RARE "PRETTY RED WING" INDIAN MAIDEN ASHTRAY..BEAUTIFUL

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

THIS IS THE RARE "PRETTY RED WING" ASHTRAY FROM THE RED WING POTTERIES OF RED WING, MINNESOTA. IT MEASURES 9 1/2 INCHES LONG AND 4 INCHES AT IT'S WIDEST POINT. THE FRONT SHOWS A PICTURE OF THE INDIAN MAIDEN BARE BREASTED WHICH WAS PRETTY RACY FOR IT'S TIME. THE BACK SAYS "RED WING POTTERIES PRETTY RED WING U.S.A." GARY AND BONNIE TEFT PUBLISHED "RED WING POTTERIES AND THEIR WARES AND THEY SAY THAT "THE PRETTY RED WING ASHTRAY WAS SUPPOSEDLY A PROTOTYPE FOR AN ANNIVERSARY PIECE AND WAS REJECTED AS BEING TOO RISQUE. IT WAS ONCE BELIEVED THAT ONLY SIX OF THESE WERE MADE". IN 1987 A REVISED VERSION OF THE RED WING ASHTRAY...MINUS THE INDIAN MAIDEN WAS PRODUCED FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RED WING COLLECTORS SOCIETY. IN THE "RED WING COLLECTIBLES" BOOK BY DAN DEPASQUALE, GAIL PECK AND LARRY PETERSON ON PAGE 145 THEY ALLUDE TO THE SAME ASHTRAY THIS WAY. "PERHAPS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND SOUGHT AFTER PIECE IS WHAT IS TRADIONALLY CALLED "PRETTY RED WING". DEPICTED IS AN INDIAN MAIDEN IN A GRACEFUL SCULPTURED WING...VALUE $425.00-$475.00. I HAVE GIVEN ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT I CAN FIND ON THIS RARE AND HARD TO FIND PIECE. T ARE NO CHIPS, CRACKS, STAINS, CRAZING OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. THIS ASHTRAY IS IN MINT CONDITION. LET ME MENTION THAT ANY LIGHT OR WHITE SPOTS YOU MAY SEE ARE ONLY CAMERA FLASH AND NOT ON THE PIECE OF POTTERY. T IS read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.