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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/