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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Jarralad on September 24, 2010, 08:24:06 AM
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can anyone help in identifying these two figures? They stand about 8Inches tall and have no marks other than incised letters V.G> on the underside of the base. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hey jarralad, are you able to post a picture of the marking on the bottom? Would probably help in identification for one of our members. Welcome, by the way!
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I found this ......
The bottom is marked "Stangl Pottery Birds, 3405D, VG-F." What is it worth?
Stangl Pottery was in business in Trenton, N.J., from 1929 to 1978. It was most famous for its hand-painted dinnerware and bird figurines. The birds were first made in 1939. Your figurine is called "Double Cockatoo." It was decorated by a painter named Vera Gordon (the VG initials in the mark), who worked at the company's Flemington (N.J.) outlet store (the F in the mark). Shoppers at the outlet could watch some of the artists paint. The bird-decorating department was located in Flemington between 1942 and '46, so your figurine dates from that period. It sells for about $150.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/aug/03/dated_popicon_collectibles/ (http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/aug/03/dated_popicon_collectibles/)