How to Collect New Jersey Pottery

Stangl is New Jersey pottery

Some American art pottery collectors like to find a geographical area of the country that they can relate to, and collect pottery from that area. New Jersey had several quality production potteries in the first half of the 20th century, with handiwork in the form of painting or applied finishes. If you are interested in collecting New Jersey pottery, here are a few outstanding companies from that geographical area.

Instructions

1. Find Stangl with the Stangl name, or look for precursors to Stangl like Vase-Kraft or Fulper, which became Stangl Pottery in about 1929. Most of the 20th-century Stangl is red clay pottery, and they are famous for hand-painted birds. Stangl Pottery made hand-painted dinnerware that is also collectible.

2. Look for TAC marks for Trenton Art China (or look for the TEPECO label). Much of the Trenton Pottery looks like Abingdon, and is a white clay pottery. They made an elephant, but very few animals or small pieces of pottery.

3. Locate Cordey Pottery, often marked Cordey in script, with a shape number. Some pieces have a label that is CCC for Cordey China Company. Some pieces are marked Cybis, since he worked for Cordey when he first came from Poland. Cordey often has lavish hand-decorated roses and lace in a Rococo style. They made male and female figurines, and bird figurines.

4. Find Vontury Pottery, marked on the bottom with a hand-signature on a light beige clay. Much of his work is impressionistic style art, often flowers.

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