Aldo Tura Square Goatskin Fruit Bowl
About the Item
- Creator:Aldo Tura (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Goatskin,Lacquered
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1978
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Munich, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU100503275032
Aldo Tura
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.
Find authentic vintage Aldo Tura furniture today on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: München, Germany
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Aldo Tura Green Goatskin Square Side TableBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DESquare side table made by Aldo Tura in green lacquered goatskin and four brass ros executed circa 1970s, in excellent condition. Along with artists like Piero Fornasetti and Carlo Bu...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Huge Aldo Tura Square Goatskin Ice BucketBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DEElegant Aldo Tura brown parchment square ice bucket or decorate box. This particular ice bucket was executed in the 1970s and is in excellent vinta...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
MaterialsChrome
- Elegant Red Squared Goatskin Planter by Aldo TuraBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DEElegant red squared goatskin planter with a brass border and four wheels by Aldo Tura, 1968.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Planters and Jardinieres
MaterialsBrass
- Aldo Tura Brown Square Cocktail Table in Brown GoatskinBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DEAldo Tura brown square cocktail table in brown goatskin on a grey lacquered base. Measures: 80 x 80 x 51 cm.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsGoatskin
- Aldo Tura Light Green Goatskin Square Dining Table, 1970sBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DEThe elegant Aldo Tura parchment square dining table is based on iconic octagon column stand. This particular dining table was executed in the 1970s and is in excellent condition. Al...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables
MaterialsGoatskin, Beech
- Aldo Tura Standing Ashtray Red GoatskinBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DEAldo Tura tripod standing ashtray Red Goatskin Measures: H 48 D 22.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
MaterialsBrass, Metal
- Aldo Tura Wooden Bowl: Vintage EleganceBy Aldo TuraLocated in Milano, ITThis extraordinary wooden bowl with a metal lid, created by Aldo Tura in the 1940s, is a timeless representation of Italian design. The lid features a butterfly-shaped handle, adding...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsMetal
- Aldo Tura Nut Bowl with NutcrackerBy Aldo TuraLocated in Brooklyn, NYWhimsical nut bowl as sculpture. Green velum wrapped mahogany bowl with 24-karat gold gilded brass stem and nutcracker with carved walnut finial.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Serving Bowls
MaterialsGoatskin
- 1960s Macabo Cusano Aldo Tura Wood Nut Bowl Nutcracker Milan ItalyBy Aldo TuraLocated in Chula Vista, CAMacabo Cusano designer Aldo Tura Carved Wood Nut Bowl with Nutcracker Milan, Italy 1960s 12.5 L x 7.5W x 10 Tall. Maker stamped bottom side. Nut bowl w...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsWood
- 1960s Macabo Cusano Aldo Tura Carved Wood Serving Dish Milan ItalyBy Aldo TuraLocated in Chula Vista, CAMacabo Cusano Aldo Tura Carved Wood Basket with Brass Handle Milan Italy 1960s 12 L x 7.75 W x 6 Tall. Serving Bowl Basket. Stamped on underside. Original Preowned Unrestored vintag...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsBrass
- Lacquered Wood and Brass Walnuts Holding Basket by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1950sBy Aldo TuraLocated in Rome, ITRare handmade piece by the Italian wood master Aldo Tura, made of lacquered wood and brass.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
MaterialsBrass
- Aldo Tura Peach Goatskin Pitcher, 1970By Aldo TuraLocated in Mexico City, CDMXCirca 1970. We offer this Aldo Tura Peach Goatskin Pitcher.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
MaterialsGoatskin