Set of Five Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "231-15" Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of five fat lava art vases Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany.
Ceramic
Large Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color Floor Vase 408-40 Made by Scheurich, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract illustration in very strong colorations of brown and blue tones.
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Jura "482-28" Made by Scheurich, Germany 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this white beigecoloration.
Ceramic
Large Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color Floor Vase 408-40 Made by Scheurich, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract illustration in very strong colorations of brown, black and white glaze tones.
Ceramic
70s Fat Lava Pottery Vase in Neutral Earth Tone By Scheurich, West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a large vase produced during the 70s by the Scheurich Keramik company (as attested by the adhesive label still present on the vase) which is part of the large produ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases "206-26" Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases Model: 206-26 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: These original vintage vases was produced...
Ceramic
Set of Five Vintage Pottery Fat Lava "414-16" Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of five fat lava art vases Model: 414-16 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s ...
Ceramic
Fat Lava Floor Vase with Red Drip-Glaze 'Scheurich 279-38, W-Germany' 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik, West German Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
Classic fat lava red drip-glaze on charcoal background.
Ceramic
Pair of West German Fat Lava Pottery Vessels Attributed to Marei Keramik, 1970s
By Marei Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking pair of vintage West German art pottery vessels attributed to Marei Keramik, executed during the height of the celebrated Fat Lava movement of the late 1960s and early 197...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Jopeko, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Jopeko, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
$118Sale Price|20% Off
Small Fat Lava Vase Dumler Breiden West Germany Pottery 644-15
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Poperinge, BE
Small vintage vase with beige and brown volcanic fat lava drip glaze, by Dumler & Breiden, West Germany glazed pottery from the 60s, marked on the bottom with the makers logo and num...
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Ceramic Vase, W. Germany, Red Glaze, Fat Lava Style
Located in High Point, NC
The piece exemplifies the “fat lava” style—celebrated for its rich glazes and tactile finishes—popular throughout the 1950s to 1970s.
Ceramic
$284Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage West Germany Pottery Scheurich Blue Orange Fat Lava 408-40
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage Scheurich vase, blue glazed ceramic with an orange fat lava band along the middle, West Germany pottery from the 70s, numbered at the bottom 408-40.
Ceramic
Collection of Three Roth Keramik “Fat Lava” Vases, Models 308, 309 & 403 & Book
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A highly cohesive and visually striking collection of West German “Fat Lava” ceramics by Roth Keramik, comprising models 308, 309, and 403, accompanied by a reference volume on the m...
Ceramic
Tall Fat Lava Art Pottery Floor Vase by Scheurich, Western Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich & Greulich Keramik, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Vienna, AT
This is a beautiful 16-inch tall handled art pottery ceramic (floor) vase in the distinctive "fat lava" style, made in the 1970s by Scheurich Keramik in Western Germany.
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Pair of 1950s Fat Lava Candlesticks by Marius Giuge from Vallauris, French
By Marius Giuge
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of collectable French fat lava ceramic candlesticks from the 1950s, made in Vallauris by Marius Giuge.
Ceramic
$173Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-Century Brown Fat Lava Studio Ceramic, Jug Vase Ethnic Vibe, 1960s, Signed
By Mari Simmulson
Located in Andernach, DE
Expressive Scandinavian style Mid Century Modern handmade ceramic vase with an enthnical abstract pattern. Fat Lava ceramic in beige with tiny dots on a ''spared'' dark coffee brown ...
Ceramic
Vintage Roth Keramik Fat Lava "Brick" Vase, Model #310, West German, 1960s
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking West German “Fat Lava” art pottery vase by Roth Keramik, model 310, produced circa 1970.
Ceramic
Red Fat Lava Horses Vase by Scheurich, Western Germany, 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in West Hollywood, CA
With a focus on quality and creativity, the company became synonymous with distinctive art pottery, including iconic pieces like the Fat Lava series. Over the decades, Scheurich cont...
Ceramic
Fat Lava Style German Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Germany"; it was produced between 1968 and 1971 in a craft workshop in the city of Dresden (then in East Germany), an important center for the production of porcelain and ceramics. "...
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Model "BLUE" Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic. Super rare in this dark blue dots coloration.
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Model "484" Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases model: 484-30 and 484-21 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: These original vintage vases w...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract illustration in very strong colorations of different glaze tones.
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Glaze WGP Vases "blue-red" by Jopeko, Germany, 1970s
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases Producer: Jopeko Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany.
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Jura "282-26" Made by Scheurich, Germany 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases model: Jura 282-26 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: These original vintage vases was pro...
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases model "484-21" Made by Scheurich Germany 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases model: 484-21 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: These original vintage vases was produced...
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Jura "282-20" Made by Scheurich, Germany 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases Model: Jura 282-20 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the...
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Model "484-21" Made by Scheurich Germany 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases Model: 484-21 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Vase by Van Woerden for Vest Keramik, 1960s
By Marius Van Woerden
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Fat Lava Vase by Van Woerden for Vest Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase by Ilkra Edelkeramik, 1960s
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase by Ilkra Edelkeramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Ceramic Vase, Textured Glaze, Fat Lava Style
Located in High Point, NC
Its surface features a dynamic glaze in earthy brown tones layered with milky whites and vibrant turquoise accents, creating a mottled, volcanic effect characteristic of German “fat ...
Ceramic
Set of Two Pottery Fat Lava Vases Model "484-21" Made by Scheurich Germany 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of two fat lava art vases Model: 484-21 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: These original vintage vases was produced...
Ceramic
Large Pottery Fat Lava Multi-Color 239-41 Vase Made by Scheurich, 1970s No. 2
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract coloration in very strong colorations of red-orange and brown glaze tones.
Ceramic
Postmodern Studio Pottery Vase, Textured Fat Lava Glaze Abstract Memphis Style
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking postmodern studio pottery vase featuring a richly textured “fat lava” style glaze ground, overlaid with a dynamic abstract composition in the spirit of the Memphis design ...
Pottery
1960s Mid-Century Modern Red Fat Lava Glaze Ceramic Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The interior bowl displays a dramatic, vibrant red and black fat lava drip glaze that creates an organic, speckled pattern, evoking classic European art pottery styles of the era.
Walnut
$236Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 2 Red Fat Lava Vases Scheurich Jura West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
A beautiful set of two red Fat Lava vases made by Scheurich. The design is called "Jura," West Germany pottery from the 1960s and 1970s, numbered 282-20 & 282-26 on the bottom.
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Fat Lava Ceramic Vase by Fridegart Glatzle, Karlsruhe, 1960s
By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe
Located in Grythyttan, SE
It is adorned with a pale yellow thick glaze in an angular pattern over a matte brown glaze, resembling a giraffe pattern, and exhibits characteristic bubbles typical of fat lava gla...
Ceramic
Rare Green Brutalist Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Dümler and Breiden Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare vase set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration and grey, brown and green colors.
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century German Ceramic Vase, W. Germany, Fat Lava Style, Red Glaze
Located in High Point, NC
Its vivid red glaze, layered with dark undertones, highlights the iconic Fat Lava style—celebrated for its dramatic surface and organic depth.
Ceramic
set of 2 Rare Super Color Crusty Fat Lava Vases by Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
It is made of ceramic pottery in fat lava optic with abstract illustration in very strong colorations of different glaze tones.
Ceramic
Vintage West Germany Pottery Scheurich Blue Orange Fat Lava 408-40
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage Scheurich vase, blue glazed ceramic with an orange fat lava band along the middle, West Germany pottery from the 70s, numbered at the bottom 408-40.
Ceramic
Pair of West German Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Bay Keramik and Uebelacker Keramik
By Bay Keramik
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking and highly sculptural pair of authentic West German “Fat Lava” ceramic vases dating to the late 1960s–early 1970s, featuring vivid volcanic glazes in saturated lava red wi...
Ceramic
Rare Fat lava chimney vase by Marei Keramik 1970 art pottery West Germany design
By Marei Keramik
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Look no further than this mesmerizing chimney vase with blue, purple, and beige colors in Fat lava style by Marei Keramik. Made in Germany in 1970, this vase's unique design and high...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-century Modern Fat Lava Red and Brown Stoneware Vase by Scheurich, W Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This combination of hues is characteristic of the fat lava style, known for its thick, lava-like glazes and vivid color palettes.
Stoneware
Rare Green Brutalist Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by Dümler and Breiden Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare vase set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration and grey and green colors.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Super Rare Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vases by Dümler and Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare vase set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration in blue and green tone colors.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Super Rare Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vases by Dümler and Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare vase set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration and brown and ochre colors.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Super Rare Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vases by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare vase set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration and bright colors. Dimensions: Height 30 cm Depth 20 cm Length 23cm Condition: This item is in a good...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava West Germany Vase Earthenware Scheurich Orange Red Black 408-40
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large vintage Scheurich vase, with the iconic red, orange and black color combination, West Germany fat lava pottery from the 70s, numbered at the bottom 408-40.
Ceramic
rare lovely Pottery Fat Lava "LINES" Vase by Übelacker Ceramics, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Rare form with a nice abstract illustration in green tones with lines from top to bottom. the vase has a nice size of 28cm in height and 12cm in diameter. super rare in this colorati...
Ceramic
Fat Lava Brutalist Style Hungarian Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase
Located in Prato, Tuscany
The vase was produced between 1965 and 1968 in a workshop in the city of Pécs in Hungary, famous for its important and qualitative production of artistic porcelain. "Fat lava" is the...
Ceramic
A Mid 20th Century Couple of Vases in Earth Tone Fat Lava Ceramic, West Germany
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a ceramic combo produced in the 70s, part of the large production of extremely textured East German ceramics called "Fat Lava". It is a vase and a jug/vase of two d...
Enamel
Mid Century Modern Ruscha "Marocco" Decorative Bowl, 1950s, Fat Lava WGP Design
By Hans Welling, Ruscha, Roger Capron
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The piece is a fine example of West German Pottery (WGP) and incorporates Ruscha's celebrated "Fat Lava" style elements, making it a striking addition to any collection of mid-centur...
Ceramic
Rare Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Table Light by Dümler and Breiden, Germany, 1970s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Super rare table light set in lovely abstract fat lava illustration and red, brown, beige colors.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of Three Pottery Fat Lava "Supercolor" Vases Made by Marei, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 3 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
Ceramic
Extra Large Fat Lava Vase with Chariot Rider motif by Scheurich, West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Beograd, RS
Standing at an impressive 48 cm in height, the vase embodies the bold artistic spirit of the Fat Lava movement through its striking combination of vivid color, sculptural relief, and...
Ceramic
Set of Three Pottery Fat Lava "Supercolor" Vases Made by Marei, Germany, 1970
By Marei Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 3 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...
Ceramic
Large German Ceramic Fat Lava Vase, Drip Glaze Brown & Green, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Origin: Germany Period: Mid-20th Century, circa 1950s–1960s West German pottery, mid-century German ceramics, drip glaze vase, fat lava era, vintage German vase, model 200-40, green...
Ceramic
Extra Large Fat Lava Vase with Chariot Rider motif by Scheurich, West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Beograd, RS
Standing at an impressive 51 cm in height, the vase embodies the bold artistic spirit of the Fat Lava movement through its striking combination of vivid color, sculptural relief, and...
Ceramic
$2,132Sale Price / set|20% Off
A Rare Pair of Candelabras in "Fat Lava", by Marius Giuge Vallauris - 1960s
By Marius Giuge
Located in MOUGINS, FR
This decoration, invented by Marius Giuge, inspired the "Fat Lava" ceramics, very popular in Germany in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Enamel
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.
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.
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