Aldo Tura Mod. 968D Hand-Decorated Green Goatskin Parchment Thermos Italy 1960

An exceptional hand-decorated insulated thermos carafe by Aldo Tura, model 968D made in Italy in the 1960s–1970s. The flared, conical body is covered in emerald-green lacquered goatskin parchment and painted by hand with a golden architectural cityscape, finished with a brass cup-stopper and a brass handle. This carafe represents Aldo Tura's celebrated barware at its most pictorial and ambitious. The tapering, conical body is covered in lacquered goatskin parchment dyed a deep emerald green, with the translucent depth and fine grain typical of the material. Wrapping right around it is a beautifully hand-painted architectural capriccio of an Italian city — domes, bell-towers, classical palazzi, arcades and pediments, animated by tiny figures — rendered in warm gold and black. The carafe showcases Tura's signature pairing of lacquered goatskin parchment and brass, here elevated by the elaborate hand-painted cityscape. A refined, theatrical object, ideal for serious collectors of 20th-century Italian design and for the most sophisticated interiors.