$728 / set
H 4.34 in W 3.15 in D 1.19 in
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4982 Polished Brass Wall Hooks, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Auböck Model #4982 – Polished Brass Wall Hook, Austria, 1950s Original vintage Werkstätte Carl
Brass
$1,200
H 1 in W 9.25 in D 2.25 in
Carl Aubock Walnut & Leather Hand Mirror & Clothes Brush, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock Vienna. The handle is made of walnut, the mirror is framed with brown
Leather, Mirror, Wood, Walnut
Carl Auböck #4271 Wall Sculpture "Napoleon", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4271 wall sculpture "Napoleon", Austria.
Brass
$725 / item
H 13 in W 3.5 in D 0.5 in
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Wall Sculpture Napoleon #4271, Brass, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wall sculpture „Napoleon", model #4059, designed by Carl Aubock II back in 1953. A
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4629 'Stufenuhr' Brass Wall Clock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4629 'Stufenuhr' Brass Wall Clock Originally designed in the late 1960s by Carl
Brass
$2,400
H 14 in Dm 25.5 in
Monumental Pair of Brass Scissors in the Style of Carl AuböCk, Unsigned, Hinged
Located in Buchanan, MI
Monumental pair of brass scissors in the style of Carl Auböck, Unsigned. Hinged
Brass
Carl Aubock Small Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Pair of small hooks by the Auböck workshop, made in brass in the 1950s. Very rare, perfect condition.
Brass
Single Hook by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Large polished brass hook by Carl Auböck. Simple and elegant
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated brass hooks by Carl Auböck. Great patina leaving them with a lovely feel.
Brass
Carl Auböck Three Large Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Three large hooks by Carl Auböck in sandcast brass. Great original patina which is very dark .
Brass
Wonderful Wall-Mounted Vase by Conrad Siedler & Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Brass mount and subtle ceramic vase by Seidler. Every single piece of ceramic is unique and this one has a blue cloud over the stone coloured base.
Brass
Pair of Carl Aubock Brass Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Lovely pair of solid brass hooks by Carl Aubock
Brass
Sculptural Double Hook by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Sculptural double hook in matt nickelplated brass by Carl Aubock
Sculptural Double Hooks by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Lovely double hook by Carl Aubock , solid brass makes it a heavy piece for its size.
Brass
Pair of Hooks by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated brass hooks by the Austrian master. Great condition
Brass
Carl Auböck Set of Four Six Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of six vintage large hooks by Carl Auböck. Patinated sandcast brass in excellent condition
Brass
Pair of Small Hooks by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A pair of vintage small hooks by the Auböck workshop, Vienna, Austria, circa 1960s. In polished
Brass
Set of Three Sculptural Triple Hooks by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Great set of three sand cast brass hooks by Carl Auböck in great vintage condition.
Brass
Set of Three Brass Hooks by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of three solid brass hooks by the famed designer and his workshop.
Brass
Extremely Rare Pair of Wallmounted Glass Vases by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Brass and iridescent glass vases by the every amazing Carl Aubock. Glass is slightly yellow
Brass
Set of Six Sculptural Feather Brass Hooks by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of six single hooks with a very beautiful patina. Elegant shape and great quality.
Brass
Napoleon Sculpture by Carl Auböck
Located in Pasadena, CA
the masterful Viennese designer Carl Auböck (1900-57). There is a small loop on the back for hanging
Brass
Carl Auböck and Conrad Seidler Wall-Mounted Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Sculptural vase mounted to the wall with a brass mount. Made by Carl Auböck and Conrad Seidler.
Brass
Carl Auböck Walnut Hangers
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Walnut hanger with brass fittings by Carl Aubock. Great colour to the wood and beautifully made to
Brass
Three Midcentury Brass Bird Wall Sculptures, Seagull, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Three beautiful Austrian midcentury solid brass wall-mounted bird sculptures from 1950s. They are
Brass
Sold
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 0.99 in
Mid Century Solid Brass Seagulls in Flight Wall Sculpture. Austria, Circa 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Mid Century Solid Brass Wall Mounted Sculptures of birds in flight, in the manner of Auböck
Brass
Austrian Modernist Walnut Clothing or Table Brush by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing modernist wall-hung clothes brush from the 1950s. Designed and executed by Carl Auböck
Walnut
Set of Five Sculptural Hooks by Carl AuböCk
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of five patinated brass hooks, great colour and overall feel. With the original screws.
Brass
Carl Auböck Wall Mountable Rack of Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Austria, circa 1950 and was undoubtably intended to hold dried
Aluminum
Carl Auböck Set of Four Large Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of four large hooks by Carl Auböck. Patinated sandcast brass in excellent condition.
Brass
Carl Aubock Set of Six Large Hooks
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Set of six large hooks by Carl Auböck in sandcast brass. Deep dark patina naturally built over
Brass
Huge Carl Aubock Cloth Brush Vienna, 1950‘s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine early and rare cloth brush by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria around 1950. Made from nutwood and
Nutwood
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Walnut Ring Clothes Brush, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Carl Aubock, Vienna, in the 1950s. Made of walnut and natural bristles. In very good condition with
Walnut
Sold
H 7.09 in W 15.36 in D 1.19 in
Midcentury Brass Bird Sea Gull Wall Decor Sculptures, Austria, 1950s, Set of 6
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This wonderful set of six wall-mounted modernist birds / sea gulls was designed and manufactured in
Brass
Midcentury Black Brass Padlock Key Hanger, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
-finished iron and brass. In the style of Carl Auböck. In good condition with charming patina.
Iron
Set of vintage Sculptural Hooks, Carl Aubock 1940
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This great set of 8 hooks was designed by Carl Aubock in Austria around 1950. Half of the set is
Set of Seven Mid-Century Brass Coat Hooks, Vienna, 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Seven Mid-Century brass coat hooks, Vienna, 1950. In the manner of Carl Auböck. Measures
Brass
$159Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 83 in W 43 in D 0.04 in
Marigold Handloom Merino Modern Artisanal Throw in Yellow Red Tones with Fringes
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Custom design by Studio Variously, Marigold throw / blanket is handwoven by master weavers in Nepal and dip dyed entirely with eco-friendly certified Swiss dyes. A sustainable design...
Yarn
$1,275 / item
H 16.52 in W 13.63 in D 5.29 in
Jenny Glass Large Wall Sconce in Enamel, Glass & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
By Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Jenny Glass, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. You asked for it! A new iteration of our best-selling Jenny sconce featuring a blown glass g...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$2,052 / item
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.03 in
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Christiane Lemieux, there will ...
Paper
Mid-Century Modernist Japanese Iron Candle Holder
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful mid-century modernist Japanese iron candle holder, circa 1950s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 4.75"D x 1.5"H. Very cool piece! ...
Iron
$795
H 12.25 in W 9.63 in D 1.25 in
Le Corbusier: Furniture and Interiors 1905-1965 by Arthur Ruegg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Le Corbusier, one of the world's most important and influential architects and accomplished visual artist, also created a vast oeuvre of interior and furniture designs. The chaise-lo...
Paper
$480Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.25 in W 23.25 in D 13 in
Bohemian Handwoven Reed Caning Bamboo Breakfast Bed Tray Table Cup Book Holder
By Ficks Reed
Located in Miami, FL
Add some Boho Chic vintage charm to your breakfast in bed with this amazing Tiger bamboo, caning and rattan bed tray table. Handwoven and hand-crafted in a medium yellow wood tone f...
Bamboo, Cane, Reed
$675
H 28 in W 20 in D 0.07 in
Raoul Dufy Original Mid Century Mourlot Art Poster, French Cityscape Poster
By Mourlot, (after) Raoul Dufy
Located in Miami, FL
Original midcentury Raoul Dufy art poster from the 1950s printed by Mourlot, Paris, France. Raoul Dufy was a renowned artist that created excellent works of art in both contemporar...
Paper
$546Sale Price|23% Off
H 24.02 in W 45.28 in D 10.24 in
Bauhaus Chrome-Plated Tubular Steel Étagère / Flower Stand, 1930s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Chrome-plated tubular steel étagère made in the 1930s with glass shelves. Chrome plating is in original condition.
Steel, Chrome
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
The Gaia Rug 120 x 180cm by Sister by Studio Ashby
Located in London, GB
The Gaia Rug is inspired by the Greek goddess of earth. It boasts playful abstract motifs and a stunning colour palette that’s sure to make a statement in any space. This item is ma...
Wool
$844Sale Price|65% Off
H 18.51 in W 49.02 in D 30.91 in
French Brutalist Oak Coffee Table, in the style of Pierre Chapo, 1950s, Handmade
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Forest, BE
Very unique oak handmade massive slays of tree. The top is patinated and shows various shades of brown/brownish colors and honey tones. Elegant and brutalist describe that table prop...
Hardwood
Mid-century coffee table 1950s
Located in Vittoria, IT
1950s rationalist style grade coffee table in excellent perfect condition
Metal
$802
H 95 in W 85.5 in D 0.13 in
Large 1960s Vintage Pure Welsh Wool Tapestry Blanket in Autumnal Brown and Green
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A large king size vintage Welsh wool tapestry blanket measuring 242cm x 217cm+fringe Crafted from pure Welsh wool and presented in excellent condition. Known for their exceptional q...
Wool
LU Louis Sconce PB
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce. An all brass wall sconce in patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available for order. ...
Brass
$5,161
H 16.74 in W 11.03 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Style Lamp Nude with Scarf by Fayral for Max Le Verrier Séréntité
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp sculpture nude with scarf SERENITE signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass. Design ca. 1930. Posthumous cont...
Marble, Metal
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood, Denmark - 1960s.
Wood
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.
Antique and vintage wall-mounted sculptures can tie a room together and will work well with existing decor. From mid-century modern works to Art Deco to brutalist sculptures, there’s something to pair with every furniture style and aesthetic taste.
Whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with understated works of metal or wood, introducing wall-mounted sculpture as part of your decor is going to make a statement. Any sculpture, no matter its size or shape, will bring life into a space and accentuate the work you’ve already done to create a welcoming environment.
A unique three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining-room wall is definitely going to stir reflection and conversation over meals and cocktails, while a trio of abstract works arranged on the bookshelves in your living room can add spontaneity and draw attention to your collection of first-edition artist monographs. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back.
In your living room, perhaps you’re thinking about integrating a dazzling wallpaper design or large-scale landscape paintings.
If you’re instead considering creating a single focal point with a wall-mounted sculpture, there is an array of objects that you might not have top of mind. Art Deco wall mirrors, your collection of Fornasetti dinner plates or a grouping of ceramic wall planters, for example, when positioned to face the main entrance of your living room, will help you plan for furniture placement and can amount to a warm and inviting touch for an area that will see a lot of foot traffic.
The good news is that design is personal. Perhaps your space will benefit from a maximalist touch? Alongside his scores of Instagram followers, for example, unapologetic maximalist James Kivior, a design enthusiast and national educational manager for French cosmetics brands, is inspired by the idea of too much tiger print. If a maximalist approach sounds like too much for your modest-sized space, consider a sparse distribution of your collection instead — some vintage mid-century modern wall sculptures can go here, some vibrant folk art or Italian art glass can go here. Get creative!
Whatever your preference, find an extraordinary range of antique, new and vintage wall-mounted sculptures today on 1stDibs.