Vitrines
20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Wood
1970s Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1940s Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Gold Leaf
20th Century Unknown Louis XIV Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Adam Style Vitrines
Burl
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Marble
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Marble
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Marble
Early 1900s Polish Art Deco Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass
17th Century Congolese International Style Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Metal, Brass, Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Modern Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
20th Century French Country Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Vitrines
Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
19th Century Portuguese Country Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Federal Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Vitrines
Brass
1880s Polish Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Birch
1930s European Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Pine
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Brass
20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Directoire Antique Vitrines
Oak, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Rosewood
1960s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Elm, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
1980s French Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Oak
Early 19th Century German Baroque Antique Vitrines
Glass, 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!