Cesare Lacca Midcentury Wood and Glass Tripod Italian Coffee Table, 1950s

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Cesare Lacca Midcentury Wood and Glass Tripod Italian Coffee Table, 1950s

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Amazing midcentury wood and glass tripod coffee table with brass finishes. This outstanding piece was designed in Italy during the 1950s by Cesare Lacca. This elegant midcentury coffee table is a symbol of excellent workmanship by iconic designer Cesare Lacca. Three wooden ball feet meet on a larger central sphere that supports the handled glass top with the handle. The table is in excellent condition and completely demountable. A fantastic side table that will complete a minimal living room or a midcentury studio. Measures (cm): height - 68 glass diameter - 35 Born in Naples in 1929, the Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metal objects in the 1950s. Although the details of his personal life and professional training remain lost in history, there are sufficient surviving primary sources documenting his many elegant brass designs for which he is best known and which get high prices from collectors. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, Lacca moved to Milan after the Second World War to start his career. Even before he turned 21, his work was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in historic Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today exhibition that visited 12 U.S. museums between 1950 and 1953, the first major exhibition of Italian design outside Italy. The exhibition exhibited the best and brightest Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian craftsmanship, such as Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti In his career, Lacca has designed many tea trolleys and serving trolleys, which represent a large part of what is available on the vintage market today, as well as magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca's most iconic tea trolley was produced by the Italian brand Cassina and features carved beech, cedar, teak or walnut with brass details, a glass top and a removable glass tray. Lacca also designed high-backed lounge chairs, which were regularly featured in the Arredoluce advertisements for Angelo Lelli's lighting. Incidentally, Lacca's lighting projects, at least one of which was exhibited at the 1950 Brooklyn Museum exhibit, are difficult to find and often sell well above the prices estimated at art auctions. Almost all known Lacca designs were created in the 1950s, and unfortunately, we don't know how his career has developed since the 1960s. Today Cesare Lacca is appreciated for his contribution to the identity of Italian design; his ability to model brass in the Italian conversation about post-war design; and its timeless and highly sought after service trolleys.

Creator:
Cesare Lacca (Illustrator)
Dimensions:
Height: 26.78 in (68 cm)Diameter: 13.78 in (35 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Glass,Wood
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
1950s
Condition:
Seller Location:
Roma, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3067323225812