Question:
I am having trouble identifying this lovely teapot and see you have a matching blue one on your rew wing products page. Love your site! Thank you Barb!

Answer:
Your teapot is from the Gypsy Trail line of dinnerware. It doesn’t belong to any particular pattern but rather is part of a large collection of accessory pieces called Gypsy Trail Hostess Ware. This teapot should be marked Red Wing USA 258 on the bottom. It was introduced sometime between February 1943 (not found in that catalog) but and January 1944 (it is listed there). Not sure when production ended but most likely it was shortly after the end of World War II.

Red Wing catalogs don’t assign a name to this teapot; it’s listed merely as #258. Collectors often refer to this as the "Saturn" teapot because it resembles a globe with a band or ring around it. Value depends on the color and of course condition. Yellow is one of the more common colors, and in excellent condition this teapot would be worth around $75. A white (ivory) #258 teapot recently sold for about $115.

Larry