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Aldo Tura Lighting

One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to emerge in Italian design, Aldo Tura is an outlier in the world of mid-century furniture. The designer’s glamorous bar carts, coffee tables, cabinets and more resist categorization and draw inspiration from Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, Surrealist and modernist styles.

Tura moved through distinct phases in his career in terms of aesthetics, influences and finishes, rendering his life’s work exciting and diverse. Despite these phases, he held a singular devotion to one material: lacquered goatskin. Tura established a furniture production house in 1939 in Lombardy, and some of his early work focused on tables, decorative lamps and more. He later expanded to bar furnishings like rolling carts, cabinets and complementary barware accessories like ice buckets and cocktail shakers. The eccentric, gleaming and luxe surface of lacquered goatskin was a constant, along with eggshell, parchment and leather.

By the 1950s, Tura had begun to use hand-painted figural panels on the surface of cabinets, serveware (such as carafes) and other pieces. He even replicated famous works by artists like Monet and Bruegel the Elder and art from the Middle Ages, sometimes playfully embedding the paintings on cabinets shaped like oversize books. Even though he had a favored color palette of rich chocolate browns and deep emeralds, his style remained consistently hard to define.

Tura was unlike most of his Italian contemporaries but held a similar reverence for the nation’s traditional craftsmanship and artisanal techniques. He never followed the growing trend of mass-produced, industrial furniture and stuck to creating small, meticulously handcrafted collections. This principled choice means that today, a Tura piece is a rare and highly coveted collectible. The Tura firm continues to operate in Brianza, promoting Italian craftsmanship and the eclectic materials embraced by their namesake designer.

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Creator: Aldo Tura
Goatskin Covered Table Lamp Without Pedestal by Aldo Tura, Italy 1970.
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
Goatskin fully covered diabolo shape table lamp. One light. Original black fabric shape. By A.Tura, Italy 1970.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin, Wood

Huge Aldo Tura Red Goatskin Lantern Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Big size lantern table lamp made by Aldo Tura, Italy in the 1950s. The lamp are made in lacquered red goatskin with brass rings working in very good condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

1950s Mid-Century Modern Wood Table Lamp and Smoking Set By Aldo Tura for Macabo
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A wood and brass table lamp designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured by Macabo in the Fifties, the base of the lamp is also a smoking set. The wood sculpture depict an heron. the lamp ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Mid century pipe table lamp by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Rare mid century modern table lamp by Aldo Tura shaped like a pipe with a caged torch lamp and a plastic lamp shade. it also has a brass...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura Goatskin Parchment Surrealist Pipe Ashtray Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
“Ceci n'est pas une pipe” is the caption that adorns Magritte’s painting “The Treachery of Images,” and this pipe form lamp inspires a similar surrealist setting. It’s a pipe, but it...
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Mid-20th Century Aldo Tura Lighting

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Gold Plate

Tall Goatskin Lamp with Custom Oval Linen Shade by Alto Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall goatskin lamp with custom oval linen shade by Alto Tura. Stamped: "TURA - MADE IN ITALY". One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to emerge in Italian design, Aldo Tu...
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1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Wood, Hide, Linen

Aldo Tura, Table Lamp, Brass, Oak, Fabric, Paper, Italy, 1940s
By Aldo Tura
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, oak, fabric and paper table lamp, designed and produced by Aldo Tura, Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions: 10.25" H x 6.25" Diameter Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number...
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1940s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

"Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe" goatskin lamp by Aldo Tura for Tura Milano
By Aldo Tura
Located in Conversano, IT
"Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe" goatskin lamp by Aldo Tura for Tura Milano Iconic pipe lamp in tobacco-colored goatskin designed by Aldo Tura, Italy 1970. The lamp also serves as an as...
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1970s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Parchment Paper, Goatskin, Wood

Vintage Italian Lacquered Parchment Lamp by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare, important and absolutely beautiful vintage Italian floor lamp by Aldo Tura. This was made in Italy, it dates from the 1970’s. It is of museum quality, with a st...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

Dark Brown Goatskin Velum & Brass Table by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Elegant goatskin lamp by Aldo Tura with brass finishes. The deep brown nuances of the velum are a perfect match with the patinated brass trimmings. European socket and wiring. Needs...
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1970s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Signed Red Velum and Lacquered Wood Table Lantern Lamp, Aldo Tura, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Rare signed table lamp by Aldo Tura with red velum veneer over lacquered wood. Faceted glass claustra with brass accents. Good vintage condition. Wired for use in the USA.  
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1970s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Wood, Parchment Paper

Pair Vintage Aldo Tura Swan Lacquer Wood and Brass Lamps, 1950s, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Aldo Tura lacquerd wood and brass lamp. 1950s Made in Italy, in need or restoration.  
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Lantern Table Lamp Milan Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munster, NRW
An Aldo Tura table lamp in the shape of a lantern. The lantern has been lovingly crafted from lacquered goatskin - brass & wood. Normal signs of use. The lantern is in very good...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Amazing Aldo Tura Swan Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
A very graceful and modern table lamp made by Aldo Tura. The body of the swan is done in goatskin. Brass accents. Wonderful color and nice condition.
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

Pair of Italian Aldo Tura Goatskin Brass Rattan Table Lamps, 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Paris, IDF
This pair of Aldo Tura Italian goatskin and brass table lamps were made in the early 1970s. They feature a varnished goatskin parchment, in rich shades of light to dark brown, typica...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Lamp by Aldo Tura, Italy 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Roma, IT
Aldo Tura Mid-Century Modern Italian lamp is an original design lamp realized by Aldo Tura in the 1950s. A unique carved wooden floor lamp with parchment lampshade. The lamp has a...
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1950s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Metal

Aldo Tura Huge Brown Goatskin Swan Lantern Floor Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern floor lamp by Aldo Tura, 1950s. Lacquered goatskin base shaped as a long-necked swan with a lantern shaped light box merging from its beak. In ver...
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

Vintage Wooden Lamp with Bird, Italian Lamp by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wooden lamp with bird is an original design lamp realized by Aldo Tura in the 1950s A unique carved wooden floor lamp with parchment la...
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1950s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Wood, Parchment Paper

Big Table Lamp Covered with Parchment and Brass Details by Aldo Tura, Italy 1975
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
Varnished big lamp with brass details, adjustable with two lights. By Aldo Tura around 1975. Unsigned.
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Beech Floor Lamp by Aldo Tura, Italy 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Roma, IT
Beech floor lamp is an original design lamp realized by Aldo Tura in the 1950s A unique carved wooden floor lamp with parchment lampshade. The lamp has a wooden shelf with ashtray...
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1950s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Metal

Aldo Tura Goatskin Lantern Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual lamp by Aldo Tura, shaped like a lantern. Lacquered goatskin, brass, glass.
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura Goatskin, Brass and Glass Lantern Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in NYC, NY
Lacquered goatskin, brass and glass. Italian, 1960s. Dimensions: H 18" x W 9" x D 11" Condition: Missing brass dish. Some hairlines to lacquer. Wear to edges. Needs rewiring.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Vintage Aldo Tura Swan Goatskin Wood and Brass Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Vis, NL
Vintage Aldo Tura goatskin, wood and brass lamp. 1950s Made in Italy. This piece is in good vintage condition with porous grains on the brass ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura Mid-Century Modern Italian Parrot Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This carved wooden floor lamp was designed by Aldo Tura; it can be dated in the 1950s. The wooden sculpture represents a parrot, the lantern with brass and goatskin supports. This la...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Wood

Aldo Tura Table Lamp Brown Goatskin Silk Shade
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Very elegant table lamp by Aldo Tura Milano from 1960, In brown goatskin and brass.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Huge Aldo Tura Red Goatskin Lantern Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Superb lantern table lamp made by Aldo Tura, Italy in the 1960s. The lamp was executed in lacquered red goatskin with brass rings and includes a little bowl and it is in very good...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

Nice Aldo Tura Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Rare color and a nice shape.
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Goatskin

Midcentury Goatskin Table Lamp by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass base covered with goatskin fitted with two E27 sockets. Made in the early 1960 in Italy by Aldo Tura. Age and signs of use. Screens with minor damage or stains. Vintage orig...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Hand Carved Wood Monk Table Lamp by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique lamp, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of sophis...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Metal

Elephant Table Lamp Hand Carved Wood and Copper Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique table lamp, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Copper

Mid-Century Aldo Tura Lily Pad Bronze Scalloped Floor Lamp, Original Shade
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exceedingly rare, possibly one-of-a-kind Aldo Tura bronze lily pad floor lamp, base signed. Dimensions: 72.5" x 12". Born in 1909, Italian designer-...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

Hand Carved Wood Mill Table Lamp Ashtray by Aldo Tura Macabo, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Rome, IT
Table lamp with ashtray by Aldo Tura for Macabo (signed on the bottom) in the shape of a mill in hand carved wood. Milan, Italy, circa 1960.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Metal

1950s Wooden Monk Lamp by Aldo Tura Signed Macabo Italy Midcentury
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Rome, IT
Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique lamp, hand-carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of sophis...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Metal

Wood Orphan Child Lantern Table Lamp by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Rome, IT
This particular and sophisticated lamp made by Aldo Tura is most likely a unique prototype lamp. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions, thus the d...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Stylized Dolphin Lamp in Opaline Grass and Wood, Aldo Tura Macabo, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Rome, IT
This particular and sophisticated dolphin lamp made by Aldo Tura is most likely a unique protoype lamp. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions, thus the details and level of sop...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Aldo Tura Parchment Dolphin Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century table lamp with a brown parchment veneer in the shape of a dolphin holding a lantern from its tail (ALDO TURA)
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Lighting

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Parchment Paper

Table Lamp by Aldo Tura "ceci n'est pas une pipe"
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
This table lamp was designed in by Aldo Tura and was produced in Milan, circa 1960. It is made from brown lacquered with the handle and cage in gilt brass. The lampshade is made from...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Aldo Tura Swan Goatskin Wood and Brass Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Vis, NL
Vintage Aldo Tura goatskin, wood and brass lamp. 1950s Made in Italy. This piece is in good vintage condition with porous grains on the brass ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura Lantern Table Lamp
By Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
An Italian table lamp in the form of a lantern by Aldo Tura. Crafted in lacquered goatskin, brass and wood, with beveled glass. Includes the original wiring. In overall good conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

1960s Aldo Tura Lacquered Parchment Bronze Table Lamp Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Aldo Tura Lacquered Parchment Bronze Table Lamp Italy Elegant Brass Rings on each side. Designer Aldo Tura, known as the master of parch...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Bronze, Brass

1950s Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass and Green Goatskin Bed Lamps by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura, Tura
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of Mid-Century Modern bed lamps designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured by Tura Creazioni in Milano in the Fifties. They have small signs of use ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura Table Style Lamp 1970s Regency Hollywood Glam
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
Unique table lamp by Aldo Tura with burl walnut lacquered square body, standing on a brass base and brass finishings with two bulb fittings. Rewired. CREATOR: Aldo Tura PLACE O...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Goatskin Covered Lamp and Pedestal by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1970
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
Diabolo table lamp and pedestal fully covered with goatskin. Ivory tone with brass accents. By Aldo Tura, 1970.    
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Lighting

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Brass

Aldo Tura lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Aldo Tura lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Aldo Tura lighting, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Aldo Tura were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Sergio Asti, iGuzzini, and Massimo Vignelli. Prices for Aldo Tura lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $809 and can go as high as $10,565, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,000.

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