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Gertrud and Otto Natzler Crater-Glazed Bowl, 1948
Gertrud and Otto Natzler Crater-Glazed Bowl, 1948

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Crater-Glazed Bowl, 1948

By Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Located in Chicago, IL

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Crater-Glazed Bowl, 1950c. Earthenware with iron crater glaze 5.5 in. diameter × 2 in. height Signed to underside ‘Natzler’ Description: An early and compell...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Earthenware

Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #4, American Studio Pottery
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #4, American Studio Pottery

Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #4, American Studio Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha, latte, and caramel brown colors.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #5, American Studio Pottery
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #5, American Studio Pottery

Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #5, American Studio Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in off-white and espresso brown colors.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #2 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #2 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #2 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

By Bitossi

Located in Berlin, DE

Each lamp is formed as a tall, tapering cone—almost totemic in silhouette—finished in a dark, volcanic-textured glaze that reads as both mineral and handmade. Vertical trails of pal...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #1 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #1 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #1 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

By Bitossi

Located in Berlin, DE

Each lamp is formed as a tall, tapering cone—almost totemic in silhouette—finished in a dark, volcanic-textured glaze that reads as both mineral and handmade. Vertical trails of pal...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Luster Crater Glaze Vase
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Luster Crater Glaze Vase

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Luster Crater 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, sumptuous, iridescent luster (lustre) volcanic lava crater glaze (...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Crater Glaze Vase
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Crater Glaze Vase

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Crater 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 muted glaze. A cla...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Pale Green & Black Crater Bowl, 1956 (LACMA Exhibited)
Gertrud and Otto Natzler Pale Green & Black Crater Bowl, 1956 (LACMA Exhibited)

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Pale Green & Black Crater Bowl, 1956 (LACMA Exhibited)

By Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Located in Chicago, IL

Surface variations consistent with the artist’s crater glaze technique. Signed to underside ‘Natzler’ with archive number ‘H263’.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Earthenware

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Important Large Sulphur Crater Bowl 1959
Gertrud and Otto Natzler Important Large Sulphur Crater Bowl 1959

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Important Large Sulphur Crater Bowl 1959

By Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Located in Chicago, IL

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Important Large Sulphur Crater Bowl 1959 Earthenware with exceptional sulphur crater glaze A rare and significant large-scale example showcasing one of the m...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate
Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate

Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully designed and blue lava crater glazed studio pottery plate in the style of Mid-Century California master potters Beatrice Wood, Glen Lukens, and Otto and Gertrud Natzler.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Otto Natzler and Gertrud Natzler Monumental Studio Bowl 1956
Otto Natzler and Gertrud Natzler Monumental Studio Bowl 1956

Otto Natzler and Gertrud Natzler Monumental Studio Bowl 1956

By Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Located in Chicago, IL

Otto Natzler and Gertrud Natzler Monumental Studio Bowl, 1956 Earthenware with yellow crater glaze 12⅞ h × 17⅜ dia in (33 × 44 cm) Signed ‘Natzler’ with archive number H254 Provenanc...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Earthenware

L05 Crater Lamp by Sophie Vaidie
L05 Crater Lamp by Sophie Vaidie

L05 Crater Lamp by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Beige stoneware with crater glaze and white linen fabric. All our lamps can be wired according to each country.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Linen

Corolla Crater Vase by Sophie Vaidie
Corolla Crater Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Corolla Crater Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Beige stoneware with crater glaze. In the beginning, there was a need to make, with the hands, the touch, the senses.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Cup Crater Vase by Sophie Vaidie
Cup Crater Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Cup Crater Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Beige stoneware with crater glaze. In the beginning, there was a need to make, with the hands, the touch, the senses.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Brutalist Wabi Sabi Modernist Large Ceramic Vase 1970s
Brutalist Wabi Sabi Modernist Large Ceramic Vase 1970s

Brutalist Wabi Sabi Modernist Large Ceramic Vase 1970s

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Large Brutalist Ceramic Vessel with Volcanic / Crater Glaze. Large 15 inch Vessel with incredible texture and Scale, purchased in Sardegna Italy, artist unknown but Mid Century wit...

Category

20th Century Italian Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Set Of 3 Crater Vases by Sophie Vaidie
Set Of 3 Crater Vases by Sophie Vaidie

Set Of 3 Crater Vases by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Beige stoneware with crater glaze. In the beginning, there was a need to make, with the hands, the touch, the senses.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Panel with Stylized Horses, France
Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Panel with Stylized Horses, France

Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Panel with Stylized Horses, France

Located in Antwerp, BE

Large sculptural ceramic wall panel with three stylized horses in strong relief against a deep blue crater-glazed background. A rare and impressive Mid-Century artwork with monumenta...

Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Otto Natzler Signed Volcanic Glaze California Studio Pottery Oval Vessel Vase
Otto Natzler Signed Volcanic Glaze California Studio Pottery Oval Vessel Vase

Otto Natzler Signed Volcanic Glaze California Studio Pottery Oval Vessel Vase

By Otto Natzler

Located in Studio City, CA

Pale color with distinctive volcanic crater glaze. This is a truly amazing piece. Will give aesthetic pleasure for years to come.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

2 Facetted Vase With White Crackle Glaze by Sophie Vaidie
2 Facetted Vase With White Crackle Glaze by Sophie Vaidie

2 Facetted Vase With White Crackle Glaze by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Stoneware with white crater glaze. In the beginning, there was a need to make, with the hands, the touch, the senses.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Large Volcanic Bowl 1955c.
Gertrud and Otto Natzler Large Volcanic Bowl 1955c.

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Large Volcanic Bowl 1955c.

By Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Located in Chicago, IL

Earthenware with Grey Earth Crater glaze. Dimensions: 5.25 h × 9.75 dia in Signed to underside ‘Natzler’.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

R. Rolli Deruta Italian Studio Ceramic Vase with Volcanic Glaze
R. Rolli Deruta Italian Studio Ceramic Vase with Volcanic Glaze

R. Rolli Deruta Italian Studio Ceramic Vase with Volcanic Glaze

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Areas of mottled and cratered glaze create a highly textured, almost volcanic surface, contrasting beautifully with the glossy darker lower body.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Mid-Century Fat Lava Floor Vase with Rare Movable Ceramic Handmade
Monumental Mid-Century Fat Lava Floor Vase with Rare Movable Ceramic Handmade

Monumental Mid-Century Fat Lava Floor Vase with Rare Movable Ceramic Handmade

Located in Vienna, AT

The vase features a dramatic, highly tactile cratered glaze in a deep volcano-red and volcanic-earth tone palette, beautifully mimicking natural cooling magmatic stone.

Category

Vintage 1970s German Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Boho Original Studio Pottery Small Vase
Vintage Boho Original Studio Pottery Small Vase

Vintage Boho Original Studio Pottery Small Vase

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking example of the Brutalist aesthetic, this small vessel features a heavily textured, volcanic "crater" glaze that begs to be touched. The complex surface is a landscape of b...

Category

Late 20th Century American Brutalist Vases

Materials

Pottery

Bowl Vase by Sophie Vaidie
Bowl Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Bowl Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Beige stoneware with crater glaze. In the beginning, there was a need to make, with the hands, the touch, the senses.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

High Triple Vase by Sophie Vaidie
High Triple Vase by Sophie Vaidie

High Triple Vase by Sophie Vaidie

Located in Geneve, CH

Materials: Beige stoneware with crater glaze. In the beginning, there was a need to make, with the hands, the touch, the senses.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Scheurich Keramik Vase, Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Scheurich Keramik Vase, Glazed Ceramic, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Scheurich Keramik Vase, Glazed Ceramic, 1960s

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in Valladolid, ES

In the 1960s, the “Fat Lava” era began with thickly textured drip glazes and bubbling crater glazes that created the lava effect.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Wabi-Sabi Tanba Tamba Art Pottery Vase Jar Pot
Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Wabi-Sabi Tanba Tamba Art Pottery Vase Jar Pot

Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Wabi-Sabi Tanba Tamba Art Pottery Vase Jar Pot

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully shaped, glazed (a lava crater glaze reminiscent of such modern western potters as Beatrice Wood, Glenn Lukens and Otto and Gertrud Natzler), and complexly textured Tamb...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Crater Spaces Dark Chrome Glazed Ceramic Wall Frame by Cindy Hsu Zell
Crater Spaces Dark Chrome Glazed Ceramic Wall Frame by Cindy Hsu Zell

Crater Spaces Dark Chrome Glazed Ceramic Wall Frame by Cindy Hsu Zell

Located in Geneve, CH

Crater Spaces Dark Chrome Glazed Ceramic Wall Frame by Cindy Hsu Zell Dimensions: W 17.78 x D 5.08 x H 22.86 cm Materials: Glazed ceramic, oak frame Based in, produced and shipped f...

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Other

Carafe 1 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 1 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 1 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 1 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 26 x D 13 x H 40 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and bas...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Stomata 11 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Stomata 11 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Stomata 11 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Stomata 11 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 26.5 x D 25 x H 40 cm Materials: Mixed black and white stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handemade crater glaze outside, fired at...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Carafe 7 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 7 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 7 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 7 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 15.5 x D 14.5 x H 32 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Carafe 3 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 3 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 3 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 3 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 16 x D 15 x H 30 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and bas...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Carafe 4 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 4 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 4 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 4 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 14.5 x D 12.5 x H 33 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Carafe 6 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 6 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 6 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 6 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 21.5 x D 15 x H 30 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and b...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Carafe 2 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 2 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 2 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 2 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 21 x D 14 x H 34 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and bas...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Carafe 5 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Carafe 5 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Carafe 5 Vase by Anna Karountzou

Located in Geneve, CH

Carafe 5 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 17 x D 11.5 x H 30.5 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and...

Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Other

Crater Vase II by Kate Butler
Crater Vase II by Kate Butler

Crater Vase II by Kate Butler

Located in Geneve, CH

Crater Vase II by Kate Butler Dimensions: 15.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches Materials: Hand sculpted, glazed pottery Kate Butler is a writer and artist working primarily in drawing and ce...

Category

2010s Central American Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Crater Vase I by Kate Butler
Crater Vase I by Kate Butler

Crater Vase I by Kate Butler

Located in Geneve, CH

Crater vase I by Kate Butler Dimensions: W17.8 x D26.7 x H24.1 cm Materials: Hand sculpted, glazed pottery Kate Butler is a writer and artist working primarily in drawing and ce...

Category

2010s Central American Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Ancient White Crater Vases, Italy, 19th Century
Pair of Ancient White Crater Vases, Italy, 19th Century

Pair of Ancient White Crater Vases, Italy, 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Pair of white crater vases in glazed, gilded and decorated terracotta with landscapes realized in the 19th century.

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Caldera Partially Glazed Lava Stone Table Lamp by Clemence Birot
Caldera Partially Glazed Lava Stone Table Lamp by Clemence Birot

Caldera Partially Glazed Lava Stone Table Lamp by Clemence Birot

Located in Geneve, CH

Its hollow shape, inspired by volcanic craters, is partially glazed — creating a play of light and reflection that contrasts with the raw rock.

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Beatrice Wood Signed Rare Mid-Century Luster Lava Glazed Minature Small Vase
Beatrice Wood Signed Rare Mid-Century Luster Lava Glazed Minature Small Vase

Beatrice Wood Signed Rare Mid-Century Luster Lava Glazed Minature Small Vase

By Beatrice Wood

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful, absolute gem of a piece by famed American California studio ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly desired gorgeous iridescent luster volcanic (crater) lava glaze. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Luster Glaze Vase
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Luster Glaze Vase

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...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Pair of Vallauris-Style Fat Lava Ceramic Vases with Orange Glaze
Pair of Vallauris-Style Fat Lava Ceramic Vases with Orange Glaze

Pair of Vallauris-Style Fat Lava Ceramic Vases with Orange Glaze

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The glazes have a cratered, volcanic effect typical of fat lava ceramics and recall French and European studio production of the 1960s–1970s.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760
Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

Later imitation glazes lack this micro-cratering. The glaze is continuous and finely fused, exhibiting only the faintest granular texture visible under magnification.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Ceramic, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava
Ceramic, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava

Ceramic, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Following the collapse, a group of employees attempted to rescue the factory and continued production on a smaller scale under the name Kiel Atelier, but the initiative did not succe...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic, Sign: 244-15, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava
Ceramic, Sign: 244-15, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava

Ceramic, Sign: 244-15, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Following the collapse, a group of employees attempted to rescue the factory and continued production on a smaller scale under the name Kiel Atelier, but the initiative did not succe...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic, Sign: W. Germany 7653-25, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava
Ceramic, Sign: W. Germany 7653-25, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava

Ceramic, Sign: W. Germany 7653-25, Design: Carstens Tönnieshof, Modet: Fat Lava

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

Following the collapse, a group of employees attempted to rescue the factory and continued production on a smaller scale under the name Kiel Atelier, but the initiative did not succe...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic German, Carstens Tönnieshof (Made in Argentina), Model: Fat Lava, 1967
Ceramic German, Carstens Tönnieshof (Made in Argentina), Model: Fat Lava, 1967

Ceramic German, Carstens Tönnieshof (Made in Argentina), Model: Fat Lava, 1967

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

The technique Lava The technique that gives your vase such a spectacular texture is known in the collecting world as Fat Lava or volcanic glazes. Interestingly, German manufacturers ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, Germany, 1960, Model: Fat Lava, Carstens Tönnieshof
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, Germany, 1960, Model: Fat Lava, Carstens Tönnieshof

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, Germany, 1960, Model: Fat Lava, Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

The technique Lava The technique that gives your vase such a spectacular texture is known in the collecting world as Fat Lava or volcanic glazes. Interestingly, German manufacturers ...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, German, Carstens Tönnieshof factory, technique Lava
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, German, Carstens Tönnieshof factory, technique Lava

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic, German, Carstens Tönnieshof factory, technique Lava

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

The technique that gives your vase such a spectacular texture is known in the collecting world as Fat Lava or volcanic glazes. Interestingly, German manufacturers at the time did not...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern, German Ceramic Centerpiece, 1960, Carstens Tönnieshof
Mid-Century Modern, German Ceramic Centerpiece, 1960, Carstens Tönnieshof

Mid-Century Modern, German Ceramic Centerpiece, 1960, Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

The technique that gives your vase such a spectacular texture is known in the collecting world as Fat Lava or volcanic glazes. Interestingly, German manufacturers at the time did not...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Studio Pottery Fountain by Piet Knepper for Mobach 1983
Studio Pottery Fountain by Piet Knepper for Mobach 1983

Studio Pottery Fountain by Piet Knepper for Mobach 1983

By Mobach, Piet Knepper

Located in London, GB

The lustrous feldspar white glazes has copper oxide details around the crater shape openings.

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Fountains

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Table Lamp, West Germany, Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Table Lamp, West Germany, Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Table Lamp, West Germany, Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

By Amitābha Studio, Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

The base is a showcase of what makes Carstens Tönnieshof's late-period work so collectible. Three distinct glaze treatments share a single surface: a smoky blue-gray matte zone acros...

Category

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

Materials

Ceramic, Chenille, Jacquard

Vintage Original Studio Pottery Speckled Bowl
Vintage Original Studio Pottery Speckled Bowl

Vintage Original Studio Pottery Speckled Bowl

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The piece is in excellent vintage condition, showing minor surface variations and "craters" in the glaze that are hallmark traits of original studio pottery and add to its unique cha...

Category

Late 20th Century Bohemian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Large vase “Equestrian”, model 286-51, Scheurich Keramik, 1960s, Germany
Large vase “Equestrian”, model 286-51, Scheurich Keramik, 1960s, Germany

Large vase “Equestrian”, model 286-51, Scheurich Keramik, 1960s, Germany

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in Valladolid, ES

In the 1960s, the "Fat Lava" era began, featuring drip glazes with thick textures and bubbling crater-effect glazes that created a lava-like appearance.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s
Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s

Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s

By Marei Keramik

Located in San Diego, CA

Both pieces display dramatic lava-textured surfaces with expressive glaze pooling and crater-like volcanic effects characteristic of premium West German pottery production.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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Handmade Terra Cotta Crater Glazed Vase- large
Handmade Terra Cotta Crater Glazed Vase- large

Handmade Terra Cotta Crater Glazed Vase- large

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Studio made crater glazed large vase.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vases

Materials

Clay

Tall Crater  Glaze Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp by Raymor
Tall Crater  Glaze Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp by Raymor

Tall Crater Glaze Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp by Raymor

Located in Hudson, NY

Body of lamp is ceramic consisting of alternating rings of raised multi color crater glazed wide bands and narrower orange crackle glaze bands. 34" to top of socket.

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Studio Made Ceramic Wall Plaque by American Artist Jeremy Briddell C. 2015
Studio Made Ceramic Wall Plaque by American Artist Jeremy Briddell C. 2015

Studio Made Ceramic Wall Plaque by American Artist Jeremy Briddell C. 2015

By Jeremy Briddell

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A contemporary bi-level crater-glazed ceramic wall plaque by American studio ceramicist Jeremy Bridell.

Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Ceramic Wall Plaque by Contemporary American Artist Jeremy Briddell
Ceramic Wall Plaque by Contemporary American Artist Jeremy Briddell

Ceramic Wall Plaque by Contemporary American Artist Jeremy Briddell

By Jeremy Briddell

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A contemporary bi-level crater-glazed ceramic wall plaque by American studio ceramicist Jeremy Bridell.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted S...

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Studio-Made Ceramic Wall Plaque by American Artist Jeremy Briddell
Contemporary Studio-Made Ceramic Wall Plaque by American Artist Jeremy Briddell

Contemporary Studio-Made Ceramic Wall Plaque by American Artist Jeremy Briddell

By Jeremy Briddell

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A contemporary bi-level crater-glazed ceramic wall plaque by American studio ceramicist Jeremy Bridell.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted S...

Materials

Pottery

An Early Guido Gambone Figurative Plate
An Early Guido Gambone Figurative Plate

An Early Guido Gambone Figurative Plate

Unavailable

H 3 in W 12 in D 12 in

An Early Guido Gambone Figurative Plate

By Guido Gambone

Located in New York, NY

Stoneware with decorative crater glaze. Signed on the reverse side.

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Ceramic Spherical Table Lamp with Dancing Figures by Tye of California
Ceramic Spherical Table Lamp with Dancing Figures by Tye of California

Ceramic Spherical Table Lamp with Dancing Figures by Tye of California

By TYE of California

Located in Hudson, NY

Round chocolate matte crater glazed lamp with raised stylized dancing figures in white.

Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Compelling Large Double Walled Studio Pottery Vessel by Jeremy Briddell
Compelling Large Double Walled Studio Pottery Vessel by Jeremy Briddell

Compelling Large Double Walled Studio Pottery Vessel by Jeremy Briddell

By Jeremy Briddell

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This piece has a gunmetal bronze glazed exterior with a luster glaze interior. The exterior surface and interior disc surface have varying degrees of Jeremy's signature "crater" gla...

Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Handmade Textured Ceramic Art Bowl — Black and White Volcanic Glaze, Sustainable
Handmade Textured Ceramic Art Bowl — Black and White Volcanic Glaze, Sustainable

Handmade Textured Ceramic Art Bowl — Black and White Volcanic Glaze, Sustainable

Located in Joniskio rajonas, LT

Meticulously handcrafted in a remote studio nestled in the Lithuanian countryside, this sculptural ceramic bowl is born of contrast: raw, volcanic texture on the outside meets a lust...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Baltic Minimalist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Sculptural Ceramic Incense Holder , One-of-a-Kind, Handbuilt, Certified
Sculptural Ceramic Incense Holder , One-of-a-Kind, Handbuilt, Certified

Sculptural Ceramic Incense Holder , One-of-a-Kind, Handbuilt, Certified

Located in Joniskio rajonas, LT

This dramatic, one-of-a-kind ceramic incense holder is sculpted by hand from dark stoneware and finished in a glossy, cratered glaze reminiscent of molten rock or volcanic earth.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Cratered Vase by Alex Muradian
Cratered Vase by Alex Muradian

Cratered Vase by Alex Muradian

Unavailable

H 8 in W 6 in D 6 in

Cratered Vase by Alex Muradian

By Alex Muradian

Located in Westhampton Beach, NY

Alex Muradian's ceramics capture the essence of his experiences in both the English countryside and the coastal beaches where he currently resides. Each piece is handbuilt, showcasin...

Category

2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Blue Cratered Vessel by Alex Muradian
Blue Cratered Vessel by Alex Muradian

Blue Cratered Vessel by Alex Muradian

Unavailable

H 14 in W 7 in D 6 in

Blue Cratered Vessel by Alex Muradian

By Alex Muradian

Located in Westhampton Beach, NY

Alex Muradian's ceramics capture the essence of his experiences in both the English countryside and the coastal beaches where he currently resides. Each piece is handbuilt, showcasin...

Category

2010s American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

One-of-a-kind Textural Crater Moon Jar by Ilona Golovina
One-of-a-kind Textural Crater Moon Jar by Ilona Golovina

One-of-a-kind Textural Crater Moon Jar by Ilona Golovina

By Ilona Golovina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This moon jar by Ilona Golovina is hand built using traditional coiling techniques and finished with a crackled terra sigillata surface. Its rounded body rests on a narrow foot and i...

Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Porcelain, Stoneware

Ceramic Boulder Vases, Vessels, Sculptures
Ceramic Boulder Vases, Vessels, Sculptures

Ceramic Boulder Vases, Vessels, Sculptures

Located in Hermosa Beach, CA

These are made from coiled ceramic clay, bisque fired, then glazed with a crater high fired glaze to create the unique texture and surface.

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of American 1960s White Crater-Glazed Ceramic Lamps
Pair of American 1960s White Crater-Glazed Ceramic Lamps

Pair of American 1960s White Crater-Glazed Ceramic Lamps

Located in San Francisco, CA

A stylish pair of American 1960s white crater-glazed bottle-form ceramic lamps; each with textured crater-glazed surface dripping over a smooth taupe glaze; resting on a brass base

Category

Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Mod American 1960s Mustard Crater-Glazed Bottle-Form Lamp
Mod American 1960s Mustard Crater-Glazed Bottle-Form Lamp

Mod American 1960s Mustard Crater-Glazed Bottle-Form Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

The large bottle-form lamp with long neck and tapering body all in a crater glaze.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Boldly-Scaled American 1960s White Crater-Glazed Ovoid Form Ceramic Lamps, Pair
Boldly-Scaled American 1960s White Crater-Glazed Ovoid Form Ceramic Lamps, Pair

Boldly-Scaled American 1960s White Crater-Glazed Ovoid Form Ceramic Lamps, Pair

Located in San Francisco, CA

Each tall lamp with everted neck above a tapering body decorated at the shoulder with a textured crater-glazed surface cascading down the body to the foot; raised on a brass base.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Italian Crater Glazed Orb Lamps
Italian Crater Glazed Orb Lamps

Italian Crater Glazed Orb Lamps

Sold

H 30 in W 15 in D 15 in

Italian Crater Glazed Orb Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Midcentury orb shaped ceramic lamps with a crater like surface and glazed in dark blues and greens, sitting on ebonized wood bases, ebonized wood necks.

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Enormous Randall Bruce Volcanic Crater Glaze Open Bowl Planter
Enormous Randall Bruce Volcanic Crater Glaze Open Bowl Planter

Enormous Randall Bruce Volcanic Crater Glaze Open Bowl Planter

By Randall Bruce

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Large scale volcanic crater moon planter open bowl created by Randall Bruce.

Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Oscar Bucher Stoneware Orange Lava Crater Glaze Weed Pot Vase
Oscar Bucher Stoneware Orange Lava Crater Glaze Weed Pot Vase

Oscar Bucher Stoneware Orange Lava Crater Glaze Weed Pot Vase

By Oscar Bucher

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Orange lava crater vase with yellow underglaze created by Oscar Bucher of Santa Barbara, California. Vase measures 5" high by 6" wide. Signed Bucher and in very good condition.

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Italian Brown/Blue Glazed Lamps
Italian Brown/Blue Glazed Lamps

Italian Brown/Blue Glazed Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Pair of midcentury crater glazed, bottle form ceramic lamps featuring mottled brown and light blue colors on aged bronze bases.

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

James Lovera Studio Pottery Vase
James Lovera Studio Pottery Vase

James Lovera Studio Pottery Vase

By James Lovera

Located in Pawtucket, RI

James Lovera bottle vase in bright blue crater glaze. Signed.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

James Lovera Studio Pottery Bowl
James Lovera Studio Pottery Bowl

James Lovera Studio Pottery Bowl

Sold

H 4 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

James Lovera Studio Pottery Bowl

By James Lovera

Located in Pawtucket, RI

James Lovera Studio pottery bowl in a green crater glaze. Signed.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Atwater Pottery Pendants
Atwater Pottery Pendants

Atwater Pottery Pendants

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Black high fired stoneware pendants with various colored crater glazes. Priced individually.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Flush Mount

Handmade Studio Pottery Gourd Bottle Vase in White Lava-Glaze, Signed
Handmade Studio Pottery Gourd Bottle Vase in White Lava-Glaze, Signed

Handmade Studio Pottery Gourd Bottle Vase in White Lava-Glaze, Signed

Located in London, GB

The surface is delicately punctured with a finish often referred to as white lava glaze, or crater-glaze. Signed underside with ‘RS 4 YS 4’, maker unknown.

Category

Early 2000s British Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Figurative Stoneware Sculpture by Annelies Christian
Large Figurative Stoneware Sculpture by Annelies Christian

Large Figurative Stoneware Sculpture by Annelies Christian

Located in Dallas, TX

A large, two piece, figurative sculpture with crater glazes. Beautifully executed female form. Matching male form also available.

Large Figurative Stoneware Sculpture by Annelies Christian
Large Figurative Stoneware Sculpture by Annelies Christian

Large Figurative Stoneware Sculpture by Annelies Christian

By Annelies Christian

Located in Dallas, TX

A large, two piece, figurative sculpture with crater glazes. Beautifully executed male form. Matching female form also available.

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Crater Glaze For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic crater glaze available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, stoneware and clay, every crater glaze was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the crater glaze you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A crater glaze, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Jeremy Briddell, Gertrud and Otto Natzler and James Lovera each produced at least one beautiful crater glaze that is worth considering.

How Much is a Crater Glaze?

Prices for a crater glaze start at $349 and top out at $6,797 with the average selling for $2,195.