Vitrines
20th Century German Vitrines
Maple
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Kingwood, Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Glass, Maple
Early 20th Century English Modern Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vitrines
Glass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
20th Century Spanish Modern Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Kingwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Bamboo, Glass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1960s Dutch Vintage Vitrines
Wood
1930s French Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Vitrines
Mahogany, Satinwood
19th Century Italian Antique Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Cut Glass, Ash, Birch, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Early 20th Century English Adam Style Vitrines
Brass
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
1880s British Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Brass, Ormolu
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Burl
2010s Italian Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century European Louis XV Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Early 20th Century Industrial Vitrines
Glass
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Beech
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Adam Style Vitrines
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble
19th Century English Sheraton Antique Vitrines
Satinwood
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Beech
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Pine, Cherry
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Vitrines
Siena Marble, Ormolu
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
1940s French Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Vitrines
Bamboo, Smoked Glass
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Stone, Crystal, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Bamboo
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Fir
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
2010s Romanian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Ash
18th Century Danish Antique Vitrines
Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Empire 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!





