Austrian Corkscrews: Hagenauer, Aubock, Bosse, Baller, and Richard Rohac

20TH CENTURY MODERN DESIGNS (BAUHAUS)

HAGENAUER

Karl Hagenauer was an early 20th Austrian Art Deco designer, part of the Wiener Werkstatte. The company was famous for art deco sculptures, but also produced utilitarian items like corkscrews.

  1. Hagenauer - Roman Horse circa 1935

  2. Hagenauer - Polo Player 1931-1939

  3. Hagenauer -Scotty 1931-1939

  4. Hagenauer - Golfer 1931 - 1939

  5. Hagenauer - Brass Double Sailor 1928-1931

RICHARD ROHAC

Richard Rohac was an Austrian designer and master metal craftsman. Rohac apprenticed at Hagenauer before starting his own shop in the early 1930s

6. Richard Rohac - Hobo 1951-1967

7. Richard Rohac - Brass Mouse 1951-1967

8. Richard Rohac - Ape Standing 1951 -1967

9. Richard Rohac - Brass Cat 1930s

HERTA BALLER

She owned the Herta Baller Company in Vienna, which produced and distributed the whimsical modernist animal designs created by Walter Bosse in the 1950s. Hers was one of the  companies that popularized the "Black-Gold" aesthetic—polished brass figurines finished with a black patina that was partially worn away to reveal golden highlights.

10. Baller - Felix Mechanical 1938 onward through 1950s

11. Baller - Little Man Hammered Texture 1950s

12. Baller - Mechanical Couple 1950s

13.Baller - Fox 1950s

14. Baller -Shark 1950s