THE COLLECTIONS OF JANET & JACK THORNTON
Wednesday, 12 - Monday, 24 November 2025
A late 18th-Century brass circumferentor, the silvered 4½" dial signed 'Dollond London',
Estimate: $160 - $320
A selection of microscope slide preparation instruments, blue glass slides, covers, etc. in three drawer plastic file box.
A tonometer, cased, by Weiss London (to measure the internal pressure of the eye); a cased Beck lacquered brass mono prism hand spectroscope, and an Otis King's patent Model K cylindrical slide rule, original box and instructions.
Art Nouveau sculpture by Gotthilf Jaeger (German 1871-1933) Young woman on a swing, ivory and bronze,
Estimate: $300 - $600
A bronze sculpture by Auguste Nicolas Cain (French 1821-1894) 'Coq chantant, (Crowing cockerel),
Estimate: $140 - $280
A small bronze sculpture by Ludwig Gräfner (German 1861-1939), Blacksmith and anvil (hammer absent), signed, on alabaster plinth H.210mm
A racially caricaturing carved ivory and ebony figure of a black girl seated with a dinner plate carrying a single large cricket insect
Estimate: $140 - $280
Six postcard album, mostly empty, a commercial sample album of button samples and a box of mother of pearl buttons and buckles.
A decorative fox hunt themed mantel clock, with case framed by a horseshoe, riding crops, hanes and foxed. Mechanism at fault. H.180mm
A good mid-Victorian George Betjemann & Sons gilt-metal bee skep sewing box, of classic beehive shape of straw rope twist, surmounted by bees, on a square plinth base with recessed feet.
Estimate: $400 - $800
A cased set of lavender enamel and mother-of-pearl dressing accoutrements: hat pins with removable pins of various lengths, a belt buckle, buttons and pin brooch.
Fifteen Chinese Republic period silver gilt, silver and enamel hairpins, five with kingfisher feather colour enamels,
Estimate: $150 - $300
Three Victorian period skirt lifters / holders, marked Fyfe's Patent and 'The Eureka' Bancroft Bros.,
Two spectacle chatelaines, one sliver plate with sterling silver hanger, the other black leather with plated hanger
A box of small silver, silver plate and other curios; including a small 925 silver pill box with flintlock pistol to the lid, masonic jewels, etc
A collection of Masonic Lodge chromed and other tools, representative symbols for three degrees of Masonry
A 9ct gold Masonic medallion fob and a black silk Leontine with 9ct gold mounts, gold plated dog clip and intaglio jewel seal
Estimate: $300 - $600
An Edwardian silver combination stamp box / vesta, Birmingham 1907 by John Gilbert, on chain with silver shield medallion fob. Total 65gm
Estimate: $100 - $200
Five silver, silver plate and gold plated pocket watches, some needing attention, and two wristwatch protector grilles.
Two gold plated hunter pocket watches, on plated chain (one dog clip possibly 14K gold) and with a small compass fob (unmarked, possibly gold)
Two lady's European .925 silver hunter pocket watches, one on a silver multi-link fancy chain, the other on a silver plate multi chain albertina.
A sterling silver finger chatelaine, all four pieces by Adie & Lovekin Ltd, but of various assay offices and dates 1895-1909,
Estimate: $90 - $180
A sterling silver hunter cased pocket watch, Birmingham 1929, stem wind Swiss movement, white enamel Roman dial, rail track minutes, sunken subs seconds at VI,
Estimate: $100 - $180
Art Nouveau silver plate double chain chatelaine with sterling silver seal button hook, small vesta and case containing an amber and silver cigarette holder.
An Edwardian silver combination cigarette case fitted with sovereign and half-sovereign sprung silo holders, a sprung stamp holder and a space for a small cigarette holder.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Three sterling silver vesta cases, all Chester, 1900, 1902 and 1908. Total 40gm
Estimate: $60 - $120
Two sterling silver vesta and a silver cigarette case, all dented. Total 105gm
Estimate: $100 - $160
A late Victorian sterling silver notepad with four ivorine leaves, Birmingham 1899 by Lawrence Emanuel, on silver plate albertina; along with a sterling silver compact Birmingham 1926 by A.L. Denninson, mirror inside lid, press fitting frame to hold commercial powder cakes.
An silver plate chatelaine with ornate silver pincushion and wrythen pencil holder, and three other ornate silver plate implements,
A sterling silver finger ring purse Birmingham 1915 and card case London 1909,
Estimate: $140 - $240
A small Edwardian finger purse, embossed with Reynolds's Angels, Birmingham 1908, swollen rectangular shape, fitted blue silk bellows lining. Total 65gm
Estimate: $100 - $200
1908 silver hat pin stand, three silver hat pins (kiwi, swaztika and rooster), silver plated stand with mini thimbles and scissors fobs
Small Nouveau sterling silver vase Birmingham 1905 (AF); small silver circular frame 1923 (dented) and a heart shape pill box 1911.
Large figured walnut snuff box with horn lining, and a copper pocket snuff box, the long walnut box with integral hinged lid inset with small m.o.p cartouche. L.120mm
Three 19thC snuff boxes. one lacquered rectangular with rounded ends; oval horn press lidded with applied thistle motif; small rounded rectangular with integral hinge. Largest L.100mm
Two European tobacco pipes, a ceramic tobacco pipe, a snuff box mounted to an ox's hoof, and a small decoupage topped snuff box.
A cast iron frog table-top vesta, a Victorian brass hand paper clip and a black lacquered tin shoe vesta,
A novelty vesta modelled as a mortar cannon, a small brass hookhah pipe, and a carved olive wood camel souvenir of Jerusalem whose saddle opens to reveal a small inkwell. Camel L.120mm
An Oriental brass tea caddy canister a novelty 'pecking bird' cigarette box and a novelty barrel shaped vesta whereby depressing the tap causes 12 matches to elevate from the top. H.110mm
A treen smoker's stand incorporating a glass snuff bottle, and a tobacco barrel with conforming decoration. Stand Dia.180mm
11 lead monopoly game markers; a cup and acorn catch game; horse head knife rest and miscellaneous souvenir pieces, etc.
Two Anglo-Indian mid-19thC visiting card cases, one Vizagapatam, the other sadeli micro-mosaic,
Estimate: $200 - $400
A games box, containing chess and draughtsmen, dominoes, cribbage board, game counters and marker, dice, cards, table skittles and Spellicans game,
Estimate: $400 - $800
A balance scale, a yarn scale, a dental drill handpick and a set of watch part phials, all in boxes.
A set of seven Kropp cut throat razors, the blade spines etched with days of the week, in fine rosewood presentation case with brass corner strapping and escutcheon to the hinged lid,
Three old German wooden pipes, a German transfer decorated pipe bowl and an English briar pipe bowl with silver rim, lacking stem
Four travelling inkwells, including one formed as a world globe, of gilt metal overlaid with lithographed paper gores printed in German language, 1900. Dia.50mm.
Estimate: $100 - $200
'My Goodness - My Guinness', three Carlton ware promotional figures, along with a set of six Guinness waistcoat buttons.
A pair of spill vases decorated with portraits of women after the illustrator Philip Boileau, silver rimmed, London 1912 by Henry Perkins & Sons. Along with a collection of mini Xmas pudding and cake dolls; a mini English Dictionary and mini Napoleonic portraits locket.
A turned solid ivory two-piece box of rounded shape, and an Indian turned bone urn on pedestal foot decorated with coloured circle cut designs. H.140mm
Finely carved Chinese ivory card case, lower section only, 77 x 67mm and four small Chinese bronze chop seals, two engraved.
A 19thC ivory toothpick case, rectangular shape, the hinged lid with fluted top inlaid with minute gold florets,
Estimate: $180 - $360
A Georgian period ivory toothpick box set with a compass and holding a miniature thermometer by Robt. Bancks,
Estimate: $300 - $600
Japanese ivory netsuke of a skeleton, humorously rendered sitting cross-legged with one hand to his skull the other clasping his ankle, signed to the foot 'Matsuyama'. H.55mm
Estimate: $100 - $200
A Japanese ivory netsuke of a puppy standing on the haunches of a seated horse, three character signature under the base. L.40mm
