Vitrines
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
1810s French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Walnut
2010s American Vitrines
Brass, Steel, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Beech
1990s American Empire Vitrines
Birch, Cherry
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Mesh, Walnut
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Crystal, Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
1810s German Empire Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
20th Century American Country Vitrines
Paint
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Hardwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Wood
1910s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut, Lacquer
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century European Antique Vitrines
Giltwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1930s European Chippendale Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Rosewood
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Maple
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Mirror
Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Steel
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Bronze, Brass
Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Vitrines
Wood
20th Century Country Vitrines
Cut Steel
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1990s Italian Other Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1940s European Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass, Chrome
1890s Austrian Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s Italian Rustic Antique Vitrines
Fir
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1930s Dutch Victorian Vintage Vitrines
Metal, Brass
19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Iron
2010s Spanish Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
Early 1900s French Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Directoire Vitrines
Walnut
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!





