Vitrines
1990s British Vitrines
Bronze, Steel
1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Vitrines
Metal
Early 20th Century American Country Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Harewood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Upholstery, Glass, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
1960s Italian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Steel
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Hardwood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
2010s American Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Vitrines
Wood
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Gold Plate, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Primitive Antique Vitrines
Iron
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Bronze
1930s British Vintage Vitrines
Wood
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
1880s Italian Country Antique Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s French Modern Vitrines
Oak, Lacquer
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Fir
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Brass
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1970s Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century French Vitrines
Fruitwood
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum, Steel
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Baltic Baltic Antique Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass, Steel
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
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!





