Aldo Tura Dry Bars
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
Aldo Tura Lacquered Goat Skin Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning piece is a labeled Aldo Tura bar cabinet, a fine example of Italian mid-century modern design. Aldo Tura was a Milanese designer known for his luxurious and distinctive...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Aldo Tura Parchment Bar Cart, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage mid-century Aldo Tura bar cart in lacquered goatskin. Gold finished hardware and drop leaf sides to extend the top larger. Has 2 tiers and rolls on 4 casters. Italy, 1960s. I...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
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Brass
Mid- Century Modern Aldo Tura Brass & Lacquered Goatskin Bar Cart / Serving
By Aldo Tura
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian mid-century modern brass and lacquered goatskin designed by Aldo Tura. Aldo worked almost exclusively with goatskin, and his brass hardware was often baroque in st...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
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Brass
Aldo Tura Lacquered Goat Skin Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This stunning piece is a labeled Aldo Tura bar cabinet, a fine example of Italian mid-century modern design. Aldo Tura was a Milanese designer known for his luxurious and distinctive...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Bar Cabinet 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Aldo Tura green goatskin bar cabinet, Italy, circa 1960. This beautiful double door cabinet is illuminated and mirrored inside with three glass shelves and brass application, mounted...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
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Brass
Mid- Century Modern Aldo Tura Brass & Lacquered Goatskin Bar Cart / Serving
By Aldo Tura
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an Italian mid-century modern brass and lacquered goatskin designed by Aldo Tura. Aldo worked almost exclusively with goatskin, and his brass hardware was often baroque in st...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, Parchment, Lacquer, Mirrored, Italy circa 1970
By Aldo Tura
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful Italian modern Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, circa 1970.
Covered with light brown goatskin (parchment leather) and high-gloss lacquered. On the base and intermediate strip, the...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Aldo Tura mobile bar 1960 mid-century.
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palermo, IT
Special product given its mid-century characteristics and condition
1960 Aldo Tura "Organetto," lacquered goat parchment cocktail bar cart with gilt brass hardware, key and wheels. T...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-Century bar cabinet by Aldo Tura. Made from wood with laquered goatskin. Inside we find an illuminated mirrored compartment to store bottles and glasses. Good condition. The cabi...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
Aldo Tura Parchment Bar Cart, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage mid-century Aldo Tura bar cart in lacquered goatskin. Gold finished hardware and drop leaf sides to extend the top larger. Has 2 tiers and rolls on 4 casters. Italy, 1960s. I...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Illuminating Dry Bar, 1960s Milan
By Aldo Tura, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Raleigh, NC
A striking mid century dry bar by Aldo Tura. Fully lacquered, brass accents abound with fully lighted, mirrored interior. This incredible design speaks for itself, loudly. The lac...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Lacquered Goat Skin and Mahogany Bar by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An exceptional 20th Century Italian fitted bar cabinet by Aldo Tura.
With illuminated interior. The cabinet covered in in lacquered goatskin on a mahogany base.
A genuine statement p...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Mahogany
Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Bar Cabinet, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
This magnificent small bar cabinet was illuminated and mirrored inside with two glass shelves, has four drawers with brass drawer knobs and is in ve...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Brown Parchment Brass Details Two Doors Lit from Within Dry Bar 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in IT
Aldo Tura dry bar. Brown parchment, brass hardware, two drawers, two doors lit from within from 1950s period. Internally this dry bar is arranged with glass shelves and there are lig...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
An Aldo Tura Parchment Bar Cabinet Dry Bar
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
A dry bar cabinet in lacquered parchment and rosewood by Aldo Tura Italy.
An unusual model, slightly rarer than the others. The rectangular cabinet in lacquered Parchment, with the b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Dry bar by Aldo Tura, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Calice luminated dry bar by Aldo Tura, Italy 1960s. This dry bar made of lacquered goatskin, which is typical for Aldo Tura, is a definate conversation piece. With it’s medieval scen...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Glass, Mirror
An Aldo Tura Parchment Bar Cabinet Dry Bar
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
A dry bar cabinet in lacquered parchment and rosewood by Aldo Tura Italy.
An unusual model, slightly rarer than the others. The rectangular cabinet in lacquered Parchment, with the b...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, Parchment, Lacquer, Mirrored, Italy circa 1970
By Aldo Tura
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful Italian modern Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, circa 1970.
Covered with light brown goatskin (parchment leather) and high-gloss lacquered. On the base and intermediate strip, the...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Dry bar by Aldo Tura, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Calice luminated dry bar by Aldo Tura, Italy 1960s. This dry bar made of lacquered goatskin, which is typical for Aldo Tura, is a definate conversation piece. With it’s medieval scen...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Glass, Mirror
Italian Goatskin Book Shaped Dry Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous 1950s Italian goatskin book shaped dry bar cabinet designed by Aldo Tura. The bar is constructed of wood covered with lacquered goatskin with a hand painted Renaissance S...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Red Goatskin Parchment Brass Cabinet Bar, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Paris, IDF
A unique and timeless vintage piece, this Aldo Tura midcentury cabinet bar feels imposing and glamorous. The varnished goatskin parchment, in rich shades of red, makes this cabinet t...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Goatskin Books Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful sculptural bar cabinet made by Aldo Tura in the 1960s. The Trompe l'oeil painted goatskin surface seems in a three-dimensional book shelf based on a tanned pearwood x base....
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Mirror, Pearwood
Aldo Tura Bar Cabinet Brown Goatskin, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Aldo Tura goatskin bar cabinet, Italy, circa 1960. This beautiful small cabinet was illuminated and mirrored inside with three glass shelves, excellent original vintage condition.
M...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Aldo Tura Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Behind the left door is a fully mirrored bar with a glass shelf. Behind the right door is a refrigerator.
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin
Aldo Tura Rolling Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in Hanover, MA
1960 Aldo Tura "Organetto" cocktail bar cabinet trolley in beautifully grained pallisander and lacquered goatskin parchment with gilt brass hardware, key and wheels. This whimsical design is in the form of a barrel organ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Goatskin Parchment Bar Cart, Milan Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Raleigh, NC
A stunning bar cart by Aldo Tara dating to the 1960s. Vibrant brown goatskin parchment with lacquer finish and brass hardware. Signed to the underside.
Scuffs are apparent to the ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Italian Goatskin Book Shaped Dry Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very rare book shaped dry bar cabinet by Aldo Tura.
The cabinet is made from wood, covered in brown and beiige lacquered goatskin with a hand painted renaissance scene and gilt meta...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin
Aldo Tura Dry Bar
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury liquor cabinet by Aldo Turo. Great Renaissance book motif with door that hides glass shelves and lighting. Bottom drawer for stor...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Lacquer
Rare and Amazing Aldo Tura Creme Goatskin Hexagonal Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Aldo Tura bar cart on brass wheels in hexagonal shape with three glass doors and a rotating bottle holder inside.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Brown Goatskin Brass Stand Ice Bucket, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful ice bucket by Aldo Tura in brown parchment and a glass inlay, in excellent vintage condition. Along with artists like Piero Fornasetti and Carlo Bugatti, Aldo Tura (1909-19...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Rare Goatskin Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura, Italy 1970's
By Aldo Tura
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare bar cabinet by renowned Italian designer Aldo Tura is a striking example of his distinctive style and craftsmanship. Wrapped in richly textured goatskin, the cabinet showca...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gorgeous Aldo Tura Bar Cart Creme, 1965
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Gorgeous Aldo Tura Hollywood Regency style bar or serving cart by Aldo Tura, Milano, Italy, 1965. Creme lacquered goatskin bar or serving cart with two glass tops and serving tray wi...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Very Rare Illuminated Aldo Tura Bar
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare and exclusive minimalistic version with mirrored storage inside the doors.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Midcentury Bar Cabinet by Aldo Tura in Wood and Goatskin 'Parchment' 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Midcentury, Italian standing bar cabinet by Aldo Tura (1909-1963). In lacquered wood, stained goatskin (parchment) and brass, 1950s Italy. This Hollywood Regency cabinet has been fin...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Rare Italian Bar Cabinet By Aldo Tura, Circa 1950's
By Aldo Tura
Located in Norwalk, CT
This unique bar cabinet was designed and crafted in Italy by Aldo Tura (1909-1963). It is made from high quality wood with a burl veneer, finished in a high gloss. The piece is accen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Aldo Tura Parchment Covered Pedestal Bar Light Up Mirrored Interior
By Aldo Tura
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1960s pedestal style bar designed by Aldo Tura is in the form of a large stemmed goblet made of wood covered in goatskin parchment. The body of the bar is decorated all the way...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Creme Goatskin Hexagonal Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Aldo Tura bar cart on brass rolls in hexagonal shape with three glass doors and a turnable bottle holder inside.
This particular bar cart was executed, circa 1970 and is in ...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Light Brown Goatskin Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Gorgeous Aldo Tura Hollywood Regency style bar or serving cart by Aldo Tura, Milano, Italy, 1965. Brown lacquered goatskin with two glass tops and a serving tray with brass handles. ...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Aldo Tura Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura dry bars for sale on 1stDibs.
Aldo Tura dry bars 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 dry bars, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original dry bars 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 dry bars by Vittorio Dassi, Willy Rizzo, and Osvaldo Borsani. Prices for Aldo Tura dry bars can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $996 and can go as high as $25,505, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,652.
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