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.
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Caesar Lacquer Bar Trolley, Year 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Cesare Lacca bar cart, 1950s, Made in Italy. Cart designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950s, with glass tops and lacquered mahogany wood frame finished with brass edging. Condition is ...
Brass
$2,253Sale Price|20% Off
Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Bar Display Cabinet
By Cesare Lacca
Located in bari, IT
Bar display cabinet made in Italy from the 1950s, designer Cesare Lacca.
Brass
$1,246Sale Price|45% Off
Bar cart attributed to Cesare Lacca, Year 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Bar cart attributed to Cesare Lacca, Year 1950, Made in Italy. Beautiful 1950 bar cart, wood and brass, with two removable glass trays. The frame of this cart is made of stained wal...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar/ Trolley by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar/ Trolley by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
Wood
$3,452Sale Price|20% Off
Bar Cart Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950’s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brussel, BE
Beautiful serving trolley, bar cart with a three bottles holder, one shelve and a magazines compartiment, made in wood, glass and brass, designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950’s. - Ma...
Brass
Liquor trolley by Cesare Lacca - brass and rosewood
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Antwerp, BE
Well shaped Italian liquor trolley/serving cart by Cesare Lacca. Marvellous Italian bar trolley in brass and burgundy red lacquered wood. This stunning piece was designed by Cesare ...
Brass
1950s Cesare Lacca Magazine Rack for Fontana Arte
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, Lambeth
Born Naples in 1972 Italian architect designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s This unusual magazi...
Steel
$6,593
H 49.61 in W 53.15 in D 13 in
Antique 20th-Century French Art Deco Mahogany Veneered Display or Bar Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful French Art Deco bar cabinet was made in mid-France in the early 20th century circa 1925. It features a strong geometric design that is typical for art deco furniture. ...
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,363
H 31.11 in W 27.56 in D 17.33 in
Art Deco Circular Walnut Drinks Bar Cart Trolley, English, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Very attractive and iconic English Art Deco Savoy Hostess trolley cart dating from the 1920s-1930s period. This three-tiered trolley not only looks impressive but is very functional ...
Walnut
$3,356
H 50.4 in W 29.93 in D 14.18 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Bar Cabinet in Ebonized Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in Firenze, IT
A sophisticated Italian bar cabinet from the 1950s, featuring a minimalist and elegant silhouette. The structure is crafted from ebonized wood with a deep black satin finish, charact...
Harewood
Vladimir Kagan Burl Wood Wall Unit Cabinet Sideboard
By Vladimir Kagan, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern burl wood liquor cabinet bar, display cabinet or sideboard by V. Kagan. Measures: 8' Tall.
Art Dèco Italian Walnut Vitrines or Bar Display Cabinet, 1925
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Art Dèco vitrines or display cabinet, Italian production of the 1920s, in walnut and walnut briar, screen-printed glass with grinding around. The showcase has been restored and polis...
Crystal
$8,631Sale Price|55% Off
H 63.39 in W 51.19 in D 14.18 in
Breathtaking Cabinet or Bar Attributed to Andre Arbus
By André Arbus
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful clear lines and an amazing combination of wood, goatskin and glass.
Goatskin
$2,997
H 29.53 in W 29.93 in D 19.69 in
1950s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Wood Burl Mirror Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Unique and very elegant Italian Art Deco squared shaped dry bar cabinet, in walnut with double front door having amazing glass mirror top and the interior part, with mirrors bottle h...
Mirror, Wood
$5,028
H 51.19 in W 72.84 in D 17.72 in
Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Cabinet Bar, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This bar cabinet was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1950. The cabinet is covered in herringbone mahogany with maple inlays and glass top, the central in...
Marble, Brass
1970s Wall Display Cabinet with Dry Bar
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Brass
$419
H 36.23 in W 31.5 in D 13.78 in
Italian mid-century modern wooden bar cabinet with printed scene, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wooden bar cabinet with printed scene, 1950s Rectangular bar cabinet made entirely of wood. It features a black metal frame with adjustable round brass fee...
Wood
Mid Century Modern Bar or Vitrine with 2 Sliding Doors
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Mid-Century Modern bar or vitrine with 2 sliding doors.
Art Glass, Birch
Italian Dry Bar - Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian dry bar - vitrine base is wood and the side is inline fruit wood. The bar interior is surrounded by mosaic glass.
Art Glass, Wood
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H 33.47 in W 44.89 in D 10.24 in
Italian Console Table in Walnut, Brass and Glass by Cesare Lacca, Italy 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly elegant and unique console table in walnut, brass and enameled perforated metal with crystal glass top. This stunning piece was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced in It...
Brass
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H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Italian 1950s Black Lacquer and Brass Folding Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1950s black lacquer and brass folding bar trolley by Cesare Lacca with two glass shelves each with a scolloped brass detail in the centre ...
Brass
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H 27.56 in W 33.47 in D 16.93 in
Italian 1950s Cesare Lacca Wood and Brass Bar Cart Trolley with Drink Holder
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1950s Cesare Lacca wood and brass bar cart trolley with brass drinks holder.
Brass
Sculptural Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian Bar Cart, designed by Cesare Lacca, Italy, circa 1950s. It is constructed of beautifully grained wood and has a removable tray.
Metal
Italian Mahogany Bar Design by Cesare Lacca 1956 a Complete Set
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Oirlo, LI
Italian Mahogany bar design by Cesare Lacca 1956 a complete set. 1950s Italian dry bar or home bar with bar cabinet and stools. Italian Mahogany bar design by Cesare Lacca 1956...
Brass
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H 28.75 in W 30.71 in D 16.15 in
1950s Black Lacquer and Brass Bar Cart / Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
A 1950s black lacquer and brass bar cart / trolley by Cesare Lacca with two glass shelves on original brass castors.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Bar Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Italian mid-century bar trolley by Cesare Lacca 1950s with 3 removable trays and 6 bottle holders. The wheels are made with brass.
Wood
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H 34.65 in W 31.5 in D 18.9 in
Lovely 1950s Cesare Lacca Mahogany Bar Cart Trolley with Removable Trays
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
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.
Brass
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H 31.5 in W 24.41 in D 21.66 in
Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Bar Cart for Cassina, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
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 ...
Brass
Cesare Lacca Trolley or Drinks Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
Italian trolley or bar cart, circa 1950 in brass and rosewood.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, two-tier, rolling, serving, bar cart by Cesare Lacca with newly restored, teak frame, glass shelves and brass accents.
Brass
Pastoe Sideboard DB02 by Cees Braakman, 1952
By Cesare Lacca, Pastoe
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Modernist sideboard model DB02 designed by Cees Braakman, manufactured by Pastoe UMS, Holland, 1952. This sideboard has a double folding door with three shelves and four drawers behi...
Birch