{"id":276706,"date":"2026-05-01T09:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.com\/?post_type=product&p=276706"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:50:49","slug":"vintage-serving-cart-in-wood-and-metal-central-europe-circa-1960-am30120","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/amaruantiques.stg.uzero.cat\/en\/antique-furniture\/vintage-serving-cart-in-wood-and-metal-central-europe-circa-1960-am30120\/","title":{"rendered":"Antique OPAL serving trolley \u2013 Germany, circa 1960"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antique OPAL serving trolley in wood<\/strong>, with a black tubular steel frame and two trays in amber-lacquered wood<\/em> on swivel casters<\/em>. It originates from Germany, from the mid-twentieth century, where OPAL Kleinm\u00f6bel specialised in modernist auxiliary furniture for the postwar home.<\/p>\n

The Servierwagen \u2014 domestic serving trolley \u2014 was one of the signature typologies of German mid-century design. It allowed coffee, tea or aperitifs to be wheeled from the kitchen to the living room without breaking the host’s rhythm, at a time when the domestic interior was opening up and informality gained ground. OPAL Kleinm\u00f6bel, the German maker that specialised in auxiliary furniture, marked its pieces with a small triangular plaque in raised gilt \u2014 still legible on this example.<\/p>\n

The construction is typical of the period: a tubular steel frame lacquered matte black, welded cleanly and finished with four swivel casters set in chrome mounts and rubber tyres. The two trays, in solid wood lacquered amber, sit within the frame with rebated edges that prevent glasses from slipping. A horizontal handle on the short side allows it to be pushed comfortably.<\/p>\n

The original lacquer retains most of its sheen, with localised marks \u2014 small scratches on the trays, the odd chip at the edges \u2014 that reveal decades of domestic use. The casters keep their rubber intact and roll smoothly. The piece arrives complete, with every original element and the maker’s plaque untouched.<\/p>\n

It sits naturally in mid-century, modernist or contemporary eclectic interiors. It works as a bar cart beside the sofa, as a mobile side table in the dining room, or as a stand for plants and books in a reading corner. Its light silhouette and the dialogue between black metal and warm wood echo the French and Italian domestic furniture of the same years, without losing the Germanic sobriety.<\/p>\n

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