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 bronze 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: Very good.  No dents or damage to the metal. The cane wrapping is excellent, especially considering its age.  The bronze plated finish is toned from age and handling, but is less pronounced than the photos show.

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. These can be hard to find in this bronze finish, condition and retaining all their parts. The cane rattan is in amazing condition for its age and displays beautifully. The bronze plating has toned with age and handling, but the photos tend to make it appear as if this was a nickel plated version that has toned dark. The bronze plating is much darker in person and the toning is less noticeable. These came in both a bronze and nickel plated versions with the bronze plated versions seemingly harder to find. This example is unsigned as some are, but we guarantee it is an authentic vintage Auböck object.