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?
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Creator: Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Dealer: Sigmar
Pitcher with Brass Handle by Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A glass pitcher with leather sleeve and brass handle by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, 1950s.
The leather sleeve settles at the top third of the glass and is of a beautifully aged light ta...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Carl Auböck II Woven Wicker Long Rectangular Table, circa 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A long rectangular table designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, Austria, circa 1950.
The table's frame is made from slender steel bar whi...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Wicker
Carl Auböck II Vintage Woven Wicker Small Square Sized Table, circa 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A small square sized table designed and made by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, Austria, circa 1950.
The table's frame is made from slender steel bar which has bee...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Wicker
Large Mahogany Tree Trunk Table, Carl Auböck, 1940s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A substantially sized tree trunk table designed and made by the Werkstätte Auböck in the 1940s. Carl Auböck II, responsible for the design of this series, graduated from the Bauhaus ...
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Walnut Table Sweeper #4264 Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A walnut and horsehair table sweeper designed by Carl Auböck II during the late 1940s.
This walnut table sweeper is the height of elevated everyday elegance, and its materials and ...
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Walnut
Cane Cigarette Box #3656 by Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A walnut cigarette box with chrome-plated brass sides and cane wrapped lid.
Designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s, cane, wood, and brass elements combine to create this beaut...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass, Chrome
Large Walnut Tree Trunk Table, Carl Auböck 1940s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A large tree trunk table designed and made by the Auböck werkstätte, circa 1950.
This table is made from reclaimed wood. Carl Auböck II, responsible for the design of this series, g...
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1940s Austrian Brutalist Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Fondue Set by Werkstätte Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage fondue pot and burner by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950.
The pot and its lid are made out of spun tinned copper, while the burner is spun brass. The pot, its lid and the burner, all have brass handles with ebony grips.
The sculptural tripod stand composed of three vertical bars joined in a triangular shape is made of solid brass and stamped 'MADE IN AUSTRIA Auböck...
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass, Copper, Tin
Coffee Service, Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A three-piece brass coffee service with cane-wrapped handles, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
The contrast of cane wrapped handles with smooth brass is typical of the ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Walnut, Cork & Cane Fruit Knife Set, Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A set of 6 cane wrapped fruit knives with a walnut stand and cork insert, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
With a round walnut base with cork insert for the six cane wr...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Metal
Corkscrew and Cup, Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
The brass handle of this turned walnut cup made by Carl Auböck II, C.1949, deceptively conceals one of the many functions of this delightfully tactile object. The cup itself can be u...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Walnut, Cork & Cane Domed Fruit Knife Set, Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A set of 6 cane wrapped fruit knives with a walnut stand and cork insert, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
With a domed walnut base with cork insert for the six cane wr...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Metal
Copper, Brass & Wicker Teapot, Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A copper teapot with a cane wrapped brass handle, designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
This angular copper teapot was designed by the 2nd Carl Auböck during the 1950s, and ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass, Copper
#3655 Shovel Ashtray/ for the Palace Hotel/ Carl Aubock II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
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A solid, sand-cast brass shovel ashtray designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s;
Engraved for the Palace Hotel, St Moritz, this unusual ashtray may have been one of...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Set of Knife & Fork / Carl Auböck II, 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
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A vintage knife and fork set made by the Auböck Workshop, Vienna, circa 1950.
The body of the cutlery is made from stainless steel with t...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Stainless Steel
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
Nickel Plated Coat Hanger Carl Auböck III, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A nickel plated brass coat hanger designed by architect and designer, Carl Auböck III, during the 1960s. A coat hanger created by a single line of tubular, nickel-plated brass, this ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Brass & Leather Watch or Pipe Stand Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
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A leather-bound brass stand designed and made by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.Testament to his time spent at the Bauhaus under the tutelage of Joannes Itten, this uni...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Carl Auböck Vintage Pitcher
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage pitcher by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, 1950s.
Made of handblown glass, it is covered by a band of leather which develops in a handle with hand s...
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1950s Austrian Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Leather, Blown Glass
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
Turned Walnut Bowl/ Carl Auböck III, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
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A turned walnut bowl designed by Carl Auböck III during the 1960s.
Walnut is a recurring material seen throughout the designs of the prestigious Austrian workshop. Fro...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Wood, Walnut
Blue & White/ Enamel Milk Pan/ Carl Auböck III/ Riess, 1970's
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Description:
A small enamel milk pan, designed during the 1970s by Carl Auböck III for Ostovics;
A simple, yet striking design that encapsulates Auböck III's functional, yet playfu...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Metal, Enamel
White, Green & Orange Enamel Pot/ Carl Auböck III/ Riess, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
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An enamelled metal stove pot, designed during the 1970s by Carl Auböck III during the 1970s.
Suitably seventies with its vivid orange lid and graphic striped profile,...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Metal, Enamel
Rare 1940s Chamberstick by Carl Auböck II
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare walnut, white metal & rope chamberstick designed and made by Carl Auböck II in the 1940’s.
This chamberstick serves as an indication of the second Carl Auböck’s or...
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Metal
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...
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
Cast Nickel Table Clock by Werkstätte Carl Auböck III
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A vintage Cast Nickel table clock designed by Auböck III, 1969. Incredibly striking in its design, the simplistic focus on geometry makes a strong presence in any room. The 4cm gauge...
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1960s Balkan Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Nickel
Vintage 1950s Two Sets of Knives and Forks Carl Auböck
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Two vintage sets of knives and forks, model number #4244, by the Auböck Workshop, Vienna, circa 1950.
The body of the cutlery is made from stainless steel, the handle of each piece is woven with wicker cane. Each set is complete with the original leather holster...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Stainless Steel
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
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Brass
Glass Vase with Leather Collar, #4748, Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A hand-blown glass vase with stitched, black leather collar designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s.
The model #4748 vase was produced by the prestigious Austrian workshop duri...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Leather, Blown Glass
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
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
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 Pitcher and Bamboo Stirrer
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
A glass pitcher with leather sleeve handle by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, 1950s.
A brass handle is attached to the leather sleeve and a drink stirrer in bamboo with four circular holes ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Brass
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.
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20th Century Austrian Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Furniture
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Leather, Walnut
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
Carl Auböck Coin Bottle Stopper
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Vintage coin bottle stopper made by the Auböck Werkstätte in the 1950s.
In cast brass, it bears the Auböck stamp on the coin. In very good condition.
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1950s Austrian 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
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
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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