Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Austrian
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.
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Creator: Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Carl Auböck Wooden Tray, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck tray, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Wood
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Carl Auböck #3600-1 Ashtray "Crown", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3600-1 ashtray "Crown", Austria 2022. Also available in patinated brass.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Bottle Opener, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck bottle opener, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wood Nutcracker Designed by Carl Auböck III
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
This nutcracker by Carl Auböck III by is a simply elegant design. The wooden sides feel very nice in hand, and the ebony and maple contrast and complem...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Ebony, Maple
Carl Auböck #3786 "Alert" Vase or Bookend, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3786 "Alert" Vase or Bookend, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Salad Servers in Horn, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck salad servers, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Horn
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4992-3 Safety Pin, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck paperweight #4992-3 in the shape of a safety pin, Austria.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Carl Auböck #3980-1 Candleholder, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3980-1 candleholder, Austria 2022
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Austrian Midcentury Steel and Leather Fish Bottle Opener Neptun by Carl Auböck
By Bestecke Solingen, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming fish shaped stainless steel and brown leather bottle opener has been designed by Carl Auböck in the 1960s Modell Nr. 4687, Neptun.
It comes with its original cardboard box.
This one has been produced in Germany as a special company gift.
On the leather you will find impressed Zinkweiss and the steel is marked Solingen Germany...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck Comb and Brush in a Box, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck brush and comb in a box, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Horn, Wood
Carl Auböck Candlestick, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck candlestick, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Brush, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Brush, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carl Aubock Candlestick Hornscreens
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Really special candlestick with horn screen and patinated brass structure as the base. A unique piece!
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Carl Auböck Paperknife with Bookmark #6086
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife with bookmark by Carl Auböck.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Steel and Copper Egg Pans, Set of Four
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
Carl Aubock Steel and Copper Egg Pans, Set of Four, Model 4301
Cast brass handles stamped 'Auböck MADE IN AUSTRIA'
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Copper, Steel
Carl Auböck #4273-2 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4273-2 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3715 "Scoop" Floor Lamp in White or Red, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3715 "Scoop" Floor Lamp in patinated brass, manila and chintz. The diameter given applies to the shade, available in white or red.
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4058 Sculpture "Walking", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4058 sculpture "Walking", Austria.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3789 "Moon" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3789 "Moon" vase, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Fondue Forks, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Set of 4 Fondue Forks, Austria 1960s. The measurements given apply to one fork. The box is 25.5 cm wide, 2cm deep and 7.5 cm high.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck Knife, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck knife, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck #3904-2 Ashtray, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3904-2 ashtray, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7228 Vase with Ring, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7228 Vase with Ring, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4180 Fireplace Set, Austria, New
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
The Fireplace Set consists of a stand, a shovel, a tong and a hook. The measurements given apply to the stand. The shovel measures D58-W14-H4cm, the tong 56-12-2 and the hook 58-6-4cm.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ashtray, Brass and Wood, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An ashtray by Carl Auböck made of brass.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3853 Vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3853 vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wire
Carl Auböck Horn and Steel Cork Screw, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck horn and steel cork screw, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck #6086-1 Paperweight or Paperknife, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Brass paperknife by Carl Auböck.
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Elefant Cork Screw, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck cork screw, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck #5971-1 Corkstopper "Modern Key", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5971-1 Corkstopper "Modern Key", Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Patinated #4982-2 Wall Hooks, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Patinated #4982-2 Wall Hooks, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4609 Ashtray, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4609 Ashtray, Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3687 Corkscrew "Key", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3687 corkscrew "Key", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck #3795 "Aorta Crescent" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3795 "Aorta Crescent" vase, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7127 Letter Opener "Flat", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7127 letter opener "Flat", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Coin Tray by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass trays in original condition form the 1960s
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Five #4327 Wall Hooks by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of five #4327 wall hooks by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7231 "Hourglass" Vase, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7231 "Hourglass" Vase, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wall-Mounted Wicker Magazine Rack by Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A wall mounted magazine rack designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
Quintessential of the designs of the 2nd Carl Auböck, the design of this exceptional wall-mounted magazin...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Austrian Midcentury Brass Pipe Holder by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian 1950s pipe stand by Carl Auböck.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Glass Boot, Brass Spur Art Deco Glass Caraffe, Vase, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carl Aubock glass boot, brass spur Art Deco glass caraffe, vase, 1950s, Austria. Glass vase or pitcher. Listing is for single boot. Glass marked Austri...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of Cork Screws, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck cork screws, Austria, 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck Bottle Holder, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck bottle holder, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Salad Servers in Horn, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck salad servers, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Bottle Opener, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Bottle Opener, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3793 "Gourd" Vase or Bookend, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3793 "Gourd" vase or bookend, Austria, 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Bowl "Leaf" Small, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Bowl, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3788 "Glove" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3788 "Glove" vase, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7240 Vase "Single Noose", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7240 Vase "Single Noose", Austria 2022.
Category
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wire
Carl Auböck #5506-1 Coaster, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5506-1 Coaster, Austria.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7226-2 Fruit Sieve, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7226-2 Fruit Sieve in patinated brass, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #7252-1 Fruit Sieve, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7252-1 Fruit Sieve, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4273-1 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4273-1 Paperweight "Foot", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #3975 "Collar" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3975 "Collar" vase, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck #4057 Sculpture "Athlete", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4057 sculpture "Athlete", Austria
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Materials
Brass
Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Werkstätte Carl Auböck 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 Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 599 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 369 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Werkstätte Carl Auböck were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Walter Bosse, Karl Hagenauer, and Franz Hagenauer. Prices for Werkstätte Carl Auböck furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $145 and can go as high as $27,073, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $823.
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