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Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase
Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase

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
Oversize West German "Fat Lava" Vase

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
Scheurich Fat Lava Extra Large Vase

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
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase

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
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase

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
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Fat Lava Vase

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
Mid-Century Ubelacker Fat Lava Vase

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

Vase / Pitcher in Fat Lava from Vallauris
Vase / Pitcher in Fat Lava from Vallauris

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
Huge Fat Lava West Germany Ceramic Vase 1960s

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

Seventies Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany
Seventies Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany

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

Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Large Fat Lava Vase
Mid-Century Dümler & Breiden Large Fat Lava Vase

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
Seventies Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany

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

Fat Lava Vibrant Colored Vases by Scheurich
Fat Lava Vibrant Colored Vases by Scheurich

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

Midcentury Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik
Midcentury Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik

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
Mid-Century Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik

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
Carstens Vase Fat Lava, West Germany, circa 1962

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

Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany
Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany

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
Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany

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
Pair of Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik

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
Seventies Large Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany

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
Three Mis-Matching Fat Lava Vases, West Germany 1960s

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

Fat Lava Vase With Handles From Fontaine De Vaucluse France
Fat Lava Vase With Handles From Fontaine De Vaucluse France

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

Vallauris Multicolor Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl or Ashtray
Vallauris Multicolor Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl or Ashtray

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

Seventies Fat Lava Vase decor Costa by Ruscha Germany
Seventies Fat Lava Vase decor Costa by Ruscha Germany

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

Charming Large West Germany Flowered Fat Lava Vase
Charming Large West Germany Flowered Fat Lava Vase

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

Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s

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
German Fat Lava Vase in Brown Hues, West Germany, 1960s

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
French Mid-Century Vallauris Fat Lava Style Blue Glazed Pottery Lidded Vase

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

Vallauris Unglazed Fat Lava Ceramic Flower Shaped Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
Vallauris Unglazed Fat Lava Ceramic Flower Shaped Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

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
Vintage Unique Fat Lava Vase, West Germany

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

Tall Scheurich Keramik Cream & Cocoa Fat Lava Vase, 1970's
Tall Scheurich Keramik Cream & Cocoa Fat Lava Vase, 1970's

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

Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik
Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich Keramik

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

German Fat Lava Vase By Dümler & Breiden Polar Collection
German Fat Lava Vase By Dümler & Breiden Polar Collection

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

Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Ceramic Bowl, 1960s
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Ceramic Bowl, 1960s

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

Fat Lava Vase with Textured Sand Tones, West Germany, 1960s
Fat Lava Vase with Textured Sand Tones, West Germany, 1960s

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
Fat Lava Vase with White Textured Finish, West Germany, 1960s

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

“Fat Lava” Vase by Eduard Bay
“Fat Lava” Vase by Eduard Bay

“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

Mid-Century Fat Lava Brutalist Vase by Scheurich Keramik
Mid-Century Fat Lava Brutalist Vase by Scheurich Keramik

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

Scheurich Fat Lava Lora Vase, Glazed Ceramic
Scheurich Fat Lava Lora Vase, Glazed Ceramic

Scheurich Fat Lava Lora Vase, Glazed Ceramic

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in Poperinge, BE

Lovely vintage 'Lora' Fat Lava vase by Scheurich (West German ceramics), dating from the 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Vase, West Germany, 1960s
Brutalist Fat Lava Pottery Vase, West Germany, 1960s

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
Mid-Century Fat Lava Ceramic Vase with Textured Glaze, French Design

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

Mid-20th Century West German Large Fat Lava Decorative Vase
Mid-20th Century West German Large Fat Lava Decorative Vase

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

German Fat Lava Vase in Dry Green Tones, West Germany, 1960s
German Fat Lava Vase in Dry Green Tones, West Germany, 1960s

German Fat Lava Vase in Dry Green Tones, West Germany, 1960s

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Fat lava vase in dry green tones by Scheurich Keramik.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Floor Vase by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Floor Vase by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Floor Vase by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

By Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in Hamburg, DE

XXL Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Floor Vase from Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Scheurich 1960s Vintage Floorvase Fat Lava Model 517-45
Scheurich 1960s Vintage Floorvase Fat Lava Model 517-45

Scheurich 1960s Vintage Floorvase Fat Lava Model 517-45

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in Mannheim, DE

Matte off white glaze with colourful fat lava flowers pattern combined with shiny dark brown glaze.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Tall Orange/Brown Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, West-Germany 1960s
Tall Orange/Brown Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, West-Germany 1960s

Tall Orange/Brown Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, West-Germany 1960s

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in Barcelona, ES

Tall orange/brownish fat lava vase with geometric pattern, made by Scheurich, West-Germany 1970s.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vallauris French Midcentury Flower Vase Multicolored Fat Lava Style
Vallauris French Midcentury Flower Vase Multicolored Fat Lava Style

Vallauris French Midcentury Flower Vase Multicolored Fat Lava Style

Located in Miami, FL

This dazzling fat lava, glazed ceramic vase with multiple colors was handcrafted in Vallauris, France during the 1950s or 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

20th Century German Fat Lava W. Germany Ceramic Jug
20th Century German Fat Lava W. Germany Ceramic Jug

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.

Category

20th Century German Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents.

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

West German Scheurich Keramik Fat Lava Ceramic Vases / Jars, Set of Three
West German Scheurich Keramik Fat Lava Ceramic Vases / Jars, Set of Three

West German Scheurich Keramik Fat Lava Ceramic Vases / Jars, Set of Three

By West German Pottery, Scheurich Keramik

Located in Barcelona, ES

Colorful set of three West German fat lava brown and orange glazed ceramic vases.

Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Lava

Three 1980s Modernist Orange and Black  Fat Lava Ceramic German Vases
Three 1980s Modernist Orange and Black  Fat Lava Ceramic German Vases

Three 1980s Modernist Orange and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Vases

Located in Aci Castello, IT

These three vases are striking examples of the Fat Lava ceramic style from the 1980s. Fat Lava ceramics, originating primarily from West Germany, are known for their bold textures an...

Category

Late 20th Century Vases

Materials

Ceramic

French Handcrafted Ceramic Vase Fat Lava Style Stem Vase, Turquoise
French Handcrafted Ceramic Vase Fat Lava Style Stem Vase, Turquoise

French Handcrafted Ceramic Vase Fat Lava Style Stem Vase, Turquoise

Located in Miami, FL

A lovely handcrafted fat lava style ceramic glass stem vase in a stunning turquoise or sea blue color.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s
Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s

Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.

Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

West German Fat Lava Vase by Dumler & Breiden, 1960's
West German Fat Lava Vase by Dumler & Breiden, 1960's

West German Fat Lava Vase by Dumler & Breiden, 1960's

By Otto Meier, Heinz Siery, Dümler & Breiden, Scheurich Keramik

Located in Philadelphia, PA

West German Fat Lava Vase by Dümler & Breiden, 1960's The vase is grey, brown and dark green and is numbered 310 / 22.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

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Vintage Fat lava vase from Austria
Vintage Fat lava vase from Austria

Vintage Fat lava vase from Austria

Unavailable

H 15.75 in Dm 7.09 in

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
Marei Keramik Fat Lava vase, 1970s

Marei Keramik Fat Lava vase, 1970s

Unavailable

H 7.49 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in

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
1970s German Postwar "Fat Lava" Ceramic Vase

1970s German Postwar "Fat Lava" Ceramic Vase

Unavailable

H 8.25 in Dm 2.38 in

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
Bright Yellow ES Keramik Fat Lava Vase, 1970s

Bright Yellow ES Keramik Fat Lava Vase, 1970s

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 5 in D 3.25 in

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
'Fat Lava' Vase  by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

'Fat Lava' Vase by Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

Unavailable

H 7.49 in W 8.67 in D 6.3 in

'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

Otto Keramik Red fat lava Glatze WGP Ceramic 60ies
Otto Keramik Red fat lava Glatze WGP Ceramic 60ies

Otto Keramik Red fat lava Glatze WGP Ceramic 60ies

Unavailable

H 5.91 in W 7.09 in D 3.15 in

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

Small Multi-Coloured Midcentury San-Marino Fat Lava Vase
Small Multi-Coloured Midcentury San-Marino Fat Lava Vase

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

Fat Lava Collection Dümler & Breiden, Ruscha by Kurst Tcshorner and Jopeka, 1960
Fat Lava Collection Dümler & Breiden, Ruscha by Kurst Tcshorner and Jopeka, 1960

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

Large West German Fat Lava Vase by BAY Keramik
Large West German Fat Lava Vase by BAY Keramik

Large West German Fat Lava Vase by BAY Keramik

Unavailable

H 15.75 in Dm 11.03 in

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

White and Grey Jasba Fat Lava Floor Vase with Handle
White and Grey Jasba Fat Lava Floor Vase with Handle

White and Grey Jasba Fat Lava Floor Vase with Handle

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 12.8 in D 12.8 in

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
Blue Fat Lava Vase, West Germany, 1970s

Blue Fat Lava Vase, West Germany, 1970s

Unavailable

H 10.5 in Dm 3.5 in

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
1960s Scheurich Fat Lava West German Pottery Vase

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
Pair of Modernist European Fat Lava Vintage Ceramic Vases, Mid-1960s

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

Midcentury Large Fat Lava Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, Germany
Midcentury Large Fat Lava Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, Germany

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

West German Dumler and Breiden Fat Lava Pottery Floor Vase
West German Dumler and Breiden Fat Lava Pottery Floor Vase

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

1970s German Fat Lava Scheurich Keramik Red & Black Handled "Jura" Pottery Vase
1970s German Fat Lava Scheurich Keramik Red & Black Handled "Jura" Pottery Vase

1970s German Fat Lava Scheurich Keramik Red & Black Handled "Jura" Pottery Vase

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in London, England

A wonderful Scheurich Keramik "Fat Lava" pottery red and black vase or floor vase, in the distinctive style of West German pottery popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Scheurich West German Pottery Fat Lava Gladiator Xxl Floor Vase
Scheurich West German Pottery Fat Lava Gladiator Xxl Floor Vase

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
Modernist Fat Lava Ceramic Lozenge 309 Vase, 1970s Dorothea Roth

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

Large 1970s German Carstens Toennishof Brown & Orange Unglazed Fat Lava Jug Vase
Large 1970s German Carstens Toennishof Brown & Orange Unglazed Fat Lava Jug Vase

Large 1970s German Carstens Toennishof Brown & Orange Unglazed Fat Lava Jug Vase

By Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in London, England

Large 1970s orange and brown "Fat Lava" jug vase manufactured by Carstens Tönnieshof in West Germany.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

1970s Mid Century German Scheurich Keramik Burnt Orange & Brown Fat Lava Vase
1970s Mid Century German Scheurich Keramik Burnt Orange & Brown Fat Lava Vase

1970s Mid Century German Scheurich Keramik Burnt Orange & Brown Fat Lava Vase

By Scheurich Keramik

Located in London, England

1970s "Fat Lava" ceramic pottery glazed floor vase manufactured in Germany by Scheurich Keramik.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Walter Gerhards Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava West German Pottery Floor Vase
Walter Gerhards Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava West German Pottery Floor Vase

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
Red Fat Lava Horses Vase by Scheurich, Western Germany, 1960s

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

1970s Fat Lava German Carstens Tönnieshof Turquoise & Brown Amoeba Jug Vase
1970s Fat Lava German Carstens Tönnieshof Turquoise & Brown Amoeba Jug Vase

1970s Fat Lava German Carstens Tönnieshof Turquoise & Brown Amoeba Jug Vase

By Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in London, England

A rare and unusual 1970s German "Fat Lava" pottery ceramic vase with a turquoise matt glaze overlaid with a black amoeba design over the whole body and handle.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Fat Lava Collection Walther Gerhards Vase with Two Smaller Pieces from Vallauris
Fat Lava Collection Walther Gerhards Vase with Two Smaller Pieces from Vallauris

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

Large 1960s Fat Lava Vase in Red & Volcanic Glaze – Mid-Century Flowers pottery
Large 1960s Fat Lava Vase in Red & Volcanic Glaze – Mid-Century Flowers pottery

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

Modernist Fat Lava Space Age Collection of Ceramic Vases  by Roth/Marei 1970s
Modernist Fat Lava Space Age Collection of Ceramic Vases  by Roth/Marei 1970s

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

Vintage Mid-Century German Fat Lava Vase Bold Red Glaze and Textured Scheurich
Vintage Mid-Century German Fat Lava Vase Bold Red Glaze and Textured Scheurich

Vintage Mid-Century German Fat Lava Vase Bold Red Glaze and Textured Scheurich

By Scheurich Keramik, Scheurich & Greulich 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

Wall Crucifix, Hand-Painted Ceramic White, Brown, Fat Lava, Belgium, 1970s
Wall Crucifix, Hand-Painted Ceramic White, Brown, Fat Lava, Belgium, 1970s

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

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Fat Lava Vases For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of fat lava vases for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct fat lava vases — often made from ceramic, pottery and stoneware — can elevate any home. Fat lava vases have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Fat lava vases bearing mid-century modern or modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large fat lava vases, so small fat lava vases measuring 2.36 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Many fat lava vases are appealing in their simplicity, but Scheurich Keramik, Carstens Tönnieshof and Bay Keramik produced popular fat lava vases that are worth a look.

How Much are Fat Lava Vases?

Prices for fat lava vases start at $80 and top out at $5,152 with the average selling for $543.

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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.

Finding the Right Vases for You

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. 

Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.

The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.

Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.

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.

On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.