Bruno Munari Carts and Bar Carts

Wonderful Italian wood trolley with glass and brass finishes. It has a removable serving tray with brass and chrome finishes. This 1950s production is attributed to Cesare Lacca, has wonderful rounded lines and materials plus amazing brass finishes This serving table will add a fresh accent wherever you place it and it will work in a natural, bohemian, midcentury or contemporary ambience. 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...

The Gazelle cocktail trolley is part of the Primal collection designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. The signature of this pieces is the handle which is cast resin gazelle hoof with a bronzed finish. The drinks trolley is manufactured using copper...

This modernist style bar cart was designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina. It has a dark mahogany frame, two glass shelves and dates from the 1950s. Original metal and black rubber cast...

Paolo Tilche Bar Cart for Artform, Italy 1950s

Pierre Vandel bar with castors, a stunning and distinctive piece of furniture that seamlessly combines functionality with style. Its split-level design offers generous storage and di...

1960s Italian Brass, Glass & Mirror Bar Cart. Top shelf is glass and bottom shelf is mirror. The wheels on cart are not removable.

Wonderful service bar trolley designed by the master of Italian design Ico Parisi together with his wife Luisa. The cart was produced by De Baggis in the 1950s in Italy. The wood qu...

Bar cart, wood, brass, glass, Italy, 1950s Elegant Italian serving trolley or liquor cart. The whole construction of this serving trolley is based on clear lines and round edges. Tw...

Italian Convertible Trolley / Coffee Table, Raul Barbieri for Ycami, 1990 Main image shows the 1 single cart in its 2 forms, bar cart and coffee table this is not 2 pieces of furniture.

Indulge in the elegance of Italian design with this exquisite wooden trolley, a creation by renowned Italian designer Ico Parisi for De Baggis in the 1960s. Adorned with graceful rou...

Edward Wormley for Dunbar "party server" or bar cabinet on wheels. Rare and iconic early Wormley design. When extended the top becomes 53.5"L.

A fine Italian drinks trolley or bar cart, featuring three tiers of rectangular glass set into a stylish brass and chrome frame on rolling casters. Makes a great side or occasional ...