
Mid-Century Modern Magazine Rack in Solid Oak - France
Located in Girona, Girona
Magazine rack, solid oak structure, French polish. France, circa 1940.
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Oak
Architect and designer Cesare Lacca is renowned for the modernist furniture he created during the 1950s. Made with materials like teak, glass and brass, his work continues to command great interest from mid-century modern collectors. His pieces have recently found their way onto some of the 21st century’s most trendy television and movie sets.
Lacca was born in Naples, Italy, in 1929. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, he moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. At the age of 20, he was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the 1951 landmark exhibition “Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today” at the Art Institute of Chicago. It showcased Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti.
Lacca designed a dizzying array of tea carts and serving trolleys across his career, including magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most well-known piece is a tea cart — most commonly used as a bar cart — that Cassina manufactured. It features beautifully sculpted beech, cedar, teak and walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop and a removable glass tray.
This Lacca cart was featured as Don Draper’s office bar in his Manhattan advertising agency on several episodes of the wildly popular television show Mad Men, reinvigorating the interest of collectors. Several other Lacca pieces have been part of the set decorations in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the movie Being the Ricardos.
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Pair of Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Racks by Cees Braakman - Netherlands
By Cees Braakman
Located in Girona, Girona
Pair of folding magazine racks in stained and shellac-varnished beech. Design by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Netherlands c. 1960.
Beech

Small Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart & Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca - Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Small bar cart and magazine rack, stained solid mahogany, French polish. Removable tray, polished brass hardware and wheels. Design: Cesare Lacca It...
Brass

Small Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart and Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca - Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Small bar cart and magazine rack, stained solid mahogany, French polish, original glasses and mirror. Removable tray, polished brass hardware and wheel...
Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart By Cesare Lacca, Solid and Stained Mahogany- Italy.
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in Girona, Girona
Bar cart with magazine rack and two removable trays. Solid and stained mahogany. French polish. Polished brass and glass. Design: Cesare Lacca for Cassina. Italy circa 1948-50.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern SideTable on Wheels with Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca- Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Side table on wheels with magazine rack, stained beech, French polish, glasses, polished brass handles and hardware. Design: Cesare Lacca Italy, circa 1950.
Brass

Italian Mid Century Modern Folding Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Plainview, NY
A folding magazine rack crafted by tCesare Lacca ( Italian - Born 1929- 1978 ). This exquisite piece showcases elegant cane sides gracefully accentuated by gleaming brass details. W...
Brass

1950s Mid Century Walnut and Brass Folding Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exquisite Italian Mid-Century Modern magazine rack captures the refined elegance and architectural ingenuity of 1950s Italian design, designed by Cesare Lacca. Crafted from warm...
Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Solid Walnut & Brass Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern Italian solid walnut and brass foldable magazine rack by Cesare Lacca, circa 1950s. This ingenious design allows the mag...
Brass
Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Wicker and Brass Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian, mid-century modern, walnut, wicker and brass, Cesare Lacca magazine rack folds away from handle for mobility, ingenious design. Restore...
Brass