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.

Item Ships From: Italy

Creator: Cesare Lacca

1950s by Cesare Lacca Italian Design Midcentury Coffee Table

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Brescia, IT

Rare coffee table. Mahogany and brass base, original 1950s crystal top. Excellent condition, glass perfect.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

1950s by Cesare Lacca Italian Design Midcentury Coffee Table

Elegant Modular Curved Sofa Italian Midcentury Green Brass Feet Cesare Lacca

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Elegant modular curved sofa Italian midcentury design Cesare Lacca Design.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Elegant Modular Curved Sofa Italian Midcentury Green Brass Feet Cesare Lacca

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca in Gilt Brass Period, 1950s

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Cesare Lacca in gilt brass, top in shaped crystal with polished edge, printing of Napoli protected by Crystal, period 1950s Measure cm: H 45 x W...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca in Gilt Brass Period, 1950s

Console Nightstand by Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern in Mahogany wax polished

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Vigonza, Padua

1950s console nightstand by Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern, in mahogany with glass top, wax polished

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Mahogany

Console Nightstand by Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern in Mahogany wax polished

Mid-Century C. Lacca Wooden Table with Two Circular Glasses Top 50s Italy

By Cesare Lacca

Located in Palermo, IT

Delightful wooden tripod side table with a double circular top in cut glass, the upper one having a smaller diameter. By Cesare Lacca, Italy 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century C. Lacca Wooden Table with Two Circular Glasses Top 50s Italy

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.

Cesare Lacca Furniture

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

1950s by Cesare Lacca Italian Design Midcentury Coffee Table

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

Elegant Modular Curved Sofa Italian Midcentury Green Brass Feet Cesare Lacca

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca in Gilt Brass Period, 1950s

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

Console Nightstand by Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern in Mahogany wax polished

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

Mid-Century C. Lacca Wooden Table with Two Circular Glasses Top 50s Italy

Cesare Lacca furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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