Carl Auböck Brass and Leather Waste Paper Basket, Austria, 1950s

Black leather waste paper basket with brass handle by Carl Auböck, Austria. Made by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, the eponymous manufacturing and design company run by 4 successive generations of the Auböck family since 1900. Carl III was heavily influenced by great 1950s modernist designers such as Eames, Gropius and Nelson and with his father designed a multitude of beautiful yet highly functional objects including this classic piece for the major Copenhagen design retailer Illums Bolighus. Good original condition with the expected patina. Stitching is completely undamaged.