Cesare Lacca Furniture

Pair of candelabra, each holding 1 candle, in polished brass with engraved concentric circles, by Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths, American, 1950’s (signed on bottom “Dorlyn ...

This walnut bar trolley was designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in the 1950s. As per fate, it is equipped with two removable trays and an upper surface with glass top, always remova...

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.

This unusual pair combine an Arts & Crafts sensibility with a Gothic twist. Each tapering central spire supports a pair of pierced hexagonal open candleholders. The round base is tur...

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...

An Italian Mid century Bar cart or trolly made in Walnut, with clear glass top and polished walnut parquet bottom. Its original tray still in place and supported on steel castors. C...

Italian round coffee table, 1940s. Dimensions: H= 51 cm; D= 61 cm.

This elegant midcentury side table was designed by Cesare Lacca and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. It is made of brass, light cream lacquered metal and clear glass with a po...

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,...

Iconic Mid Century Service Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in Teack , with original Crystal Tops This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s for Cassina. This piece is going to add lightness to a living room with its shapes and materials. The wood and crystal glass will astonish with their purity. Born in Naples in 1929, Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. Though details of his personal life and professional training remain lost to history, there are sufficient surviving primary sources that document his many elegant designs in brass—work for which he is best know and which fetch high prices from collectors. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, Lacca moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. Before he was even 21 years old, his work was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the landmark exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today that toured 12 US museums between 1950 and 1953—the first major exhibition of Italian design outside of Italy. The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino , Franco Albini, and Gio Ponti In the exhibition catalogue, curator Meyric R. Roger’s spotlights Lacca's expert achievements in brass, noting “the variety and quality of his creations,” which “place him high among the architect-designers leading the current [Modernist] movement." Rogers adds, "The quality of his work...provide[s] all the decorative effectiveness needed without strain or exaggeration”. Lacca designed a great many tea carts and serving trolleys in his career—which make up a large proportion of what is available on the vintage market today—as well as magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most iconic tea cart was manufactured by Italian brand Cassina and features sculpted beech, cedar, teak, or walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop, and a removable glass tray. Lacca also designed high-backed lounge chairs, which were regularly featured in Arredoluce advertisements for Angelo Lelli’s lighting...

Very elegant two-level bar cart, with geometric lines in gilded brass and dark wood with three circular slots for bottles. Attributable to Cesare Lacca, Italian production in the 60s...

Rare Round Mid-century Italian table coffee wood glass often green Cesare Lacca.