Cesare Lacca Sculpted Brass Coffee Table

An unusual and most likely custom coffee table designed by Roger Sprunger and made by Dunbar, ca' 1970's. From an estate of a Indiana builder who purchased directly from Dunbar in th...

A classic biomorphic coffee table by Lane, circa 1960s. Made of elmwood, glass top. Original finish with nice patina.

Unusual Warren McArthur coffee table with architectural, machine age base and original formica black top. Signed underneath.

A fantastic, one-off coffee table by master studio craftsman Sam Forrest, circa 1969. Solid mahogany. Signed underneath and authenticated by the arist as one of his earliest, importa...

Rare coffee table by Cesare Lacca for Fontana Arte, Italy circa 1950. Basement in gilt brass and rectangular top in glass.

Italian coffee table or side table by Cesare Lacca . USA continental in home delivery $275 2-4 weeks Cesare Lacca prominent Italian furniture designer representing clean and ele...

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

Circular Brass, glass and steel tripod low table attributed to Cesare Lacca. Italy 1950s Cesare Lacca. Born in Naples in 1929, Italian architect and designer Cesare Lacca created countless furniture and metal objects during the 1950s. Although information about his private and professional life is scarce, there are reliable enough sources to document his elegant brass designs – work for which the designer is best known. Like many Italian designers of the 20th century, Lacca moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. Before the age of 21, Lacca was selected by a group of American curators to be part of the world-famous Italy at Work exhibition, which toured 12 American museums between 1950 and 1953 – the first major Italian design exhibition outside of Italy. The exhibition collects and exhibits the work of the most talented and prominent Italian designers who embrace and develop modernist principles, revolutionizing the Italian artisan tradition, including Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, and Gio Ponti Lacca designs over the course of his career a large number of tea and service carts (which correspond to most of his pieces available on today’s market), coffee tables, and magazine racks. The designer’s most iconic trolley, produced by the Italian Cassina, is characterized by several carved wood, and brass details, with glass shelf and removable, usable as a tray. In addition to his carts, Lacca is also known for creating high-backed armchairs, which are regularly included in Arredoluce’s advertisements for Angelo Lelli’s lighting...