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Cesare Lacca Furniture

Italian, b. 1929

Architect and designer Cesare Lacca is renowned for the modernist furniture he created during the 1950s. Made with materials like teak, glass and brass, his work continues to command great interest from mid-century modern collectors. His pieces have recently found their way onto some of the 21st century’s most trendy television and movie sets. 

Lacca was born in Naples, Italy, in 1929. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, he moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. At the age of 20, he was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the 1951 landmark exhibition “Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today” at the Art Institute of Chicago. It showcased Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti.

Lacca designed a dizzying array of tea carts and serving trolleys across his career, including magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most well-known piece is a tea cart — most commonly used as a bar cart — that Cassina manufactured. It features beautifully sculpted beech, cedar, teak and walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop and a removable glass tray. 

This Lacca cart was featured as Don Draper’s office bar in his Manhattan advertising agency on several episodes of the wildly popular television show Mad Men, reinvigorating the interest of collectors. Several other Lacca pieces have been part of the set decorations in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the movie Being the Ricardos. 

On 1stDibs, find Cesare Lacca tables, racks and stands, seating and more.

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Creator: Cesare Lacca
Italian Mid Century Modern Folding Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Plainview, NY
A folding magazine rack crafted by tCesare Lacca ( Italian - Born 1929- 1978 ). This exquisite piece showcases elegant cane sides gracefully accentuated by gleaming brass details. W...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Side Table by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tripod accent table designed by Cesare Lacca for Angelo De Baggis, originating from the late 1950s and a stunning example of Italian Mid-Century design. A round top with a concave ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Wood

Mid Century Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid-Century Modern Italian bar cart by Cesare Lacca. A very nice high quality drinks trolley made of solid brass with turned mahogany stained beechwood x-frame and cast brass roset...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Rare 1950s Cesare Lacca Magazine Rack
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Born Naples in 1972 Italian architect designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s This unusual magazine rack is constructed of mahogany and b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Modernist 3 Tier Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in New York, NY
1950's Modernist 3 tier mahogany and brass bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca the top top trays are removable, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Cesare Lacca Brass Candelabra
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of solid brass Italian 1950's candelabra by architect-designer, Cesare Lacca. Each holds four candle tapers. Look closely at the phenomenally skillful brass work using solid bra...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Oval Table
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sculptural oval side table by Cesare Lacca Italy 1950's Elegantly curved brass legs with floating glass top Brass base meets at the center to form 2 triangles Wonderful design. It...
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1950s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Side Table
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible sculptural side table by Cesare Lacca Italy 1950's Solid brass tripod legs that are angled with a curve Delicately holds original glass top and round mirrored center piece...
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1950s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

20th Century Brown Italian Cassina Bar Cart - Walnut Tea Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian bar cart made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina, enhanced by detailed wood carvings,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Cesare Lacca, Floor Lamp, Brass, Walnut, Fabric, Italy 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, brass and white fabric floor lamp, designed and produced by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 68.6" H x 16" Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 1...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Vintage Walnut Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley Cart for Cassina
By Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a wonderful parquet wood deigned bar cart/ tea trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. The glass top level and wood lower level, along with wheels that roll easily. ALL Original...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Cesare Lacca Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Cesare Lacca solid brass, ebonized mahogany and glass, on casters. Brass ring bottle holders, bar cart can be reassemble for easy shipping and storing. USA continental in hom...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

20th Century Italian Cassina Walnut Bar Cart, Tea Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian bar cart made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina, enhanced by detailed wood carvings,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Italian Solid Walnut & Brass Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern Italian solid walnut and brass foldable magazine rack by Cesare Lacca, circa 1950s. This ingenious design allows the mag...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Holder by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Buffalo, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, walnut and brass, magazine holder by Cesare Lacca folds up from it's handle for mobility, Ingenious design.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

20th Century Italian Cassina Bar Cart, Serving Walnut Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian bar cart made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina, enhanced by detailed wood carvings, in good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

1950's Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in Hanover, MA
1950's Italian bar cart/serving trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in mahogany stained maple, brass bottle holder, brass structural rods, brass hardware and caster wheels, with thr...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Maple

Italian Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Holder by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, walnut and brass, magazine holder by Cesare Lacca folds up from it's handle for mobility.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

1960s Cesare Lacca Magazine Holder
By Cesare Lacca
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern folding Italian magazine holder by Cesare Lacca. made of walnut and rattan with brass hardware.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

CESARE LACCA Glass Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Hawthorne, CA
A sculpted lacquered dark wood bar cart with glass shelving designed by CESARE LACCA. Mid-Century Modern design that fits neatly and elegantly in your home decor. MWM DESIGN INTERIOR...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Cut Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Italian magazine cart features the unique sculptural Italian design of Cesare Lacca and makes a stunning addition to any interior. Perfect rolling side table with glas...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Iconic Cesare Lacca Style Overlapping Cocktail Tables '2 Pieces'
By Cesare Lacca
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautifully aged top with decopage lacquer, all original. Extremely rare and sculptural these knife-edge amorphic shaped tables with crackle lacquer top designs (vintage and origi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Glass Magazine Rack Lacca Fontana Arte 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Fontana Arte
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an ornate magazine rack, made of brass, with two smoked glass panels and an opal handle, by Lacca for Fontana Arte, circa the 1950s. In good vintage conditi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Sculpted Brass Coffee Table
By Cesare Lacca
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant Cesare Lacca brass coffee table. Sculpted brass base with cutouts, original green tinted glass. Classic Italian 1950s style that fits in any decor and setting. This is a g...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

Beyond Gorgeosity Nonna Table
By Feliciano Béjar, Cesare Lacca
Located in Hanover, MA
Exclusive limited edition (of two) occasional table custom crafted in the studio workshop of Beyond Gorgeosity, the Nonna table, our own new design created from selected vintage elem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Sleek and Sexy Italian Mod Rosewood Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in Austin, TX
An Italian, Mid-Century three-tiered rosewood bar cart with two removable serving trays by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. The cart sits on four wheels, and is made of a deep reddish bro...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Elegant Rolling Cart with Glass Top, 1970s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in New York, NY
Rolling serving cart in lacquered mahogany with glass by Cesare Lacca (Italy) for Cassina, American, 1970s. This cart is very stylish and beautifully made.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Mahogany, Glass

Brass and Mahogany Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stylish modernist bar cart by Cesare Lacca in brass and ebonized lacquered ash. Striking profile and sculptural look, featuring a lower level bottle rest and a removeable tray for...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Italian Midcentury Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Austin, TX
Bar cart, Italian, in a dynamic Mid-Century Modern style, by iconic designer Cesare Lacca. The ebonized wood and solid brass structure features two glass shelves and sits on four ori...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Restored Wood Nickel Bar Cart or Trolley Italian Mid-Century Modern
By Cesare Lacca
Located in North Miami, FL
This Mid-Century Modern newly restored Cesare Lacca X-frame two-tiered bar cart is Italian and hallmarked made in Italy Mod Dept Cesare Lacca. The original wheels that also have been nickeled silver are very chic. This entire bar...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass, Nickel

Cesare Lacca furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Cesare Lacca furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cesare Lacca furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 143 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Cesare Lacca were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Piva, and Pier Luigi Colli. Prices for Cesare Lacca furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $638 and can go as high as $21,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,385.

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