Carl Auböck #4230 Cork Screw "Skull", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4230 cork Screw in brass, Austria.
2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
Brass, Steel
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.
Carl Auböck #4230 Cork Screw "Skull", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4230 cork Screw in brass, Austria.
Brass, Steel
Carl Auböck II. Pair Rattan Side Tables, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Set of 2 Square Wicker Side Tables designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by his workshop in Vienna. The tables feature a black lacquered tubular iron frame, and an handwoven wicker t...
Iron
Bottle Opener in Key Design by Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, Au
Bottle opener in key design by Auböck. Original condition.
Metal, Brass
Bottle Holder with Leather Sleeve by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
This bottle holder by Werkstätten Carl Auböck combines a bent brass frame with a cylindrical leather sleeve, turning a practical carrying device into a compact sculptural form. The t...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Copper Carl Auböck Standing Ashtray Vienna 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage brass and copper standing ashtray, which was designed by Carl Auböck and manufactured by Workshop Carl Auböck, Vien...
Brass, Copper
Solid Brass Ashtray by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1960s Mid-Century Modern
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck ashtray in solid brass, executed in an organic, pebble-like form with a small integrated rest, characteristic of Auböck’s sculptural yet fun...
Brass
Carl Auböck Paperweight #4751-1 Paperclip, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Huge #4751-1 paperweight in the shape of a paperclip, Austria. New.
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #1928 Bookends "Hands", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #1928 bookends "Hands", Austria 2022.
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...
Stainless Steel
Carl Auböck #5556-2 Ashtray "Tune In", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #5556-2 ashtray "Tune In", Austria 2022.
Aluminum
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.
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.
Brass, Wire
Carl Auböck Pair of #4843 Bookends "Tower", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4843 bookends "Tower", Austria, 2022.
Brass
Carl Aubock Polished Brass Hand Bottle Opener #4224
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubock polished brass hand bottle opener #4224. This whimsical 1950's hand bottle opener by Carl Aubock is a wonderful example of the marriage ...
Brass
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Leather Coat Hook, 1960, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage coat hook model# 4650 designed by Carl Auböck and manufactured by Carl Auböck workshop 1960 Vienna. The gorgeous stitch...
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4630 Bookends "Hook", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #4630 bookends "Hook", Austria 2022.
Brass
Carl Auböck #7228 Patinated Brass Vase with Ring, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #7228 Vase with Ring, Austria, 2022.
Brass
very rare double box by carl auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
another very rare piece from the auböck workshop.
Metal
Set of Five #4903 Brass Wall Hooks, Mid-Century Modern, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of five #4903 wall hooks by Carl Auböck. (Other quantity also available.)
Brass
rare carl auböck jalousie box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare carl auböck jalousie box. made for cigarettes, but can be used for anything.... very nice mid-century item.
Metal
1 of 8 Hanger by Carl Auböck for Illums Bolighus, Denmark, 1950's
By Illums Bolighus, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eight hangers designed by Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck in 1950's and produced by Illums Bolighus in Denmark. Solid teak wood and brass. Individual price, eight hanger...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Austrian Leather "Hausbuch" (Guest Book/Ledger) Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional "Hausbuch" (House Ledger or Guest Book) designed by Carl Auböck II and produced in the renowned Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria. This piece, model number 5116, is a...
Brass
Wall Coat Rack by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Beech Wood & Brass, Austria 1955
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Wall coat rack designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by his workshop in Vienna. Beech wood with 6 pieces of solid brass hooks or alternatively with 6 blackened brass hooks . Good v...
Brass
Carl Auöck II. Tree Trunk Coffee Table, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Iconic Tree Trunk Table designed by Carl Auböck II, manufactured by his workshop in Vienna. The tabletop is made of solid walnut wood on three brass legs with black rubber caps. The ...
Brass
Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface. The brass shows fine patina, enriched by the contrast of the wooden sides of the box...
Brass
wondeful carl auböck peau porc box
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
wondeful wooden carl auböck box covered with peau porc.
Metal, Nickel
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.
Brass
Carl Auböck Five Midcentury Patinated Brass Wall Coat Hooks, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Five beautiful Austrian Mid-Century Modern solid brass hooks by Carl Auböck II from 1950s. They are made of polished and patinated solid brass. The same hooks were sold at an auctio...
Brass
Carl Auböck Letter „J" Initials Brass Bottle Opener #4919, Vienna, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
One (1) beautiful mid-century bottle opener featuring the initial "J", crafted from solid, polished brass. Model #4919, designed by Carl Auböck II, crafted in the 1960s in the Carl A...
Brass
Carl Auböck II. Rattan Pair Nesting Side Tables, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Set of 2 Rattan Side Tables designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by his workshop in Vienna. The tables feature a black lacquered tubular iron frame, and an handwoven wicker top. G...
Iron
Mid-Century Carl Auböck Bottle Stopper Leather and Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a unique piece of Mid-Century Modern design. The bottle stopper was carefully hand crafted out of leather. It has a brass eyelet connecting the round base of the cork to ...
Brass
Leather & Brass Humidor #3617 by Carl Auböck II, 1940s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A leather-clad, brass-lidded humidor, designed by Carl Aubock II during the 1950s. The combination of brass and leather is typical of the designs by the second-generation Carl Aubö...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Carl Auböck Salt and Pepper Shakers Tableware Vienna 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented salt and pepper shakers in a wooden cup shows a great design by Carl Auböck, Vienna 1950s. Two shakers made of horn, which are a pleasure to ...
Teak, Horn
Carl Auböck II. Large Rattan Coffee Table
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, AT
Carl Auböck II. Large Rattan Coffee Table Large Wicker Coffee or Side Table designed by Carl Auböck, manufactured by his workshop in Vienna. The table features a black lacquered tub...
Iron
$160 / item
Carl Auböck Brass Keyring "Donkey" #5608
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Auböck Brass Keyring "Donkey" #5608 produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, molds and tec...
Brass
$4,499Sale Price / set|20% Off
rare set of two carl auböck vice versa " umkehrlampe"
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
rare set of 2 carl auböck umkehr vice versa floor lamps. professional redone shades and new wire.
Metal, Iron
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Modern Beech Coat Rack Six Brass Hooks Vienna, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage original Carl Auböck coat rack or wardrobe from beech with six brass hooks Vienna 1950s While the wall mounted wardrobe...
Brass
Carl Auböck Silvered Brass Bottle Opener, Habsburg 2 Florin Coin, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful bottle opener made of solid silver-plated brass, designed and executed by Carl Auböck II in the 1950s. The facsimile 2 Florin coin, dated 1881, features a portrait of Emp...
Brass, Silver
Carl Auböck The Most Elegant Brush
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Large brush made in solid Walnut , natural bristles and original cognac leather strap.
Leather, Walnut
Carl Auböck Vintage Beech Brass Coat Rack or Coat Stand, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern authentic Carl Auböck vintage beech brass coat rack or wall mounted wardrobe Austria 1950s. This wonderful coat rack made from s...
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #3651 Bookends, Patinated Brass, Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #3651 Bookends, Austria 2022.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Wicker Side Table by Carl Auböck 1950s, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage side table designed and made by Carl Auböck, 1950s, Vienna. This marvelous side table shows a black lacquered iron...
Iron
Large Carl Auböck Model #7247-6 Patinated Brass Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 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 b...
Brass
Mid-Century Bronze Nutcracker by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-Century Carl Auböck Bronze Nutcracker - 1950s Vintage - Decoration - Home Decor Measures : ~ 13cm x 7,5cm H: ~3,5cm Carl Auböck was an Austria...
Bronze
Very Rare Magazine Rack by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Manufactured by Werkstätten Auböck. brass and leather.
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #7259 'Spiral' Brass Pen Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7259 'Spiral' Brass Pen Holder Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pen or pencil holder is executed in p...
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #3848 Bookends "Earlobes", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3848 bookends "Earlobes", Austria 2022.
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #3470 Candlesticks, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of #3470 candlesticks, Austria 2022.
Brass
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
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. Made of horn, in very good condition. We are offering many other Aubock objects in ...
Horn
Authentic Vintage Carl Auböck III "Zumbusch" Hand Paperweight
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare and iconic mid-century modern sculptural object designed by the renowned Austrian modernist Carl Auböck III (1924-1993) for the Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna. Designed circ...
Brass
$636Sale Price / item|20% Off
Carl Auböck Model #3794 'Aorta' Brass Vase
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3794 'Aorta' Brass Vase. This exceptionally crafted vase by Carl Aubock is a wonderful example of the marriage of form and functionality that has made the Aubock ...
Brass
Set of Six Straw Coasters with Brass Holder by Werkstätte Carl Auböck , 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of six handwoven straw coasters with matching brass stand. The coasters are made from tightly braided natural fiber arranged in a spiral pattern, each with a small open center de...
Brass
$150 / item
Carl Auböck Brass Keyring "Hand" Small #5734
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Carl Auböck Brass Keyring "Hand" Small #5734 produced by Carl Auböck IV in the original Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria using the same standards, high-quality materials, molds and...
Brass
Knife with Cane-Wrapped Handle by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Kitchen knife by Werkstätten Carl Auböck with stainless steel blade and wrapped cane handle. The long, gently tapered blade contrasts with the warm, ribbed grip, creating the charac...
Metal
$588Sale Price|40% Off
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...
Brass
$720Sale Price|40% Off
Large Carl Aubock Midcentury Walnut Ring Clothes Brush, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful large ring-shaped modernist wall-hung coat rack clothes brush from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Carl Aubock, Vienna, in the 1950s....
Goat Hair, Wood, Walnut
Pair Carl Auböck Flat Iron Brass & Cane Bookends #3530, Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of lovely sculptural bookends, affectionately referred to by the Auböck family as “Flat Iron” due to their distinctive form. Model number 3530-2, designed by Carl Auböck in th...
Brass
$420 / item
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...
Brass
Carl Auböck Nutcracker in Brass for Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is not a midcentury torture devise or thumb-screw. But it is indeed a beautifully crafted midcentury nutcracker of the finest quality solid brass. This is the larger version des...
Brass
Midcentury Carl Aubock Cast Brass and Cane Handle Bottle Caddy / Holder
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Southampton, NJ
A 1950s brass bottle holder or caddy by Carl Aubock. This bottle holder features its original woven cane handle and it has acquired an overall arm patina from use. A chic and highly ...
Brass