Mod. 1225D Goatskin Parchment Ice Bucket by Aldo Tura, 1970

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

Overview
An elegant ice bucket / insulated thermos by Aldo Tura, made in Italy in 1970, model 1225 covered in lacquered goatskin parchment and encircled by a hand-painted green classical frieze. It features warm brass mounts, a brass swing handle and a conical lid with a brass finial, and retains its original Tura label.

This piece embodies the glamorous barware for which Aldo Tura's Milanese atelier is celebrated.
The cylindrical body is covered in lacquered goatskin parchment in warm cream-and-honey tones, with the translucent depth and organic veining typical of the material. Around the body runs a finely hand-painted decorative band in green — scrolling foliage, shells and amber-red rosettes in a neoclassical, Pompeian taste — which gives this example its rarer, "decorated" status. A brass rim crowns the top, a brass band finishes the base, and a brass swing handle arcs over the body. The matching conical parchment lid is topped with a turned brass finial, while the interior is insulated in the manner of Tura's thermos ice buckets. The brass base retains the original green "Tura – Italy" foil label with the horseshoe emblem.

Design & Function
Conceived as an ice bucket, wine cooler or insulated thermos for the bar, it keeps ice with its lidded, insulated body, while the swing handle makes it easy to carry and serve. Equally, it stands as a glamorous decorative object on a bar cart, console or sideboard.
The combination of lid, handle and decorated body makes it both a practical serving piece and a striking display object.

Materials & Aesthetic
The piece showcases Tura's signature pairing of lacquered goatskin parchment and brass, here elevated by the hand-painted classical frieze. The warm, luminous parchment, the jewel-like green decoration and the golden brass fittings combine into the theatrical, luxurious aesthetic that defines the best of Aldo Tura's production.
The parchment preserves a beautiful, luminous surface, with the natural variations, veining and minor signs of age inherent to the material.

Technical Details
Product: Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin Parchment Ice Bucket / Thermos with Green Decorative Frieze, Italy, 1970
Designer: Aldo Tura
Manufacturer: Aldo Tura, Milano
Period: 1970
Materials: Lacquered goatskin parchment; brass (rim, base, swing handle and finial); insulated interior
Dimensions: Height 34,5cm (to handle) | Diameter 16cm
Condition: Please note that this item is in good vintage condition. The lacquered parchment is intact, with a warm patina; natural variations, veining and minor age-related marks may be present, consistent with the material and the period. The brass shows a light patina, and the painted frieze is well preserved. The lid and swing handle are present and functional, and the piece retains its original Tura label. We kindly invite you to take these characteristics into consideration before purchasing.
Functionality: Lidded ice bucket / insulated thermos with brass swing handle
Markings: Original green "Tura – Italy" foil label (horseshoe emblem) to the brass base

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Creator	Aldo Tura
Design Period	1970 to 1979
Production Period	1970 to 1979
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Vintage
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use
Product Code	BAD-2581862
Materials	Parchment
Color	Cream
Height	35 cm 34.5 cm
Diameter	16 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Italy
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.

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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.