Designer: Carl Auböck III (1924 – 1993)

Item: Razor Blade Paperweight Model 5378

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: Early 1990s

Materials: Polished nickel over brass

Dimensions: 1/16” x 3 ¾” x 1 ¾”

Condition: Excellent

References: Auböck, Carl IV, die kataloge der werkstätte carl auböck 1925 – 1975, Carl Auböck Archive (2005) page G/06; Auböck, Carl IV, die arbeiten der Werkstätte carl auböck – fotografiert von 1948 – 2005, Carl Auböck Archive (2009) page IV/19.

Description: Here is another famous Carl Auböck III design for a desk accessory paperweight as an oversized double edged razor blade.  This was marketed in the Auböck catalogs as the For a Real Cutup and the For Sharpies paperweight, which came in boxes with those names.  These were made in both polished brass and in chrome over brass finishes and are still be produced today.  Very well documented in the Archives.  Signed as shown with the impressed Auböck mark.

This example is a more modern production that we are dating to the early 1990s since this was purchased at that time at Barneys in New York City along with the other version we have on offer in the polished brass finish.  Although from the early 1990s, it is now about 30 years old and is officially “vintage.”  We will entertain reasonable offers on the pair if you are interested in both.