Aldo Tura Green Parchment and Brass Table Lamp
View Similar Items
Aldo Tura Green Parchment and Brass Table Lamp
About the Item
- Creator:Aldo Tura (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1960
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Height is measured to socket.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: 1412081070852
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.
- Pair of Neoclassical Style Mahogany and Brass Table Lamps, France 1960sLocated in Chicago, ILElegant pair of 1960s French neoclassical style table lamps. Mahogany and brass accents. Faux candle socket decor. Price includes rewiring for the US. Minor dent on one of the lamps ...Category
Vintage 1960s French Neoclassical Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Midcentury Venetian Gold Leaf Blown Glass and Brass Table LampsLocated in Chicago, ILPair of sculptural midcentury Venetian gold leaf blown glass and brass table lamps with solid x-base. Wired for USA. Harps not included.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Gold Leaf
- Pair of French Baguès-Style Brass Table Lamps, 1960sBy Maison BaguèsLocated in Chicago, ILA pair of midcentury French brass table lamps, in the style of Baguès. Circa 1960s. Rewired for use in the US. Switch on socket. Weighted base. Minor dent on the base of one of the l...Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Deep Brown Laminate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, French 1970sBy Willy RizzoLocated in Chicago, ILPair of 1970s French dark chocolate brown laminate table lamps with brass accents, in the style of Willy Rizzo. Wired for use in the US.Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of 1970s French Gilt and Chrome Rose Table LampsBy Maison JansenLocated in Chicago, ILA pair of 1970s French table lamps featuring a single gilt rose suspended with a chrome frame. Hollywood Regency style in the manner of Jansen. The lamps are wired for USA.Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Chrome
- Gomariz Pinewood Table Lamp by Facto Atelier ParisLocated in Chicago, ILSolid pinewood "Gomariz" table lamp by Facto Atelier Paris. Designed in France and carefully crafted in Portugal. Wired for use in the US. Neck height ca...Category
2010s Portuguese Brutalist Table Lamps
MaterialsPine
$1,450 / item
- Italian Mid-Century Aldo Tura Parchment Dolphin Table LampBy Aldo TuraLocated in New York, NYItalian Mid-Century table lamp with a brown parchment veneer in the shape of a dolphin holding a lantern from its tail (ALDO TURA)Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsParchment Paper
- 1960s Aldo Tura Lacquered Parchment Bronze Table Lamp ItalyBy Aldo TuraLocated in Chula Vista, CA1960s Aldo Tura Lacquered Parchment Bronze Table Lamp Italy Elegant Brass Rings on each side. Designer Aldo Tura, known as the master of parch...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Bronze
- Big Table Lamp Covered with Parchment and Brass Details by Aldo Tura, Italy 1975By Aldo TuraLocated in Brussels, BEVarnished big lamp with brass details, adjustable with two lights. By Aldo Tura around 1975. Unsigned.Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Aldo Tura Goatskin Parchment Surrealist Pipe Ashtray LampBy Aldo TuraLocated 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...Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
MaterialsGold Plate
$590 Sale Price50% Off - Nice Aldo Tura Table LampBy Aldo TuraLocated in Munich, DERare color and a nice shape.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
MaterialsGoatskin
- Aldo Tura Lantern Table LampBy Aldo TuraLocated in New York, NYAn 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...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Julie Charbonneau Takes a Bespoke Approach to Clean-Lined Design
When it comes to authentic materials and quality craftsmanship, the Toronto-based designer accepts no substitutes.
5 Questions for Nate Berkus, Celebrated Interior Designer and Inveterate Auction Shopper
One of America’s best-loved designers explains why he can’t resist placing a bid.