Question:
I have Red Wing teapot with a hand painted floral decoration and is bottom marked "Red Wing USA 264". It’s roughly, depending on which way you lean, 8" wide and 7-1/2" tall. It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. I bought the piece on an on-line auction site and had it shipped to my door for a total of $32.00… That is about all I can tell you. Can you date it? Is it a certain pattern? Did I get a good deal? Jon

Answer:
In the mid to late 1940s Red Wing produced three tea sets, each consisting of a matching teapot, sugar and creamer. These sets do not belong to any dinnerware pattern, they are simply stand-alone tea sets. To my knowledge these tea sets have not been identified in a Red Wing catalog or price list so we don’t know their official names. Collectors often refer to this teapot as "Daffodil". I would put the value for this teapot in the $30 to $40 range, assuming excellent condition. While this teapot can be fairly difficult to find, it also does not seem to be in high demand so the value is rather low relative to teapots in the more popular dinnerware patterns.

Larry