Question:
My mother has an extensive set of Random Harvest pieces – all mint condition except one broken cup. I’d like to get a current price list for the pieces. Thanks Ruth

Answer:
Sorry we have no information handy. Sorry

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My mom found these plates in the basement of her house and is trying to get rid of them. I think she has ten or so of them. She may even have some cups that match. The bottom of the plate says "Red Wing Pottery Hand Painted". We were just curious how much they may be worth. The majority of them are in excellent condition with no chips. The plates measure 10 3/8" square. Any ideas about the history and price that these may be worth to the right person?
Thanks Shawna

Answer:
Shawna, The name of the pattern is Lexington. The Lexington pattern was introduced in 1941 and discontinued in 1955. It was a good seller for many years. Because Lexington sold well and was produced for many years, your plates are rather easy to find and thus don’t have a lot of value. The plate in your photo has crazing (fine stress lines), a couple of minor hairlines and staining which all reduce the value considerably for a common piece. This plate would be worth $5 to $10. In excellent condition the value would be $15 to $20. Thanks, Larry

Question:
I a redwing cookie jar that belonged to my grandmother. It is a blue monk in his robe holding up two fingers and with a banner that says "Thou Shall Not Steal". Can you tell me when this was made and the approximate value? Thanks Pam

Answer:
Pam, The "Friar Tuck" cookie jar was introduced by Red Wing in 1941, along with his friends Katrina the Dutch girl and Pierre the Chef. Price lists from 1942, 1943 and 1944 show them as being available in blue, yellow, and tan colors. An undated brochure, probably from the mid to late 1940s adds green as an available color. These three cookie jars were great sellers for Red Wing. Many thousands of them were made and production continued into the mid 1950s.

While these cookie jars are not at all rare, jars in excellent condition are not easy to find in any color. After years of use (often by the small hands of children more interested in the contents than the jar), these jars are usually chipped or cracked and have grease stains. A Friar Tuck cookie jar in excellent condition would be worth around $100 to $125 in the yellow or tan colors, with another $25 to $50 for blue. Green would be worth more because the color is less common.

Larry

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I have exhausted all of my resources in identifying these two pieces. I feel they are redwing but can’t find them in my books. The blue try has three clay stilt marks and a fully glazed bottom. The teapot has a dry foot but is fully glazed other than that. Thanks for any help. Thanks Gavin

Answer:
Gavin, The teapot is definitely not Red Wing. Sorry but I do not know who
made it. The blue tray may be a Red Wing art pottery item, but
usually these are marked Red Wing along with the shape number on the
bottom. If there are no marks, it probably is not Red Wing. Larry

Question:
Hi I was told there was a period of time when red wing did not have a stamp on the product is that correct? I bought a cookie jar and was told there was no stamp on it? thanks Lisa

Answer:
Lisa, Unmarked Red Wing pieces were made throughout the company’s existence, from the earliest stoneware in the 1870s to the final dinnerware production in 1967. Yes, there are definitely unmarked cookie jars that were made by Red Wing. And of course there are plenty of unmarked cookie jars that were made by other companies too. Larry