Wooten & Wooten – Spring Collections at Auction
May 25 10am EST
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818 Broad St Camden, SC

CAMDEN, S.C.— Wooten & Wooten presents its May 25 catalog auction, “Spring Collections at Auction.” This sale features objects offered from estates and collections in Charleston, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C., among other places, and features a diverse variety of sterling silver, furniture, art, jewelry, carpets and Southern stoneware, along with European and American decorative arts.

“We are honored to offer a recently discovered oil on canvas by Charles Bargue (French, 1825-1883) from the brilliant collection of Mrs Mabel Caldwell Hill,” said auctioneer Jeremey Wooten. “Mrs Hill, a native of Aiken, S.C., assembled a stunning collection during her travels throughout Europe in the 1940s.” Mrs Hill’s husband, an engineer during World War II, helped design parachutes, including the one that Amelia Earhart used in her first parachute jump. Mrs Hill traveled the world with him and purchased art from some of the top dealers in Europe. The piece, titled “The Arab Smoker,” is signed and has been authenticated. An influential artist, Vincent Van Gogh taught himself to draw using Bargue’s drawing course “Cours De Dessin.” Bargue’s pieces can be found in prominent collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

An additional highlight in the auction is a rare bound copy of The Edgefield Hive Newspaper (Volume 1 No. 1-52). Dating to 1830, this is one of fewer than five known copies surviving of Abner Landrum’s famous Hive Newspaper. Potter and poet David Drake are said to have learned to read and write by helping to set the type for this newspaper and it is possible that David himself helped to set the press for this very copy. This piece comes directly from the collection of Edgefield collectors and scholars Steven and Terry Ferrell, and Wooten and Wooten said it is thrilled to be able to offer this important part of South Carolina history at auction.

Preview for the sale is Wednesday, May 22, through Friday, May 24, from noon until 5 pm, in the gallery at 818 Broad Street. The sale will begin promptly at 10 am EDT Saturday, May 25, and will offer in-house, absentee and phone bidding, as well as internet bidding via LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable. For information, www.wootenandwooten.com or 866-570-0144.

Wooten & Wooten is thrilled to announce our May 25 catalogue auction, “Spring Collections” which goes live online Monday, May 13 at 7 PM via Liveauctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. The sale includes excellent works of art, silver, period furniture, carpets, porcelain and decorative objects from estates and collections around South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Public preview for the sale will begin Wednesday, May 22nd and continue through Friday, May 24th from noon to 5pm each day. Previewers are welcome to a complimentary printed gallery guide upon arrival. The sale will include phone bidding, internet bidding, absentee bidding as well as bidding live inhouse. As always we look forward to sharing another diverse and exciting catalogue with you! Please call or email our gallery for more information or if we can help with anything at all!
866-570-0144 phone & fax Jeremy J. Wooten info@wootenandwooten.com www.wootenandwooten.com
Storage jar attributed to David Drake Edgefield, South Carolina recently discovered in Kershaw County, SC
Charles Bargue (France, 1825-1883) Oil on canvas titled “The Arab Smoker HI7 1/4″ x Wl1 1/4” Signed Lower Right
Excellent collection of over 100 lots of Georgian and American silver dating from the mid 18th century into the 20th century
Large work by Ali Talib (Iraq, Born 1944)
Excellent Chinese Qing jade lidded jar
Highly important 1830 volume of Dr.Abner Landrums Edgfield Hive Publication Sold from the personal collection of Steven Ferrell of Edgefield, South Carolina
Charleston Federal carved mahogany side chair having MESDA lable
Excellent large Chinese Qing period Cinnabar box signed at underside
Rob Courtright (South Carolina, 1926-2012)
A. Brockie Stevenson (1919-2009) DC/PA/Peru