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Karl Hagenauer Furniture

Austrian, 1898-1956

Karl Hagenauer was an important and popular figure in the decorative arts in Vienna in the decades bracketing the Second World War. While primarily a maker of sculptural decorative pieces, Hagenauer — in the same spirit as his peer Carl Auböck— created a wide array of household objects, from barware to office accessories, all designed with wit and a sleek modernist aesthetic.

Hagenauer’s father was a trained metalsmith who founded a bronzewares manufactory that produced decorative metalwork and housewares in both traditional and the then-novel Art Nouveau styles and cast small sculptures based on Old Masters paintings. After studying art and design at Vienna’s School of Applied Arts, where his teachers included architect Josef Hoffmann, a founder of the Wiener Werkstätte, he joined his father’s workshop in 1919 and began crafting items that reflected Hoffman’s modernist aesthetic. In the 1920s and ’30s, he developed an often-imitated style that combines the lithe, lissome lines of Art Nouveau (known in central Europe as Jugendstil) with the simple, unadorned forms of Art Deco. He worked primarily in brass — both polished and nickel-plated — as well as wood. 

In addition to domestic items such as smoking accoutrements, teapots, trays, bowls, candleholders and tableware, Hagenauer produced a wide array of small-scale sculptures. (His younger brother, Franz— who took over the family business when their father died — was also a noted sculptor, with a style that could be described as Art-Deco-meets-Brancusi.) Karl’s sculptures fall into two main groups: humorous and whimsical animal and character figures that will remind many of the work of artist Tom Otterness and sleek, stylized animal and human forms, many with an African theme — an “exotic” connotation that was a 20th-century remnant of colonialism. As you will see from the items on offer, Karl Hagenauer was an artist-designer of great talent and many moods: affable, stylish and practical.

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Period: 1920s
Creator: Karl Hagenauer
Rare Pair of Karl Hagenauer Werkstätte Wien Art Deco Candelabras, ca. 1925
By Karl Hagenauer
Located in Hampstead, QC
In 1898, Carl Hagenauer founded what came to be known as the “Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien” company. His son, Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956) eventually assumed leadership of the family bus...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Karl Hagenauer Furniture

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Brass, Nickel

Karl Hagenauer (wHw) 1920s Wiener Werkstätte Bronze Miniature Figure Skater
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer
Located in St. Louis, MO
Karl Hagenauer for Werkstätte Hagenauer Wienstamp - stamped WHW made in Austria, circa 1920s bronze miniature female figure ice skater sculpture. Mounted on marble block with museum ...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Karl Hagenauer Furniture

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Hagenauer, Tennis Players, A Pair of Art Deco Miniature Sculptures, ca. 1920's
By Karl Hagenauer
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Austrian Art Deco Karl Hagenauer Tennis Players A Pair of Miniature Sculptures Vienna, ca. 1920s DIMENSIONS MALE TENNIS PLAYER FEMALE TENNIS PLAY...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Karl Hagenauer Furniture

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Metal

1920s Karl Hagenauer Weiner Werkstatte Wien Nickel Brass Glass Ceiling Lamp
By Karl Hagenauer
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Rare and gourgeus ceiling lamp by Karl Hagenauer Wien, 1925 Nickel plated brass frame Glass Shade (diameter 15 cm) Excellent condiction Perfect working order.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Karl Hagenauer Furniture

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Brass, Nickel

Karl Hagenauer Table Lamp
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Unique studio made table lamp by Karl Hagenauer. Incredible hand worked base with hand-repoussé figures and shapes throughout. An outstanding example of the studio work of Hagenauer...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Karl Hagenauer Furniture

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Karl Hagenauer furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Karl Hagenauer furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Karl Hagenauer furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Karl Hagenauer were created in the Art Deco style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Stefan Dakon, Franz Hagenauer, and Bruno Zach. Prices for Karl Hagenauer furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $502 and can go as high as $22,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,725.

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