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Vallauris Fat Lava

French Vallauris Fat Lava Decor Majolica Lidded Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
A very charming majolica lidded bowl or jar featuring a beautiful fat lava glazing in vivid orange
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Stoneware

French Vallauris Fat Lava Glaze Ceramic Pitchers Signed Alain Rufas 1960s
By Vallauris, Alain Rufas
Located in Valencia, VC
Stunning pair of large Brutalist Fat Lava decor fire burned glazing ceramic pitchers created by
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vallauris Majolica Orange Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Pitcher , 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
brown color with fat lava decoration in beige and vibrant orange glaze. The interior in bright orange is
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

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Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica

Seventies Vallauris Ceramic Fat Lava Lemonade Set (7 pcs)
By Vallauris
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning Seventies lemonade set in a very good condition. Jug: 25 cm high Mug: 15 cm high
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 2 Mid-Century Vallauris Vases - Fat Lava Style
By Vallauris
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
These beautiful Tree-Form Fat Lava Vases in glazed ceramic have pretty Curves and Angles and the
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

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
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vallauris Orange Amber Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in multicolor glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Vallauris Signed Fat Lava Vintage Ceramic Fish Trays, 1950s
By Vallauris, Georges Jouve
Located in Valencia, VC
attention to detail, they feature the iconic "Fat Lava" style, renowned for its bold glazing and dynamic
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

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
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Sculptural French Fat Lava Ceramic Table Lamp by Louis Giraud, Vallauris France
By Louis Giraud
Located in Brooklyn, NY
' (Vallauris, France, ca. early 1950s). Giraud's sculptural works were often seen in thick lava glazes. This
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

French Mid-Century Fat Lava Style Vase from Vallauris Style Charles Cart
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful ceramic vase from Vallauris, France handcrafted and glazed. The lava style design is
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vallauris Ceramic Majolica Candle Holder/ Candlestick, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
candles in fat lava glazed ceramic. Nice colors: Shades of brown with white and red accents. Excellent
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Leaf Flower Platter or Centerpiece Bowl
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
. Fat lava design in shades of red, orange, amber and white on a brown background. Cool accents in
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic

Large Vallauris Shell Vase in Orange and Brown Majolica Ceramic
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
color with fat lava decorations in beige, yellow and orange glaze. Rare find due to its shape. Use it
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Vallauris Majolica Blue Ceramic Hand Shaped Rings Stand or Vase
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
iridiscent blue ceramic hand vase with fat lava details in shades of blue and white glazed ceramic Beautiful
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

French Vallauris Majolica Shell Shaped Vase in Multi Color Glazed Ceramic
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
color with fat lava decorations in beige, yellow and blue glaze. Rare find due to its shape. Use it as
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Pair of Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Majolica Gurgle Fish Jug Pitchers, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
, France, 1950s-1960s Eye-catching hand painted fat lava gurgle fish vases in brown glazed ceramic with
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Midcentury Art Studio Pottery Tea & Coffee Service set, Vallauris France 1960's
By Vallauris
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
cups and 17 saucer under plates. All are in fat lava brown / oker yellow glazes. All are in good to
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Style Set of Fish and Oyster Plates, by Vallauris with Drip Glazes
By Vallauris
Located in Verviers, BE
impressed design but a distinctly midcentury decor of 'fat-lava' glazes. The earthenware shape underneath
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

French Mid-Century Ceramic Vase Art Brut, Fat Lava Style Decorative Object
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Ceramic Vase Art Brut, Fat Lava Style Decorative Object Unique piece, hand-crafted
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

French Midcentury Fat Lava Style Bowl in the Manner of Charles Cart, 1960s
By Charles Cart
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful decorative bowl from Vallauris made in the manner of Charles Cart's fat lava ceramics
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Vallauris Pair of French Mid-Century Ceramic Vases, Manner of Charles Cart
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Masterpieces: Fat Lava Vases in the Style of Charles Cart This striking pair of mid
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-century Modern Vase Decor Ravenna by Bodo Mans for Bay Keramik
By Bay Keramik, Bodo Mans
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
. Mark Hill writes in his book Fat Lava "the vase is a scarce and desirable range which shows the
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

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Stoneware Jug Pitcher by Eric Astoul Signed Beautiful Patina from France Brown
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Jug or pitcher, with an exceptional patina. It's color with brown gives very pleasant contrasts. This Pitcher was created in France in the 1990s. The artist is Eric Astoul.
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Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Pitchers

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Stoneware

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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
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

French Vallauris Fat Lava Decor Biomorphic Ceramic Ashtray Vide-Poche, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
ceramics. The piece features an extraordinary fat lava glaze, a signature of mid-century French pottery
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

German Fat Lava Ceramic Studio Art Pottery Wall Hanging Vase Soliflor
By Atelier Cerenne of Vallauris, West German Pottery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage German fat lava ceramic studio art pottery wall hanging vase in different shape of
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Vintage 1960s German Bauhaus Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage French Vallauris Signed Large Ceramic Leaf Tray 1950s
By Luc Vallauris, Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
signed Fat Lava large ceramic leaf sculpture-tray, a captivating masterpiece handcrafted in Vallauris
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Vallauris Fat Lava Ceramic Black & Green Ceramic Stem Flower Vase
Located in Miami, FL
French fat lava ceramic stem flower vase with stunning green and black colors and eye catching form
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French Vallauris Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful fat lava and glazed ceramic ashtray with three colorful bands manufactured by Vallauris
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Vallauris Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Vallauris Bowl or Ashtray, Glazed Ceramic Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vallauris Orange Amber Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Midcentury Vallauris Ashtray / Bowl in Multicolor Glazed Ceramic Beautiful fat lava glazed
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vallauris Yellow White Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in multicolor glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vallauris French Blue Fat Lave Vase, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Miami Beach, FL
. Incised "Vallauris" on bottom. Fat lava style produced in the Village of Vallauris on the French Riviera
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

French Ceramic Table Lamp, Vallauris, circa 1960
By Vallauris, Le Vaucour
Located in Vienna, AT
duck with a fat-lava glazing and a satin glass diffuser. One brass and ceramic E14 socket.
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

French Cyclope Emaux Des Glacier, Fat Lava Vase by Charles Cart, 1960s
By Charles Cart
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This dazzling glaze was produced in the 1960s in the Vallauris area of the French Alps by Charles
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Vintage 1960s Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Vintage French Set of Three Glazed Painted Stoneware Plates in Blue Lava 1970s
By Charles Cart, Atelier Cerenne of Vallauris
Located in North Hollywood, CA
des Glaciers", for which this pottery was renown. This ceramics was known to collectors as 'fat lava
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Vintage 1960s French Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury European Ceramic Fishes Multi-Color Wall Composition
By Vallauris, Gmundner Keramik, Sarreguemines
Located in Barcelona, ES
French ceramic piece. Dimensions: 54cm W x 25cm H The black and gilded one is a French glazed fat lava
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica, Porcelain, Pottery, Ceramic

Vallauris Studio "Fat Lava" Studio Pottery Vase, France circa 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
This is a Stunning Vallauris Studio potteries vase and plate , France circa 1960′s. The modernist
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

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Vallauris Fat Lava For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the vallauris fat lava you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and majolica, every vallauris fat lava was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vallauris fat lava, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A vallauris fat lava, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one vallauris fat lava that is appealing in its simplicity, but Vallauris and West German Pottery produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Vallauris Fat Lava?

A vallauris fat lava can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $667, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $1,017.

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.