Very Rare J. H. WAGGONER / BEAVER, PA Stoneware Eagle Jar

Summer 2020 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 307

Price Realized: $660.00

($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Very Rare Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "J.H. WAGGONER / & CO / BEAVER. PA," circa 1875, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled design of a spread-winged eagle clutching an olive branch and arrows, surrounded by the pottery name, "J.H. WAGGONER / & CO / BEAVER. PA," within a stenciled border. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Decoration is applied over slip-coated clay. The first example of Waggoner stoneware that we have offered, featuring a stenciled eagle motif related to designs employed further south in the state. Stenciled decoration of this quality is rarely-seen on Beaver County stoneware. Literature: Illustrated in Jones, Made in Pennsylvania: A Folk Art Tradition, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. A 2 1/2" in-the-making flake to underside and a few minor base chips. Short lines to base area. A small chip to interior of rim. A 1 3/4" salt drip to reverse. H 16 1/2".