Richard Rohac 1950s Brass Cat Corkscrew, Made in Austria-reserved for BB contemporary ceramic vessel shiny facets are enamel

shiny facets are enamel

Truly a wonderful thing to live with

It feels simultaneously very old and quite modern

When I first saw this piece I immediately thought of Australian Aboriginal paintings with their stunning dot patterns

Richard Rohac 1950s Brass Cat Corkscrew, Made in Austria-reserved for BB contemporary ceramic vessel shiny facets are enamelThis wonderful little Richard Rohac cat shaped corkscrew, circa 1950, I found in the downstairs bar of a Brookline, MA mansion at the estate sale of a former Hollywood actress, who had some truly fabulous things, including this! Richard Rohac (19061956) was an Austrian designer and master metal craftsman based in in Vienna, who made everything from desk and smoking accessories to corkscrews to bookends to pretzel holders to candlesticks. His "backward