rare carl auböck box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare piece from the carl auböck workshop.
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal
rare carl auböck box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare piece from the carl auböck workshop.
Metal
wondeful carl auböck peau porc box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
wondeful wooden carl auböck box covered with peau porc.
Metal, Nickel
carl auböck leather and chrome box.
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare box by carl auböck. signed inside with persil.
Metal, Chrome
very rare double box by carl auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
another very rare piece from the auböck workshop.
Metal
Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface
Brass
$1,232Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.78 in W 7.09 in D 4.53 in
Fine Cherry Wood Art Deco Box Carl Auböck, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Nice, well preserved Art Deco box made of cherry wood. By Carl Auböck, 1930s. Listed as a scetch
Copper
Carl Aubock Round Leather Storage Box with Lid, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna/Austria. Originally intended as a cigarette dispenser, this
Leather
$1,400
H 1.5 in W 3.5 in D 5 in
1930s Carl Aubock I Roll Top Storage Box, Cigarette Dispenser, Walnut, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A storage box with a roll-down lid from the 1930s. This is an early design by Carl Auböck I
Brass, Nickel
$711
H 1.58 in W 1.78 in D 5.52 in
Moustache grooming Set in original Wooden Box by Werkstätte Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage moustache grooming set in original wooden box labeled “Brosse à Moustache.” Includes a
Horn, Wood
$711
H 1.58 in W 1.78 in D 5.52 in
Moustache grooming Set in original Wooden Box by Werkstätte Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage moustache grooming set in original wooden box labeled “Brosse à Moustache.” Includes a
Wood, Horn
$889
H 2.68 in W 6.42 in D 4.53 in
Exquisite Austrian Cigarette and Cigar Box in the Style of Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand-crafted Ostrich-leather box for cigarettes and, by removing the inner wood wall, cigars. The
Brass
Carl Auböck Chrome Box with Leather Lid, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A refined early piece from the Carl Auböck workshop, dating to the 1930s. This chrome-plated box
Chrome
$1,900
H 2.25 in W 7 in D 6 in
1930s Carl Aubock Large Art Deco Jewelry Storage Cigarette Box, Roll Top, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
-top lid with a small brass handle, dating from the 1930s. This is an early design by Carl Auböck I
Brass, Nickel
$1,600
H 2 in W 5.5 in D 4.25 in
1930s Carl Aubock Large Art Deco Jewelry Storage Cigarette Box, Roll Top, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
-top lid with a small brass handle, dating from the 1930s. This is an early design by Carl Auböck I
Brass, Nickel
Mid-Century Modern Knife Box by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Knife made of steel and horn, Austria 1960s.
Steel
20th Century Carl Auböck Nutwood Humidor
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck Humidor, Austria 1950s
Nutwood
Carl Aubock Brass Cigar Snuffer #4117
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock brass cigar snuffer #4117. Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop
Brass
$948
H 10.63 in W 1.19 in D 0.79 in
Mid-Century Modern Knife Box by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck knife, Austria 1960s.
Steel
$1,007
H 1.78 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Rare Mid-Century Leather, Oak Wood and Aluminum Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful vintage box, realized by renowned Austrian designer Carl Auböck, is a rare Mid
Aluminum
$1,896
H 1.5 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Rare Mid-Century Modern Teak Cork & Brass Box by Carl Auböck Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern cigar or cigarette box by Carl Auböck, Vienna
Brass
Carl Aubock Style Brass Pipe Holder, Italy 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Naples, IT
Porta pipa in ottone massiccio degli anni 50 disegnato nello stile di Carl Aubock , oggetto
Brass
Carl Auböck Knife with Rattan wrapped Handle Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
This knife made by Carl Auböck has a straight metal blade with a handle wrapped in rattan for grip
Metal
Set of Six Horn and Nutwood Fruit Knives by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
-grey and cream coloured natural horn. The design can be attributed to renowned Austrian designer Carl
Stainless Steel
Cane Cigarette Box #3656 by Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A walnut cigarette box with chrome-plated brass sides and cane wrapped lid. Designed by Carl
Brass, Chrome
Carl Auböck pen brass paperweight in original wooden box, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Paperweight by Carl Auböck in wooden box. The measurements given apply to the paperweight, the box
Brass
$2,252
H 9.45 in W 9.26 in D 3.94 in
Austrian Midcentury Walnut and Brass Fish Shaped Money Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
architect and designer Carl Auböck. It features a walnut body with brass details and is marked on the
Brass
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.63 in W 18 in D 6 in
1960s Carl Aubock Werkstatte #5606 Nickel Chess Set in Box Vintage Midcentury
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Carl Aubock III chess set Austria, 1968 Beech, stained beech, nickel-plated steel, enameled
Nickel
$796Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.5 in W 4 in D 3 in
Vintage Cigarette Box Red Polkadot Art Deco Werkstatte Argentor Vienna Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Bauhaus
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stamped into coin shaped feet, 273 and, Made in Austria. Chips to paint, tarnish to brass, oxidation to lid surface. Functioning properly. W 4 x D 3 x H 1.5 in.
Metal
Auböck Cigarette Box, Ash Wood and Nickel Plated Brass, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Aubock cigarette box, made of ash wood and nickel plated brass, openable from both sides. Adorable
Brass, Nickel
Wooden Cocktail Box With Glass Cocktail Shakers
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful and functional cocktail box with leather decorations.
Leather, Glass, Wood
Early Curved Art Deco Jewelry Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
1930s. The box has two compartments and is in mint vintage condition.
Brass
Rare Curved White Metal Jewelry Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented jewelry box can be clearly attributed to the Auböck workshop designs of the 1940s
Brass, Zinc
Rare Mid-Century Jewelry Box by Carl Auböck, Late 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented box is a stunning example of the craftsmanship at the famous Mid-Century Auböck
Brass
Rare Cylindrical Nickel Plated Cigarette Dispenser by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
This cylindrical box is a rare example of the early works by the workshop from the 1930s. The
Nickel
Unavailable
H 1.38 in W 3.55 in D 4.73 in
Merchandise Nickel Plated Roll-Top Cigarette Dispenser by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
The presented rolltop dispenser was a merchandise gift designed and produced by Carl Auböck for
Brass, Nickel
Unavailable
H 1.89 in W 6.3 in D 4.53 in
Early Curved Art Deco Cigar Dispenser by Carl Auböck Made of Cherrywood
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
nickeled brass sides are typical for the workshop's box designs and make it a true original. The box
Brass
Unavailable
H 3.63 in Dm 6.11 in
Carl Auböck Cylindrical Brass Pot Cigarette Box and Ashtray, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck cylindrical brass pot cigarette box and ashtray, Austria, 1950s.
Brass
Carl Auböck Horn Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare example in beautiful original condition.
Horn
Carl Aubock Roll Top Cigarette Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
Carl Aubock wooden cigarette box with nickel plated brass accents and tambour type roll down lid
Chrome
Carl Auböck Cigar Dispenser
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Mexico City, MX
Rare cherrywood box, with details in nickeled brass. Carl Auböck II (1900-1957) is one of the
Brass
Small Magnifying Glass Topped Container by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Elegant little brass container with a magnifying glass in the lid.
Brass
Carl Auböck Fish Money Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Sculptural moneybox in Walnut with horsehair finns and a black painted base. Great piece with elegance and a sense of humour . Beautifully made.
Brass
Magnifying Pill Box by Carl Aubock
Located in London, GB
Fantastic little brass pill box with a magnifying glass in the lid by Carl Aubock.
Brass
Custom copper box by Carl Aubock
Located in Dallas, TX
A custom copper box by Carl Aubock purchased in Vienna, Austria in 1953. Extremely well made and in
Fish Moneybox by Carl Aubock
Located in London, GB
Walnut , horsehair and brass moneybox from the master of objects Carl Aubock. In immaculate
Brass
Sold
H 5.75 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
Carl Aubock Inspired Polished Clever Brass Pop Art Covered Lock Box or Object
Located in North Miami, FL
, money, rings etc. It has been greatly inspired by Carl Armquist; designer for Carl Aubock. This was
Brass
Brass Box with Magnifying Lid by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Brass box with a magnifying glass lid , properly originally made as a gift for a special occasion.
Brass
Solid Brass Pen & Original Box by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
With Original wooden box saying "la plume de ma tante" (the pen of my aunt). Lovely heavy and
Brass
Brass and Glass Canister
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage canister by Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria, circa 1950. Base and lid are made of glass and
Brass
Brass Nut Cracker In its Original Carl Auböck Werkstäette Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Solid nutcracker with the original leather handle and box, all by Carl Aubock
Carl Aubock Modernist Horn Chess Game With Leatherboard and Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
chessboard, designed by Austrian Modernist Carl Aubock. Discontinued vintage chess game, made of light and
Sold
H 2 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
1930s Carl Aubock Vienna Large Modernist Cigarette Storage Box with Roll Top
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
1930s by Carl Aubock. Large model with two compartments, in very good condition.
Carl Aubock Modernist Cast-Iron Chess Game with Leather Board and Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
chessboard, made of leather. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock. Made of cast-iron, very solid. These chess
Iron
"Scribble Your Way Forward, " Solid Brass Pen by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Solid brass pen and original box by Carl Auböck. The pen works and is in perfect condition.
Bronze Ashtray with Cigarette Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pulling double duty, this bronze box contains a removable black metal ashtray and a cigarette box
Metal, Bronze
Art Deco Box Carl Auböck, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Box made of wood, inside copper. By Carl Auböck, 1930s. Listed in catalog "Die Kataloge
Copper
Carl Auböck Coasters
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of six Horn coasters with brown leather cylindric case made in the Auböck's workshop in the
Horn, Leather
rare and famous Carl Auböck Fish penny box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Another piece of my personal collection. the famous fish money box....
Metal, Brass
Carl Auböck Storage Box with Roll Top, Austria, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
the 1930s by Carl Auböck, Austria. In very good condition.
Carl Aubock Walnut and Leather Storage Box, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful storage drawer box, made of walnut and black leather. Designed an executed by Carl
Leather, Walnut
Carl Auböck Jewelry Box made of Wood Brass and Cork
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant brass box, designed by Carl Auböck, embodies mid-century sophistication and
Brass
Sold
H 1.75 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
1930s Carl Aubock I Storage Box / Cigarette Dispenser with Roll Top, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
design by Carl Aubock I. Handmade of wood and nickel-plated brass. In good condition.
Brass, Nickel
Sold
H 1.75 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
1930s Carl Aubock I Storage Box / Cigarette Dispenser with Roll Top, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
design by Carl Aubock I. Handmade of walnut wood and nickel-plated brass. In good condition.
Brass, Nickel
1920s Early Carl Auböck Art Deco Curved Nickel and Walnut Storage Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare and beautiful storage box, jewelry box or cigar dispenser, made of nickel-plated brass and
Metal, Nickel
Cubistic Brass/White Metal Jewelry Box by Carl Auböck, 1940s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
The jewelry box can be clearly attributed to the Auböck workshop designs of the 1940s since white
Metal, Zinc
Sold
H 1.77 in W 6.89 in D 4.33 in
Mid Century Modern Carl Auböck Lucite and Oak Vintage Storage Box, Vienna, 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
The presented decorative storage box shows a curved shape and was designed and executed by Carl
Lucite, Oak
Mid-Century Leather Tray by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful hand-crafted desk accessory/filing cabinet by Austrian Designer Carl Auböck. It has been
Leather
Rare Vintage Mid-Century Carl Auböck Teak Cigar Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful and heavy cigar box, conceived by renowned Austrian designer Carl Auböck, appears in
Teak
Sold
H 1.97 in W 6.46 in D 4.41 in
Mid Century Modern Carl Auböck Walnut Brass Vintage Desk Accessories 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
manufactured by the Viennese designer and artist Carl Auböck, 1950s, Vienna. The design pieces by Carl Auböck
Brass
Sold
H 1.97 in W 6.89 in D 4.73 in
Superb Mid-Century Caucasian Nutwood and Brass Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This lovely brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche
Brass
Carl Auböck Walnut Storage Box
Located in North Miami, FL
Brass and walnut modernist Carl Auböck storage box, circa 1950s from Vienna, Austria.
Brass
Rare Leather and Chrome Art Deco Auböck Cigar Box, 1930s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Cigar Box by Auböck (1930s) made of nickel plated brass and a lid in leather. It can be opened from
Brass, Nickel
Mid Century Modern Vintage Leather Brass Box by Carl Auböck, 1950s, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Leather covered aluminium box with patinated brass top by Carl Auböck, Vienna. This vintage leather
Sold
H 11.42 in Dm 9.85 in
Carl Auböck Wastepaper Basket of Genuine Dark Brown Leather by Illums, 1970s
By Illums Bolighus, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Round European vintage wastepaper basket from the 1970´s by Carl Auböck made for Illums Bolighus in
Brass
Carl Auböck Knife Holder, Wood Wicker Cork Stainless Steel, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A knife holder set with six knives designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop in
Brass
Auböck Tobacco Jar, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Aubock tobacco box, 1950s Made of aluminum, with a leather wrapp sleeve and a bakelite lid
Aluminum
Rare Magnifying Box by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Lovely Walnut and glass magnifying box by Carl Aubock and his workshop. Great patina and feel to
Walnut, Glass
Sold
H 11.42 in W 10.24 in D 3.94 in
Carl Auböck Fish Money Box Piggy Bank, Wood Brass, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A money box in the form of a fish made of walnut, brass and horse hair designed by Carl Auböck
Brass
Solid Brass Ballpoint Pen in Original Wooden Box, Carl Aubock 1970
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Original vintage solid brass ballpen in the original wood box, titled : la plume de ma tante. Carl
Brass
Carl Auböck II Model #3317 Padlock Trinket Box/Ashtray in Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A rare model 3317 cast brass ashtray/trinket box in the form of a padlock designed by Carl Auböck
Brass
Sold
H 3.15 in W 10.04 in D 6.11 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carl Auböck Cigar Box Table Container, 1960s, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
brass by Carl Auböck 1960s Vienna. A stunning table container for utensils or cigar box from maple and
Maple
Lovely Set of Three Carl Auböck Wooden Card Games Boxes, Austria 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
executed by Carl Auböck. Austria, 1970s. Excellent condition. Two packs of cards are still unopened, the
Wood
Sold
H 9.45 in W 9.26 in D 3.94 in
Austrian Modernist Walnut and Brass Fish Shaped Money Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
designer Carl Auböck. It can be used for your savings or as well be admired as excellent manufactured
Brass
Sold
H 6.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Carl Auböck Big Pencil Telephone Ball Pen in Brass with Box, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful brass ball pen in the shape of a big pencil. Designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl
Brass
1950s Carl Aubock Tobacco Pot Vintage Mid-Century Design Jewelry Trinket Box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Designed to be a small Tobacco Pot, but could be for earrings or trinkets. A beautiful mix of materials.
Brass
Sold
H 1.5 in W 4 in D 3 in
Wierner Werkstatte Argentor Brass Trinket Tobacco Snuff Jewelry Box Collection
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Argentor of Vienna, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Hyattsville, MD
All pieces marked Austria. One mushroom has Argentor symbol, the box appears to be older and is
Brass
2x Carl Auböck Pan & Serving Tray & Amboss 2060 Flatware, Original Box, 1950s
By Amboss Austria, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
set. Designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s, executed by Amboss Neuzeug Austria. Will be delivered with
Stainless Steel
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.
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.