Carl Auböck Pair of #5673 Bookends "Horn", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #5673 Bookends "Horn", Austria 2022.
2010s Austrian Bookends
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #5673 Bookends "Horn", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #5673 Bookends "Horn", Austria 2022.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Horn and Brass Bookends, Vintage Originals
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This set features two hand-polished, organic horns mounted on minimalist, solid L-shaped brass bases—a design famously attributed to the workshop of the Austrian master Carl Auböck I...
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of Bookends #5673
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Founded in the 19th century as a metal workshop for girdling and chasing, the traditional Carl Auböck workshop is still in its original Viennese townhouse in the 7th district. In the...
Brass
Vintage Carl Auböck 5 Horn Candlestick
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Founded in the 19th century as a metal workshop for girdling and chasing, the traditional Carl Auböck workshop is still in its original Viennese townhouse in the 7th district. In the...
Brass, Metal
Carl Auböck Bookends Model 5672, Pair, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Pair of rare and extraordinary Carl Auböck bookends model 5672, Austria, 1950s.
Brass
Pair of Auböck, Midcentury Brass and Horn Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
In original untouched condition. We love the patina of the objects but we can naturally polish the brass upon request.
Brass
Pair of Bookends by Carl Auböck Werkstätte, Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of bookends was manufactured by Carl Auböck Werkstätte in Vienna in 1950s.
Brass
Vintage Carl Auböck Letter Opener
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
Founded in the 19th century as a metal workshop for girdling and chasing, the traditional Carl Auböck workshop is still in its original Viennese townhouse in the 7th district. In the...
Metal, Brass
Marked Mid-Century Carl Auböck Horn Bookends, Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Nice set of the well-known Auböck bookends, marked and made of brass and polished horn.
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of Brass and Horn Bookends, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of brass and horn bookends, Austria 1960s.
Brass
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H 6.5 in W 4.34 in D 5.12 in
Pair of Carl Auböck Bookends Brass Horn Model 4773, Workshop Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Basel, BS
Rare pair of Carl Auböck book ends in blackened brass & horn, model 4773 designed in 1958, manufactured at the Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria. Both stamped „Auböck“ on the und...
Brass
Beautiful Horn and Brass Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous pair of Austrian horn and brass bookends by Carl Auböck. A unique set from his small workshop in Bernardgasse, with a beautiful even brass patination built up since their ...
Brass
Fantastic Set of Early Book Ends by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Fantastic set of sculptural horn book ends by Carl Aubock . Matt nickel plated brass ends with the very different pieces of horn either side. Large in scale.
Horn
Carl Auböck Pair of Brass and Horn Bookends, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of brass and horn bookends, Austria 1960s.
Brass
Midcentury Brass and Horn Bookends Made in Austria by Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wichita, KS
Auböck bookends, horn and brass, signed. Handcrafted bookends with natural horn mounted on polished brass. Signed with impressed marks on the back (upper left): Auböck made in Austri...
Brass
Carl Aubock Horn & Bronze Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Stamford, CT
1950's Carl Aubock Horn & Bronze Bookends
Bronze
Pair of Horn Bookends by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
By Carl Auböck. Austrian, circa 1950.
Metal
Rare Pair of Black Buffalo Horn Auböck Bookends, Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
This beautiful set of black Auböck bookends is incredibly well preserved: the black metal shows no marks and the Horn still bears its authentic polish. One marked with the infamous ...
Metal
Pair of Rare Auböck Bookends
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A pair of these quite rare and extraordinary Carl Auböck Book ends. The winding horns are fixed on a polish brass base, the two pieces are in excellent condition. Listed in the A...
Brass
A good pair of antique, new or vintage bookends will look wonderful in your reading nook. And the need for these trusty home accents has stood the test of time, which means there are many different kinds to suit any design taste or furniture style.
Bookends weren’t created until the 1870s. Serving faithfully in the background, they went unobserved for a while. The authors of the Oxford English Dictionary report that the term “book end” didn’t appear in printed material until 1907. The primary function of bookends is to ensure that your books remain upright in your bookcase, but style and form have taken the lead over the years. Furniture makers have ensured that bookends demand as much attention as the books themselves. Indeed, while competing with carefully curated first editions or rows of colorful spines is no small task, plenty of bookends steal the stage.
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