Vitrines
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 1800s English Rococo Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Fruitwood
Early 1900s French Antique Vitrines
Chrome
1930s Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
20th Century American Vitrines
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vitrines
Marble, Granite, Brass
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Brass
1880s Chinoiserie Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Iron
Early 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Walnut
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Vitrines
Glass, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Italian Country Antique Vitrines
Pine
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1880s German Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Tulipwood
1940s French Directoire Vintage Vitrines
Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Gothic Revival Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Wood
20th Century English Georgian Vitrines
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Vitrines
Wood
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Oak
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1940s Italian Country Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Vitrines
Mahogany, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Brass
1820s French Charles X Antique Vitrines
Mercury Glass, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Early 1900s Antique Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
1970s Hungarian Industrial Vintage Vitrines
Iron
20th Century French Vitrines
Metal
2010s Modern Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
2010s French Art Deco Vitrines
Macassar
1950s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Oak
20th Century Regency Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Industrial Antique Vitrines
Metal
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Brass, Iron
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!





