Set of Four Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "242-22" Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of four fat lava art vases Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ...
Ceramic
Set of Five Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "493-10" Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of five fat lava art vases Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ...
Ceramic
Mid 20th Century Vase in Fat Lava Sea Green Ceramic, Raku Style, West Germany
Located in Roma, IT
We are offering for sale a truly glamorous mid-20th century modern ceramic vase. It is a globular spherical vase produced in East Germany during the 70s, but which recalls, in style ...
Enamel
Set of Four Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vases "401-20" by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of four fat lava art vases Producer: Scheurich, Germany Design: Nr. 401-20 Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the...
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Model "484" Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases model: 484-30 and 484-21 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: These original vintage vases w...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Fat Lava Pottery Vases Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Heinz Siery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vases set of 2 Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This origin...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 2 Fat Lava Pottery Vases Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vases set of 2 Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This origin...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of Red West German Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Scheurich, WG, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three radiant red and black fat lava glazed ceramic vases, fabricated by Scheurich, West Germany 1960s.
Ceramic
Set of 2 Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase, set of 2 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase set was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It ...
Ceramic
set of 2 Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze set of 2 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase set was produced in the 1970s in Germany...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase by VEB HALDENSLEBEN, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase set of 2 Origin: Germany, GDR Producer: VEB Haldensleben, Germany GDR Decade: 1970s This original vintage pottery objects was designed and p...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 2 Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase by Strehla Ceramic, GDR Germany, 1970s
By Strehla
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase set of 2 Origin: Germany, GDR Producer: Strehla, Germany GDR Decade: 1970s This original vintage pottery objects was des...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid 20th Century Modern Fat Lava Jug-Vase by VEB Haldensleben, West Germany
By Bitossi
Located in Roma, IT
We are offering for sale a Jug / Vase produced in the 70s by the company VEB Haldensleben (as attested by the brand stamped on the base) which is part of the large production of extr...
Enamel
Set of 2 Memphis Style Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vases Bay Ceramics Germany, 1980s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: Bay Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1980s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Set of 3 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase Made Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 3 original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Tall Large Bottle Lava Stone White&Black Volcanic Clay and Porcelain Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
Tall large bottle shaped white and black stoneware clay and porcelain vessel with heavy volcanic textured glaze and lava stone. There is an option to add gold lustre or black feather...
Clay
Heavily Textured Bottle Lava White and Black Stoneware Clay and Porcelain Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
Bottle shaped vase in white and black stoneware clay with porcelain, heavy volcanic textured glaze. There is the option of three different colour ways for commission. The work is ha...
Clay
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase by Bay Ceramics Germany, 1970s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Heavily Textured Bottle Lava White and Black Stoneware Clay and Porcelain Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
A large heavily textured volcanic bottle shaped vessel with black and white glaze and markings. Made from black textured stoneware clay and porcelain engobe. Inspiration for the pie...
Clay
‘Fat Lava’ Large Ceramic Jug by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
This eye-catching ceramic jug by Scheurich is a fine example of the expressive West German ceramics that became internationally known as “Fat Lava.” Produced during the 1970s, the ju...
Ceramic
20th Century German Fat Lava W. Germany Ceramic Jug
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th-century German “Fat Lava” ceramic jug embodies the bold, textural aesthetic that defined West German pottery during the mid-century era. Its distinctive form features a rib...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Planter, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Planter, 1960s
Ceramic
$204Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage West Germany Pottery Scheurich Blue Orange Fat Lava 408-40
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage Scheurich vase, blue glazed ceramic with an orange fat lava band along the middle, West Germany pottery from the 70s, numbered at the bottom 408-40. Rare in this color...
Ceramic
$204Sale Price|28% Off
Vintage West Germany Pottery Scheurich Blue Orange Fat Lava 408-40
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage Scheurich vase, blue glazed ceramic with an orange fat lava band along the middle, West Germany pottery from the 70s, numbered at the bottom 408-40. Rare in this color...
Ceramic
Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s
By Marei Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of vintage West German art pottery vessels attributed to Marei Keramik, executed during the height of the celebrated Fat Lava movement of the late 1960s and early 197...
Ceramic
Large vase by Ragnar Kjartansson. Made for Glit in the 1960’s, Iceland
Located in Stockholm, SE
An unusually large vase by Ragnar Kjartansson. Made for Glit in the 1960’s, Iceland. Glazed stoneware with actual lava incorporated on the sides. Good original vintage condition.
Lava
Large 1960s San Marino Italian Art Pottery Raymor Vase
By Libertas, San Marino 1
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large 1960s San Marino Italian Art Pottery Raymor Vase 18 1/2" High, Vintage, Hand thrown Italian San Marino pottery vase, circa 1960's. San Marino is a tiny independent repub...
Lava
$192Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Artisan Planter Pot Lava Drip Glaze Red Green
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Pottery Red and Green Lava Drip Glaze Planter Pot 10.25 h x 11.5 diameter Preowned vintage Refer to images listed
Pottery
Blue & White Fat Lava Cache Pot, Planter, Mid Century by Marei, Germany
By Marei Keramik
Located in Andernach, DE
Expressive original Fat Lava cache pot: Mid Century Modern hand glazed ceramic. Glazed in the 'Fat Lava' technique, unique to German mid century pottery art. The special thing: each ...
Ceramic
Seventies Vase “Spider web” made by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Amazing spider web vase in a vibrant orange with black fat lava. These vases are very sought after and in this size difficult to find.
Ceramic
1970s Vallauris (FR) ceramic lava crater vase
By Vallauris
Located in Oostende, BE
1970s Vallauris (FR) ceramic lava crater vase
Ceramic
Extra Large Bay Keramik West German Jug Vase with Fat Lava Relief
By Bay Keramik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This substantial Bay Keramik jug vase presents in a classic West German two-tone treatment: a deep chocolate brown glossy glaze covers the neck, handle, and lower body, while a wide ...
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Luster Glaze Vase
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed work by famed American California Studio master ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring a gorgeous, dark, iridescent metallic volcanic lava crater luster (lustre) gla...
Earthenware, Pottery
Shapely Pair of West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vases
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely pair of West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' guitar vases with red glaze; each with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick lava glaze with red glaze re...
1970s Bright Yellow West German Pottery Fohr Vase & Flower Pots Black Lava Glaze
By Fohr, ES Keramik
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
The bright yellow looks wonderful against the textured black fat lava drip glaze. A wonderfully fun vintage collectible set to brighten up your home.
Clay
Set of 2 Multi-Color Fat Lava Op Art Pottery Vase "215-17" Bay Ceramics, Germany
By Bay Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1960s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase mad...
Ceramic
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
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Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
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