Designer: Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957)

Item: Cigarette Holder Humidor Model 4954

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1950s 

Materials: Polished brass

Dimensions: 4” x 2 ½”

Condition: Very good, but still retains the smell of tobacco as it reacts with brass, as this was used for its intended purpose.

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 cylindrical brass cigarette holder with the Charles VI coin as the lid.  This example is signed with the correct impressed Auböck and Made in Austria marks on the bottom.