Aldo Tura Deep Blue Goatskin Expandable Dining Table

This exquisite goatskin table exemplifies Aldo Tura's masterful blend of Italian craftsmanship and mid-century modern design. Measuring an impressive 76 inches in length by 44 inches...

This exceptionally rare circular expanding dining table was designed by Robert Jupe and crafted by the English cabinetmakers Johnstone & Jeanes, successors to Johnstone, Jupe & Co. One of only a handful known from the firm, this table illustrates the Victorian era's quest to combine technical innovation with superb and beautiful craftsmanship. Complete with its original leaves, the table’s circular top is formed from eight separate segments. When the top is rotated, an ingenious swivel mechanism causes the sections to diverge, allowing a set of small or large leaves to be inserted for an adjustable increase in size. The design for the table was patented by Robert Jupe in 1835, who had envisioned “an improved expanding table so constructed that the sections composing its surface may be caused to diverge from a common center and that the spaces caused thereby may be filled up by inserting leaves or filling pieces.” The first of these fascinating tables were created between 1835 and 1840 during his partnership with John Johnstone and their firm of Johnstone, Jupe & Co. in London. Jupe left the company in 1840, after which the firm changed its name due to a new partnership and became Johnstone & Jeanes. The firm would eventually achieve international fame for its remarkable designs, exhibiting a "circular table made on the expanding principle" like this one at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Jupe was not alone in his fascination with combining the technical merits of engineering and mechanics with the more artful pursuit of cabinet making. The first half of the 19th century saw a prolific increase in the popularity of applying new ideas to furniture principles, which allowed furniture to serve many purposes. The resulting “patent” furniture...

Fine Italian Mid-Century ight brown "Goatskin" Game Table/Extension Dining Table (ALDO TURA) Length with extension: 72"

Italian Mid-Century circular goatskin center table with circular pedestal base with silver metal veneer and an expandable table top with two leaves. (leaves: 16" each) (ALDO TURA) L...

Very rare Aldo Tura goatskin or parchment dining table. The striking red colour is a real eye catcher Dining tables from Aldo Tura are very rare to find. Good condition, with no...

Italian Mid-Century Modern dining / center table featuring a large circular top finished in dark brown parchment / goatskin with high gloss lacquered finish, resting on a pedestal ba...

Introducing a stunning vintage goatskin dining table, a remarkable piece inspired by the renowned designer Aldo Tura and beautifully crafted in Italy during the 1970s. This exception...

rare and made on special order aldo tura dining / gaming table with turnable inside plate.

Beautiful and rare lacquered goatskin top with patinated brass and wood base, circa 1970s, Made in Italy original condition the brass base can be polished if desired but we left it i...

Designed in Italy by Aldo Tura this RARE brown, lacquered goatskin, extending coffee table is fantastic. Tura's use of goatskin makes each piece uniquely beautiful. No two pieces wi...