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.