The Stephen and Terry Ferrell Collection that Recently Sold at Wooten and Wooten Auctions in Camden, South Carolina

I first wrote about the Stephen and Terry Ferrell Collection in August 2015, after 92 pieces of mostly nineteenth century Edgefield, South Carolina stoneware sold in January 2014 at Wooten and Wooten Auctions in Camden, South Carolina. I cited the Aiken Standard Newspaper in that article, "Terry Ferrell and his son, Stephen Ferrell began acquiring Edgefield pottery in the 1960s at flea markets, yard sales and antique stores. Until recently, many of the jugs, jars and other items they owned were on display at Terry Ferrell's Antiques and the Ferrell Museum in downtown Edgefield.

Jeremy Wooten, president of Wooten and Wooten said, "This is one of the best collections of Southern stoneware that has ever been offered. It is a remarkable group that includes some extremely rare, one-of-a-kind pieces."

It has now been more than four years since that aspect of the collection was sold, although Wooten and Wooten just sold the remainder of the Ferrell Collection earlier this month on Saturday September the eighth. According to an advertisement in the September 2018 issue of Maine Antique Digest, "This collection represents a lifetime of scholarship and collecting by the Ferrells. The collection includes fine southern stoneware, furniture, baskets, bottles, photographs, wrought iron, quilts and much more."

Nevertheless, I have posted a few of the lots from the sale that I thought would be of interest; the sale included dozens of lots of Edgefield stoneware, which ranged from spectacular examples, to artifacts and sherds. Overall, each artifact and object demonstrated some piece of significance to the history of stoneware (and porcelain) production in the Edgefield District before and after the American Civil War.

The Ferrell Collection of South Carolina

Photograph Depicting an African-American Woman with a Monumental Edgfield, SC Face Jug

Measures 6 1/2" Tall and 4 1/8" Wide

Owned by the Ferrells for Decades

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Reverse Side of Photograph

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 Reportedly a Whimsical 19th Century Stoneware Toy Bird from the Edgefield District in SC

Attributed to the Pottery Operation of Lenious and Abner Landrum Working in Columbia, SC

This Bird was Discovered While Digging at the Site of the Mentioned Pottery

Circa 1870s

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View of the Base

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Upcountry South Carolina Dog Figure Attributed to the Clayton Family

The Clayton Family Produced a Variety of Figures, But Few are Known to Exist Today

Circa 1900

Stands 5 1/2" Tall

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19th Century Edgefield, SC Stoneware Sherds

Collected at the Site of Colin Rhodes Pottery

Circa 1845

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19th Century Porcelain Pitchers

Attributed to the Southern Porcelain Company of Kaolin, SC

Circa 1860

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The Ferrells and Their Collection

 Terry Ferrell Stands with a Group of Stoneware that He Collected with his Son Stephen Ferrell

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(Left) Terry Ferrell (Right) Stephen Ferrell

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 The Ferrell Museum in Downtown Edgefield, SC

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A Few of the Face Jugs from the Ferrell Collection

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