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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 'Carolus VI' Brass Bottle Opener
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Cast brass bottle opener by the Auböck Werkstätte, Vienna, circa 1960. The piece is shaped as a coin to which the actual bottle opener is attached...
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1950s Danish Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Initialed Bottle Opener by Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A cast brass bottle opener featuring the letter U made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna circa 1955. The piece is formed of two geometric shapes, a circle -inside which the black patinate...
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Pipe Rack in Brass and Leather by Carl Auböck, 1950′s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pipe Rack in Brass and Leather by Carl Auböck, 1950′s Additional Information: Material: Brass and leather Style: Mid century, Austria Produced in Austria Dimensions: (W x D x H): 9 ...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #7247-6 Patinated Brass Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7247-6 patinated brass vase. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass by Werk...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Coffee Pot, Copper and Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Coffee pot by Carl Auböck 1950s for Werkstätte Carl Auböck.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass, Copper

Key Cork Screw, Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A cork screw in shape of a key by Carl Auböck.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Umbrella Stand Design Carl Auböck Metal Wickerwork Werkstätte Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Umbrella Stand design Carl Auböck Werkstätte Vienna 1950s made of blacked metal combined with wickerwork. A quite discreet but useful piece which fits to every room without being too...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Metal

Carl Auböck Brush Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A wonderful little pen holder by Carl Auböck. Handmade in Vienna in the 1950s. A beautiful delicate sculptural piece.
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Walnut

Carl Auböck Cognac Leather Pitcher
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Great glass pitcher with a natural cognac leather handle and cover.
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1960s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Leather

Carl Auböck Model #3795 'Aorta Crescent' Brass Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3795 'Aorta Crescent' brass vase. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese vase is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Flowerrack or Cactus Holder by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, Brass, 1980s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Enchanting and charming small flowerrack or cactus holder by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria. Its basis consists of a solid and black patinated piece of brass, while the brackets are of...
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1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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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...
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Watering Can Made of Solid Brass by Austrian Designer Carl Auböck, Vienna, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An extravagant watering can manufactured by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. This object, made entirely of brass and of high quality craftsmanship, can exist both in ...
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1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck Model #4903 Polished Brass Hook
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4903 polished brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in polished brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria. Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Rare Watering Can in Brass and Copper by Carl Auböck, 1950's
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Watering Can in Brass and Copper by Carl Auböck, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Brass and copper Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Produced in Denmark by Illums Bolighu...
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Copper

Kelomat Cork Screw, Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A Kelomat cork screw made of brass by Carl Auböck.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck III, 1960s, Alphabetical 'L' Shaped Walnut Clothes Brush
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
L-shaped coat brush designed and made by Carl Auböck III, Vienna, circa 1960. The model 5000 alphabetical clothes brushes were designed in 1961 and a ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Walnut

Carl Auböck Black Leather Cork Stopper
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Great leather bottle stopper with the original leather string.
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Leather

Very Rare Magazine Rack by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Manufactured by Werkstätten Auböck. brass and leather.
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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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 Pair of Bottle Openers in Leather and Steel, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck set of two leather and steel bottle openers, Austria, 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Steel

Carl Auböck Pair of #4102 Bookends "Spectator", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #4102 bookends "Spectator", Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck #3791 "Body" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3791 "Body" vase, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

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

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Brass

Carl Auböck #3787 "See through" Vase, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3787 "See through" vase, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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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

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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

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4271 Wall Sculpture "Napoleon", Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4271 wall sculpture "Napoleon", Austria.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4272-1 Corkstopper "Rooster", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4272-1 corkstopper "Rooster", Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4220-1 Corkstopper Hand "Wrist", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4220-1 corkstopper hand "Wrist", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck #7252-3 Fruit Sieve in Patinated Brass, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7252-3 Fruit Sieve in patinated brass, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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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

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4568 Cork Screw "Horn", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4568 cork screw "Horn", Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Carl Auböck #3687 Corkscrew "Key", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3687 corkscrew "Key", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Carl Auböck #4280 Oval Cup, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4280 oval cup, Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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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

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4275 Corkscrew "Foot" with Sheath, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4275 Corkscrew "Foot" with Sheath, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Carl Auböck #4206-C Ashtray, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4206-C ashtray, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck #3980-2 Candleholder, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3980-2 Candleholder, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck #4279 Round Cup, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4279 round cup, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Comb by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow Horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Horn

Carl Auböck Set of #7252 Large Fruit Basket and #7226 Small Fruit Basket
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
#7252 Big fruit basket and #7226 small fruit basket by Carl Auböck in patinated brass. New. The measurements given apply to the large basket. The small one measures: 27cm depth - 20c...
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Brass and Cane Letter Opener 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...
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Large Magazine Rack by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
For five generations the design house of Carl Aub?ock has been turning ordinary objects like paperweights and bookends into extraordinary objects of beauty in an old town house in Vi...
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Set of Five #4903 Wall Hooks by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of five #4903 wall hooks by Carl Auböck. (Other quantity also available.)
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Set of Three Bowls by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of three bowls by Carl Auböck #4279, #4280 and #4317 Measures: 28 cm x 5 cm x 3 cm 8 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm 4 cm x 7 cm diameter.   
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

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 Vienna. Mixing old world craftsmanship with Bauhaus design, materials such as brass, leather, wood and horn are transformed in eccentric, imaginative modern objects. This solid brass key...
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Glass and Brass Decanter by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decanter by Austrian industrial designer Carl Auböck, circa 1950. The glass decanter is set in an brass stand with leather wrapped stem. Marked Germany. Dimensions 17” length x 1...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

very rare penholder from horn and horn pen by carl auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare pieces from the carl auböck workshop.
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Comb by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Horn

Comb by Carl Aubock
Comb by Carl Aubock
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Carl Auböck Snakeskin Wrapped Brass Pipe Stand
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and snakeskin pipe stand by Austrian industrial designer Carl Auböck, c.1950s. The curved brass frame is partially wrapped in a tan and brown snakeskin. Dimensions: 5" widt...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Magazine Stand in Patinated Leather and Brass by Illums Bolighus, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Lejre, DK
Magazine stand in brass and leather designed and made by Illums Bolighus in the 1950s. Great condition.
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1950s Austrian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Comb by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Horn

Brush by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow Horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Horn

Comb by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Horn

Brush by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Horn

Brush by Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brush hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

Materials

Horn

Carl Auböck Jug and Three Glasses
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage set of one jug and three small glasses by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950. Every piece of the set is made of handblown glass; every small glass has a 2,5 cm wide stripe o...
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1950s Danish Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Carl Auböck Brass Key Corkscrew with Elephant
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A cast brass corkscrew featuring an Elephant designed and made by Carl Auböck II in Vienna, Austria, in the 1950s. This item was made as an exclusive corporate gift and so is a rare ...
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture

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Brass

Original Carl Aubock Walnut Tree Trunk Coffee or Side Table, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An authentic, vintage sculptural table from the 1950s, designed and crafted by Carl Auböck. Its organic shape and versatile size make it suitable for various uses—it works beautifull...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern 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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