Question:
I have a yellowpitcher, it is a girl holding a pitcher for the spout, the other hand holds the handle. it is approximately 10" wide (from handle to lip of pitcher sheis holding) and 7" tall. She is wearing a cap and the back of her dress has a bow. The bottom is marked Redwing (an impression) and it is also marked 260. I am curious as to when it may have been made and the approximate worth.

this is really dinnerware, but we will give it a shot. It’s a figural teapot, circa 1940. Value is around 100-125. thanks, steve n rose

Answer:  The item you describe is a teapot from the Gypsy Trail Hostess Ware dinnerware line. Red Wing catalogs don’t provide a name other than #260, but collectors refer to this as the Dutch woman teapot. The colors available for this teapot were yellow, ivory, blue, pink and green. This teapot was introduced in 1944. I don’t have an exact end date, but most Gypsy Trail production ceased soon after the end of World War II.

Condition and color are the primary factors in determining the value. Yellow is the most commonly found color and is valued a bit lower; blue is the most desired and valuable color. The other colors fall in between. Today teapot #260 in excellent condition is worth $75 to $150, with yellow on the low end and blue on the high end. Chips, cracks, crazing and staining will reduce these values significantly.

Larry