Designer: Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957)

Item: Early Large Leaf Tray Ashtray Model 3178

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: Designed in 1937 and this example likely dates to the late 1930s.

Materials: Patinated brass

Dimensions: 1” x 8 ¾” x 5 ¼” 

Condition: Very good for its age.

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); Kois, Clemens, Carl Auböck: The Workshop, Powerhouse Books, 2012; Wright Auction Catalog; The Workshop: Carl Auböck Designs 1930-1980 (2016).

Description: This is a very early example of the largest of the leaf ashtrays designed and produced by Auböck. This important design appears in most of the Auböck notebooks and catalogs dating back to 1937. This example appears to date from the late 1930s when these first went into production. Unusually marked on the top of the stem of the leaf Made in Austria, which we believe indicates a very early production date. The patination and wear indicate appropriate age dating to the 1930s.