Mid Century Bar Cart Two Tiered Round Coffee Table by Paolo Buffa per Brugnoli

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...

Mid century coffee table in solid beech and rosewood veneered top by Brugnoli Mobili with classic lines attributed to the designer Paolo Buffa About Brugnoli Mobili Cantù Brugnoli M...

1940s Mid-Century Art Deco coffee table by Paolo Buffa in walnut with glass top , restored and polished to wax. Measure cm: H 48 x D 68.

Art Deco two tier central coffee table by Gio Ponti & Emilo Lancia designers for Meroni & Fossati manufacturer in figured massive walnut , circa 1930s. The designs obtained from the...

Very elegant wooden bar trolley, with double shelf, and black lacquered metal bottle holder. Made in Italy by Fratelli Reguitti, with hot stamping on the bottom, from the 60s. Wear c...

This very nice round coffee table is made of walnut with two glass tops. This is an Italian work by famous designer Paolo Buffa. Circa 1940

Small Coffee Table by Scapinelli, Brazil, 1950's This sculptural side table by Giuseppe Scapinelli features an organic frame in dark wood with elegantly curved legs and a raised edg...

Occasional Two-Tiered table by Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons, made in Italy, 1950's. Beautifully refinished in a rich medium brown walnut.