Carl Auböck Model #4867 'Egg' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4867 'Egg' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and
Brass
Original Auböck Egg Cup Made from Nutwood and Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a unique piece of Art Deco design. The egg cup consists of beautiful warm nutwood and
Brass, Nickel
Complete Aubock Egg Holder Set, Designed in the Early 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of 6 egg cups, a very characteristic item by the Auböck workshop, Vienna. The six massive
Brass
Complete Aubock Egg Holder Set, Designed in the Early 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of 2 egg cups, on a bechwood holder, a very characteristic design by the Auböck workshop
Brass
$495 / set
H 0.99 in Dm 1.97 in
Set of 4 Carl Aubock 1950s Brass Egg Cups Holders for Illums Bolighus, Denmark
By Illums Bolighus, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Malmö, SE
Set of 4 beautiful midcentury Brass Egg Cups with amazing original patina. Designed by Carl
Brass
Set of 6 Chain Brass Napkin Rings, Egg Stands or Knife Rests
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This versatile set of six vintage brass chain pieces combines sculptural design with everyday
Glass
Carl Auböck Paperweight Egg #4867, Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Auböck workshop is still in its original Viennese townhouse in the 7th district. In the years of its
Brass
Carl Auböck Egg Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A beautiful modernist egg cup and design object made at the Werkstätte Carl Auböck. The Minimalist
Brass
Carl Auböck Egg Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck egg cup, Austria, 1950s.
Brass
Carl Aubock Brass Egg Paperweight, Signed, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Carl Aubock brass egg paperweight, signed, Austria, 1950s. Polished cast brass paperweight by the
Brass
The Egg Paperweight by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
The classic Egg by Auböck , favoured by Walter Gropius, - he kept one on his desk throughout his
Brass
The Egg Paperweight by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Classic Aubock piece , favoured by Walter Gropius throughout his life. Great patina
Brass
Carl Auböck ii Vintage 1950s Walnut TOTEM of Brass Egg Cups
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage set of six solid sand-cast brass egg cups and their walnut tower. Designed and made by
Brass
Set of Six Egg Cups by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of six egg brass cups and walnut tower by the Auböck Werkstätte, Vienna, Austria circa 1950
Brass
Trio of Carl Aubock Brass Egg Cups for Illums Bolighus
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
Three Carl Aubock brass ring egg cups for Illums Bolighus. 1950s
Brass
Carl Auböck Egg Brass Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A cast brass egg paperweight with very nice patina by Carl Auböck / Auboeck / Aubock, Austria
Brass
Egg Paperweight by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A solid brass paperweight in the form of an egg.
Brass
Sold
H 1.5 in W 2.44 in D 1.75 in
Carl Auböck Brass Bird Egg Paperweight in Wooden Gift Crate Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
This brass paperweight shaped like a bird egg is from the Carl Auböck workshop in Vienna. It comes
Brass
Complete Aubock Egg Holder Set, Designed in the Early 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of 6 egg cups, a very characteristic item by the Auböck workshop, Vienna. The six massive
Brass
Sold
H 4.34 in W 2.76 in D 2.37 in
Rare Hourglass Egg Timer Designed by Carl Aubock in Natural Horn, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Beograd, RS
of the Carl Aubock who founded the workshop in Vienna. The hourglass is made in natural Horn, brass
Brass
Complete Carl Auböck Egg Holder Set Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This egg holder set was designed by Carl Auböck Werkstätte in 1950s in Vienna. It includes four
Brass
Carl Auböck Egg Holder #3697
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Maastricht, NL
New old stock Carl Auböck Egg Holder with solid wood base and 2 egg holders with pin legs in brass.
Brass
Complete Auböck Egg Holder Set, Designed in the Early 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Another characteristic and quite decorative item by the Auböck workshop, Vienna. The four
Brass
Travertine Pet Bowl Set Rectangle
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Unique and Stunning Pet bowl made of travertine stone. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine bowls are a study in sculptural simplicity. Natural variations in the sto...
Travertine
Concorde Model Supersonic Aircraft
Located in Paris, FR
Model supersonic concorde aircraft with structure and base in polished aluminum.
Aluminum
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. The Auböck #3846 booke...
Brass
Embroidered Velvet Mushroom Pillow - Black
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Add a cozy autumnal vibe to your home with our embroidered velvet mushroom pillow. The intricate mushroom design, fully embroidered on a rich velvet base, brings warm, earthy tones r...
Linen
Dieter Rams 606 Series Floating Credenza for Vitsoe, 1960s Design
By Dieter Rams, Vitsoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare, iconic "606 Series" unit, designed by the legendary Dieter Rams in his signature minimalist style for Vitsoe, is a wall mounted floating credenza, consisting of two out o...
Metal
$505
H 0.32 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Austrian Midcentury Stainless Steel and Horn Fish Cork Screw by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Amboss Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
This Austrian Midcentury Modern Amazing Stainless steel fish shaped cork screw and bottle opener was designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck Vienna, rare version with horn signed Au...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Each piece bears the ...
Brass
Ensamble Pouf in Escondido Laredo 35
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
The word "ensamble" means a set and comes from the French "ensemble," referring to one with another, together. From their own individuality, Peca (Guadalajara, 2007) and Studio84 (M...
Wood, Upholstery
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
$6,800 / item
H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in
Bespoke Octagonal Pink Murano Glass and Brass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagonal pink Murano glass and bras mirror, in stock Vivid and intense pink glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout, highly polished faceted pattern c...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5371 or 5788 "Heart", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #5371 or 5788 "Heart", Austria. Price is per piece. Available in different sizes.
Brass
$1,928 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #5072 'Chain' polished brass paperweight. Executed in brass-plated cast iron and designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is h...
Brass, Iron
In Vienna’s Neubau district, a beautiful Biedermeier townhouse has been home to the Werkstätte Carl Auböck for more than 100 years. Inside the workshop, where production continues to this day, countless objects line the shelves, walls, tabletops and desktops.
The Viennese artist and designer Carl Auböck II was one of the quirkiest and most delightful and collectible of modern designers. A rather odd duck in the world of decorative arts, he was a peculiar talent whose specialties included smaller desk accessories and tabletop pieces such as corkscrews, paperweights, letter openers, bookends and bottle stoppers. He rendered these pieces in a combination of metal — most often brass — and such elemental materials as leather, knobby wood and animal horn, creating forms that could be almost Surrealist, from hands and feet to keys, birds and amoebae.
As a boy, Auböck was precocious and artistic. He studied drawing and at the same time trained in the workshop of his father, Karl Heinrich Auböck, a popular maker of traditional bronze figurines and collectibles. In 1919, Carl II went to Germany to study at the Bauhaus, where he was a pupil of the progressive artist and theorist Johannes Itten. While the Bauhaus is most associated with the rigidly ordered, functionalist architecture of its directors Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the school was in reality a liberal, spirited place — a crucible for imaginative, playful and avant-garde art and design. It was this spirit that imbued Carl II’s work from the time he left in 1921.
In 1922 or ’23, Carl Auböck II returned to Vienna to help care for his ailing father, and he took over the business. He created the Werkstätte Carl Auböck and a legacy that earned his objects cult status among collectors. The business was passed on to his descendants, who run the atelier that is still in operation today. Today, objects designed by Carl II make up 90 percent of Werkstätte Carl Auböck’s production, joined by the creations of architect and designer Carl IV, his grandson.
Vintage Auböck designs have a special character, a patina that only emphasizes how much the pieces have been loved and used. Carl Aubock II’s small furniture items — leather- or caned-sling magazine racks; free-edge wooden side tables with tubular bronze legs; wicker serving trolleys with turned beechwood wheels — are elegant and purposeful. His bijoux desktop objects, library tools, ashtrays and barware pieces evince a kind of mirthful practicality. They seem to ask: “If you need a corkscrew, or a paperweight, or a candlestick, why not make it fun as well as functional?” And indeed, why not?
Find a collection of vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck mirrors, seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Whether burnished or lacquered, antique, new and vintage brass furniture can elevate a room.
From traditional spaces that use brass as an accent — by way of brass dining chairs or brass pendant lights — to contemporary rooms that embrace bold brass decor, there are many ways to incorporate the golden-hued metal.
“I find mixed metals to be a very updated approach, as opposed to the old days, when it was all shiny brass of dulled-out silver tones,” says interior designer Drew McGukin. “I especially love working with brass and blackened steel for added warmth and tonality. To me, aged brass is complementary across many design styles and can trend contemporary or traditional when pushed either way.”
He proves his point in a San Francisco entryway, where a Lindsey Adelman light fixture hangs above a limited-edition table and stools by Kelly Wearstler — also an enthusiast of juxtapositions — all providing bronze accents. The walls were hand-painted by artist Caroline Lizarraga and the ombré stair runner is by DMc.
West Coast designer Catherine Kwong chose a sleek brass and lacquered-parchment credenza by Scala Luxury to fit this San Francisco apartment. “The design of this sideboard is reminiscent of work by French modernist Jean Prouvé. The brass font imbues the space with warmth and the round ‘portholes’ provide an arresting geometric element.”
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