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Bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina – Italy 1948-50
Bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina – Italy 1948-50

Bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina – Italy 1948-50

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Girona, Girona

Bar cart with two removable trays and a large fixed square tray, solid stained mahogany with french polish, polished brass and glass.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Vintage Bar Cart, Italian Design
Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Vintage Bar Cart, Italian Design

Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Vintage Bar Cart, Italian Design

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Milano, IT

Rare Bar Cart - Vintage Serving Trolley - Cassina by Cesare Lacca Rare and stunning vintage serving trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina and manufactured in wood and glass.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Serving Coffee Table Bar Cart with Removable Trays, Cassina, Italy 1960s
Serving Coffee Table Bar Cart with Removable Trays, Cassina, Italy 1960s

Serving Coffee Table Bar Cart with Removable Trays, Cassina, Italy 1960s

By Figli di Amadeo Cassina

Located in Roma, IT

This exceptional item was produced by Figli di Amedeo Cassina in Italy during the 1960s. The quality of the wood of this rare serving bar cart is outstanding and the simple and min...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

1950's Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
1950's Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

1950's Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca, Figli di Amadeo Cassina

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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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Maple

Unique White Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley or Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s
Unique White Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley or Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s

Unique White Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley or Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Unique white lacquered tea trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina In my opinion the white lacquer is period correct from when it was produced, or it has once been repaint...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut and Brass Bar Cart by Cassina 50s
Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut and Brass Bar Cart by Cassina 50s

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut and Brass Bar Cart by Cassina 50s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Puglia, Puglia

This walnut and brass bar cart was designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in the 1950s.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Vintage Walnut Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley Cart for Cassina
Vintage Walnut Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley Cart for Cassina

Vintage Walnut Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley Cart for Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in North Miami, FL

This is a wonderful parquet wood deigned bar cart/ tea trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Serving Cart by Bodil Kjær for Cassina, Italy - new
Serving Cart by Bodil Kjær for Cassina, Italy - new

Serving Cart by Bodil Kjær for Cassina, Italy - new

By Cassina, Bodil Kjaer

Located in Berlin, DE

A serving cart, designed by Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by versatile furniture that elegantly enhances new domestic lifestyles and a qu...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Ash, Walnut

Bar cart by Cesare Lacca – Italy 1948-50
Bar cart by Cesare Lacca – Italy 1948-50

Bar cart by Cesare Lacca – Italy 1948-50

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Girona, Girona

Bar cart in stained and french polished beech, glass and polished brass, with three removable trays.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in Teack whis two Cristal Tops
Mid Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in Teack whis two Cristal Tops

Mid Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in Teack whis two Cristal Tops

By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Vigonza, Padua

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 piec...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Crystal

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Glass, Italy
Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Glass, Italy

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Glass, Italy

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

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 Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Glass, Italy, 1940s
Mid-Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Glass, Italy, 1940s

Mid-Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Glass, Italy, 1940s

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 Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Chrome, 1940s
Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Chrome, 1940s

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Walnut & Chrome, 1940s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

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 Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Cesare Lacca 1960s Trolley Made by Cassina, Italy
Cesare Lacca 1960s Trolley Made by Cassina, Italy

Cesare Lacca 1960s Trolley Made by Cassina, Italy

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Oirlo, LI

Vintage bar trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Copper

Cesare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s
Cesare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s

Cesare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

A refined and highly collectible mid-century modern bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina in Italy during the 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Art Glass

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Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectible Bar Cart with Two Trays, Cassina 762
Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectible Bar Cart with Two Trays, Cassina 762

Mid-Century Modern Italian Collectible Bar Cart with Two Trays, Cassina 762

By Cassina, Salvati & Tresoldi

Located in Milan, IT

Ingenuity knows no boundaries when it comes to good design, and this Cassina bar cart from the 1950s proves that in the best possible way.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wood

Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

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H 23.23 in W 30.32 in D 20.48 in

Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Southampton, GB

Stylish 1950s Italian drinks trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. This superb black lacquered trolley has two fixed trays one with a new glass shelf and sits on sleek original brass ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Italian 1950s Bar Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
Italian 1950s Bar Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

Italian 1950s Bar Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

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H 27.5 in W 34.25 in D 15.75 in

Italian 1950s Bar Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful bar cart in solid walnut designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Italian Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
Mid-Century Italian Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

Mid-Century Italian Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Chicago, IL

Mid-Century Italian serving cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Bar Cart Cesare Lacca, 1950s
Italian Mid-Century Bar Cart Cesare Lacca, 1950s

Italian Mid-Century Bar Cart Cesare Lacca, 1950s

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H 25.2 in W 25.2 in D 18.9 in

Italian Mid-Century Bar Cart Cesare Lacca, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Berlin, DE

Cesare Lacca delivered a series of designs for innovative bar carts for Cassina. Again, this cart is quite formal in his time, with organic rounded shapes, rich gleaming wood and pat...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

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H 28.35 in W 31.89 in D 18.12 in

Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Palermo, Italia

Service trolley with two floors in solid palisandro wood. Designed in 1951 by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. The beautiful grain of the wood and the organic shape make this trolley a real...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Palisander

Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

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H 28.35 in W 31.89 in D 18.12 in

Palisandro Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Palermo, Italia

Service trolley with two floors in solid palisandro wood. Designed in 1951 by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. The beautiful grain of the wood and the organic shape make this trolley a real...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Palisander

Wheeled Sidetable Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Wheeled Sidetable Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Wheeled Sidetable Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

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H 30.32 in W 20.08 in D 15.75 in

Wheeled Sidetable Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Berlin, DE

With the magazine stacker on the lowest shelf, the Cesare Lacca side table by Cassina is most useful in the living room. Its sweeping, amorphous forms convey sensuality and stand com...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart
Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart

Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart

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H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in

Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in London, GB

A fabulous two tiered mahogany bar cart with detachable trays designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina (Marked with original label).  

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Vintage 1960s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Mahogany

Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart
Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart

Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart

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H 27.56 in W 34.26 in D 15.75 in

Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar Cart

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Piacenza, Italy

Solid walnut wood bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

A Fine Bar Cart By Cassina
A Fine Bar Cart By Cassina

A Fine Bar Cart By Cassina

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H 26.78 in W 39.38 in D 17.72 in

A Fine Bar Cart By Cassina

By Cassina

Located in Kent, Dover

An Italian bar cart in dark rosewood by Cassina. With an upper and lower glass shelf and brass detailing.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Cesare Lacca Bar Cart Serving Trolley Cassina, Italy, 1950
Cesare Lacca Bar Cart Serving Trolley Cassina, Italy, 1950

Cesare Lacca Bar Cart Serving Trolley Cassina, Italy, 1950

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Etten-Leur, NL

Beautiful crafted bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy, 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

1950s Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Cherrywood, Italy
1950s Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Cherrywood, Italy

1950s Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Cherrywood, Italy

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Girona, Girona

Bar cart, solid cherrywood, French polish, small removable tray.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

Three-Tier Teak Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
Three-Tier Teak Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

Three-Tier Teak Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Italian, Mid-Century Modern, three-tier, rolling bar cart by Cesare Lacca with teak and brass frame and glass shelves. Top tier is removable for serving.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Mahogany Italian Serving Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s
Cesare Lacca Midcentury Mahogany Italian Serving Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Mahogany Italian Serving Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Roma, IT

Amazing midcentury mahogany Italian serving bar cart. It was designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina during the 1950s in Italy.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Magnificent Walnut Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s, Italy
Magnificent Walnut Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s, Italy

Magnificent Walnut Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s, Italy

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Voorburg, NL

Magnificent walnut trolley designed by Cesare Lacca. Produced by Cassina in Italy. This bar and serving cart is made from solid walnut with original glass, riding on brass casters.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Cezare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina

Cezare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina

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H 28 in W 18 in D 32 in

Cezare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Palm Springs, CA

an amazing 50's Bar Cart by Cezare Lacca for Cassina

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wood, Glass

1960s Bar Cart with Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy
1960s Bar Cart with Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy

1960s Bar Cart with Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Girona, Girona

Bar cart with magazine rack and two removable trays.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Elegant and rare Mid-Century Modern trolley or bar cart. Design by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Cherry

Italian Bar Cart in Light Walnut by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Italian Bar Cart in Light Walnut by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Italian Bar Cart in Light Walnut by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Echt, NL

Two-tier serving cart made of solid light walnut wood. Designed in 1951 by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. The beautiful grain of the wood and the organic form makes this cart a real eye...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bar Serving Cart Teak Mid-century by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy 1950s
Bar Serving Cart Teak Mid-century by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy 1950s

Bar Serving Cart Teak Mid-century by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW

Stunning mid-century Italian teak and glass bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca and manufactured by Cassina in the 1950s.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

1950s Italian Brass & Wood Bar Cart or Drinks Trolley by Cesare Lacca - Cassina
1950s Italian Brass & Wood Bar Cart or Drinks Trolley by Cesare Lacca - Cassina

1950s Italian Brass & Wood Bar Cart or Drinks Trolley by Cesare Lacca - Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in London, England

A stunning thick-lacquered and polished wood with a stained rosewood finish and brass bar cart or drinks trolley. Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina during the 1950s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Serving Bar Cart by Frattini for Cassina Signed, Teak Wood and Metal, Italy 1950
Serving Bar Cart by Frattini for Cassina Signed, Teak Wood and Metal, Italy 1950

Serving Bar Cart by Frattini for Cassina Signed, Teak Wood and Metal, Italy 1950

By Cassina, Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Roma, IT

Iconic Italian serving bar cart in teak wood, with metal wheels. This incredibly rare cart was designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced and signed by Cassina in the 1950s.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal

1950s Italian walnut and glass bar or serving cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
1950s Italian walnut and glass bar or serving cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

1950s Italian walnut and glass bar or serving cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in München, DE

This bar cart has no label. But I've seen identical ones with the original label on the wood. at this one it fell off unfortunately.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in D 17.33 in

Cart Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Madrid, ES

Cart designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, with structure made in solid walnut with crystal on top.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Crystal, Metal

An Italian 1950's Bar Cart By Cassina
An Italian 1950's Bar Cart By Cassina

An Italian 1950's Bar Cart By Cassina

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H 27.56 in W 34.65 in D 17.33 in

An Italian 1950's Bar Cart By Cassina

Located in Kent, Dover

An Italian bar cart in dark rosewood, with glass shelves and portable tray.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

1950s Black Wood and Glass Shelves Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
1950s Black Wood and Glass Shelves Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

1950s Black Wood and Glass Shelves Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in IT

1950s cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Ebonized wood and original glasses, wheels and tray. Conservative restoration.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar or Serving Cart Trolley, 1950s
Italian Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar or Serving Cart Trolley, 1950s

Italian Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar or Serving Cart Trolley, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Paris, FR

A striking 20th century Italian vintage serving bar cart with rollers designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in solid sculptural beechwood and glass.

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Beech

Italian Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar or Serving Cart Trolley, 1950s
Italian Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar or Serving Cart Trolley, 1950s

Italian Cesare Lacca for Cassina Bar or Serving Cart Trolley, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Paris, FR

A striking 20th century Italian vintage serving bar cart with rollers designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in solid sculptural beechwood and glass.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Sleek and Sexy Italian Mod Rosewood Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
Sleek and Sexy Italian Mod Rosewood Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca

Sleek and Sexy Italian Mod Rosewood Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Austin, TX

An Italian, Mid-Century three-tiered rosewood bar cart with two removable serving trays by Cesare Lacca for Cassina.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Lovely 1950s Cesare Lacca Mahogany Bar Cart Trolley with Removable Trays
Lovely 1950s Cesare Lacca Mahogany Bar Cart Trolley with Removable Trays

Lovely 1950s Cesare Lacca Mahogany Bar Cart Trolley with Removable Trays

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in London, GB

A 1950s Cesare Lacca bart cart trolley in rich lacquered mahogany with removable glass trays with brass detailing and orignal brass castors, for Italian company Cassina.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Wooden Trolley, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Wooden Trolley, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Wooden Trolley, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

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H 22.45 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in

Wooden Trolley, Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Trolley on wheels with two removable trays, design by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina. Made of fine solid wood, this cart combines functionality and elegance in a refined and timeles...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Italian Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca
Mid-Century Italian Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca

Mid-Century Italian Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage-Italian serving cart featuring sculpted frame and beautifully depicted boat scene, designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Designer Trolley by Cesare Lacca Made for Cassina, 1950s
Designer Trolley by Cesare Lacca Made for Cassina, 1950s

Designer Trolley by Cesare Lacca Made for Cassina, 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Oirlo, LI

This beautiful serving trolley from the 1960s comes from Italy. A very special design due to the organic shapes incorporated into the design. Equipped with movable castor wheels and ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Teak

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley for Cassina
Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley for Cassina

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley for Cassina

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H 24.81 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Doornspijk, NL

Very elegant Italian Tea Trolley from the 1950s. This is a version in a slightly darker wood. Including the original removable serving tray.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Wood

Wooden Midcentury Tea Trolley Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
Wooden Midcentury Tea Trolley Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

Wooden Midcentury Tea Trolley Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Doornspijk, NL

This wooden midcentury tea trolley or bar cart was designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina; a very elegant Italian trolley from the 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Glass, Beech

Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s

Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s

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H 27.56 in W 17.72 in L 27.56 in

Vintage Italian Serving Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

1950s neoclassical serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Stunning and elegant Italian design.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Cesare Lacca Serving Trolley
Cesare Lacca Serving Trolley

Cesare Lacca Serving Trolley

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H 32.68 in W 24.81 in D 22.84 in

Cesare Lacca Serving Trolley

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in BE

very nice and versitile bar trolley by the famous italian designer Casare Lacca. He designed this in the 50s for Cassina. It has 3 trays, the 2 upper ones are removable. It has a ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Oak

Italian Cesare Lacca Serving Bar Cart for Cassina
Italian Cesare Lacca Serving Bar Cart for Cassina

Italian Cesare Lacca Serving Bar Cart for Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designer: Cesare Lacca. Manufacturer: Cassina. Period/style: Italian Modern. Country: Italy. Date: 1950s. Dimensions: 34.75″ H x 24.5″ W x 21″ D. Materials: Walnut, brass, gl...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Brass

1950´S Bar Cart Cesare Lacca Cherry Wood Glass & Brass Cassina Italy
1950´S Bar Cart Cesare Lacca Cherry Wood Glass & Brass Cassina Italy

1950´S Bar Cart Cesare Lacca Cherry Wood Glass & Brass Cassina Italy

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Munster, NRW

Beautiful bar cart by Cesare Lacca made of cherry wood, glass and brass. This trolley dates from the fifties and is in good original condition with small traces of use.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables

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Wood, Cherry

Organic Tea Trolley, Bar, Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca
Organic Tea Trolley, Bar, Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca

Organic Tea Trolley, Bar, Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca

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H 34.65 in W 32.29 in D 22.05 in

Organic Tea Trolley, Bar, Serving Cart by Cesare Lacca

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Vienna, AT

Organic trolley from the 1950s, Italian design by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Organically designed, mahogany finish, equipped with two loose glass-filled trays, brass mountings. Made i...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1950s Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in wood
1950s Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in wood

1950s Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in wood

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H 28.75 in W 18.9 in D 39.38 in

1950s Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in wood

By Cesare Lacca

Located in IT

Cesare Lacca cart from the 1950s made by Cassina. The cart has a dark wood frame and features 3 levels of glass shelves, including a small removable tray. The cart has very sceni...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Tray Tables

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Wood

Cesare Lacca Tea Cart, Italy, 1950
Cesare Lacca Tea Cart, Italy, 1950

Cesare Lacca Tea Cart, Italy, 1950

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H 24.41 in W 33.47 in D 17.72 in

Cesare Lacca Tea Cart, Italy, 1950

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Amazing shaped tea cart designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, Italy, 1950. This X-shaped tea card is made of stained walnut wood and has some very nice brass details and wheels with ...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Cassina Bar Cart / Trolley, c1960
Cassina Bar Cart / Trolley, c1960

Cassina Bar Cart / Trolley, c1960

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H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 18.12 in

Cassina Bar Cart / Trolley, c1960

By Cassina

Located in London, GB

Exotic wood bar / trolley by Cassina. Restored and fully working with detachable tray inserts.

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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

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H 35 in W 24 in D 24 in

Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Graceful bar cart or tea trolley in carved Italian walnut and brass.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Wooden Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy
Cesare Lacca Wooden Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy

Cesare Lacca Wooden Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy

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H 27 in W 32.5 in D 16.75 in

Cesare Lacca Wooden Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-Century Modern Italian bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Featuring two glass shelves on a wooden frame.  

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Glass, Wood

Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina Service Cart Italy, 1950s
Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina Service Cart Italy, 1950s

Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina Service Cart Italy, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Roma, IT

Wooden trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Casina in the 1950s. Produced in Italy Made of solid mahogany wood with original glass Guide on brass wheels In original conditions.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Service cart Italy, 1950s
Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Service cart Italy, 1950s

Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Service cart Italy, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Roma, IT

Wooden trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Casina in the 1950s. Produced in Italy Made of solid mahogany wood with original glass Guide on brass wheels In original conditions.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina Service Cart Italy, 1950s
Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina Service Cart Italy, 1950s

Italian Bar Cart Mahogany by Cesare Lacca for Cassina Service Cart Italy, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Roma, IT

Wooden trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Casina in the 1950s. Produced in Italy Made of solid mahogany wood with original glass Guide on brass wheels In original conditions.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Italian Serving Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s
Cesare Lacca Midcentury Italian Serving Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Italian Serving Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Roma, IT

Spectacular midcentury bar cart in a gorgeous mahogany wood. Designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina in Italy during the 1950s.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

An Italian Mid Century Bar Cart By Cesare Lacca For Cassina
An Italian Mid Century Bar Cart By Cesare Lacca For Cassina

An Italian Mid Century Bar Cart By Cesare Lacca For Cassina

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in London, GB

An Italian Mid century Bar cart or trolly made in Walnut, with clear glass top and polished walnut parquet bottom.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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1950 Cesare Lacca & Cassina Attributed Italian Mahogany Serving Trolley/Bar Cart
1950 Cesare Lacca & Cassina Attributed Italian Mahogany Serving Trolley/Bar Cart

1950 Cesare Lacca & Cassina Attributed Italian Mahogany Serving Trolley/Bar Cart

By Cesare Lacca, Cassina

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a classic Italian 2-tier serving cart, attributed to Cesare Lacca for Cassina. The piece features a mahogany frame, two removable shelves, and retains its original casters wh...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley or Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s
Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley or Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s

Cesare Lacca Tea Trolley or Bar Cart for Cassina, Italy 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Roma, IT

Mid-century serving trolley in solid wood and brass. This fantastic object designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in the 1950s in Italy. This wonderful piece is wonderful because it...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Glass, Wood, Walnut

Mid century Gianfranco Frattini walnut bar cart or serving trolley for Cassina
Mid century Gianfranco Frattini walnut bar cart or serving trolley for Cassina

Mid century Gianfranco Frattini walnut bar cart or serving trolley for Cassina

By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Located in Highclere, Newbury

Mid century walnut bar cart, or serving trolley, by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina with two removable solid wood trays.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Walnut

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Bar Cart by Cassina, 1950s
Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Bar Cart by Cassina, 1950s

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Bar Cart by Cassina, 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Puglia, Puglia

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...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Bar Cart/Trolly by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Bar Cart/Trolly by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Bar Cart/Trolly by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in The Hague, NL

Bar cart or Serving Trolly designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, circa 1950s, Italy.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s
Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s

By Cassina, Cesare Lacca

Located in Puglia, Puglia

This bar trolley in mahogany and brass was designed by Cesare Lacca, has both removable trays, and a lower front level for magazines, rear for bottles. " If you like it please make ...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Brass

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Cassina Bar Cart For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of cassina bar cart you’re looking for. An item from our selection of cassina bar cart — often made from wood, glass and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of cassina bar cart, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Cassina Bar Cart?

Prices for a piece of cassina bar cart can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $577 and can go as high as $4,299, while the average can fetch as much as $2,167.

Cesare Lacca for sale on 1stDibs

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.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right Bar-carts for You

Forever a sleek and elegant furnishing that evokes luxury and sophistication, a vintage bar cart will prove both functional and fabulous in your living room.

Bar carts as we know them were originally conceived as tea trolleys — a modest-sized table on wheels, sometimes featuring both an upper and lower shelf — to help facilitate tea service during the Victorian era in England. Modern bar carts weren’t really a common fixture in American interiors until after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, when they were rolled onto the sets of Hollywood films. There, they suggested wealth and status in the dining rooms of affluent characters.

As tough as the 1930s had been on the average working American, the postwar era yielded economic stability and growth in homeownership. Increasingly, bar carts designed by the likes of Edward Wormley and other furniture makers became an integral part of sunken living rooms across the United States in the 1950s.

Bar carts were a must-have addition to the sensuous and sleek low-profile furnishings that we now call mid-century modern, each outfitted with the finest spirits and savory snacks that people had to offer. And partially owing to critical darlings like Mad Men, vintage cocktail carts have since seen a resurgence and have even become a selling point in restaurants.

Bar carts not only boast tremendous utilitarian value but also introduce a fun, nostalgic dynamic to the layout of your space, be it in the bar area or elsewhere. In addition to showcasing your favorite bottles of rye and local small-batch gin — or juices and mocktail ingredients — there is an undeniable allure to stacking statement glassware, vintage martini cocktail shakers and Art Deco decanter sets atop your fully stocked mid-century modern bar cart. And one size or style doesn’t fit all — an evolution of cocktail cart design throughout history has yielded all manner of metal bar carts, rattan carts and more.

We invite you to add a few more dashes of class to cocktail hour — peruse the vast collection of antique and vintage carts and bar carts on 1stDibs today.