What is the difference between a vitrine and a display cabinet?

In practice the two words cover the same object, a case with glass doors and shelves. Vitrine tends to attach to the French version, smaller and more decorative, with mounts and painted panels. Display cabinet does the heavier lifting in English titles. Of the 871 listings on Sellingantiques, 462 use the phrase display cabinet outright.

Which timbers turn up most?

Mahogany leads, named in 260 titles, and it carries the English Edwardian and Victorian block, commonly inlaid or with satinwood banding. Kingwood is the signature timber of the French group, in 85 titles. Walnut concentrates in the 1930s Art Deco cabinets, and plainer oak and pine examples sit at the lower end.

How old are most of these cabinets?

The dated field runs from 1750 to 1930, and decade labels bunch hard on 1880 to 1910. Nothing in the archive is dated after 1930. The commonest label is also the vaguest. A hundred and sixty-nine listings are dated only to the 19th century, more than any single decade, and Victorian and Edwardian are used just as loosely.

Were vitrines made for shops as well as homes?

Yes. Shop fittings are a persistent minority, with 27 titles mentioning shop, including countertop and bow-end counters. Samples cover haberdashery, apothecary, jeweller's, confectionery and museum cases. One Edwardian cabinet was later sign-written with perfume brand names.

Why are some Art Deco cabinets round or octagonal?

The odd shapes all cluster in the 1930s block, which runs to 56 listings and is almost entirely walnut. Circular, oval, octagonal, hexagonal, clove-shaped, cathedral and rocket forms all appear there. Everything earlier keeps to rectangular, bowed or serpentine outlines. The shaped fronts before 1930 are curves rather than geometry.

Where do these cabinets come from?

The category splits mainly between France, England and the Netherlands. Eighteenth-century Dutch marquetry vitrines are the earliest well-represented type, and one carries the archive's earliest date of 1750. Other origins appear once or twice each: Swedish, Danish, Italian, Belgian, Japanese, Chinese and American showcase work.

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A vitrine is a glazed display cabinet, made with glass doors and shelves so that china, silver, jewellery or curios could be seen without being handled.

19th century

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French Vernis Martin Mahogany Vitrine

From Camden Antiques

£1,650

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Antique Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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Antique Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet

From Penderyn Antiques

£695

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A Lovely Early 20th Century Floor Standing Corner Cabinet.

1920 - 1940

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A Lovely Early 20th Century Floor Standing Corner Cabinet.

From Designer Antiques4u

£495

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A Fabulous Victorian Antique Pine Glazed Display Cabinet to Wax / Paint

19th century

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A Fabulous Victorian Antique Pine Glazed Display Cabinet to Wax / Paint

From D & J Hunt Antiques

£1,150

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18th century

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C18th Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Vitrine.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£11,500

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Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet with Adjustable Glass Shelves

1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet with Adjustable Glass Shelves

From D and A Binder Ltd

£2,160

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A Superior Art Deco Glazed Cabinet C1930

1920 - 1940

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A Superior Art Deco Glazed Cabinet C1930

From Billy Hunt & Co.

£935

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Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Vitrine Cabinet with Marble Top

19th century

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Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Vitrine Cabinet with Marble Top

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£3,850

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1900 - 1920

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Gilt Mounted Oak Display Cabinet C.1910

From Collinge Antiques

£1,495

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Mahogany Bow End Shop Display Cabinet ,1900s

1900 - 1920

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Mahogany Bow End Shop Display Cabinet ,1900s

From D and A Binder Ltd

£3,360

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The earliest dated vitrine on Sellingantiques carries the year 1750. Eighteenth-century Dutch marquetry cabinets are the oldest well-represented type.

19th century

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19th Century Satinwood Display Cabinet

From Martlesham Antiques

£2,450

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18th century

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Georgian Corner Cabinet

From Deva Antiques

£585

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Antique French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet in the Manner of François Linke

19th century

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Antique French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet in the Manner of François Linke

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£5,950

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Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£1,550

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Antique Kingwood & Ormolu Display Cabinet by François Linke with Marble Top

19th century

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Antique Kingwood & Ormolu Display Cabinet by François Linke with Marble Top

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£2,650

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19th century

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Attractive Antique Mid-19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Side / Display Cabinet

From London City Antiques

£2,650

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Antique Vitrines

French Vernis Martin Mahogany Vitrine

Antique Edwardian Mahogany Display Cabinet

A Lovely Early 20th Century Floor Standing Corner Cabinet.

A Fabulous Victorian Antique Pine Glazed Display Cabinet to Wax / Paint

C18th Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Vitrine.

Mahogany Shop Display Cabinet with Adjustable Glass Shelves

A Superior Art Deco Glazed Cabinet C1930

Antique French Kingwood & Ormolu Vitrine Cabinet with Marble Top

Gilt Mounted Oak Display Cabinet C.1910

Mahogany Bow End Shop Display Cabinet ,1900s

19th Century Satinwood Display Cabinet

Georgian Corner Cabinet

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Vitrine Cabinet in the Manner of François Linke

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Display Cabinet

Antique Kingwood & Ormolu Display Cabinet by François Linke with Marble Top

Attractive Antique Mid-19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Side / Display Cabinet

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