Vitrines
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Chrome
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century French Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chestnut
20th Century Georgian Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Rustic Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century Louis XIV Vitrines
Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Lead
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Beech
1890s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Industrial Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
Early 2000s American Baroque Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Blown Glass, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
1920s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Beech
20th Century French Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1920s French Regency Vintage Vitrines
Oak
1910s French Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century European Vitrines
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Rosewood
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Vitrines
Ash
20th Century British Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
1970s French Modern Vintage Vitrines
Travertine, Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century American Federal Vitrines
Mahogany
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1970s Italian 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!





