Van Woerden Dutch Brutalist Fat Lava Glaze Vases
Set of 3, mid century modern, brutalist style ceramic Vases with brown and white "Fat Lava" glaze by Dutch ceramicists Marius and Hugo van Woerden in the 1970s in their factory Vest Keramiek in Gouda, the Netherlands. Included in the set are two rectangular base bud vases of model# F15 that measure 5 3/4" high and 2 3/4" square, and a "Hole (Loch)" or "Chimney" vase of model# RG10 that is 4" high and 4 1/2" in diameter. The bud vases have slightly irregular, almost twisted, square stems that come out of the rectangular base. The chimney vase has the classic hole through the center and an offset opening of the vessel on the top. All pieces have the same brown and white textured glaze called "Negro" in the company's records. The pieces do not have any markings, however they do match the characteristics of van Woerden pieces including the flat bottoms with diagonal slash mark (attributed to the seam from the joining of the two cast sides, the felt dots on the bottom, the glazing inside a