Beech, Brass and Glass Serving Cart, Italy, 1960s

Made in Italy, 1950s. This trolley is made in brass and two glass shelves. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excelle...

Made in Italy, 1970s. This serving cart is made in beech and features four casters. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it has been recently resto...

Made in Italy, 1950s. It features an ebonized beech frame, two glass shelves (one with an oriental paint under it) and brass casters. This is a vintage item therefore it might show s...

Made in Italy, 1970s. This serving cart features a chrome-plated steel frame and three glass shelves, which can be used as trays. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show sligh...

Made in Italy, 1950s. This serving cart / console table features a walnut frame with brass details and casters. It is a vintage piece therefore it might show slight traces of use, bu...

Made in Italy, 1972. They feature a thin (but solid) folded metal frame and two glass shelves each. These carts take their name from the simplicity of their design. They are vintage...

Stunning midcentury beech wood, glass and brass bar cart. Cesare Lacca probably designed this fantastic piece in Italy during the 1960s. This item is extremely elegant thanks to its curved brass handle and the composition of its structure: two tiers, the top in crystal glass and the bottom in chestnut wood. Four little wheels, made of brass, complete this astonishing cart. The combination of the different materials result in an amazing contrast. This charming bar cart perfectly suits a midcentury living room or a bar project. Measures in cm: Depth 49 Width 85 Height 66 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, regularly featured in Arredoluce advertisements for Angelo Lelli’s lighting...

Serving bar cart in a brass structure with bamboo effect and glass shelves, the upper one removable and usable as a separate tray. Made in Italy, circa 1960s.

Lovely Mid-Century serving bar cart with oak wood removable trays. This unique piece was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This serving table has a beautiful structure in bent tub...

Gorgeous Mid-Century Italian serving trolley in bamboo, curved rattan and woven wicker and white formica. This exceptional piece was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This unique ...

A beautiful Mid-Century Modern serving trolley bar cart with wheels and an extremely linear design; produced and designed in Italy during the 1960s. ...

Serving cart tray composed of two removable teak shelves and metal structure painted black which also serves as bottle holder. Made in Italy in the 1960s.