Designer: Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957)

Item: Ashtray model 4501

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: Ca. 1950s

Materials: Brass

Dimensions: 1 ½” x 5 ¾” x 4 ¾” 

Condition: Very good for its age with a beautiful patina and some age-related staining and use marks to the brass as seen.  

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: Another very hard to find ashtray by the Werkstätte.  This model has an inverted section to hold a cigarette. It is a further reduced version of the triangular ashtray model with the tail that holds a tamper or snuffer. It is quite heavy, but feels great to hold by contouring to a cupped hand.  It is marked with the correct impressed “Made in Austria” and “Auböck” marks on the bottom as shown. This modernist design is big enough to serve nuts or candies in.