Bombe Vitrine
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Brass
Early 20th Century French Vitrines
Glass, Kingwood
Antique Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Antique 19th Century Dutch Rococo Revival Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Vitrines
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Vitrines
Bronze
Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Revival Vitrines
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines
Kingwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Kingwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Tulipwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Malachite, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Kingwood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Louis XV Cabinets
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Credenzas
Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Vitrines
Kingwood
Antique 1890s French Late Victorian Vitrines
Kingwood
Antique 19th Century Dutch Vitrines
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Dutch Vitrines
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vitrines
Antique 19th Century French Vitrines
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Cabinets
Satinwood, Silk
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Vitrines
Oak
Vintage 1940s Italian French Provincial Vitrines
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Vitrines
Wood
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Danish Rococo Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Louis XV Vitrines
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Dutch Louis XV Vitrines
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Vitrines
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vitrines
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Dutch Cupboards
Oak
20th Century Cabinets
Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century Dutch Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Mirror, Glass, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Walnut
Vintage 1920s English Vitrines
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Vitrines
Ormolu
Late 20th Century Egyptian Louis XV Vitrines
Plexiglass, Wood
Vintage 1920s Italian Rococo Vitrines
Olive
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Vitrines
Pine
Late 20th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Vitrines
Walnut
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Finding the Right Vitrines for You
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!
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