Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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 #5617 'Peanut' Brass Figurine Keyring
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5617 'Peanut' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per ite...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Brass & Leather Watch or Pipe Stand Carl Auböck II, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in London, GB
Description:
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck #3310-3 Bell with Black Strap, Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3310-3 bell with black strap, Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck ##3604-2 Bell "Zebra", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck ##3604-2 Bell "Zebra", Austria 2022 with brown leather strap. Also available with a black leather strap or a manila grip.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Model #3808 Black Leather and Brass Magazine Rack
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3642 black leather and brass table designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural magazine rack is executed in beautifully grained black cowhide lea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck #3846 Bookends "Rocket" in Brass, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #3846Bookends "Rocket", Austria 2022
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4903 Patinated Brass Hook
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4903 patinated brass hook. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in patinated brass by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria.
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Bell, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck bell, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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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...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Model #5732 'Hand' Brass Keyring
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #5732 'Hand' brass figurine keyring. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural object is hand fabricated in polished brass.
Price is per item....
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4488 Cognac Leather and Brass Magazine Rack
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4488 brown leather and brass table.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural magazine rack is executed in beautifully grained brown cowhide l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck #4019-1 or 4019-2 Newspaper Tray, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #4019-1 or 4019-2 newspaper tray in leather and brass, Austria.
Available in black or brown leather.
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Modernist Carl Auböck Vintage Authentic Brass Black Iron Umbrella Stand, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage authentic umbrella stand or cane holder from brass and black iron by Carl Auböck for Werkstätte Auböck 1950s Austria.
An iconic umbrella stand model number 4293 by...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass, Iron
Carl Auböck #3853 Vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck #3853 vase "Double Noose", Austria, 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass, Wire
Pipe Stand, Brass and Leather, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Pipe stand made by Carl Auböck coated with leather.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Carl Auböck Pair of #4101 Bookends "Melies", Austria 2022
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pair of #4101 bookends "Melies", Austria 2022.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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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.
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2010s Austrian Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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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...
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1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Modernist Vintage Brass Metal Umbrella Stand Cane Holder Carl Auböck 1950 Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage authentic umbrella stand or cane holder by
Carl Auböck for workshop Auböck 1950s Vienna.
The wonderful umbrella stand or cane holder from black lacquered metal and ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Metal, Brass
Carl Auböck Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Bookstand, 1950s, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A Carl Auböck vintage Mid-Century Modern brass bookstand model no. 3606, which was designed 1950s, Vienna.
The bookstand shows beautiful brass patina ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Walnut
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...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Leather Coat Hook Carl Auböck 1960 Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage leather coat hook designed and executed by Carl Auböck workshop 1960 Vienna, which shows a beautiful hand stitched cogn...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Leather Brass Magazine Rack Carl Auböck, 1950s Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage authentic leather brass magazine rack, which was designed by Carl Auböck, 1950s.
This iconic magazine rack shows a brass frame and a brown high quality lea...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Set of Eight Brass Hooks Carl Auböck 1950s Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage set of eight hooks from solid and partly blackened brass by Carl Auböck 1950s Vienna.
Wonderful set of eight pieces hooks number 5 like, which consists of...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Leather, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Umbrella Stand deaifned by Carl Aubock, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very rare Brass and black painted iron umbrella stand attributed to Carl Aubock. It features a weighted iron base designed to collect rainwater, with ...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Werkstätte Carl Auböck More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass, Iron
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
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 More Furniture and Collectibles
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Brass
Werkstätte Carl Auböck more furniture and collectibles for sale on 1stDibs.
Werkstätte Carl Auböck more furniture and collectibles 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 more furniture and collectibles, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 158 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 102 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original more furniture and collectibles 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 more furniture and collectibles by Franz Hagenauer, Walter Bosse, and Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien. Prices for Werkstätte Carl Auböck more furniture and collectibles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $145 and can go as high as $12,712, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,001.
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