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Hagenauer Werkstätte "Soccer Player" Art Deco Bowl
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Berlin, DE
Hagenauer Werkstätte, Vienna. Marked on the underside WHW in a circle and Made in Austria
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1900s Wiener Occasional table or writing desk in Walnut Restored wax Polished
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
wax polished. This wiener werkstatte table, with the dimensions of a desk, recovered in Tyrol has
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 31.89 in W 47.25 in D 26.38 in
Carl Aubock, rare magnifying glass and desk weight. Vienna, 1960s.
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Rare magnifying glass and desk weight in the shape of a nut.
Vienna, 1960s
Dia: 10cm wide
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Metal
1950s Carl Auböck Chain Paperweight Austria Vintage Midcentury Desk Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sought after early chain paperweight, golden brass plated, and lacquered steel by Werkstätte Carl
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Steel
H 0.63 in W 8.25 in D 2.13 in
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen Holder, Vienna, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and rare desk penholder from the 1960s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Vienna
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Two Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cups, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative pair of two handmade desk pen and pencil cup holders from the 1950s. Designed and
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Two Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cups, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to two decorative handmade desk pen and pencil holders from the 1950s. Large models, designed
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Carl Aubock Mid Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Tray & Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative and rare desk penholder from the 1960s, designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Vienna
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
H 1.5 in W 13 in D 5.5 in
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Bookmark Attr. to Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstatte, 1920
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Wiener Werkstätte.
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Aubock Oversized MidCentury Paper Clip Brass Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
: Made in Austria. A beautiful and decorative Midcentury desk object.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
H 0.1 in W 9.25 in D 2.5 in
NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "R" Paperweight, Japan
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "R" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck, stamped Japan. I have owned and sold other brass initial paperweights signed Auböck...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
H 3.63 in W 4.25 in D 0.25 in
NOS - Mid-Century Modern Carl Auböck Style Brass Initial "J" Paperweight, Japan
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in St. Louis, MO
NOS in box Mid-Century Modern Brass letter or initial "J" paperweight in the style of Carl Auböck, stamped Japan. I have owned and sold other brass initial paperweights signed Auböck...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
H 3.63 in W 4.25 in D 0.25 in
Carl Aubock „C“ Walnut Clothes Coat Brush, Signed, Midcentury, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist clothes or coat brush in the shape of the letter C from the 1960s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock III, Vienna/Austria. Handmade of walnut and natural hors...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Carl Auböck Brass Pipe Modernist Paperweight #5188, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An Austrian brass paperweight, displaying a pipe, designed an executed in the 1950s by Carl Aubock, Vienna. Model #5188. A very decorative item, in very good condition. Marked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Razor Blade Brass Paperweight #5378, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
in the 1950s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria. Handmade of
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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H 0.1 in W 4 in D 2 in
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Paperweight Jingle Bell #5039, Brass, Leather, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Aubock III back in the 1960s. A very charming piece, reissued by Werkstätte Auböck in Vienna / Austria
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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H 5 in Dm 2.5 in
Carl Auböck Paperweight Set as Used by Walter Gropius
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Auböck Werkstätte. The set consists of a stone in leather, an egg, foot and hand. Sample image. Since the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Stone, Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4223 'Hand' Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Large Carl Auböck Model #4751 'Paperclip' Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in the 7th
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Iron, Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4867 'Egg' Polished Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Large Carl Auböck Model #5072 'Chain' Nickel Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in the 7th
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Nickel, Iron
Vintage Brass Pen, Phone Dialer, Paper Weight Attributed to Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Doraville, GA
pen insert. The pen is model number 5037 and was designed by Carl Auböck of Werkstätte Carl Auböck in
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Polished Brass Knob
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its minimalist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Acce...
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Polished Brass Knob
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its minimalist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Acce...
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Knob in Nickel
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its minimalist design
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Acce...
Materials
Nickel
Austrian Midcentury Horn Matchbox Holder by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Minimalistic and pure shaped desk accessories, iconic for its Designer Carl Auböck and in excellent
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Knob in Nickel
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Viennese knob is executed in brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its minimalist design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Acce...
Materials
Nickel
Carl Auböck Model #8040-2 Patinated Brass Knob
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its minimalist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Acce...
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #8040-1 Patinated Brass Knob
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Minimalist Viennese knob is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Its minimalist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Acce...
Materials
Brass
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
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Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and marked.
This is a
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
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Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and marked.
This is a
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4273 'Foot' Brass Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Hagenauer Bookends Pair Leaping Gazelles Wien Made in Austria
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
figures as well as highly stylized ultra-modern sculptures. He managed Hagenauer Werkstatte until his
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Carl Auböck Up to Three Midcentury Polished Brass Card Holder, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
*Actually up to three pieces available*
A beautiful card stand, made of polished brass, designed and executed in the 1950s by Carl Auböck, Austria. To be used for business cards, fol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
H 2 in W 2.25 in D 1.25 in
Carl Auböck NOS Horn Bottle Opener Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
New Old Stock horn and stainless steel bottle opener by Carl Aubock. Still sealed in the original plastic. Austria. 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Stainless Steel
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 measures: 18.5 / 3 / 3 cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Bronze Foot an Early Example from the Carl Aubock Workshop Sculpture Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Marked, "MADE IN AUSTRIA" We are assume this is an earlier version of the, 'Best Foot Forward' desktop paperweight. Wonderful patina, presented in as found condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
H 1.38 in W 2.13 in D 0.88 in
Carl Auböck Solid Bronze Pocket Watch Bottle Opener Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid bronze pocket watch shaped bottle opener and paperweight by Carl Aubock, Austria. 1960s. Signed. Great patina!
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Auböck Mid-Century Pencil Cup Made From Horn
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a unique piece of Mid-Century Modern design. The pencil cup was carefully hand-carved out of the horn of a wild water buffalo and its bottom covered with green felt for p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn, Felt
Carl Aubock Big Brass Key Cork Screw, Bottle Opener, Paperweight, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A sculptural Midcentury corkscrew and bottle opener combination from the 1950s. In the shape of a large key, designed by Carl Aubock, executed by Carl Aubock workshop in Vienna, Aust...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
H 5 in W 3 in D 0.5 in
Brass Key Corkscrew by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
For five generations the design house of Carl Auböck has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vie...
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2010s Austrian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Nutcracker Style 1 by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
For five generations the design house of Carl Aubock has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vie...
Category
2010s Austrian Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Cactus Holder, Vienna, Around 1950s by Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Cactus holder Vienna around 1950s by Auböck.
Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Set of Smoking Accessories
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and Wicker Wrapped pipe stand (Or Paperweight) with two brass spoon rests.
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Horn Penrest, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Horn Penrest, Austria 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Paperweight "Pipe", Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "pipe" in brass, Austria 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight in Leather and Stone, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight in leather and stone, Austria, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Stone
Carl Auböck Brush, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Letter brush made of horn and horsehair, Austria 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Horn Pen Holder, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn pen holder, Austria, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Letter Opener in Leather and Brass, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck leather and brass letter opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight "Foot", Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight "Foot" in Brass, Austria 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Letter Opener, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Leather and Brass Letter Opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight #5370-1 "Walnut", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #5370-1 "Walnut", Austria.
Category
2010s Austrian Paperweights
Materials
Brass
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Werkstatte Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic werkstatte desk available at 1stDibs. A werkstatte desk — often made from metal, brass and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 133 variations of the antique or vintage werkstatte desk you’re looking for, while we also have 43 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer werkstatte desk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A werkstatte desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made werkstatte desk has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Carl Auböck and Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien are consistently popular.
How Much is a Werkstatte Desk?
The average selling price for a werkstatte desk at 1stDibs is $665, while they’re typically $187 on the low end and $17,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right desk-accessories for You
Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.
Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.
Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.
As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.
Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).
Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.
The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.
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