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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

Exceptional Fat Lava Green Brown Orange Ceramic Lamp, West-Germany
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic large table or floorlamp with glaze. Manufactured in West-Germany in the
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Silk

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 Queens, 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

XL Floor Lamp by Hustadt Leuchten, Germany, 1970s, , Studio Ceramic, Fat Lava
Located in Cork, IE
-German Studio Pottery and often associated with the fat Lava style, to the elongated fabric lampshade
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Orange Ceramic West Germany Fat Lava Space Age Table Lamp, 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Colourful ceramic fata lava space age table lamp with orange-toned textile shade. The ceramic base
Category

20th Century Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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