Question:

I have a 3 gallon and a 10 gallon. The 3 gallon is in decent shape. The 10 gallon is missing its wire handle on one side. It also has 2 cracks that go all the way through. There is also a patented date on the 10 gallon, is that common? I am wondering your opinion of them and possible value. Thank you for your time. Ryan

Answer: Both the 3 gallon & 10 gallon have damage.  The 3 has a spider crack right in front of the crock.  This damage on both just kills their value.  3 gallon $25,   10 gallon $30.  al

Question: Hi There~  

We found this at auction and were told that it was a commercial cooler insert for beverages. We haven’t been able to find one like it anywhere. Could you please help us in identifying and pricing this wonderful piece.

Answer:

Your 10 gallon Red Wing piece is a Coffee Urn liner.  They are listed in the Red Wing Stoneware 1915 catolog.  Value is $50 to $75.  al

Question: Hi i found your website, just wondering if you could give me a price on the 4 crocks that I have? Thanks

Answer:

If all your Red Wing pieces are in perfect condition the value is as follows.  20 gallon crock, $200, 25 gallon $300, $30 gallon $300, 3 gallon water cooler with lid & spigot, $550 to $600.  They all look like gorgeous pieces and great color, large wings and well balance decorations. al

Question: 

I have a broken 4″ sponge band bowl. This bowl was in mint condition until my parrot flew by and fell to the floor.  I need to know the value of my bowl for insurance purposes. 

Thank you, Lorie

Answer: That advertising is quite rare and Red Wing stoneware collectors in the Milwaukee area would die to get there hands on this bowl. The value is $600  al

Question:

I’m attaching a photo of my “little fella”.  VERY similar to one in Peterson’s book, except my dogs’ head is tipped just slightly to the side where the one in the book is looking level.  GOTTA be the same potter that did each though…..what do you think?  Fun to see the different variations.  How many are known now?   

Thanks,  Aaron

Answer:

these Crock and Boy figures are quite collectible.  $11,000 to $13,000.  Years ago, I did see one sell at auction for $2400.  There are about 6 to 7 of these figurines that I know of.  A great find for any Red Wing collector.  Al

Question:

 Hello – I have these two stoneware items and have attached pics of each in hopes that you can assist me in identifying what they are, and their estmiated value.

Thank You!  Tanya

Answer:

The first item appears to be some type of preserve jar.  A salt glazed jar this size with stenciled advertising is not found very often.  It does not appear to be Red Wing from the picture you sent.  You did not mention condition.  In good condition (no chips or cracks)  I would estimate the value between $300 and $400.  The 2 gallon Red Wing crock with the “elephant ear” decoration and union oval is valued around $100 in good condition.

Question:

Attached are pictures of 3 bowls we purchased for around $25 total. Here are the dimensions & markings:

 Small blue bowl – approx. 4 ½” dia, 2 ¼” tall, bottom marked “1/2 pt”

Striped bowl – approx. 5 ½” dia, 3” tall, no bottom mark, small crack on the inside appears to be from manufacturing, does not go all the way thru to the exterior of the bowl

Fancy bowl – approx. 8 ½” dia, 4” tall, no bottom mark, two small chips along the rim visible in the bottom picture.

Although they are not stamped Red Wing, we thought the shape was close enough to make the purchase. Do you know if they could be Red Wing, and if so – the approximate value?

 Thank you,

 Jon

Answer:

I believe the bowls are Red Wing.  Other potteries made similar bowls and without a signature someone could argue they were made by another company other than Red Wing.  If you bought all three for $25, you did well.    I would place value at about $35-40 per  bowl.

Question:

The crock is  23“ tall and has a diameter of 17“.

The crock doesn’t have any damage or chips or stains and is dark brown on the inside.

What might have this crock held?  I assume it had a lid and what material would have the lid have been? How would the lid have been secured for shipment?   found the crock in Kansas during my college days, so these must have gone throughout the US?

The real question is, how has something that is pottery, and certainly very heavy, survived since the 1800s?

Amazing, James

Answer:

You have a very nice Red Wing salt glazed butterfly crock!!  The crock had a stoneware lid.  The lids are quite rare.  Red Wing stoneware was noted nationally for its high quality in the 1880’s and into the early 1900’s.  These crocks were probably shipped in railroad box cars with straw as the material used to cushion them from one another.  In the days before refrigeration many food items such as meat and eggs were stored and preserved in these crocks.

In perfect condition and unsigned, the salt glazed Butterfly crock has a value today around $1500.  AL

Question: Is this water cooler worth anything? I pulled it out of the dumpster. Larry

Answer:

A three gallon Red Wing hand turned water cooler would sell for approximately $700 to $800 in today’s market and without a lid.  The lid would add another $300 to $400.