Items Similar to Italy 1950s Cesare Lacca Attributed Dry Bar Cart, Laquered Walnut & Burl Walnut
- Want more images or videos?Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 13
Italy 1950s Cesare Lacca Attributed Dry Bar Cart, Laquered Walnut & Burl Walnut
$10,801.23

About the Item
A Brugnoli Mobili Cantù Dry Bar Cart, laquered walnut in mahogany color, brass thread & burl walnut veneered; cristal top . Lighted interior compartment with a washable plastic-coated finish in excellent condition. Brass movement and closing accessories. Overhauled electrical system.
Automatic switching on of the internal lamp with the door opening
Measures cm: H 90 W 75 D 60 ( H sheves 25cm - H internal 38cm)
About the Designer
Cesare Lacca
Cesare Lacca is an Italian artist designer architect. Their work was featured in an exhibition at The Fine Art Society, London. Cesare Lacca's work has been offered at auction multiple times
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. Incidentally, Lacca’s lighting designs—at least one of which was on display at the 1950 Brooklyn Museum exhibition— are difficult to source and often sell well above estimated prices at art auctions.
Almost all of Lacca’s known designs were created in the 1950s, and unfortunately we do not know how his career developed from the 1960s. Today, Cesare Lacca is appreciated for his contribution to the Italian design identity; his ability to fashion brass into the Italian postwar design conversation; and his timeless, highly sought-after serving trolleys.
- Creator:Brugnoli Mobili Cantú (Cabinetmaker)
- Attributed to:Cesare Lacca (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 29.53 in (75 cm)Depth: 23.63 in (60 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Vigonza, IT
- Reference Number:
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Vigonza, Italy
- Return Policy
This item cannot be returned.
1stDibs Buyer Protection Guaranteed
If your item arrives not as described, we’ll work with you and the seller to make it right. Learn More
About the Seller
4.9
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2017
1stDibs seller since 2017
256 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 8 hours
More From This SellerView All
- Art Deco Dry Bar Cabinet by Meroni & Fossati Gio Ponti attributed, Briar of ElmBy Gio PontiLocated in Vigonza, PaduaSmall cabinet buffet, dry bar, Art Deco period 1940 , Gio Ponti attributed per Meroni & Fossati, veneered in briar of elm with interior in mahogany . Original handless of the period....Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
MaterialsWalnut, Burl
- Italy Midcentury Mahogany Serving Bar Cart by Cesare LaccaBy Cesare LaccaLocated in Vigonza, Padua1960s midcentury Mahogany serving cart by Cesare Lacca with horse and rider depiction on bottom in laminated decorated. Excellent conditions Measures cm: H75 W82 D47 (internal she...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Card Tables and Tea Tables
MaterialsCrystal
- Art Deco Bar Cabinet in Burl Walnut, Guglielmo Urlich Attributed, circa 1930By Meroni & FossatiLocated in Vigonza, PaduaArt Deco bar cabinet in burl walnut, Guglielmo Urlich attributed for Meroni & Fossati , Lissone-Milano . All original cabinet restored, with functioning internal lighting. The intern...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
MaterialsMirror, Burl, Walnut
- Italy 1950 Rare Center Cocktail Coffee Table Cesare Lacca Attributed with MirrorBy Cesare LaccaLocated in Vigonza, PaduaRare awesome center coffee cocktail table in mahogany, Cesare Lacca attributed, with top mirror and gilt brass connections. The style is reminiscent of the architect Oscar Niemeyer ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Italian Mid-Century Vanity Console by Cesare Lacca with Mirror in Burl WalnutBy Cesare LaccaLocated in Vigonza, PaduaCode: FH27 Majestic vanity dressing table console with mirror, 1950s by Cesare Lacca per La Permanente Mobili Cantù , in burl walnut folder. Large shaped mirror. Console with two si...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
MaterialsBurl, Mirror, Walnut
- Mid-Century Working Fridge Dry Bar Cart Cabinet Triennale Design Museum MilanBy IgnisLocated in Vigonza, Padua1960s working fridge bar cart cabinet exposed to Triennale Design Museum in Milan. Functional, all original and complete in every part. Measures cm: H 93 W 70 D 44Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsMetal
People Also Browsed
- Vittorio Dassi Italian Rosewood Sideboard Liquor Cabinet, 1950s, RestoredBy Vittorio DassiLocated in Los Angeles, CAAdd some Mid-Century Italian Modern elegance to your space with this fully restored Rosewood sideboard / liquor cabinet designed by Vittorio Dassi, originally completed in the 1950s ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
MaterialsBrass
$6,100 Sale Price29% Off - 1950s Italian Art Deco Midcentury Regency Wood and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar CabinetBy Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa ParisiLocated in Carimate, ComoVery elegant Italian Art deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, in walnut with double front door in great wood and mirror decorated with 2 women, green glass top with golden frame ...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
MaterialsBrass
- Italian Dry Bar Cocktail CabinetLocated in Hanover, MALate 1940's/early 1950's Italian dry bar, martini cabinet with inlaid fruit wood marquetry, tapering rectangular top and drop front. Inside back has been silver leafed. Illuminated. ...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Dry Bars
- Pair of Italian Nightstands, Paolo Buffa Style, 1950sBy Paolo BuffaLocated in Wrocław, PolandVery exquisite set of two beautifully carved nightstands or side tables most probably attributed to Paolo Buffa (1903-1970), Italy, circa 1950s. They feature black glass tops and she...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsBrass
$1,752 Sale Price / set45% Off - Italian Modernist Folding Bar CabinetLocated in New York, NYAn Italian modernist folding bar cabinet. Bar folds open in the middle and is finished on all sides to be free standing. Mahogany, teak, patinated brass details.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsMahogany
You May Also Like
- Sculptural Italian Bar Cart by Cesare LaccaBy Cesare LaccaLocated in Atlanta, GASculptural Italian Bar Cart, designed by Cesare Lacca, Italy, circa 1950s. It is constructed of beautifully grained wood and has a removable tray.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
MaterialsMetal
- Lovely 1950s Cesare Lacca Mahogany Bar Cart Trolley with Removable TraysBy Cassina, Cesare LaccaLocated in London, GBA 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.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
MaterialsBrass
- Cesare Lacca Style Brass Bar Cart Drinks Serving Trolley, Italy 1960’sBy Cesare LaccaLocated in Amsterdam, NLBeautiful and very practical 2 tiered bar cart, drinks serving trolly or dry bar on 4 smoothly rolling casters. It has a brass bottle holder for 4 bottles and you can place anything ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsBrass
- Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Bar Display CabinetBy Cesare LaccaLocated in bari, ITBar display cabinet made in Italy from the 1950s, designer Cesare Lacca.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsBrass
- Danish Modern Mid Century Mahogany Rolling Bar Cart Dry BarLocated in West Hartford, CTThe nicest dry bar you'll find. Note the front center drops down and the center top is two sided for optimum serving. It's time to throw a party. Caster wheels are a nice touch. Now,...Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsMahogany
- Danish Modern Mid Century Mahogany Rolling Bar Cart Dry BarLocated in West Hartford, CTThe nicest dry bar you'll find. Note the front center drops down and the center top is two sided for optimum serving. It's time to throw a party. Caster wheels are a nice touch. Now,...Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsMahogany
Recently Viewed
View MoreThe 1stDibs Promise
Learn MoreExpertly Vetted Sellers
Confidence at Checkout
Price-Match Guarantee
Exceptional Support
Buyer Protection
Trusted Global Delivery