Question:

Hi,

I have a large Red Wing Pottery salad bowl in the Round Up pattern.  I got it for a wedding present 44 years ago and it has never been used.  How much is it worth?
Thank you,

Nancy

Answer:

The bowl in question is apparently a 12 inch salad bowl.  The interior of the Round Up 12″ salad bowl is decorated three cowboys sitting on a fence, a cowboy on a horse, and a cactus.  In mint condition it is worth around $150.  If the bowl also includes a steer in the center being roped by the cowboy on the horse, then it is from the Chuck Wagon pattern and worth about twice as much.

Larry

Question:

Hi,
I have a set of Red Wing Hearthstone dishes. There are different numbers on the back of the plates.  What do the numbers mean?    What is the best way to find the value and where to sell??  Is it better to sell as a set to someone or piece it out on E-bay?

The set I have includes;
   11 – 10″ plates
   13 –  7 1/4″ plates
     7 – bowls  (1 has a chip)
     2 – 9 1/4″ serving bowls
     1 –  9 1/2 x 13″ platter
    15 – cups
    13 – saucers
      1 – 5 1/2″ shallow bowl
      1 – 6 3/4″ plate
      1 – salt & pepper shakers
      1 – cream & sugar bowl  ( lid has a chip)
      1 – handled serving dish
      1 – pour serving w/handle
 
I also have a 7 1/2″ mixing bowl, sponge painted, no markings, but I think it is Red Wing.

Thanks

Larry

Answer:

The photo shows a collection of Greenwichstone dinnerware, not Hearthstone.   Both are patterns made in the Ceramastone shape, Red Wing’s final line of dinnerware.  The Ceramastone line was introduced mid 1966 and made until Red Wing Potteries closed about a year later.  The numbers on the back of the plates are stock or lot numbers from the production process; they do not identify the item or pattern.  I cannot advise on the best way for your to sell your dinnerware because much depends on your individual situation.  Please see the FAQ section of this web site to review factors that can help you decide how to sell your Red Wing items. 

The values below assume excellent undamaged condition.   Any damage reduces the value, usually in the range of 25 to 75% depending on the extent and location of the damage.

Dinner plate 10”:  $10-15

Salad plate 7.25”:   $5-10

Bread & butter plate 6.5”:  $5-10

Cereal/salad bowl:  $5-10

Sauce dish 5.5” bowl: $5-10

Vegetable bowl 9”:  $10-15

Platter 13”:  $15-20

Cup & Saucer:  $5-10

Salt & Pepper:  $15-20

Creamer:  $10-15

Sugar bowl with cover:  $10-15

Handled serving dish:  $20-25

Gravy boat (serving dish with handle and pour spout):  $15-20

The spongeware bowl in the second photo does appear to be Red Wing but it is stoneware, not dinnerware, and thus does not fall within my area of expertise.

Larry

Question:

To Whom It May Concern:

My husband recently became the owner of his parents’ estate, which included a worn box marked “antique china” that neither he nor his brother had seen before. When it was opened a couple of weeks ago, we found that it was a pattern marked “Red Wing” and said it was “hand painted” with the logo. This morning, while browsing your website, it appears that we have pieces of “Lexington”, from the “Concord” collection.

There are 12 dinner plates, 6 salad plates and 8 cup saucers. The dinner and salad plates all appear to be in excellent condition with no swirling/cracking of the glaze, nor chips. However, at least 5 of the saucers have slight chips to one edge and 3 or 4 have “cracking” in the glaze in circular patterns around the center of the saucer. At this point, we have found no other pieces of the set, but did find that they were wrapped in a January 31, 1985 edition of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. It has not seen daylight since that time.

I have attached photos for your review. Could you please give us an idea of the rarity and valuation of these pieces of dinnerware? Additionally, could you add the “what if” we were to find additional pieces to this set (for instance, the cups)?

We appreciate your time and assistance,

Cindy

Answer:

The photos do indeed show a dinner plate, salad plate and saucer from the Lexington pattern, one of many patterns produced in the Concord shape.  Lexington was introduced in 1941 and made until 1955.  The pattern sold well for 15 years and most Lexington pieces are not difficult to find today.  The cracking in the glaze is called “crazing” and it results from the glaze shrinking at a different rate than the underlying clay.  It was a common problem with Red Wing dinnerware made prior to around 1950. 

Standard place settings (plates, bowls, cups & saucers) were made during all 15 years of production, thus they are easily found today.  In the late 1940s and early 1950s additional items were added to all Concord patterns being produced at the time, including Lexington.  But because those items were made for fewer years they can be more difficult to find today and thus more valuable.  Examples include the spoon rest, egg plate with cover, divided vegetable dish, celery dish beverage server with cover, coffee cup (deep sided, not tea cup), and supper trays.  The values below are for Lexington items in excellent, undamaged condition with little or no crazing or stains.  Damage reduces the value by 25-75% or more depending on the extent of the damage and the location. 

Dinner plate:  $10-15

Salad plate:  $7.50-10

Saucer:  $5-7

Cup & saucer:  $10-12

Larry

Question:

Hello,

I recently inherited some Lotus Dinnerware in Gray, all are in excellent condition. I’ve been able to find the bronze and the chartreuse on the net but none of the Gray anywhere on any site, Is this a rarer color? If so is the value higher than the other colors?  I have the following pieces:

Desert Dish – 8
Salad Bowls – 2
Saucers (no cups) – 8
Bread/butter -7
Salad plates – 8
Dinner Plates – 7
Soup bowls (I think they have a handle on each side) – 5
Gravy boat – 1
Serving Bowl -1
Salt & Pepper shakers – 1
coffee pot – 1
covered casserole – 1

I’m also wondering if some pieces are harder to find. Thank you Tammy

Answer:

Lotus is one of many Red Wing patterns made in the Concord shape.  Lotus flatware (various plates, bowls and covers) featured the hand painted Lotus artwork on a white background.  Lotus hollowware (pitchers,salt & peppers, creamer, sugar bowl, gravy boat, etc) was available in three solid colors: Metallic Brown, Chartreuse and Gray.  Tea and coffee cups were the only items that included a both the Lotus decoration and the solid exterior color.  Other Concord patterns also utilized these solid colors.  Five patterns were available with gray hollowware.  Thus a gray Magnolia casserole could be turned into a Lotus casserole by merely switching the covers.  And gray items without covers such as creamers and gravy boats could belong to any of the five patterns.  While sets of Lotus dinnerware with gray hollowware may be less common than sets with metallic brown or chartreuse hollowware, gray Concord hollowware is not necessarily rarer or more valuable than the other colors.   

As for difficulty in finding various pieces in the Lotus pattern, there are several factors.  Place setting pieces (bowls, plates, cups & saucers) are easier to find than accessories because more of them were needed to compose a set of dinnerware. A sevice for eight required 8 place settings but only one creamer, sugar, coffee pot, gravy boat, etc.  Lotus was introduced in the late 1940s and made through 1957.  New items were introduced to all Concord patterns over the years, and the later items are generally are more difficult to find because fewer of them were made relative to other pieces in the pattern.  The egg plate, spoon rest, two supper trays, and coffee cup (not tea cup) are some of those items. There was also a series of vases and planters decorated with the Lotus pattern (as well as the Magnolia and Blossom Time patterns); these are also not easy to find.

The values below assume excellent, undamaged condition.  Any damage will reduce the value by at least 25-75% depending on the extent and location of the damage.

Sauce dish (dessert dish):  $5-10
Cereal bowl 6.5 inch:  $10-15
Saucer:  $5
Bread & butter plate 6.5 inch:  $5-10
Salad plate 7.5 inch:  $7.50-12
Dinner plate:  $15-20
Cream Soup bowl, no cover (two handles on sides):  $7.50-12
Gravy boat:  $15-20
Nappy (vegetable bowl):  $15-25
Salt & pepper:  $15-20
Beverage server (coffee pot):  $50-60 if cover included; $15-20 if no cover
Casserole with cover:  $25-35

Larry

Question:

I found a set of Red Wing dinnerware in Village Green at a local thrift store. With the exception of a small chip in one of the dessert plates everything else is in mint condition. The set includes; 8 plates, 8 dessert plates, 8 dessert bowls, 8 saucers, 8 coffee cups, a creamer and sugar container, a larger bowl (maybe a fruit bowl?) and a platter.  I have attached a picture.  I was just curious what a set of this size and condition might be worth.

Thank you for your time!

Ann Courtney 

Answer:

Current market prices for Village Green items as follows.  All values assume excellent, undamaged condition.

Dinner plate:  $10-15

Bread & butter plate:  $8-10

Sauce dish (small bowl):  $8-10

Cup & saucer:  $10-15

Platter:  $20-25

Nappy (veg bowl):  $20-25

……….Larry

Question:

I love the color Orange and this quickly caught my eye at a Garage Sale yesterday. Talked the guy down to $10 for it. Not interested in selling but he said it was Red Wing so I wanted to see if you can confirm. If so, I would like to know more about it also. It has the 565 on the bottom.

Thanks!

Answer:

The photo shows an orange coffer server from the “Plain” pattern and is part of the Red Wing’s large Gypsy Trail line.  The 565 coffee server was one of the items available when Gypsy Trail was introduced June 1935 and was still in production when the line was discontinued in the mid 1940s.  Orange is probably the most common color for the 565 coffee server but they can be found in at least a dozen different colors.  Other potteries made similar coffee servers but only Red Wing servers were marked 565 on the bottom.  Value for an orange 565 server in excellent condition is around $25.

Larry

Question:

 I’d appreciate any information on this snack set(?).   Pattern?  Name of the shape/set?  Age?  Value?   The cup has a 3 3/8″ top diameter, 1 7/8″ bottom rim outside diameter and stands 2 5/8″ tall.  The unusually shaped folded over rim plate measures about 10 1/2″ X 11″.  It has a chartreuse exterior.  The interior has a slight circular depression for the cup – but the ring is much more noticeable on the backside – see third photo.  There’s an impressed mark on the back which looks like /08 – maybe 708? 

Thank you very much for any assistance.

Bill

Answer:

The photos show a Party Plate and Cup from the Party Line pattern, which was produced in the late 1940s.  Your plate is shape 108 and the cup is shape 111.  The impressed mark on the bottom of the plate is 108.  Twelve different shapes numbered 100 through 111 were made for the Party Ware pattern.  These shapes were available in three exterior colors (Chartreuse, Gray and Metallic Brown) and were decorated with four different fruits (grapes, pear, apple or cherries).  Thus a buyer had many different combinations of colors and fruits from which to choose.  The unique shape of Party Ware made it difficult to store in the kitchen cupboard and the pattern is not easy to find today.  Value for this plate and cup would be $30-40.

Larry

Question: Hi,

I have a white covered butter dish.  From research I just found out it may be vintage and collectable.

This is white, not pink or green and would love to know the pattern.  Maybe its worth, given it is in excellent condition.

Christine

Answer:

This is a covered butter dish from the Tweed Tex pattern, one of six patterns made in the Anniversary shape.  Tweed Tex was made from 1953 to 1956 and all items are entirely white.  Most collectors value Tweed Tex lower than the colorfully decorated items from the other five Anniversary patterns.    Value for a Tweed Tex butter dish in excellent undamaged condition is $20-30.

Larry

Question:

Can  you tell me what I should be asking when selling the following items from the Lexington Dinnerware line.

Perfect pieces

Creamer

Spoon holder

3 cups

2 small sauce bowls

2 divided vegetable bowls

1 divided relish

1 saucer

1 flat celery dish

4 plates

Oval platter

Imperfect pieces

Teapot

Gravy boat

2 cups

3 small sauce bowls

Casserole w/lid (lid handle was broken in two, glued back together, but not very well)

2 saucers

Small bowl

Large serving bowl

4 plates

Tall pitcher – tiny nick in spout

Teapot

Some of the imperfections are crackle.  Do you think bleach would take some of the dark away?

Jerry

Answer:

Please see below for my estimated values.  All values that I provide are my estimate of the current market value for a SINGLE item in excellent, undamaged condition.  I cannot say what the owner should ask as a sales price because that depends on numerous factors that are unknown to me.  See the “Selling Red Wing” portion of the FAQ section on the RWCS web site.  I also cannot provide estimated values that are adjusted for damage.  My general rule of thumb is that damage reduces the value by 25 to 75%.  Damage must be viewed to make a proper evaluation and even then collectors often disagree.  The decrease in value depends on the location, extent and visibility of the damage and whether or not the item is especially difficult to find. 

I never use bleach to clean stained dinnerware.  If not done properly it can ruin pottery. I have attached an article that I wrote on the subject for the RWCS newsletter back in 2003. 

Creamer:  $5-10

Spoon holder:  $50-75

Tea cup:  $5-7

Small sauce bowl:  $5-10

Divided vegetable bowl:  $20-30

Divided relish (3 sections): $20-30

Saucer:  $5-7

Celery dish:  $20-30

Plates: $5-15 each, depending on the size

Oval platter:  $20-25

Teapot:  $25-35

Gravy boat: $20-25

Casserole w/lid:  $20-30

Small bowl (cereal?):  $10-15

Large serving bowl:  $15-20

Tall pitcher: $20-25

Larry

Question:

Hi,

We have just aquired 70+ pieces of Delta Blue, only 2 or 3 have small chips, and some have a few blow outs which is normal….I need a value guide to sell this.  I have about 15 serving pieces

BEN

Answer:

The values I provide are my current estimate of what a knowledgeable buyer would be willing to pay a knowledgeable seller, which in my opinion is fair market value.  Actual selling prices difficult to gather because they are generally not available to the public.  This is especially true for a hard to find pattern like Delta Blue.  My values assume excellent undamaged condition and are for one of the item described. 

Dinner plate:  $60-75
Salad plate:  $15-25
Cup & saucer:  $20-25
Saucer:  $7.50-10
Fruit bowl:  $15-20
Creamer:  $20-25
Sugar with cover:  $20-25
Oval divided veg dish:  $30-35
Round veg bowl:  $30-35
15″ oval platter:  $40-50
Pitcher 4 cup size:  $40-50
1 gallon coffee pot with side knobs and cover but no stand:  $80-100
Butter dish with cover:   $40-50
4 quart casserole with cover and stand (under plate):   $75-90
Teapot with cover:  $90-100
Bean Pot with cover 2 quart: $50-60
Waffle dish cover:  $100-125  (very rare piece)

Larry