Italian Elephant Table Lamp in Hand-Carved Wood and Copper by Aldo Tura for Macabo, 1950s

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Vintage Design

Not many Aldo Tura pieces can be compared to this unique table lamp, hand-carved from a single piece of wood. Aldo Tura lamps were done in small editions and the detail and level of sophistication in carving on this particular lamp would be impossible to do on a larger scale. It depicts an elephant holding a copper lantern in its trunk, electrified. On the bottom, under one paw, there is the original engraving "Macabo Milano Cusanino Italy".

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Creator	Aldo Tura
Manufacturer	Macabo
Design Period	1950 to 1959
Production Period	1950 to 1959
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Style	Vintage
Detailed Condition	Very Good — This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use.
SKU	LYQ-1171663
Restoration and Damage Details	Wear consistent with age and use.
Materials	Copper, Wood
Color	Copper
Width	53 cm 53 cm
Depth	18 cm 18 cm
Height	43 cm 43 cm
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg

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

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Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
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*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.

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.

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