Vitrines
Late 20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Wood, Mirror, Smoked Glass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum, Steel
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Fir
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Wood
1850s French Antique Vitrines
Pine
20th Century English Victorian Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Rosewood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Vitrines
Other
Early 20th Century French Rustic Vitrines
Wood
Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Wood, Mirror, Glass
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut, Pine
1870s English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Granite, Marble, Brass
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
1970s American Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Metal
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1920s European Rococo Revival Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
1930s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Industrial Vitrines
Steel, Iron
1920s English Anglo-Japanese Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1940s French Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Ormolu, Bronze
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Oak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1930s German Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century French Vitrines
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Vitrines
Glass
19th Century Empire Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage 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!