Mid-Century Coffee Table by Aldo Tura, Italy, 1950s

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern ocassional / coffee table on dowel legs. Designed and manufactured by Aldo Tura (1909–1963), Italy, 1950s. An identical piece was offered March 2001 by the auctioneer Wright, Chicago, USA.

Executed in glass and goatskin covering, beech wood and brass.

Overall dimensions:
Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)
Width: 27.76 in (70.5 cm)
Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)

Net weight of the table: c. 3 KG

Condition:
Good original vintage condition. Wear consistent with use and age. Some scratches on the glass plate. For its condition, please see all images uploaded in the listing.

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Creator	Aldo Tura
Manufacturer	Aldo Tura
Design Period	1950 to 1959
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources
Style	Italian, Vintage, Mid-Century, Design Classics, Italian Modern, Minimalist, Modernist
Detailed Condition	Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
Restoration and Damage Details	Patina consistent with age and use
Product Code	WPT-2627888
Material	Beech, Brass, Glass, Goat Skin
Color	Brown, Clear, cream
Width	71 cm 70.5 cm
Depth	45 cm 45 cm
Height	45 cm 45 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Germany
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Delivery Details

Delivery will be completed by a parcel service such as UPS, DHL, or FedEx.
You will receive a tracking number to monitor the status of your shipment.
Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine the packaging upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damaged packaging, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note, take pictures, and—if the item inside shows damages—contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations regarding damaged packaging represents your acceptance of the completed order in perfect condition.

Sustainability

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Product Safety Information

Additional Product Safety Information	The item offered was manufactured before January 1, 1997 and has no CE marking or further CE-relevant information.

About the Creator

Aldo Tura

Born in 1909, Italian designer-maker Aldo Tura established his furniture production house in Lombardy in 1939. Working between the idioms of Art Deco and modernism, Tura created singular, high-end furniture and accessories that were typified by rich materials, sculptural forms, and high-end, artisanal techniques. Tura’s work has become highly collectible, especially examples with exotic finishes— like eggshell, goatskin, and parchment—in intense palettes of red, green, and yellow.

Tura was one of the most unique design talents of the Italian midcentury. In the postwar years, as many furniture producers were adjusting their production methods toward mass production, Tura remained committed to slow, traditional hand craftsmanship. He favored intricate, complex forms and labor-intensive processes that could never by replicated in a large-scale factory system. As a result, the number of works by Tura available on the vintage market remains limited.

Today, Tura’s company continues to produce high-end, deco-esque furniture in Lombardy, but much information about Tura himself has been lost to history. The Brooklyn Museum in New York owns a handful of Tura designs that were originally exhibited in the 1950-53 traveling exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today.