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Austria, 1947
polished brass, basswood 2 h × 3½ w × 1¼ d in (5 × 9 × 3 cm)
polished brass, basswood 2 h × 3½ w × 1¼ d in (5 × 9 × 3 cm)
estimate: $300–500
result: $688
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This classic paperweight retains its original Foot the Bill wooden box. Walter Gropius famously had one of these on his desk at home.
Signed with impressed manufacturer's mark to underside: [Auböck Made in Austria].
literature: Carl Auböck: The Workshop, Kois, pg. 56
