John Charles Wesley Auction – Estate of Charles F. Wesley

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Time: Beginning at 9:45am Doors open at 8:15am
Location: Thornhill Auction Barn; 421 John Deere Drive; Troy, MO 63379
Directions: From Troy, MO go south on Hwy 61 to Moscow Mills Hwy C Exit, go east on Hwy C to stop light, turn left on John Deere Drive (by Bank of Old Monroe) and go approximately 1 mile to sale on right, next door to Thornhill Real Estate Office. NOTE: Sale will be held indoors with seating and air.

Auctioneer’s Note: What a privilege to sell Wesley’s collection. It has been featured in the central states Archaeological Journal & The Missouri Archaeologist Book. Charles Wesley was president of the Greater St. Louis Archaeological Society in 1967 & 1968. This is a one of a kind museum quality collection with several pieces from noted collections; H.M. Whelpley, Glen O. Hardeman & Dr. Hardeman just to name a few. Mr. Wesley spent a lifetime putting together this collection. If you are a serious collector of Native American artifacts & pottery, be sure to mark your calendars. See you at the sale. David, Dusty & Bill

Lots 1-188

Lots 189-End

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ARTIFACTS & POTTERY – 290 PC. COLLECTION SELLS IN CATALOG FORM

ARTIFACTS

  • Spuds
  • Banner Stones
  • Center Blades
  • Spades
  • Hoes
  • Pick
  • Hematite Axe
  • Digging Tools
  • Needle Awl
  • Copper Celt
  • Copper Celt Axe
  • Boat Stone Copper
  • Catlinite Tube Pipe, Lincoln County, MO
  • Elbow Pipe Stone
  • Conk Shell Hair Pins
  • Ceremonial Celt High Polish 7 1/8”
  • Bone Banner Stone
  • Bone Tube Pipe
  • Stone Elbow Pipe
  • Gorget Shell Neck Ornaments
  • Stone Celt Drill
  • Catlinite Drilled Ornament
  • Gorget Drilled Copper
  • Catlinite Dbl Drilled Boat Stone
  • Pair Of Ear Ornaments
  • Copper Ear Spools with Sun Worship Symbol
  • Small Ear Spools Stone
  • Hematite Game Stones
  • Catlinite Cone Game Stone, Lincoln County, MO
  • Bear Tooth Drilled Double Stone, Calhoun County, IL
  • Banded Drilled Discoidal, St. Louis County, MO
  • Granite Discoidal
  • Quartz Discoidal
  • Undrilled Banner Stones
  • 1 Hematite Counterweight
  • Boat Stone Quartzite
  • Boat Stone Drilled, Warren County, MO
  • Granite Winged Drilled Banner Stone, Franklin County, MO
  • Granite Periphery Drilled Banner Stone, Maries County, MO
  • High Polished Rock Drilled Bow Tie, Calhoun County, IL
  • Granite Banner Stone, Old Monroe, Lincoln County, MO
  • High Polish Flint Spade
  • Mississippian Notched Hoe, Charles F. Wesley find
  • Several Charles F. Wesley finds Notched Hoes
  • Cuivre River Etley Archaic Spear
  • Archaic Spear, Franklin County, MO Glen O. Hardeman 1870 M.D.
  • Early Woodland Spear
  • ADZ, Cooper County, MO
  • Archaic Spade, Cooper County, MO
  • Drill Crude Punch, St. Louis County 1968 find
  • ADZ Franklin County, MO 1870s Dr. Hardeman
  • Bird Point, Tiller Farm, Winfield MO
  • 9 Hematite Plumets
  • 6 Stone Plumets; 1, St. Charles MO
  • Large Quartz Discoidal
  • Celts
  • Full Grooved Fluted Granite Archaic Axe
  • Full Groove Fluted Archaic Axe, Jefferson County, MO
  • Double Point Wide Knife, Lincoln County, MO
    Archaic Knives & Spears, St. Charles, Pike, & Jefferson County MO Finds
  • Graham Cave Spear
  • Hardin Point Branded Chert
  • 8 Etley Points; St. Charles, Callaway, St. Clair, Etc. MO finds
  • High Polish Celt Found 1935 Carlyle, Clinton County IL, Charles F. Wesley Collection
  • Dovetail Archaic Beveled, Jefferson County, MO
 ARTIFACTS CONTINUED

  • Clovis Point, St. Charles County, MO
  • Clovis Point 1870s, Franklin County, MO Dr. Glen Hardeman
  • Granite Celt, Jersey County, IL
  • Lot Large Quartz Discoidal; Medium & Small
  • Small Hematite Axe, Monroe County, MO
  • Medium Granite Groove Axe
  • Raised Notched Granite Grooved Axe, Macon County, MO
  • Raised Notched Granite Grooved Axe, Jersey County, IL
  • Mississippian Frog Effigy
  • Large Spade Hoe, Cahokia Mounds, IL
  • Large Spade Hoe Dr. H.M. Whelpley 1905 St. Louis, MO
  • Etley, Bond County, IL
  • Archaic Point, Callaway County, MO
  • Grey Chert Early Woodland
  • Red Chert
  • Hopewell, Pike County, MO
  • Dixon Beveled Point, St. Charles, MO
  • Hopewell Red Lank
  • Clovis, St. Louis, MO
  • St. Charles Point 1884 W.T. Patterson
  • Bird Points
  • Nebo Hill Red Chert
  • Afton Point, St. Charles MO
  • White Hopewell Point
  • Graham Cave Beveled Side Notch
  • 9 Dalton Points
  • Brolan Folsom
  • Flint Lizard Effigy
  • Graham Cave Beveled w/Serrations
  • Dalton Beveled, St. Louis County, MO
  • Hardin, Pike County, MO
  • Thebes Beveled w/Serrations, Lincoln County, MO
  • 2 Hopewell Knives; 1 Red & 1 Grey
  • Sedalia Point
  • Dixon Point
  • Hardin w/Serrations, Warren County, MO
  • Punches Drills
  • Lot Bird Points
  • Turkey Tail Black Point, Fulton County, IL
  • Archaic Point Beveled W/Serration 1879
  • Hardin Point W/Serrations, Warren County MO
  • Miniature Bowtie Banner Stone Undrilled
  • Partial List

POTTERY – SEVERAL MUSEUM QUALITY PIECES

  • Woman Effigy pottery temple ceremonial, Mississippian Aztec/Myan quality
  • Small pot with handle
  • Female fertility symbol effigy pot
  • Painted female fertility pot
  • Small water bottle
  • Mississippian plain water bottle
  • Mississippian small excentric geometric inscribed pot water bottle
  • Mississippian inscribed bowl
  • Pottery cooking tool
  • Bear head effigy pot
  • Polished inscribed water bottle
  • Effigy with braided hair & ears water bottle
  • Red painted water bottle
  • Human head effigy water bottle
  • Bear head effigy water bottle
  • Corn effigy water bottle
  • Head effigy water bottle
  • Large, inscribed water bottle
  • Large handle water bottle

OWNER: CHARLES F. WESLEY ESTATE – JOHN CHARLES WESLEY

AUCTIONEERS:
DAVID THORNHILL
314-393-7241
TROY, MO

DUSTY THORNHILL
314-393-4726
TROY, MO

BILL UNSELL
573-470-0037
FRANKFORD, MO

Lunch will be served.
All buyers will be photographed.
Terms: Cash or Good Check with Current Photo ID.
Out of State Photo IDs and Out of State Checks must be accompanied with a Bank Letter of Credit, call for details.
We do not accept Cashier Checks.
Items sold with no warranty, they stand sold AS IS.
On any item purchased through our auctions, we are not experts on description or authenticity of item, buyers, it is your decision to purchase item as it appears day of auction.
Owner & Auction personnel not responsible for accidents day of sale!
Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any advertisement!

 

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