Designer: Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957)

Item: Brass Egg Paperweight Model #4876

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: Ca. 1950s

Materials: Polished Brass

Dimensions: 1 3/8” x 2 ¼” 1 ½”

Condition: Very good.

References: Kois, Clemens, Carl Auböck: The Workshop, Powerhouse Books (2012); Wright Auction Catalog; The Workshop: Carl Auböck Designs 1930-1980 (2016); 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 an older version of one of the most famous and classic of all Auböck designs, his brass egg. These came in two sizes and this is the smaller of the two, which are much rarer. Super heavy for its size and really works well as a paperweight. With the correct impressed Auböck signature and Made in Austria markings on the bottom. A timeless classic that is still in production.