Large Vintage 60s Mid Century West German Fat Lava ceramic vase model 528/18 from Ü-Keramik Ubelacker.
Ü Keramik, or Üebelacker Keramik, was founded in 1909 by the tin/pewter maker Johann Üebelacker. It was based in Ransbach Baumbach. Initially it did not include pottery and was exclusively a metal foundry. It later started to produce ceramics, in 1955 it had 25 different vases in production in a range of sizes and decors. Much of the output was exported to Scandinavia and Austria. Heinz Hommerich (arts director) developed a fire red glaze in 1954 and this was one of the first mass produced glazes in Germany. The glaze contained the toxic chemical Selenium. In 1955 with the death of Johann Üebelacker the company was taken over by his three sons. In 1960 Ü Keramik helped to established Kilrush Cermamics in Ireland. The company went bankrupt in 1990.
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- Height – 20 cm
- Diameter – 16,5 cm
- Vintage era – 60s
- Made in West Germany
- Manufacturer – Ü Keramik, or Üebelacker Keramik
- Vase serial number: 528/18
- Material – ceramic
- Condition – great / signs of age appear / few scratches on the surface / crazing on the glaze / see images.
