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Richard Rohac

Richard Rohac Fish Toothpick Holder

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A Richard Rohac gulping fish designed, circa 1950, to accommodate toothpicks. 

In the Viennese vogue, this Modernist sand-cast brass sculpture has been black patinated before select areas have been polished back to the reveal the golden-yellow metal underneath.

Rohac (1906-1956), in addition to Carl Auböck II (1900 – 1957), Karl Hagenaur (1898–1956), and Walter Bosse (1904-1979) can be considered 1 of the main 4 of the Mid-20th century set producing Modern Wiener bronzen /Vienna bronzes.

Although, unlike his contemporaries Auböck II & Hagenauer II, Rohac did not inherit a family workshop. Instead, as a teenager, Rohac apprenticed at Werkstätte Hagenauer, and following completion of his training stayed with the firm for a further 9 years before opening his own metal workshop in 1932.

Consistent with Rohac having apprenticed at Werkstätte Hagenauer, (principally under founder Carl Hagenauer (1872 - 1928), much of Rohac's work is more closely aligned with the Art Deco movement. This fish pot is certainly more Deco than post-war Modern. The regularity of the fish’s spherical body and circular eyes made of concentric rings speaks to this. So too does the overall pose, reminiscent of a classical squirting-fish, of the type often found in grand fountains.

Perhaps owing to the hazardous nature of their work only Walter Bosse, out of the 5 men mentioned above, lived beyond 60. Rohac died most prematurely, at 50, meaning Rohac’s work is rarer than his contemporaries, as his company operated for 24 years only, including years interrupted by WWII.

Please note that the fish can be purchased with or without the hallmarked silver cocktail sticks photographed.

Designer: Richard Rohac

Manufacturer: Richard Rohac

Year of Design: C. 1950

Dates Produce: C. 1950

Colour: Black, gold

Height: 4.5 cm, Width: 4 cm, Depth: 5 cm

Condition: Excellent 

Branding: Stamped 'RR' for Richard Rohac, and 'Made in Austria'.