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Place of Origin: Italian
Tommaso Barbi Signed Bar Cart with Serving Tray in Burl and Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent mid-century serving bar cart with removable top tray in birch burl and chromed metal. This incredibly unique and charming cart was designed by Tommaso Barbi and is signe...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Elba Butlers Serving Table in Wood with Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 1782
By Filippo Dini, Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Exquisite style and essential function blend to create the Elba butlers tray, a perfect complement to a living room or a bathroom. Crafted from lacquered w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Cesare Lacca Italian Serving Trolley Bar Cart in Wood and Glass, 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury serving bar cart in wood and glass with brass handles. This charming and unique bar cart was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced in Italy during the 1950s.
In...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Route Brown Bar Cart
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
Impress guests with this charming and functional bar cart that perfectly displays your favorite drinks and glassware during formal dinners and parties. Supported by a slender metal frame with a bronze painted finish, the two oval shelves...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Wood
Elba Butlers Serving Table in Wood with Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 1295
By Arcahorn Srl., Filippo Dini
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Beautiful texture and elegant appeal make our Elba butlers serving table a stunning addition to a contemporary interior. Unique accents in Corno Italiano b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Magenta Serving Trolley
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
A piece from real, unmistakable Italian design. The perfect synthesis between aesthetics and practicality. Harmonious lines that join the strong burnished metal profile with walnut w...
Category
2010s Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Bar Cart in Beech, Brass and Glass, Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1960s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Italian Chromed Metal and Glass Bar Cart, 1980s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
we offer you this refined bar cart made in Italy around the 80s. Characterized by a chromed metal structure and two glass shelves. In the lower part a divider in the top allows the s...
Category
1980s Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Space Age White Bar Cart on Wheels with Sliding Door, 1960s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare 1960s Italian desgin space age bar cart. Characterized by a cylindrical shape, in white lacquered wood and a satin steel top. Equipped with a s...
Category
1960s Space Age Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Steel
19th Century Italian Carrara Marble and Iron Console from Lucca – Indoor/Outdoor
Located in Milano, IT
This 19th-century Italian Carrara marble and iron console, from Lucca, Italy, is a stunning piece of antique craftsmanship. The iron frame, with a touch of rust from outdoor use, com...
Category
19th Century Antique Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Midcentury Italian Brass and Crystal Large Serving Bar Cart, Cesare Lacca 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous Mid-Century Italian bar cart made in gild brass and crystal. This incredibly elegant and unique large serving bar cart was produced in Italy during the 1950s and is attribut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wooden Two Tier Serving Cart
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish and elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Jatoba wood two tier serve / bar trolley with two removable serving trays.
This beautiful trolley is in very good condition and can be ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Plywood
Chrome, Brass, Smoked Glass and Mirror Bar Cart/Serving Table, Italy, 1970s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Attributable to Fontana Arte
Superb linear service trolley. On two levels. One in smoked glass, the other is a smoked mirror.
The frame is tubular in brass and chrome, rectangular ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Midcentury Rare Side or Serving Table, Space Age Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very practical
- rare type
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Bamboo and Rattan Serving Bar Cart w/ Removable Top Tray, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous mid-century rectangular bar cart trolley with removable top tray fully made in curved bamboo and rattan. This incredibly unique French Riviera style cart was hand-made with perfect proportions, great example of fine Italian craftsmanship from the 60s.
In spectacular condition, this wonderful piece with incredible details, the structure is fully made in curved rattan the two curved handles were perfectly designed to hold the removable top tray. The end result is an extremely charming and unique bar cart...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Italian Smoked Lucite Service Trolley, Willy Rizzo Style, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury service trolley in smoked plexiglass. This magnificent item is in the style of Willy Rizzo and was produced in Italy during the 1980s.
This piece is unique beca...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Cesare Lacca Midcentury Wood and Glass Italian Trolley Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury bar cart in wood and brass with two removable crystal glass trays. This wonderful object designed by Cesare Lacca in Italy during 1950s.
This structure of this ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Nara Serving Table, by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis Milano Collection
By Shiro Kuramata, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Shiro Kuramata
1983
Service table made with the traditional technique of terrazzo in concrete conglomerate and coloured glass.
Nara perfectly combines the Japanese aesthetic traditi...
Category
2010s Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Concrete
Midcentury Bar Serving Cart in Bamboo, Rattan and Smoked Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury round serving cart in bamboo, rattan, walnut wood and smoked glass top with brass wheels. This stunning piece was produced in It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Palatial Italian 18th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial Italian 18th century Rococo style giltwood carved console table with a castracane marble top of serpentine outline, the friez...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Marble
Faux Bamboo Silver and Glass Cart Trolley, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Serving cart trolley in a silver faux bamboo structure and two smoked glass shelves. A rare typical Italian 1970s piece of design.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Modern Extendible Wood Sofa - Coffee Table, Italy 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Extendible Coffee - Sofa Table, Italy 1970s
This Vintage Extendible Coffee - Sofa Table from Italy, designed in the 1970s, offers a rare and versatile piece with a mid-centu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand Gueridon J.M. Multipurpose Low Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Multipurpose low table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953. Relaunched by Cassina in 2016.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This multi-purpose low table was designed in 1953 by ...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage Bauhaus Style Trolly Cart
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very nicely designed serving trolley from circa 1980s.
Made of black coated flat steel, chromed steel parts and glass top.
Category
1880s Modern Antique Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Rosewood & Glass Rolling Cart, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Italian Modern sculpted solid Rosewood and Glass Mobile Cart, Made in Italy. Featuring an open smooth sculpted rectangular Rosewood framework with rounded lipped surface corners, ins...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
20th Century Italian Cassina Walnut Bar Cart, Tea Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian bar cart made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina, enhanced by detailed wood carvings,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury French Riviera Rattan and Wicker Serving Bar Cart Trolley, Italy 1960
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent Mid-Century organic serving bar cart with bottle holder fully made in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This lovely French Riviera style cart was designed in Italy du...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
French Riviera Serving Bar Cart in Curved Bamboo, Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1960s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century serving bar cart with bottle holder fully made in curved bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This charming French Riviera style cart was designed in Italy dur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Italian Midcentury Rattan Cane and Bamboo Drinks Cart
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian handcrafted mid-century rattan and bamboo bar cart or drinks trolley. Featuring a two-tiered body with decorative accents - the top tier with a gallery and handle over...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
Cesare Lacca Midcentury Brass and Ebonized Wood Italian Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bar cart in ebonized wood and brass. This incredibly elegant piece was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced in Italy during the 1950s.
In fabulous condition. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Bar Cart
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès, Maison Ramsay, Romeo Rega, Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern brass bar cart.
Italian Mid-Century Modern seamless brass bar cart, serving cart, drinks cart or cocktail trolley. Thi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Bamboo and Rattan Serving Bar Cart or Trolley, 1970
By Franco Albini
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Bamboo and Rattan Serving Bar Cart or Trolley, 1970
Gorgeous bar cart or trolley made of curved bamboo and rattan during the Italian mid-century in the 1960s.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Cesare Lacca Midcentury Wood Italian Bar Cart with Glass Serving Trays, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic midcentury wood bar cart with glass serving trays. Cesare Lacca probably designed this amazing piece in Italy during the 1950s.
This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Vintage Brass Glass Bar Cart Side Table Italy 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Hollywood Regency Style vintage bar cart or serving trolley or side table from brass and clear glass Italy 1970s.
The elegant and graceful brass bar cart shows 2 removable trays wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Cesare Lacca White Walnut Wood Italian Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic mid-century white walnut wood (Junglans Regia) bar trolley with bottle holder. This extraordinary piece is attributed to Cesare Lacca and was designed in Italy in the 1950s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
White Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll. Longato
By Marcello Siard, Collezioni Longato
Located in Vienna, AT
This white Italian Space Age ABS plastic trolley was designed by Marcello Siard for Collezioni Longato Padova Italy and is marked on the underside, Model Name is Dime. Very nice orig...
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Plastic
Italian, Veneto, Walnut Neoclassical 1-Drawer Console Table (1 available)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian walnut neoclassical one drawer walnut consoles, Veneto Region.
Category
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Walnut
Italian Design Chrome and Glass Drinks Trolley or Bar Cart, 1980s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare drinks trolley Italian design 1980s, it is made of chromed metal and glass. Comfortable wheels they allow easy movement. Perfect for serving drinks to your guests.
Category
1980s Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Chrome
"Il Pezzo 6 Console" table in solid walnut and wenge top - gold finish base
By Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Firenze, IT
A solid block of walnut held up by what seems to be a casually arranged group of glittering legs. A composite of contrasting elements, massive and sophisticated, strong and passionate; Il Pezzo 6 Console...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass, Nickel, Gold
Brass Serving Cart by Osvaldo Borsani, circa 1938
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant and very rare serving cart (carello) by Osvaldo Borsani, Italy, circa 1938. Polished and lacquered brass, original glass (green tinted).
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Wood & Glass Mid-Century Modern Serving Cart
By Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This trolley was produced in Italy around the 1950. Stained wood structure with shelf and 4 wheels. The upper glass top has been grinded because of glass defects. Partially restored,...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Design Mid-Century Bar Cart, 1950s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare 1950s Italian desgin serving bar cart. Made of beech wood equipped with two glass shelves and brass wheels for convenient movement. Perfect for serving drinks to your guests. Vi...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Beech
Midcentury Cesare Lacca Brass and Black Lacquer Wood Italian Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury vintage serving table or bar cart with brass frame. Cesare Lacca probably designed this extraordinary item and was produced ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Franco Albini Inspired Bamboo Bar Cart w/ Lower Shelf & Brass Wheels
By Franco Albini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage mid-century Franco Albini inspired bamboo bar cart with bottle compartments, upper and lower shelf and brass wheels. In original condition with visible wear including some mi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Lucite Brass and Glass Serving Cart Charles Hollis Jones Style, Italy, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rome, IT
Serving cart in Lucite, glass and brass details featuring two glass shelves, in the style of Charles Hollis Jones.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Chinoiserie and Faux Bamboo Tole Serving Carts
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chic pair of vintage Italian tole off white serving or bar carts having two tiers of removable trays, with galleries, decorated in Chinoiserie on faux bamboo supports with casters.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Faux Bamboo
1970's Hollywood Regency Solid Brass Bar Cart
Located in Bern, CH
1970's Hollywood Regency solid brass bar cart / drinks trolley with two smoked glass plates on coasters. Believed to be of Italian origin (unconfirmed).
Designer: Unknown
With minima...
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Giovanni Gariboldi Parchment Bar Cabinet, Sideboard, Paolo Buffa, Italian
By Giovanni Garibaldi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Manhasset, NY
Giovanni Gariboldi Parchment Bar Cabinet, Paola Buffa Designed. French style Lacquered Goatskin Demi Lune Bar Cabinet. Lacquered façade with inlaid wood ...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Mirror, Parchment Paper
Serving Bar Cart by Gino Maggioni Signed, Bent Curly Walnut Wood, Italy, 1930s
By Gino Maggioni
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Italian serving bar cart in curved walnut. This fantastic piece was designed by Gino Maggioni in Italy in the late 30s and still has its signed plate on the bottom.
This ...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Aldo Tura, serving trolley, 1980
By Aldo Tura
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Serving trolley by Aldo Tura with three levels in glass.
The frame is made of wood covered with brown stained goatskin.
The varying firmness of the leather creates root wood-like str...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Bar Cart Trolley in Bamboo, Rattan and Red Velvet, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely French Riviera style serving cart made in curved rattan, bamboo and velvet with brass wheels. This delightful object was made in Italy during the 1960s.
This gorgeous two tie...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Rattan and Bamboo Barrel-Shaped Bar Cart, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible barrel shaped bar cart or trolley in rattan and bamboo produced in Italy in 1960s.
The bar cart consist of a rattan spiral designed top with a curved handle, an interio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Bar Cart Folding Plastic Faux Wood and Chrome Metal by Robex, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Very rare Italian bar cart from the 1970s. Folding, chrome-plated metal and plastic faux wood. Very good condition.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Chrome
Route Black Bar Cart
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
A stylish must-have for entertaining events, this cart is equipped with front and back wheels for easy transportation but works equally well as a static statement topped...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
20th Century Brown Italian Cassina Bar Cart - Walnut Tea Trolley by Cesare Lacca
By Cassina, Cesare Lacca
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian bar cart made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina, enhanced by detailed wood carvings,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
19th Century Italian Handmade Bronze Serving Table, Cart with Capodimonte
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique Italian handmade bronze serving table - cart 19 century decorated with Capodimonte porcelain. With original old silver mirrors.
Category
Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Bronze
Round Aldo Tura Lacquered Parchment Goat Skin Serving Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern burgundy lacquered parchment round Aldo Tura serving tea cart bar. Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
Cesare Lacca Cherry Wood and Metal Serving Bar Cart, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic midcentury Italian serving bar cart in cherry wood, with metal finishes. This cart was designed in Italy by Cesare Lacca during the 1950s.
This elegant piece has two shelves, fully made in solid cherry wood with stunning wood grains. The four metal wheels have been kept with the original patina which results in a beautiful contrast together with the wood.
A lovely trolley bar cart with simple straight lines that will donate charm and elegance to your bar.
Measures in cm:
47 Depth
80 Width
82 Handle Height - 61 Top shelf height - 21 Lower shelf height
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 brasswork for which he is the 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...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Serving Tables
Materials
Metal
