Brass Key Corkscrew by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
, imaginative modern objects. This solid brass key is actually a chic corkscrew in disguise. With a few quick
2010s Austrian Desk Sets
Brass
Brass Key Corkscrew by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
, imaginative modern objects. This solid brass key is actually a chic corkscrew in disguise. With a few quick
Brass
Brass corkscrew key by Auböck Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Brass corkscrew key by Auböck Austria, 1950s, good condition
Brass
Carl Auböck Brass Key Corkscrew with Elephant
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A cast brass corkscrew featuring an Elephant designed and made by Carl Auböck II in Vienna, Austria
Brass
Key shaped Corkscrew by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass corkscrew shaped like a large key, with an oval loop handle and a cylindrical shaft ending in
Brass, Steel
Key shaped Corkscrew by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass corkscrew shaped like a large key, with an oval loop handle and a cylindrical shaft ending in
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck Corkscrew #5970-1 "Modern Key", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Corkscrew #5970-1 "Modern Key", Austria 2022.
Brass, Steel
$848 / item
H 5.91 in W 3.94 in D 1.19 in
Carl Auböck #3687 Corkscrew Key, Polished Brass & Steel, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3687 corkscrew "Key", Austria 2022.
Brass, Steel
$649
H 3.55 in W 1.97 in D 0.4 in
Auböck Brass Key Paperweight & Cork Screw, Corkscrew, Midcentury, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Carl Auböck "Key" bottle opener, corkscrew & paperweight in solid brass, made by
Brass
$790
H 0.5 in W 6.25 in D 3 in
Large Carl Aubock Brass Key Corkscrew Bottle Opener Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful sculptural Mid-Century cork screw bottle opener in the shape of a big key. This is a
Brass
$1,300
H 0.79 in W 3.94 in D 6.11 in
Large Mid-Century Brass "Key" Corkscrew & Bottle Opener by Carl Auböck, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
and corkscrew was designed by Carl Auböck III in the 1950s. Executed by the renowned Werkstätte Carl
Brass
$1,443
H 5.52 in W 2.56 in D 0.6 in
Key-shaped Corkscrew with pierced Bow Handle, by Carl Auböck Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Corkscrew designed like an old-fashioned key, with a pierced, scrollwork “bow” handle in a warm
Brass, Steel
$1,178
H 0.36 in W 3.43 in D 1.97 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Key Corkscrew by Carl Auböck Austria circa 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brass corkscrew from brass designed and executed by Carl Auböck, circa
Metal, Brass
$842
H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 0.4 in
Auböck Big Brass Key Paperweight & Cork Screw, Midcentury, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Carl Auböck "Big Key" bottle opener, corkscrew & paperweight in solid brass, made by
Brass
Carl Aubock Corkscrew - Key
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Original Auböck corkscrew in the shape of a key. The lower end can be used to open crown caps
Brass
Medium Carl Auböck Brass Corkscrew in a Key Shape
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Steel corkscrew with brass handle of the key screwed into the other part of the key. Nice patina
Brass
Carl Auböck Set of Three Key Corkscrews, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A lovely set of three vintage key corkscrews all the way from small to medium and the very largest
Stainless Steel, Brass
Small Carl Auböck Heavy Brass Corkscrew in a Key Shape
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Hollow steel corkscrew with brass handle of the key screwed into the other part of the key. Nice
Brass
Unavailable
H 4.75 in W 2.75 in D 0.5 in
Carl Auböck Bottle Opener and Corkscrew Key, Solid Brass, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in the shape of an antique key with bottle opener and hidden corkscrew Signed, Austria, Werkstätte
Brass
Auböck, key corkscrew, collection, Vienna Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Numbering from left to right see second picture : 1st Auböck corkscrew signed 390€ 2nd Auböck
Metal, Brass
Unavailable
H 4.5 in W 1.75 in D 0.63 in
Carl Auböck Bottle Opener Corkscrew Key Vintage Solid Brass Bar Tool
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck design object, 1950s, modernist decorative and functional solid brass bar tool with
Brass, Steel
Brass Corkscrew from Auböck "Modern Key" Austria Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass Corkscrew from Auböck, "Modern Key", Austria Vienna, good original condition
Brass
Unavailable
H 1.03 in W 3.75 in D 5.71 in
Collectors Set of All 3 Heavy Brass Key Corkscrew Openers by Carl Auböck, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A truly unique chance to acquire all three sizes of the well-known Auböck key opener. dimensions
Brass
Carl Auböck Key Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Key bottle opener and corkscrew in brass from the Viennese workshop. Classic piece.
Brass
Corkscrew Key by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Key bottleopener and corkscrew with the classic elegance and sense of humour of Carl Aubock and his
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck Key Corkscrew #2
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Key shaped corkscrew designed and made by Carl Auböck in Vienna, 1950s. The cast brass key opens up
Brass, Steel
Key Corkscrew by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Corkscrew and bottle opener made by Carl Aubock in his traditional super quality and lovely design.
Brass, Steel
Large Key Corkscrew by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Large brass key corkscrew and bottleopener by Carl Aubock. Great classic piece . This one marked
Brass, Steel
Carl Aubock Brass Key Bottle Opener Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New Windsor, NY
Carl Aubock solid brass key bottle opener and cork screw. Signed Aubock, Made in Austria. Circa
Brass
Carl Auböck Large Key Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Wonderful large brass corkscrew by Carl Auböck. Made in the Vienna workshop in the 1950s and still
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck Black & Brass Key Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Large brass Key corkscrew by Carl Auböck, - unusual model with a large thin handle and patinated
Brass, Steel
Sold
H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 0.4 in
Auböck Big Brass Key Paperweight & Cork screw, Midcentury, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Carl Auböck "Big Key" bottle opener, corkscrew & paperweight in solid brass, made by
Brass
Original Midcentury Auböck Corkscrew Key Shape
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a beautiful bottle opener and cork screw in key shape. It was crafted from brass and
Brass, Stainless Steel
Sold
H 1.15 in W 3.82 in D 6.11 in
XXL Key corksrew made from heavy brass by Aubock original from 1950s signed
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
CARL AUBÖCK - Corkscrew "Key" made around 1950 Beautiful large, old key, with hidden steel screw
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck Key Corkscrew #3
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Large key corkscrew by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950. Made in cast brass with the corkscrew
Steel, Brass
Carl Auböck Brass Key Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Phoenix, AZ
this corkscrew to appear as a brass key.
Brass
Sold
H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 0.4 in
Auböck Big Brass Key Bottle Opener & Corkscrew, Midcentury, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Auböck bottle opener and corkscrew in solid brass, made by Werkstätten Carl Auböck in
Brass
Oversized Carl Aubock Brass Skeleton Key Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
to your bar. The key unscrews to reveal the steel corkscrew. Signed Aubock.
Brass, Steel
Model No. 5920 Key Corkscrew by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Waltham, MA
Carl Auböck designed key shaped bottle opener and corkscrew. Model No. 5920. This example in rare
Metal
Karl Aubock Brass Key Corkscrew & Bottle Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid brass corkscrew & bottle opener designed in the shape of a key. Signed "Aubock".
Carl Aubock Key Corkscrew with Bottle Opener
Located in Harbor Springs, MI
Designer Carl Aubock, circa 1950. Vintage skeleton key with hidden corkscrew. Teeth of key may be
Brass
Karl Aubock Style Key Corkscrew & Bottle Opener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid bronze key corkscrew with bottle opener at the top.
Sold
H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 0.4 in
Brass Key Bottle Opener with Hidden Corkscrew by Carl Aubock, 1950s or 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The collectors classic: the famous large brass key bottle opener with a hidden cork screw by Carl
Carl Auböck Key Corkscrew
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Waltham, MA
Carl Auböck brass key shaped corkscrew and bottle opener. Signed with impressed Auböck mark.
Brass, Steel
Rare Baby Size Key Corkscrew, Signed Auböck, Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The rare small version of the signature pieces of the infamous Auböck workshop - See "The
Brass
Austrian Mid-Century Key Shaped Corkscrew & Bottle Opener by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Pasadena, CA
This mid-century, key shaped combination corkscrew and bottle opener was handmade in brass by the
Brass
Sold
H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 0.4 in
Carl Auböck Key Corkscrew Collection, Group of Three S/ML/XL, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck Key Corkscrew Collection - Group of Three S/ML/XL - Austria, 1950s.
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vessel, Maroon Glaze, Accolay Style
By Accolay Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully hand made French ceramic vessel featuring a speckled maroon glaze and picched/ruffled lip.
Ceramic
View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown artist (Naples), 19th century View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius oil on metal plate unframed: 7.8 cm (3.1 in) diameter framed: 20.5 × 20.5 cm (8.1 × 8.1 in) Thi...
Metal
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$4,330
H 11.82 in W 15.36 in
Impressionist Storm Landscape over Lake Vättern – Erik Tryggelin 1946
By Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This expressive landscape was executed in Vadstena on 8 August 1946 and captures the dramatic moment just before or during a summer storm over the plains surrounding Lake Vättern. Er...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Ceramic Tissue Box
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
CERAMIC TISSUE BOX, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natu...
Ceramic, Clay
Umran Sink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Umran Sink—a signature piece from our inaugural stone collection, meticulously crafted in Afyon, Türkiye, a region renowned for its ancient stonework. Named in honor ...
Travertine, Marble
Large Egyptian Revival cat sculpture, 1970s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A large and heavy Egyptian Revival cat, cast in a dark-patinated bronze alloy, modeled in the manner of the ancient Bastet figures of dynastic Egypt. This piece captures both eleganc...
Bronze
Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School Stained Glass Pendant Lamp, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A striking Amsterdam School pendant lamp in stained glass, The Netherlands, circa 1925. Executed in the expressive architectural language so characteristic of Dutch lighting from th...
Metal, Lead
Art Deco Wooden Armchair with Rush Seat, France, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This French Art Deco armchair from the 1920s demonstrates the transition from traditional craftsmanship to the geometric clarity of early modern design. The solid wooden frame is def...
Rush, Wood
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp, Parchment Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new parchment shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Mu...
Iron
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
AROUCA TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2024. Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature, s...
Ceramic, Linen
$1,764 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$479 / item
H 11.03 in W 14.97 in D 6.3 in
'Balancing Act' Candle Holder by Joseph Ellwood for Six Dots Design
Located in London, GB
A welded Steel Candle holder. Balancing Act is a collection of two lamps and a candle holder. Inspired by Calder’s Circus, it captures a sense of naive joy and playful freedom, invit...
Steel
Sold|$3,500
H 21 in W 16 in D 12 in
Rare Pair of Large Bitossi Archaeological Series Lamps, circa 1980
By Bitossi
Located in Pasadena, CA
A rare and impressive pair of large lamps from Bitossi’s short-lived “Archaeological Series”, produced in the early 1980s. These pieces feature the distinctive scavo finish, expertly...
Ceramic
Brass Scape Wall Light by Stem Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Scape Wall Light by Stem Design Dimensions: D 9 x W 16 x H 12 cm. Materials: Cast brass. Finish: Tumbled and burnished. Weight: 3 kg. Finished and assembled by hand in India....
Brass
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 it’s streamlined or sophisticated, a bar area is always a welcoming feature in any home interior. A cheery well-made drink with friends and family has the potential to yield some unforgettable moments alongside those that aren’t easily remembered. And the only way to conjure that exemplary cordial is by putting the proper antique or vintage barware to work.
Essential barware equipment ranges from sterling-silver barspoons for mixing your cocktails in tall collins glasses to jiggers, shakers and strainers that allow you to whip up martinis and old-fashioneds.
From a design standpoint, some barware, such as our array of Art Deco glass whiskey sets or mid-century modern silver-banded tumblers crafted by Dorothy Thorpe, can help position your bar as a bold and attractive centerpiece to a room. At the very least, a carefully curated collection of barware can elevate with subtlety the bar’s nearby fixtures, as a handcrafted crystal decanter might do for your vintage 1960s bar cart.
As cocktail hour draws near, find inspiration in our gorgeous gallery of home bars in locales ranging from London to New York to San Francisco, and browse the exquisite selection of antique, new and vintage barware and glassware on 1stDibs.