A French word for a display cabinet, from the French 'vitre', or glass, and usually applied to a display cabinet of French origin. They were introduced in a modest way in 18th century France and became popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Some vitrines have a mirrored back allowing viewing of both the back and front of the objects displayed. They are often embellished with ormolu mounts and painted or lacquered panels, and the style was copid in England in the late 19th century when the Louis XV style was in vogue.

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Louis XV style Gilded-metal mounted Vernis Martin display…

Louis XV style Gilded-metal mounted Vernis Martin display vitrine, early 20th century, of serpentine shape with a pair of glazed doors and cased sides over a Vernis Martin style painted panels depicting courting couple and bucolic scenes, on cabriole legs…

Maple & Co. fine antique English bow front vitrine, flame…

Antique Flame Mahogany Bow Front Vitrine by Maple & Co

Maple & Co. fine antique English bow front vitrine, flame mahogany with astragal glazed doors and finely reeded columns and legs, 19th century, bearing maker's plaque 'Maple & Co., London, Paris & Buenos Aires, By Appointment', 184 cm high, 155 cm wide,…

Louis XV transition period marquetry vitrine second half 18th…

Louis XV Marquetry Vitrine with Geometric Inlay

Louis XV transition period marquetry vitrine second half 18th century the grey marble top above a pair of glass doors enclosing shelves, with a long drawer below, front and sides inlaid with geometric patterns, raised on four tapering legs, height 146. 5…

A Louis XV Vernis Martin style vitrine, 20th century, demi lune…

Louis XV Vernis Martin Style Vitrine with Ormolu and Painted Panels

A Louis XV Vernis Martin style vitrine, 20th century, demi lune in shape, the overall applied with ormolu, comprising glazed shelves above a velvet lined shelf, featuring painted panels depicting a courting scene, raised upon four legs, 173 cm high, 72 cm…

A Victorian mahogany vitrine, four shelves, some fine breaks to…

Victorian Mahogany Vitrine with Provenance

A Victorian mahogany vitrine, four shelves, some fine breaks to back, glass panels. Provenance: The Residual of the Hutcheon's Estate. The Hutcheons lived in Shanghai & Hong Kong in the early & mid 20th century before moving to Sydney. 160 x 55 x 48 cm

Dominique (French, 1922-1970), Art Deco vitrine, c. 1930,…

Art Deco Vitrine by Dominique

Dominique (French, 1922-1970), Art Deco vitrine, c. 1930, walnut and vellum, of upright rectangular form with single glazed door, raised on a curved base with brass trim, height 177 cm width 75 cm depth 36 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

French ormolu mounted Vernis Martin vitrine, c. 1900, moulded…

French Vernis Martin Vitrine with Ormolu Mounts, c. 1900

French ormolu mounted Vernis Martin vitrine, c. 1900, moulded rouge marble top with brass gallery above a glass door enclosing two glass shelves, electrified, height 52 cm width 62 cm depth 34 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted bombe vitrine, 19th…

Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine

A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted bombe vitrine, 19th century, 75 cm high, 62 cm wide, 38 cm deep. Provenance: The Collection of Sir Leon and Lady Trout, Christies, Brisbane, 6 June 1989, lot 796, Private collection Queensland

An exceptional bronze display vitrine, this display vitrine was…

Tiffany Bronze Display Vitrine

An exceptional bronze display vitrine, this display vitrine was one of twelve ordered by Tiffany & Co. of New York; due to the 1929 Stock Market crash they took delivery of only eight vitrines, the remaining four were purchased by Partridge Jewellers for…

A late 19th century Dutch walnut and marquetry astragal glazed…

Dutch Walnut Marquetry Vitrine with Glazed Panels

A late 19th century Dutch walnut and marquetry astragal glazed vitrine, with an arched cornice above a glazed panel door and canted glazed sides, with two serpentine fronted doors, square baluster supports and cross-stretchers, 134.5 x 210 x 26 cm…

A walnut vitrine with Renaissance Styling, circa 1950, the…

Renaissance-style Walnut Vitrine, 1950

A walnut vitrine with Renaissance Styling, circa 1950, the large rectangular cabinet with an extended cornice above a dentil border and a floral and loop frieze, a large single glazed door and glazed sides opening to a mirrored interior with glass shelves…