Vitrines
1980s Vintage Vitrines
Rattan, Glass, Wood
1940s Italian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Vitrines
Marble
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1930s German Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1940s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood, Walnut
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1870s French Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Directoire Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Teak
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
1930s American Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Lead
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Vitrines
Spruce
Late 20th Century American Modern Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass, Nickel
Mid-18th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Iron
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1940s French Brutalist Vintage Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
20th Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Chrome
1880s German Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
1950s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Wenge
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
2010s American Modern Vitrines
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
1870s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Blown Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Indian Regency Antique Vitrines
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Lead
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Vitrines
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Art Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Macassar, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1820s Italian Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis Philippe Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Fruitwood
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!





