Question:
Red wing stamp below is number 977. Size: 4.5inches high x 10"wide at the top. When was this manufactured? What is its correct name, besides bowl? The finish is a satin and not high gloss. Inside at the bottom of the bowl are 2 tiny pinpoint factory flaws. There is another pinpoint flaw on the outside. On one side there are a few golden brown speckle-spatters under the glaze. Underneath, the bottom rim that the piece sits on: in the middle of that rim is a 1 inch crack. You can tell it came out of the kiln like that. The crack appears to be about 1/32 inch deep. Do these flaws make it worthless or worth very little? Marti

Answer: Hi Marti

your bowl is from around 1947, it came in 3 sizes, this being the largest. It’s a console bowl of sorts. Your flaws sound like something that would come out of the factory. I haven’t seen too many with the crack, but it could be. Value is around 35.00. thanks, steve n rose

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Question:
Around what year were these produced? What exactly is it: bowl or planter? It is numbered 278 at the bottom. There is either a 3/16in. ‘glaze pop’ or a kiln kiss/flaw that is about an inch from the bottom. Does that make the piece not worth anything or worth little to a collector? I have 2 more photos. Thanks Marti

Answer: Marti

this shape was made for many years, from the glaze it looks to be from the 40′s timeframe. same as before, minor flaw, value around 15.00 or so. thanks, steve n rose

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my husband found this and we were woundering about it origen and value Melissa

Answer: Hi Melissa

can’t find the exact shape number for you, but it’s from the fifties. the glaze is fleck zephyr pink, and it has a value of around 35.00. thanks, steve n rose

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