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We have a 15" Red Wing vase with green glaze. It is the exact same design as the attached picture which I took from your website. It is in excellent condition…no chips or marks except for a slight crack in the glaze that does not go through the pottery. Stamped on the bottom is Red Wing Ware Number 158. We are not interested in selling but would like to know the value in case it should be insured. The vase has been in our family for 3 generations. Thank you for your help.

Answer: Hi, Nice large vase! There are three, this is the biggest. Dates to the early 30′s. Value is around 185.00. thanks, steve n rose

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My pottery vase is Light grey with purple,pinkish paint swirls over the handles. One handle is close to top and the other is in the middle. You can acually hold it by the handles. It has a square bottom pedestal and is app. 7 inchs tall. The mouth opening is 4 inches wide. It has a 1/8 inch chip on the bottom of the vase that is not visible when standing. On the bottom is RED WING U.S.A. 1107. I’m not able to do a picture. The Red Wing company told me about you and looked the piece up and thought it was made about 1942.

Answer: Early 40′s is the correct timeframe. the chip will hurt the value some. Value is around 35.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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I have a Brushware piece I recently got in an on-line auction. It is bottom marked "Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. Red Wing, Minn." inside a small blue circle. It has a few glaze pops but is not chipped or cracked. The vase stands about 6-3/4" tall and is just as wide. I have seen some green brushed items but this one is much more blue. It has a flower pattern on the exterior and has a shiney blue/green glaze on the interior. I would guess it to date to about 1930-1935 range predating the "Art Pottery" but don’t know much more than that. I paid $50.00 for it. Can you tell me anything abou it? Jon

Answer: Hi Jon, It’s shape #128, and you are correct, circa 1931. Your pic is real blue, I haven’t seen one quite this color before. There is a slight difference between the brushware glazes, but more toward the greenish blue. You did ok at the auction, value is 75.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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I have an off white oval Rum Rill bowl. It has embossed clusters of grapes on the ends with the leaves flowing onto the sides of the bowl (near the ends). It’s number is 618. I would like to know more about its history and possible value. Thank You.

Answer: hello, It’s part of the "Vintage" group, circa 1938. There are about 15 different shapes with this design. Value is around 75.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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I have a nice pair of white Redwing candlesticks. I would like to sell them and an estimated value would be helpful. Thanks so much!

Answer: Hi, thanks for the pic, shape 397, from around 1940. Value 50.00 for the pair. thanks, steve n rose

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I found a piece of Red Wing pottery while in the process of gutting my bathroom for a remodel. Description. Its a small (I would say toothpick holder could be its function?) It is all Brown, 3" x 3" Log that lays flat with a branch coming off the top of it (this is the piece that has the hole…for whatever it is suppose to be used as) There is a chipmunk or maybe striped gopher "crawling" up the side of the log. Stamped on the bottom with Red Wing and R.W. Pottery Very fun find, considering I collect Red Wing Vases!

Answer: That is a nice surprise, hope everyone doesn’t start tearing out the walls now…..

It’s part of the Minnesota/Michigan rivalry. there are two, one a gopher, one a badger. Value is around 200.00. thanks, steve n rose

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I have an old 8" Redwing Nokomis 8" Scenic Vase w/Mountain Lions and am interested in any history on it and approx auction/retail value. It has a blue stamp on the base w/Redwing Union Stoneware Co Redwing Minn. The vase has a 4" interior vertical hairline which I realize may decrease the value. I’m attemting to send a picture along to you-novice as I am! Thanks, I appreciate any help you can give ! Yvonne

Answer: Hi Yvonne, nice pic, thanks. This is shape #164S, the smaller of two sizes. We call it the lion vase, circa 1931. The glaze is combination green or grey, and tan. Easily confused with the Nokomis glaze. Value with the line, around 100.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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I have a piece of Redwing art. It looks like a violin or a four-string guitar. It is pink with brown/black speckles. It is in excellent condition. On the back, is the number M1484. It is a piece that hangs on the wall. Can you tell me the approximate age and/or value. Thank you!

Answer:  See link to previous question:

http://www.redwingcollectors.org/content/view/2629/116/

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Hi – I have this Red Wing Vase B1492. I have not been able to find another on the web. Kind of unusual with the 3 openings on top. I have a collection of Red Wing and only keep them if they are mint. This one does have a crack on the top – so I wouldn’t normally keep it for myself – but if it is rarer so the crack doesn’t hurt the value – well then I might change my mind – so I guess I am asking the value and age. Measures approx 7 3/4" tall. Thank You

Answer: hello, it’s a B1429, circa 1954. Not terribly rare, with the crack value is around 35.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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Vase Red Wing USA #679 excellant shape in a sea foam green cast.

Answer: there is a cornucopia type shape from Rumrill’s empire group, listed as #679. From 1938-39. Value around 60.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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