Question:
I’m from Wi. but recently attended an estate auction in southern Al. I purchased a set of four covered RedWing bowls described as onion soup bowls. The bowls have two handles and the cover has a yellow applied rose with two leaves to lift it. Bowl is 5" across & 2" high without cover. Sides of bowl are decorated with yellow and blue flowers with cream background in and out. Inside of bowl begins with yellow 1/2" stripe and a narrow blue one. One bowl has a hairline which I think you can see on the picture but rest have no chips and seem to be in excellent condition. The all have the stamped RedWing mark on the bottom. Could you please give me a value on these, tell me when made and if they are Onion Soups? Thanks, Ronda Kerstner

Answer: Ronda, Onion soup isn’t the correct name but you are on the right track. Red Wing called these cream soup bowls. They were available either with or without the covers, but collectors prefer the covered version. The pattern name is Brittany, and they were made from 1941 to 1950. A Brittany cream soup with cover in excellent condition would be worth $25 to $35. I don’t see the hairline you mentioned, but it would reduce the value of that bowl 25-50%.

Larry