Designer: Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957)

Item: Ice Bucket with Tongs Model #3703

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1950s

Materials: Brass with nickel plating with cane (rattan) wrapping

Dimensions: 7” to top of handle and 4 ¾” to top edge of bucket. 6 ¼” at widest part of handle. Tongs are ½” x 5 ½” x 2”

Condition: Excellent. No dents or damage to the metal. The cane wrapping is excellent, especially considering its age, as is the nickel plated finish on the bucket.

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).

Description: Here is a well-known design by Auböck for an ice bucket with ice tongs. The cane rattan is in amazing condition for its age and displays beautifully. These came in both a bronze and nickel plated versions apparently more widely produced and the bronze plated versions seemingly harder to find. We now have both on offer. This example is signed on both the bucket and tongs as shown.