Vitrines
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Vitrines
Breccia Marble, Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Vitrines
Oak
Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Raffia
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Rosewood, Glass
Late 20th Century Thai Qing Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Mirror
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vitrines
Mahogany
1880s Polish Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Birch
1920s American French Provincial Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
1940s Italian Rococo Revival Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Vintage Vitrines
Aluminum
2010s Belgian Modern Vitrines
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Walnut
18th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Oak, Pine
20th Century Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century English Victorian Vitrines
Mahogany
1960s American Regency Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century French Empire Revival Vitrines
Ormolu
1960s Canadian American Craftsman Vintage Vitrines
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Vitrines
Glass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Mirror, Maple
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Walnut
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Teak
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Vitrines
Bronze
1970s American Vintage Vitrines
Steel
19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Glass, Cherry, Ebony
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Pine
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Late 18th Century French Antique Vitrines
Oak
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1960s French Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Vitrines
Walnut, Glass
19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
1890s Polish Arts and Crafts Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Cut Steel, Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Rosewood
1950s German Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1960s French Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Vitrines
Glass
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!





