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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
Walnut Mid-Century Modern Trolley or Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern trolley or bar cart. Design by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Striking Italian design from the 1950s. Solid cherry sculptural frame with the origin...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Magazine Rack Mid-century Italian Design Cherry and Glass Cesare Lacca 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Magazine Rack Mid-century Italian Design Cherry and glass Cesare Lacca 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Cherry

Cesare LACCA design food cart, lacquered wood with tray. 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Torino, IT
Food trolley design Cesare LACCA, lacquered wood and glass, with removable tray. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1950s DESIGNER Caesar LACCA MATERIALS Lacquered wood, brass, glass DIMENSION...
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1950s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

20th Century Italian Brass And Wood Drinks Trolley In The Manner Of Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A delightful mid century Italian drinks trolley attributable to Cesare Lacca. The two tier cart is realised entirely out of redwood and is a typical design of the 1950s/60s. The two ...
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Side Table with Magazine Holder, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful coffee table with magazine shelf, designed by Cesare Lacca and made in Italy around 1950. This beautiful piece is made of high-quality wood in a warm dark brown colour. It ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Italian Drinks Trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
Italian drinks trolley / bar cart attributed to Cesare Lacca, Italy circa 1950. Mid-century modern with pure elegance by tis slender and curvaceous lines in hand carved and French po...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

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. Designed with three removable tray...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Wood

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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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Walnut

Cesare Lacca Folding Bar Cart Trolley Original Frosted Glass, Brass & Mahogany
By Cesare Lacca, Gio Ponti, Ico Parisi, Gigi Radice
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Exquisite Mid Century Modern Italian folding, rolling bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Made in the 1950s Italy, it evokes the same influences as other icons of the era: Gio Ponti, Ico Paris...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Midcentury Italian Bar Cart in Walnut and Glass, Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1960s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century serving bar cart fully made in solid walnut wood. This fantastic cart was designed by cesare Lacca in Italy during the 1960s. The straight simple lines and the ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Crystal, Metal

Vintage italian serving trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Stunning and elegant italian design with original glass and a mahogany and brass frame. Good condition with age related wear. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Wood

Ash cart with pull-out trays by Cesare Lacca 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Torino, IT
Ash cart with pull-out trays by designer Cesare Lacca. Refined trolley with slender and very light structure with sinuous shapes made of ash wood with brass details. The trolley ha...
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1950s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Vintage italian serving trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Stunning and elegant italian design with original glass and a mahogany and brass frame. Good condition with age related wear. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

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

Caesar Lacquer Trolley Bar Italy 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Lucca, IT
Trolley Bar by Cesare Lacca Italy 1955 . The Bar Trolley is made of brass, wood and has glass tops , it was created for the modern and elegant home in the mid 1950s , it has wheels t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Side Table by Cesare Lacca
By Angelo De Baggis, Cesare Lacca
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

Cesare Lacca Italian Bronze and Glass Coffee table by Fontana Arte, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Fontana Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Cesare Lacca coffee table in bronze, glass and mirrored glass. Prod. Fontana Arte, Italy, approx. 1950. As shown in the photo, the mirroring of the glass below is worn over time.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Bronze

1950 Cesare Lacca De Baggis Italian Midcentury Design Side Table
By Cesare Lacca, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Brescia, IT
Cesare Lacca prod. De Baggis Italy, 1950 Side table with paper label "De Baggis". Excellent condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Wood

Cherry wood bar cart by Cesare Lacca - Italy 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, ES
Solid cherry wood and glass bar cart with removable tray, bottle rack on the lower level and brass wheels and finishes. Original polyurethane varnish in good condition. Design: Cesar...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Vintage Moebius Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca, Italy, Mid-20th Century
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Moebius Coffee Table is an original design furniture realized in the mid-20th century. Wood, Brass and Glass. Mahogany wood. 
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Early 20th Century Italian Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Wood

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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

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 ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Wicker and Brass Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian, mid-century modern, walnut, wicker and brass, Cesare Lacca magazine rack folds away from handle for mobility, ingenious design. Restore...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Vintage italian serving trolley by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Fifties serving trolley or bar cart by Cesare Lacca. Stunning and elegant italian design with original glass and a mahogany and brass frame. Good condition with age related wear. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Italian mid-century modern Wooden and glass cart with tray by Cesare Lacca 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Wooden and glass cart with tray by Cesare Lacca, 1950s Food cart with dark wooden structure. There are two shelves and an extractable tray with handles mad...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Side Table, Lacquered Wood and Glass, 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian coffee table was designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950s. The black lacquered wooden frame is constructed in the shape of a splayed Ts. Between the pairs of legs, glass pl...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Glass, Wood

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. It features two removable trays and a front and rear bottom shelf for bottles. Completely restor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Bar cart by Cesare Lacca – Italy 1948-50
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in Girona, ES
Bar cart in stained and french polished beech, glass and polished brass, with three removable trays. Can be completely dismantled. Design: Cesare Lacca Manufacturer: Cassina Italy,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Walnut, Brass and Glass Bar Cart with Bottle Holder, Italy 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury bar cart with bottle holder in wood and brass with two removable trays in crystal glass and wood. This fantastic piece was designed by Cesare Lacca in Italy durin...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Cesare Lacca Trolley for Food and Bottles Brass Wood Glass Metal Crome 1950Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Milano, IT
Cesare Lacca.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Bar cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina – Italy 1948-50
By Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, ES
Bar cart with two removable trays and a large fixed square tray, solid stained mahogany with french polish, polished brass and glass. Can be completely dismantled. Design: Cesare Lac...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Magazine Rack, Mahogany & Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and lovely shaped Italian midcentury newspaper stand / magazine rack from the 1950s by Cesare Lacca. Made of mahogany and black wood with nice brass details. In good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Wood and Glass Italian Trolley Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury bar cart in wood and brass with two removable crystal glass trays. This wonderful object designed by Cesare Lacca in Italy during 1950s. This structure of this ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Pair of velvet Easy Chairs by Cesare Lacca, circa 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of very rare easy chairs. Raspberry velvet cover, fringes, in original condition. Front legs are made of brass, back legs are made of walnut wood.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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

Vintage folding magazine rack by Cesare Lacca, Italian design 1960
By Cesare Lacca
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful designer magazine rack designed by Cesare Lacca in Italy in the 1960s. The magazine rack is made of brass and walnut wood. The magazine rack is foldable. This is a rare fin...
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1960s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

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

False pair of bar carts by Cesare Lacca - Italy 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, ES
False pair of bar carts (one with bottle holder) in polished brass and stained and french polished beech with original glasses. Design: Cesare Lacca...
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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

Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, 1950s
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Wood

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

Wood & glass Mid-century modern trolley by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
By Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Mid Century modern serving cart by Cesare Lacca for Ufficio tecnico Cassina. Wooden structure with 3 glass trays. Very good condition: the wood...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Mid Century Wooden Bar Trolley with Removable Trays by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
A trolley bar cart in the typical Italian style of the Mid-Century Modern Design. The design of this Bar Trolley is attributed to Cesare Lacca for the famous Italian furniture compa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Midcentury Cesare Lacca Wood and Brass Italian Foldable Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury lacquered wood magazine rack. It was designed by Cesare Lacca produced in Milan, Italy, during the 1950s. It is both elegant and functional, as wood and brass a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Tripod Brass and Perforated Metal Floor Planter, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Koper, SI
Highly decorative Italian midcentury tripod plant stand, designed to Cesare Lacca. The tripod structure is made of brass, while the 4 cachepots are made of painted metal, decorated w...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Italian Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Brass and Wood Serving Trolley
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous Italian bar trolley designed by Cesare Lacca in the 1950s in Italy. The bar cart features a gorgeous symmetrical design with the two original crystal glass shelves, stunning curved legs and two handles in brass and black lacquered wood. The whole is completed by four elegant brass wheels. The mix of the materials combined with the timeless design results in an incredibly charming piece. An iconic item that will enhance a mid-century living room or bar. Measures in cm: Depth - 42 Width - 90 Height - 76 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 brasswork for which he is the 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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Walnut and Brass Bar Cart with Magazine Rack, Italy 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous Mid-Century bar cart with magazine rack and bar cart. This wonderful piece was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by De Baggis in Italy during 1950s. This elegant maga...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Crystal, Brass, Metal

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

1950s velvet shell sofa in the style of Gio Ponti
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Torino, IT
The Italian 1950s were iconic and innovative especially in terms of seating, this small sofa is an example of Italian creative genius. Among the great masters who designed these mode...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Velvet, Giltwood

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

1950s Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Brass Rosewood Trolley Bar Cart
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brescia, IT
Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca Italy, 1950s Brass and rosewood. Removable trays and Bottle rack Excellent condition. Glass perfect.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Brass

Mid Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in Teack whis two Cristal Tops
By Cesare Lacca, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
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 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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Crystal

Cesare Lacca 1960s Trolley Made by Cassina, Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage bar trolley designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. This trolley was designed in Italy between 1950 and 1959. It is made of lacquered rosewood and patinated copper. The copper has traces of corrosion. The trolley still has two original glass "trays" and a bracket for bottles. The patina gives the trolley a beautiful vintage look. Caesar Lacca. Born in Naples in 1929, Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork in the 1950s. While details of his personal life and professional training remain lost to history, there are plenty of surviving primary sources documenting his many elegant designs in copper - work for which he is best known and fetches high prices from collectors. Lacca designed a large number of tea carts and serving trolleys in his career - which make up a large part of what is available on the vintage market...
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1960s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Copper

20th Century Brown Italian Cassina Bar Cart - Walnut Tea Trolley by Cesare Lacca
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 Cesare Lacca Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

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

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Cesare Lacca Furniture

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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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