Designer: Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957)

Item: Boot Bottle Opener Model # 4563

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: Circa late 1950s or early 1960s

Materials: Polished brass

Dimensions: 3 ¾” x 2” x ½”

Condition: Very good.

References: Auböck, Carl IV, die kataloge der werkstätte carl auböck 1925 – 1975, Carl Auböck Archive (2005); Auböck, Carl IV, die arbeiten der Werkstätte carl auböck – fotografiert von 1948 – 2005, Carl Auböck Archive (2009); Wright Auction Catalog; The Workshop: Carl Auböck Designs 1930-1980 (2016).

Description: Here a solid brass and heavy bottle opener in the shape of a Victorian era ladies boot. It is a well documented design, and nice vintage examples are getting hard to find. It is marked with the correct impressed Auböck signature and Made in Austria marks on the bottom as shown. This is another of the many whimsical designs by Auböck.