Vitrines
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Metal
2010s American Biedermeier Vitrines
Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Glass, Giltwood
1880s French Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-19th Century European Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Oak
20th Century Louis XVI Vitrines
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Brass
20th Century French Empire Vitrines
Brass
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1970s Neoclassical Vintage Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Vitrines
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
20th Century Louis XV Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vitrines
Glass, Pine
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Vitrines
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Vitrines
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Vitrines
Brass
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Wood
Mid-19th Century Gothic Antique Vitrines
Oak
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Vitrines
Cherry
2010s Modern Vitrines
Leather, Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
19th Century French Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Multi-gemstone, Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Spanish Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Vitrines
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Vitrines
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Brass
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Vitrines
Chestnut, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Crystal
2010s German Modern Vitrines
Steel
2010s Portuguese Vitrines
Gold Leaf
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Marble
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Brass
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Vitrines
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Hardwood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Teak, Glass
19th Century French Antique Vitrines
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Vitrines
Ormolu
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Boxwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Vitrines
Velvet, Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Brass
2010s Italian Vitrines
Glass
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Vitrines
Brass
18th Century Dutch Antique Vitrines
Pine
20th Century American Art Deco Vitrines
Glass, Wood
1890s English Regency Revival Antique Vitrines
Mirror, Mahogany, Satinwood, Fruitwood
1920s Polish Art Deco Vintage Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vitrines
Silk, Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Vitrines
Mahogany
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vitrines
Glass, Wood
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!





