Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026 Time: Beginning at 9:45am Doors open at 8:30am 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.
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: John served our country in the Military & then went to work for Schnucks. This is the largest private collection of decoys, nautical paintings & prints we’ve ever sold. See you at the sale. David, Dusty & Bill
C.L. Peterson “Thursday at Eagle Light: Early Snow” #263/600 in frame
C.L. Peterson “Gills Rock: Foggy Wednesday” #363/600 print in frame
Jack Anderson “A Place Remember” #434/470 in frame
Pioneer School 1869 signed in frame
Gerhard CF Miller #166/500 print in frame
Charles Peterson “Jens Jensen and The Clearing Schoolhouse” #172/500 in frame
D. Hackett “If The Old Boat Could Talk”
G.W. Odmark “White River Light” (1875) #239/998 in frame
Mark Mueller “Door County, Wis” #28/150 in frame
Mark Mueller “North Shore Lighthouse” #69/200
Fredric Bridenhagen #251/1200 print in frame
Gerhard CF Miller #258/500 print in frame
Kennedy ’78 Valley Green print in frame
Peninsula Melody
D. Hackett “Winter Birch” #71/400
1979 WM Zimmerman “Nesting Ground” #278/900 in frame
Painted on canvas Ship scenes
Henderson “Lifting Off Early” #363/1250 print in frame
H. Hargrove Blacksmith in frame
H. Hargrove painting in frame
Partial list, wonderful collection
WOOD CARVING COLLECTION
100+ carved birds, ship captains, nautical, several signed by artist
Eagle Tower (boat), signed
NUTCRACKER COLLECTION
200+ all sizes, some German
Thomas Kinkade collection
LOT CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS & DECOR
7 QUILTS
BOAT & SHIP LANTERNS
Ship lantern Geo. B. Carpenter Co.
Ship lantern Perko
Boat signal
Stuurboord lantern
2 ship lantern lamps
Perkins Marine boat signal
WEATHERVANES
1 Copper whale
1 Copper horse
HISTORIC AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION
HARBOR LIGHTS COLLECTION
6 DUCK CALLS
COPENHAGEN DENMARK PLATE COLLECTION
NORMAN ROCKWELL PLATES
LOBSTER COLLECTION
Sonoma Nantucket collection
Fresh Lobster sold here sign
The Lazy Lobster sign
Fresh Blue Crab Sold Here sign
Salt & pepper set
Cookie jar
Serving pieces
CARVED WOOD LADY FIGURAL FOR FRONT OF SHIP HEAD
(This was John’s prize piece)
ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES
Marble top mirrored back hall tree
Oak ball & claw foot lamp table
Moore’s airtight wood heating stove
American Homestead winter wall mirror
Pay phone
Howard Miller regulator clock
Hull pottery
Iris pattern
Carnival glass
Lot press & pattern glass
Shirley Temple
Pink Depression bowls, serving piece
Wedgewood china
Rooster pitcher
Coffee grinder
Willow tree
Lead crystal
Coca Cola bottles & crate
1950s doll
McCoy pottery
Remington ammo box
Uncle Sam mechanical bank repo
Fire Extinguisher
Cream bucket
Milk cans
Vinyl records
Shelf clock
2 brass blow torches
NAUTICAL COLLECTION
Port hole
Ship wheel
Lot model ships
Captain brass door knocker
Glass ball weights
Buoys
Carved Scrimshaw
Miniature boat knick knack display
Mega horn
Salt & pepper
Shell horn ship
Bookends
Lobster trap
H.M.S. Endeavor model ship
Gorch Fock model ship
Very partial list
OWNERS: LATE JOHN & SHARON DAMPF
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!
