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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Aldo Tura 1950s Mid-Century Bar Cart, Trolley or Stand in Brown Italian Goatskin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury Modern vintage Italian 1950s bar cart, tea trolley or drinks stand by Aldo Tura, Milan. The brown colored and lacquered goatskin leather combined with gilded cast metal ha...
Metal
Aldo Tura Ivory Goatskin Italian Design 1950s Serving Trolley Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brescia, IT
Aldo Tura Italy, 1950s Ivory goatskin Brass details Excellent condition.
Goatskin
Round Aldo Tura Lacquered Parchment Goat Skin Serving Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern burgundy lacquered parchment round Aldo Tura serving tea cart bar. Made in Italy.
Brass
Bar serving Trolley by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Serving Bar, or Bar trolley in wood veneer RED goatskin , From Aldo Tura early 1960. Made in Italy. with two flaps of 20 cm each, making a total of 80 cm when they are all open ...
Brass
Red Goatskin Serving Bar Cart by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
This Aldo Tura bar trolley with removable tray is in original and good condition, the wheels still roll well so you can easily drive around your house with it. The silver is somewhat...
Brass
Stunning Brass & Lacquered Goatskin Aldo Tura Cocktail Trolley Set, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This gorgeous and very rare model cocktail set by Aldo Tura features only the finest materials and Italian craftsmanship The trolley has oxblood red goatskin leather lacquered wit...
Brass
$1,079
aldo tura bottle carrier
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
something for people who own everything. a piece you not have yet....a tray to carry your bottles and glasses around.
Metal
Two-Tier Polished Brass Glass Rolling Serving Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative polished brass serving tea bar cart. Larger carriage style wheels.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Bamboo and Rattan Serving Bar Cart or Trolley, 1970
By Franco Albini
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Bamboo and Rattan Serving Bar Cart or Trolley, 1970 Gorgeous bar cart or trolley made of curved bamboo and rattan during the Italian mid-century in the 1960s. Th...
Bamboo, Rattan
Italian Design Mid-Century Bar Cart, 1950s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare 1950s Italian desgin serving bar cart. Made of beech wood equipped with two glass shelves and brass wheels for convenient movement. Perfect for serving drinks to your guests. Vi...
Glass, Beech
$1,863
H 30.71 in W 33.86 in D 3.15 in
Space Age Vintage Red Orange Serving Table or Bar Cart 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage serving cart or bar cart or gueridon in a happy making color tone red orange from laminate and metal. The bar cart shows a foldable feature. For a good mobility th...
Metal
Aldo Tura Bar Cart Brown Goatskin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Bar cart by Aldo Tura in lacquered goatskin, brass and glass with a removable tray and bottle holders, Italy, 1950s. Measures: 85 x 51 x 62 cm.
Brass
Italian Lacquered Goatskin Bar Cart by Aldo Tura
By Karl Springer, Aldo Tura
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Lacquered Goatskin bar cart by Aldo Tura. Stunning Italian midcentury lacquered goatskin bar cart, serving cart or drink cart with brass fittings by Aldo Tura. Simplistic in ...
Brass
$3,650
H 21.66 in Dm 17.13 in
Aldo Tura, Bar Cart, Red Goatskin, Italian Midcentury / Hollywood Regency
By Aldo Tura
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two story bar cart by italian designer Aldo Tura. In wood with colored goatskin and transparant lacquer. Aldo Tura (1909-1963) began manufacturing his signature furniture in the ...
Brass
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.18 in W 51.19 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Goatskin & Brass Coffee Table by Aldo Tura, Italy ca. 1970s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Geneva, CH
Beautiful lacquered goatskin coffee table with brass trims by Aldo Tura, Italy ca. 1970-80s Very good condition. No damages on the lacquer. Only the brass has been cleaned. L 130 x D...
Brass
Aldo Tura Parchment Drop-Leaf Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aldo Tura parchment drop-leaf bar cart. Top in open position measures 29.25" by 29.5". Drop leaves are faded from direct sunlight.
Brass
$3,366
H 29.14 in W 29.53 in D 18.31 in
George Coslin Rosewood and Chrome Serving Bar Cart with Drawers, Italy 1950s
By Bernini, George Coslin
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century Italian bar cart, fully made of rosewood, chrome-plated metal, and white laminate. This incredibly elegant and unique piece was designed by George Coslin and pro...
Metal, Chrome
Aldo Tura Geometric Design Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in North Miami, FL
An original vintage Aldo Tura bar cart in dark brown lacquered goatskin and gold plated metal. Very geometric design and is a classic Italian Mid-century modern look. Signed underneath.
Brass
$2,600Sale Price|33% Off
H 36 in W 26 in D 37 in
Vintage Italian Three-Tier Lacquered Black Bar Cart by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern bar cart designed by Aldo Tura circa 1960's, Italy. This piece offers plenty of storage space including three tiers of oval glass display tops. Serving cart rolls ...
Brass
Aldo Tura, bar serving trolley, 1980
By Aldo Tura
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Serving trolley by Aldo Tura with three levels in glass. The frame is made of wood covered with brown stained goatskin. The varying firmness of the leather creates root wood-like str...
Brass
Aldo tura table gigogne
By Aldo Tura
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Aldo Tura table gigogne dimensions when the table is open length 160 cm ,There are two small pieces of skin missing on the small table
Goatskin
Vintage Goat Skin Brass Bar Serving Cart by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Aldo Tura Goat Skin Brass Bar Serving Cart 1950s Exquisite serving trolley designed by Aldo Tura 1960 Lacquered goat skin and brass with glass shelving and removable tray Al...
Brass
Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin Double Drop Leaf Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munster, NRW
Beautiful goatskin and parchment bar cart with double flap by Aldo Tura. The serving cart is on casters. The bar cart made of lacquered goatskin with gilded mounts. The lower shelf ...
Brass
Sold
H 34.06 in W 19.69 in D 29.14 in
Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin Bar Cart Itayl Hollywood Regency Brass
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munster, NRW
Beautiful goatskin and parchment bar cart with gilded mounts by Aldo Tura. The serving cart is on casters and has three levels. This bar cart is rare to find.
Brass
Sold
H 27.75 in W 29.5 in D 19.75 in
20th Century Italian Veneered Walnut Bar Cart - Vintage Trolley by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian bar cart made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Walnut with a colored parchment top, designed by Aldo Tura in good condition. The polishe...
Metal, Brass
Aldo Tura, Two Tier Italian Bar Trolley, Mid-Century
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
This rare and unique 1950's two tier bar trolley boasts two graduated glazed and vellum edged trays, held by curved and sculptural ebonised supports with brass caps and rubber castors. Beautiful and charming authentic vintage patina, with no cracks in the original glass. About the designer: Aldo Tura was an Italian furniture designer best known for his mid-Century tables and lamps. Combining his interest in Art Deco and Art Nouveau with low-slung minimalist design of the 1940's and 50's, he often utilized unusual materials like parchment, egg shell, and goatskin, frequently employing wheels and casters in his designs. Born in 1909, Tura began manufacturing his signature furniture in the 1930s, focusing on limited production of handcrafted designs produced within the confines of traditional craftsmanship. Turo died 1963...
Glass
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H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 11.03 in
Petit Lacquered Goatskin and Brass Serving Table/Bar Cart by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
A compact two tiered serving table by Aldo Tura, in dark lacquered goatskin and gilt brass.
Brass
Sold
H 23.43 in W 21.26 in D 12.41 in
Aldo Tura, Goatskin and Gilt Metal Bar Cart, Italian, circa 1960
By Aldo Tura
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice bar cart is made of goatskin and gilt metal. This is an Italian work by famous designer Aldo Tura, circa 1960.
Metal
Sold
H 22.84 in W 20.48 in D 13 in
Italian Lacquered Goatskin or Parchment Serving Bar Cart by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very unique Aldo Tura Goatskin or parchment bar cart. This bar cart was made in Italy in the 1960s. Constructed of thickly lacquered goatskin or parchment and gilt metal hardware...
Brass
Sold
H 23.63 in Dm 15.75 in
Italian Lacquered Goatskin / Parchment Serving Bar Cart by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Aldo Tura goatskin or parchment bar cart. This bar cart was made in Italy in the 1960s. Constructed of thickly lacquered goatskin / parchment and gilt metal hardware. Canbe u...
Brass
Sold
H 27.96 in W 33.08 in L 27.96 in
Italian Lacquered Goatskin / Parchment Serving Bar Cart by Aldo Tura, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very unique Aldo Tura Goatskin or parchment bar cart. This bar cart was made in Italy in the 1960s. Constructed of thickly lacquered goatskin / parchment and gilt metal hardware....
Brass