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What is a fat lava glaze?

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What is a fat lava glaze?
A fat lava glaze refers to a specific type of very thick, lava-like glaze that were commonly used by West German potteries from 1949-1990. Fat lava is sometimes used as a synonym for all West German pottery, although only some examples have the true fat lava style. Shop a collection of antique fat lava glazed pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Fat Lava Brown Red Ceramic Table Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Red brown ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany
Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Fat Lava Brown and Red Ceramic Table Lamp, West-Germany
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic table lamp with brown with red and orange glaze. Manufactured in West
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Fabric, Silk

Carstens Mid-Century West German Ceramic Taupe Fat Lava Glazed Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century (1960s) West German ceramic table lamp fired in Fat Lava glaze featuring an extended
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century, Space Age 'Fat Lava' Ceramic Floor Lamp 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Large floor lamp in caramel-colored fat lava ceramic with beige and brown accents. The lamp has a
Category

Vintage 1960s German Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Kaiser Leuchten Vintage Fat Lava Floor Lamp Orange and Black Drip-Glazes
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Verviers, BE
Kaiser Leuchten Vintage Fat Lava Floor Lamp Orange and Black Drip-Glazes Dramatic fat lava floor
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Fat Lava Carstens Tonnieshof Ceramic Pottery RareLarge 'Atelier' Floor Jug Lamp
By Gerda Heuckeroth
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This Carstens mid-century large 'Atelier' floor jug lamp was designed in 1968 by Gerda Heuckeroth
Category

Vintage 1960s German Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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