Vitrines
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
1890s French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Steel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century Vitrines
Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
20th Century English Georgian Vitrines
Hardwood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Bronze
Early 1800s English Rococo Antique Vitrines
Brass
1940s French Chinoiserie Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century English Sheraton Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Early 1900s American American Classical Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Vitrines
Spruce
19th Century French Industrial Antique Vitrines
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Vitrines
Steel, Brass
1890s French Country Antique Vitrines
Iron
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Walnut
20th Century French Vitrines
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Walnut
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Tulipwood
1950s Belgian Baroque Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Oak
19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Glass, Oak
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vitrines
Glass
1880s Chinoiserie Antique Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Burl
1930s Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Steel, Chrome
Early 1800s English George III Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Metal
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Vitrines
Gold
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Vitrines
Mahogany, Glass
1870s English Antique Vitrines
Pine
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Vitrines
Mirror, Mahogany
1990s Belgian Post-Modern Vitrines
Plastic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
20th Century Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Vitrines
Giltwood, Wood, Glass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Mahogany, Ebony, Stained Glass
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vitrines
Silk, Glass, Walnut
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Vitrines
Brass, Bronze
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Wrought 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!





