Collectible Italian designer wooden fruit basket by Aldo Tura for Macabo Lombardy 1950's

Offered for sale is a rare and highly collectible Italian wooden  fruit basket designed by Aldo Tura for the manufactory  Macabo Milano  . This item was hand  made in Cusano Milanino in Lombardy Italy in the mid 1950's. The bowl is medium sized and in good condition with minor surface wear . It features a hand carved wooden base of oblong  or oval shape  with a smooth polished interior and exterior ; the wood is an attractive honey colour probably oak or beech . The  bowl has a hand made brass strap handle comprising two conjoined parts which flare out and  attach  to the rim of the bowl and open to form a eye-shaped aperture at the summit of the handle . The bowl has the makers mark stamped on the base viz Cusano Milanino Italy  and Macabo. The base is supported by four small bun feet in brass .

Similar items are listed for sale on the net priced at 325 pounds Sterling and 650 US dollars; this is  clearly a sought after item from an iconic Italian designer/,manufacturer 

Dimensions are : width of the bowl 23cm ; diameter  of the base 17cm ; height including the strap handle 12cm

Postage is R90 for Sapo delivery or R110 for courier delivery. Collection is welcome in Emmerantia Jhb