Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
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
Carl Auböck Model #3600 'Crown' Bowl in Patinated Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3600 'Crown' bowl in patinated brass. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in patinated brass. Originally concei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock II Organic Drop Horn Bowl, Vide-Poche, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and minimalistic mid-century modern bowl from the 1950s, shaped like a drop, made of cow horn. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria. A ver...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Bowl "Leaf" Big, 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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Horn
Carl Auböck Model #3844 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3844 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3600 'Crown' Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3600 'Crown' brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished brass. Originally conceived as an asht...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Nut Teak Bowls
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Original 1950s bowl element made of solid teak wood and and two solid brass handles on the sides. This fantastic piece was designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s, and handcrafted in hi...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
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Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Patinated Brass Conical Dish Signed Carl Aubock
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and minimal Mid-Century Modernist patinated Brass Conical Dish was made by the esteemed artist Carl Aubock and originates from Austria, Circa 1950. Features a subtle co...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Carl Auböck Horn Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Washington, DC
Impressive large horn bowl by Austrian designer Carl Auböck. Bowl measures 8.5" x 3".
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Horn
Mid Century Carl Auböck Teak Bowl with Brass and Rattan Handle, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in München, BY
Original 1950s bowl element made by of solid teak wood and brass loop with rattan at the top for carrying. This fantastic piece was designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s, and handcraf...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4280 Bowl in Patinated Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4280 bowl in patinated brass. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in patinated brass. Originally conceived as a petite bowl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Nut Bowl Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Munich, DE
Original Carl Auböck nut bowl element made by of solid teak wood and brass loop with leather at the top for carrying. This fantastic piece was des...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4308 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #4308 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4610 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4610 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3599 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3599 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3979 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3979 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3548 Polished Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3548 polished brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4208 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4208 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4609 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4609 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3548 Patinated Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Aubo¨ck Model #3548 patinated brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #7252-1 Polished Brass Fruit Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #7252-1 polished brass fruit bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl or Basket, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl or Basket, Austria 1960s. The height of the handle measures 18cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
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 Decorative Bowls
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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Bowl "Leaf" Small, 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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Wooden Bowl, Austria 1960s
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of Bowls, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck pair of bowls, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4279 Brass Cup
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4279 brass cup. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese cup is executed in patinated brass. Originally conc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
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 Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Coin Tray, Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A coin tray made of brass by Carl Auböck.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Bronze
Large Light Teak Bowl with Brass and Leather Handle by Carl Auböck Austria, 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
light Teak bowl, shell element
Design:
Carl Auböck, 1950s
Producer:
Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria
Origin:
Austria
Age:
1950s
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3904 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3904 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3514 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3514 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished brass. Originally conceived as an ashtray and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4082 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4082 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Carl Auböck Brass Bowls
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Set of three Carl Auböck brass bowls. Includes one each of Models #3904, #3844 & #4082. Designed in the 1950s, these incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowls are executed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Carl Auböck Brass Objects
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Set of four Carl Auböck brass objects. Includes Carl Auböck model #4072/G 'Rooster' brass bell, model #3600 'Crown' brass bowl, model #3514 brass bowl and model #4224 'Hand' brass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4317 Brass Bowl
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4317 brass bowl. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural Viennese bowl is executed in polished and darkly patinated brass. Originally conceived as a fountain pen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Midcentury Black Cast Iron or Ashtray Bowl, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist metal bowl or ashtray, made of grey or black cast iron from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Carl Aubock in Austria. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Iron
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass
Carl Aubock Wooden Modernist Fruit Bowl Wood Plate , Austria, 1970s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful wooden bowl or plate, designed by Carl Aubock in the 1970s. Marked, in excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Werkstätte Carl Auböck decorative bowls for sale on 1stDibs.
Werkstätte Carl Auböck decorative bowls 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 decorative bowls, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 34 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 20 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original decorative bowls by Werkstätte Carl Auböck were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. Prices for Werkstätte Carl Auböck decorative bowls can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $302 and can go as high as $3,992, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,331.
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