th Century French Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century North American Empire Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Vitrines
Wood
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!