Fat Lava Brown Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Fat lava brown ceramic table lamp.
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Ceramic
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Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase
By Ü Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful fat lava vase by Ubelacker Keramik with a sort of geometric pattern.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Oversize West German "Fat Lava" Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Highland, IN
Fantastic large West German vase with vivid textural "Fat Lava" glaze by Scheurich. 17.5"h X 8.5"d
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich Fat Lava Extra Large Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extra large beautifully decorated fat lava blue and grey vase from the 1970s marked 281-39 W.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava vase - dark and light blue with brown, blue and white fat lava glaze According to Mark Hill the quality of Dümler & Breiden pieces is very high, and pieces are ofte...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase
By Ü Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful fat lava vase by Ubelacker Keramik with a sort of geometric pattern.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Brown Ceramic Glazed Chandelier, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Mid-century "Fat lava" style chandelier, made in West-Germany around 1960's.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vase / Pitcher in Fat Lava from Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Beaune, FR
Lovely pitcher-shaped vase in Fat Lava from Vallauris. Stunning yellow and orange colors.
Category
20th Century French Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Huge Fat Lava West Germany Ceramic Vase 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase West Germany 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Large Fat Lava Vase
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning fat lava hole vase - vibrant orange with crusty thick fat lava glaze in bronze/brown.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Seventies Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nicely colored Fat Lava vase from the Seventies.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Orange and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Fat lava orange and brown ceramic table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vibrant Colored Vases by Scheurich
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract flower illustration in very strong colorations of red, blue, orange and green glaze.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Seventies Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nicely colored in orange, brown and black Fat Lava vase from the Seventies.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A vibrant blue with zebra stripes Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik. The stunning vase is hugh and to my opinion, it shouldn’t be used as a vase but more as a sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A vibrant blue and grey Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik. The lava on this vase is quite thick.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Carstens Vase Fat Lava, West Germany, circa 1962
By Carsten Atelier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carstens Vase Fat Lava. Glaze in different tones of off whites, copper and brown.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large "Fat Lava" Garden Planter / Large Vessel, circa 1970's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large "Fat Lava" Garden Planter / Large Vessel circa 1970's Great Size, Texture and "Fat Lava" Glaze In good "as found" vintage condition with one "ding" along the rim - see images"
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Ashtray, 1970s
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern West German Jopeko "Fat Lava" Vase, Pottery
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Modern West German Jopeko "Fat Lava" Vase. Pottery Offered for sale is a vintage Jopeko "fat lava" vase, a collectible piece of mid-century modern West German pottery...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A sought after Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A sought after Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of small, West German, fat lava vases by Scheurich Keramik feature striking, red and black brutalist glazes with black interiors.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Seventies Large Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nicely colored in blue and brown drip Fat Lava vase from the Seventies.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Three Mis-Matching Fat Lava Vases, West Germany 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Barcelona, ES
Three mis-matching fat lava vases fabricated in West Germany in the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris Multicolor Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl or Ashtray
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in multicolor glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in brown, pink purple and red colors.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Fat Lava Vase With Handles From Fontaine De Vaucluse France
$460Sale Price|38% Off
Fat Lava Vase With Handles From Fontaine De Vaucluse France
Located in Miami, FL
A good quality French Fat Lava style handled vase. This stunning French Fat Lava style design and glazed finished piece will enhance any shelf or table top.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Charming Large West Germany Flowered Fat Lava Vase
By West German Pottery
Located in Voorburg, NL
Unique West Germany Fat Lava Vase, hand painted. The vase and the glaze are in perfect condition and rare in this version.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Seventies Fat Lava Vase decor Costa by Ruscha Germany
By Ruscha
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning 70’s vase in blue/green glaze with thick black fat lava stripes by Ruscha Keramik Germany.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Antwerp, BE
An orange, brown fat lava ceramic vase designed and manufactured in Germany by Carstens in perfect condition signed on the bottom with W.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
German Fat Lava Vase in Brown Hues, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fat lava vase made in West Germany in 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Vallauris Fat Lava Style Blue Glazed Pottery Lidded Vase
Located in Miami, FL
French Mid-Century Vallauris Fat Lava Style Blue Pottery Lidded Vase, 1960s, French Mid-Century Vallauris Fat Lava Style Blue and Gray Pottery Vase with Lid, 1960s, Vallauris French ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Ceramic German Jugs
By Roth Keramik, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two fat lava ceramic jug hand-crafted in Germany in the seventies.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris Unglazed Fat Lava Ceramic Flower Shaped Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in unglazed fat lava ceramic. Beautiful fat lava ceramic flower shaped bowl in white and brown ceramic with turquoise green, orange and ye...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Unique Fat Lava Vase, West Germany
Located in Chicago, IL
A bulbous navy base rises into a ridged, textured neck completely consumed by red and black fat lava glaze, the kind that looks like it cooled mid-eruption and someone decided to put...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik
$528 / item
Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in MADRID, ES
“Jura” Fat Lava ceramic vase by Scheurich Keramik. Germany, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Scheurich Keramik Cream & Cocoa Fat Lava Vase, 1970's
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Bainbridge, NY
West German Scheurich Keramik Terraceous Glazed Fat Lava Vase, 1970s. Featuring a hand crafted, wide, balanced ceramic pottery vase form, smooth reflective Creamy White fat lava org...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Scheurich Vase, Ceramic, Germany, 1970s, Fat Lava
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Orange, beige, brown and black fat lava.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Scheurich Vase, Ceramic, Germany, 1970s, Fat Lava
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Green, beige, brown and black fat lava.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Brown and Red Ceramic Wall Light, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic hexagonal wall light with brown and red glaze.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Ceramic Bowl, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Ceramic Bowl, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Brutalist Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
German Fat Lava Vase By Dümler & Breiden Polar Collection
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
German, Fat Lava, art pottery vase by Dümler & Breiden, Polar Collection features an unusual gourd shaped body in aquamarine tones.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Wall Plaques by Ruscha Keramik, 1970s
$2,206 / set
Fat Lava Wall Plaques by Ruscha Keramik, 1970s
By Ruscha
Located in Rijssen, NL
They are manufactured in brown/white clay, red and brown fat lava ornaments. Dimensions 1: 13.78" (35 cm) x 13.78" (35 cm) 2: 9.06" (23 cm) x 14.57" (37 cm) 3: 4.72" (12 cm) x 13....
Category
Vintage 1970s German Brutalist Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Bowl, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Bowl, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Brown Red Ceramic Table Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is thick on some parts, like lava.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
“Fat Lava” Vase by Eduard Bay
Located in MADRID, ES
Fat Lava ceramic vase by Eduard Bay for Bay Keramik.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Red Ceramic Round Wall Light Fat Lava, Denmark 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic wall light, with beautiful red fat lava accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vase with Textured Sand Tones, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fat lava vase with texture sand tones. Made by Scheurich Keramik, West Germany 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Vase with White Textured Finish, West Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fat lava vase with white textured finish by Scheurich Keramik, West Germany, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fat Lava Brutalist Vase by Scheurich Keramik
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This is the first time that I have seen this pattern and rough fat lava glaze with soft blue/green, yellow and brown.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
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
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century West German Large Fat Lava Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This large mid-20th century 1960s West German Fat Lava vase is a striking example of the bold and expressive pottery produced during the era.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Vase, West Germany, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Vase from Ruscha, West Germany, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Brutalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fat Lava Ceramic Vase with Textured Glaze, French Design
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French fat lava ceramic vase features a bold, sculptural form and a richly textured glaze emblematic of the mid-century fat lava style.
Category
20th Century French Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Brown and Red Ceramic Geometric Wall Light, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic square wall light with bright red glaze.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
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Vintage Fat lava vase from Austria
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Austrian fat lava vase Resembling different layers from the earth.
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Marei Keramik Fat Lava vase, 1970s
By Marei Keramik
Located in HEILOO, NL
Vintage ceramic Fat lava vase produced by Marei Keramik, West Germany. 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970s German Postwar "Fat Lava" Ceramic Vase
By ES Keramik
Located in Winnetka, IL
A postwar German ceramic vase by ES Keramik in the bold, distinctive style, "Fat Lava." The name is derived from the use of exaggerated, thick glazes that resemble lava--a style orig...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Bright Yellow ES Keramik Fat Lava Vase, 1970s
By ES Keramik
Located in Winnetka, IL
An impressive example of Fat Lava ceramics.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
'Fat Lava' Vase by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Genova, IT
Vaso 'fat lava' di produzione tedesca degli anni '60.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Crusty German Fat Lava Pitcher Vase, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Foamy cream and brown German Fat Lava Pitcher, 1960s Made by Scheurich, West Germany.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Small Multi-Coloured Midcentury San-Marino Fat Lava Vase
Located in Berlin, Germany
The vase is framed with a foamy or 'rock' glaze not unlike the fat lava glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sammarinese Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Otto Keramik Red fat lava Glatze WGP Ceramic 60ies
By Gmundner Keramik
Located in Berlin, DE
Otto Keramik Red fat lava Glatze WGP Ceramic 60ies
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Large West German Fat Lava Vase by BAY Keramik
By Bay Keramik
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very nice large original West German fat lava pottery lamp by BAY Keramik and is model number 216-40.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Vases
Materials
Pottery
Fat Lava Collection Dümler & Breiden, Ruscha by Kurst Tcshorner and Jopeka, 1960
Unavailable
H 5.91 in Dm 7.88 in
Fat Lava Collection Dümler & Breiden, Ruscha by Kurst Tcshorner and Jopeka, 1960
By Ruscha
Located in Halstead, GB
Fat Lava collection Dümler & Breiden, Ruscha by Kurst Tcshorner and Jopeka 1960 Ruscha 313 by Kurt Tcshorner H 15cms Pitcher with Fat Lava 'Drip' glaze Dümler & Breiden Fat Lav...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
White and Grey Jasba Fat Lava Floor Vase with Handle
By Jasba
Located in Retie, BE
A german Fat Lava vase with fat belly or bold vase with thick grey grain on.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Fat Lava Vase, West Germany, 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Chicago, IL
Cylindrical West German vase in Klein blue with fat lava glaze, made in the 1970s. Impressive control of the crust's burst, the craters range from barely noticeable to large and disp...
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Scheurich Fat Lava West German Pottery Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Greenport, NY
This vintage Scheurich shelf vase features alternating gloss and matte fat lava banding in black, white, and red, across a textured tobacco color glazed background.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Modernist European Fat Lava Vintage Ceramic Vases, Mid-1960s
Unavailable
H 16.54 in Dm 7.09 in
Pair of Modernist European Fat Lava Vintage Ceramic Vases, Mid-1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Halstead, GB
Ruscha electric purple Fat Lava Pitcher This ceramic piece has a rough texture typical of Fat Lava designs The vessel is approximately 20 cms in height and 18 cms in diameter a...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Vase, ‘1970’s Fat Lava, Scheurich, West-Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Achterveld, NL
This vase has a beautiful orange fat lava pattern, Scheurich West-Germany, 1970.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Large Fat Lava Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Riga, Latvia
Fat Lava design refers specifically to a type of thick glaze that gives the object a thick lava-like look.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Crucifix in Red, Black and Grey, Wall Hanging. 1970s Ceramic Cross Fat Lava
Unavailable
H 4.33 in W 6.3 in D 0.39 in
Crucifix in Red, Black and Grey, Wall Hanging. 1970s Ceramic Cross Fat Lava
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Tilburg, NL
Vintage Fat lava crucifix in red, black and grey, wall hanging. 1970s ceramic cross.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Fat Lava Floor-Vase 517-38 by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Beirut, LB
Stunning fat lava floor vase from the 70's by german manufacturer Scheurich.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
West German Dumler and Breiden Fat Lava Pottery Floor Vase
By West German Pottery
Located in Waverveen, Utrecht
Vintage Keramik ceramic West German Dumler and Breiden fat lava pottery floor vase. Made in West Germany.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large fat Lava Glazed Pitcher chocolate & red by Scheurich Germany 1970
Unavailable
H 13.78 in Dm 6.5 in
Large fat Lava Glazed Pitcher chocolate & red by Scheurich Germany 1970
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a stunning example of mid-20th century ceramic artistry: a large fat lava glazed pitcher, crafted in 1970 by the renowned German manufacturer Scheurich.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich West German Pottery Fat Lava Gladiator Xxl Floor Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waverveen, Utrecht
Mid-Century west German pottery fat lava Scheurich gladiator XXL vase. Made in West Germany.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Modernist Fat Lava Ceramic Lozenge 309 Vase, 1970s Dorothea Roth
Unavailable
H 7.09 in W 3.94 in D 1.97 in
Modernist Fat Lava Ceramic Lozenge 309 Vase, 1970s Dorothea Roth
By Dorothea Roth
Located in Halstead, GB
Modernist fat lava ceramic lozenge 309 vase, 1970s Dorothea Roth Founded in the 1970s by Edmund Roth.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Retro Vintage J. Belarti Wall Plate / Tile Tableau, Fat Lava, Glazed Tiles
Unavailable
H 22.05 in W 9.84 in D 1.57 in
Retro Vintage J. Belarti Wall Plate / Tile Tableau, Fat Lava, Glazed Tiles
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Tilburg, NL
Belarti wall plate / tile tableau - Fat Lava wall decoration with glazed tiles Retro vintage j.
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic
Walter Gerhards Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava West German Pottery Floor Vase
Unavailable
H 14.2 in W 7.1 in D 4.7 in
Walter Gerhards Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava West German Pottery Floor Vase
By West German Pottery
Located in Waverveen, Utrecht
Walter Gerhards Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava West German Pottery floor vase. Made in West Germany, Mid Century Modern.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Red Fat Lava Horses Vase by Scheurich, Western Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Retie, BE
1960s Red Fat Lava vase with horses. This Western Germany Art Pottery Vase by Scheurich has the color red with dark brown, black horses on.
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Midcentury Bright Orange Fat Lava and Chrome Coffee Table, 1970s
Unavailable
H 16.15 in W 47.64 in D 20.08 in
Exceptional Midcentury Bright Orange Fat Lava and Chrome Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Blackpool, Lancashire
An outstanding midcentury coffee table with a fat lava ceramic top. In bright vibrant orange it is beautifully presented in a gleaming chrome frame.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Very Large Retro Vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava Vase / Floor Vase / Ear
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Very Large Retro Vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava Vase / Floor Vase / Ear
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Tilburg, NL
Very large retro vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava vase / floor vase / ear vase. Dripping lava / dripping glaze.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Carstens Luxus Designer Range Vase Fat Lava, West Germany, circa 1962
Unavailable
H 21.66 in Dm 7.49 in
Carstens Luxus Designer Range Vase Fat Lava, West Germany, circa 1962
By Gerda Heuckeroth, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Pymble, NSW
This style of ceramic from West Germany has become known generically as 'Fat Lava'.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Fat Lava Collection Walther Gerhards Vase with Two Smaller Pieces from Vallauris
Unavailable
H 10.24 in Dm 4.34 in
Fat Lava Collection Walther Gerhards Vase with Two Smaller Pieces from Vallauris
By Walter Gerhards
Located in Halstead, GB
Fat Lava collection Walther Gerhards vase with two smaller pieces from Vallauris mid to late 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
German Ceramic Spara Fat Lava Table Lamp by Halidan Kutlv, 1960s
By Spara
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A Vintage Red SPARA KERAMIK Fat Lava Lamp with Relief Decor Design By Halidan Kutlv West German Pottery 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large 1960s Fat Lava Vase in Red & Volcanic Glaze – Mid-Century Flowers pottery
Unavailable
H 18.12 in W 8.27 in D 8.27 in
Large 1960s Fat Lava Vase in Red & Volcanic Glaze – Mid-Century Flowers pottery
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Alsdorf, NW
This stunning Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava vase, crafted in West Germany during the 1960s or 1970s, is a bold and expressive statement piece.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Lacquer
Vintage Mid-Century German Fat Lava Vase Bold Red Glaze and Textured Scheurich
Unavailable
H 17.72 in Dm 9.85 in
Vintage Mid-Century German Fat Lava Vase Bold Red Glaze and Textured Scheurich
By Scheurich & Greulich Keramik, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Alsdorf, NW
The surface is tactile, deeply worked, and highly textural—hallmarks of the Fat Lava style that defined a generation of postwar West German ceramics.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Fat Lava Space Age Collection of Ceramic Vases by Roth/Marei 1970s
Unavailable
H 7.88 in Dm 7.88 in
Modernist Fat Lava Space Age Collection of Ceramic Vases by Roth/Marei 1970s
By Dorothea Roth
Located in Halstead, GB
Modernist fat lava Space Age collection consisting of 3 red ceramic vases by Roth/Marei, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Crucifix, Hand-Painted Ceramic White, Brown, Fat Lava, Belgium, 1970s
Unavailable
H 5.38 in W 6.5 in D 0.75 in
Wall Crucifix, Hand-Painted Ceramic White, Brown, Fat Lava, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-century European wall crucifix in ceramic with anthracite, dark grey fat-lava crusted Christ figure on glossy white over a star shaped cross.
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Space Age Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Roth Banjo 313 and Lozenge 309 Vases, 1970s
Unavailable
H 7.09 in Dm 3.94 in
Modernist Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Roth Banjo 313 and Lozenge 309 Vases, 1970s
By Dorothea Roth
Located in Halstead, GB
Modernist fat lava ceramic vases by Roth Banjo 313 and Lozenge 309 vases, 1970s, Dorothea Roth 1970-present Founded in the 1970s by Edmund Roth.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Three-Piece Collection UFOs by Otto Keramik Blistered Glaze 'Fat Lava'
Unavailable
H 5.52 in Dm 5.91 in
Three-Piece Collection UFOs by Otto Keramik Blistered Glaze 'Fat Lava'
By Otto Keramik
Located in Halstead, GB
Three-piece Collection UFOs by Otto Keramik Blistered glaze (Fat Lava) 1964-Present Founded by Otto Gerharz (who had been the arts director at Ruscha.)
Category
1990s German Space Age Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich Vintage Yellow Fat Lava Floor Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in New York, NY
The hallmarks of this distinctive German pottery style are several layers of thick glazes, with one dripping down over the others like a lava flow on a volcano’s slope. The vases pre...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich Vintage Green Fat Lava Floor Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in New York, NY
The hallmarks of this distinctive German pottery style are several layers of thick glazes, with one dripping down over the others like a lava flow on a volcano’s slope. This vase pre...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich Vintage Red Fat Lava Floor Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in New York, NY
The hallmarks of this distinctive German pottery style are several layers of thick glazes, with one dripping down over the others like a lava flow on a volcano’s slope. This vase pre...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Retro Vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava Vases / Ear Vases
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Set of 3 Retro Vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava Vases / Ear Vases
By Scheurich & Greulich Keramik
Located in Tilburg, NL
Set of 3 retro vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava vases / ear vases. Color green-brown. Model Nos. 408-40, 401-28, 401-20.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 8 Scheurich Fat Lava Vases, West German Pottery - 1960s-1970s
Unavailable
H 11.03 in Dm 10.24 in
Set of 8 Scheurich Fat Lava Vases, West German Pottery - 1960s-1970s
By Heinz Siery, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Søgne, NO
Scheurich Vase - Model 201-18 Era: 1970s Color: Dark brown, red, and beige glaze Material: Ceramic Height: 18 cm Diameter: 10 cm Description: An authentic example of West German "Fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich fat lava vaas west germany jaren'70
Located in Amstelveen, NL
A beautiful Fatlava floor vase from the 1970s, made by the German manufacturer Scheurich, decorated with “Gabun”. Marked on the bottom. The vase is covered with a black fatlava glaze...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1960s German Fat Lava Potteries Vases, Series "Polar" by Dümler & Breiden
Unavailable
H 10.25 in W 11.5 in D 4.25 in
1960s German Fat Lava Potteries Vases, Series "Polar" by Dümler & Breiden
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful 60s German Fat potteries Lava vases series " Polar ", by Dümler & Breiden uncommonly shaped.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Lava
Large Fat Lava ceramic vase with four openings. 1970 - 1975
Located in CADALSO, ES
Very rare vase with different openings
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
German Brutalist Geometrical Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Table Lamp, 1960s
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
German Brutalist Geometrical Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Decorative and colorful extra large sized table lamp from west German brand. Grey blue overglazed ceramic with central rim decorated with brutalist patterns.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Ceramic Liqueur Set by Charles Cart for Le Cyclope, France, 1950s
Unavailable
H 11.82 in Dm 7.88 in
Fat Lava Ceramic Liqueur Set by Charles Cart for Le Cyclope, France, 1950s
By Le Cyclope, Charles Cart
Located in Berlin, DE
This liqueur set was designed in the 1950s by Charles Cart and manufactured by Le Cyclope. It is made of brown shards with a metallic, black glaze and a turquoise-blue Volcano glaze....
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Ceramic
Set of two Vintage Vasen Vase Fat Lava 25 and Scheurich 281 19 W.Germany
Unavailable
H 7.49 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in
Set of two Vintage Vasen Vase Fat Lava 25 and Scheurich 281 19 W.Germany
By Hutschenreuther
Located in Berlin, DE
Scheurich Vintage in Lapislazuli-Blau. Super selten in dieser Farbgebung. der Vase gekennzeichnet. Geradliniges und minimalistisches Design der 1970er Design-Ära. Beide Vasen befind...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian vase
Located in BRUNOY, FR
Fat Lava ceramic vase in black with red, white, yellow & blue enamelled decoration (flower and bird motifs), dating from the 1960s, made in Italy.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury German Ceramic Vase from Ü-Keramik, 1960s
By Ü Keramik
Located in Riga, Latvia
Midcentury German ceramic vase from Ü-Keramik, 1960s. Fat Lava design Labeled and numbered.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Studio Vase by Pottery Hartwig Heyne Also Known as Hoy Pottery, 1960s
Unavailable
H 10.63 in Dm 4.73 in
Handmade Studio Vase by Pottery Hartwig Heyne Also Known as Hoy Pottery, 1960s
Located in Halstead, GB
German ceramics at Oer-Erkenschwick near Gelsenkirchen, closed its doors at 2004 West German fat lava cylindrical vase Measures: Height 27cms, width 12cms 532-20 West German f...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Ceramic West Germany, 1970s
Located in Porto, PT
It is made of porcelain in Fat Lava Optic. Straightforward and Minimalistic design of the 1970s design era.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Strehla Ceramic East-Germany Bowl Dish GDR, 1960s
By Strehla
Located in Achterveld, NL
This beautiful ceramic bowl/dish with orange fat lava ovals, teardrop shape, East-Germany. The dish is from former East Germany marked at the bottom.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roth Keramik red and black ball vase, West Germany, c.1970
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
Pattern number 308. A good example of Fat Lava from West Germany from the 1960’-70’s.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Emons & Sohne Keramic West Germany, 1960s
By E&S Keramic, Willi Hack
Located in Pymble, NSW
An E & S Keramic fat lava urn shaped vase with a red on blue-grey lava glaze.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Ceramic, West German, 1970s
Located in Porto, PT
It is made of porcelain in Fat Lava Optic. The bottom is marked with 427-47.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic, West German, 1970s
Located in Porto, PT
It is made of porcelain in fat lava optic. The bottom is marked with 412-40.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Well shaped 70´s design Jopeko Keramik " gastliches Heim " vase 1840 / 25
Unavailable
H 11.03 in Dm 5.91 in
Well shaped 70´s design Jopeko Keramik " gastliches Heim " vase 1840 / 25
By Furbishure by unHeim
Located in Berlin, DE
Diese Vase mit dem LABEL "Gastliches Heim" ist die Antwort der DDR auf die Stilrichtung "fat lava". Die strengen geometrischen Formen stehen im wunderbaren Kontrast zur rauhen Oberfl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
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$795
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Materials
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Located in Antwerp, BE
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Fat Lava For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the fat lava you’re looking for. A fat lava — often made from ceramic, pottery and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fat lava, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A fat lava is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fat lava over the years, but those crafted by Scheurich Keramik, Bay Keramik and Carstens Tönnieshof are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Fat Lava?
Prices for a fat lava can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $78 and can go as high as $2,950, while the average can fetch as much as $622.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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