# Robert John Thornton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T05:36:06.243Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 147
- Lots with prices: 122
- First auction date: 1999-03-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-22
- Median realised price: $900
- Price range: $25 to $31,488

## Market Takeaway
Robert John Thornton shows solid auction liquidity with 121 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $882. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($882\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $500 and $2,500.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 58% (58 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37% (37 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5% (5 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $600
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 20%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- STAIR: 40 lots
- Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques: 17 lots
- Christie's: 11 lots
- Sotheby's: 11 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots
- Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC: 6 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 5 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 5 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 4 lots
- St Charles Gallery: 4 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-20 | ROBERT JOHN THORNTON, BRITISH 1768\-1837, THE NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS; THE SUPERB LILLY; AURICULAS and TULIPS, Mezzotint in colors | Potomack Company | $8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-john-thornton-british-1768-1837-the-night-blooming-cereus-the-superb-lilly-auriculas-and-tulips-mezzotint-in-colors-1515-c-e66bb39b15
2. 2024-05-01 | ROBERT JOHN THORNTON \(1768\-1837\) The Temple of Flora A set thirty two colour botanical prints, in hardback case with booklet Each printed leaf 53 x 43cms Published by Taschen c.2008 | Adam's | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-john-thornton-1768-1837-the-temple-of-flora-a-set-thirty-two-colour-botanical-prints-in-hardback-case-with-booklet-each-printed-leaf-53-x-43cms-published-by-taschen-c-2008-367-c-0214940b01
3. 2023-06-14 | DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON \(England, 1768\-1837\), Maggot Bearing, From the Temple of Flora, London 1804\-12., Hand colored etching, 18” x 14” sight. Framed 30.75” x 25.75”. | Eldred's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-robert-john-thornton-england-1768-1837-maggot-bearing-from-the-temple-of-flora-london-1804-12-hand-colored-etching-18-x-14-sight-framed-30-75-x-25-75-1241-c-dce4dd4873
4. 2021-05-09 | Dr. Robert John THORNTON \(English, 1768 \- 1837\), A group of five full\-page engraved plates from his "Elements of Botany", including "The Organization of the Grape\-Vine as seen through the Microscope" \[1799\]; "Transverse Sections of Roots...." \[1799\] | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-robert-john-thornton-english-1768-1837-a-group-of-five-full-page-engraved-plates-from-his-elements-of-botany-including-the-organization-of-the-grape-vine-as-seen-through-the-microscope-1799-transverse-sections-of-roots-1799-330-c-792494bb25
5. 2026-01-22 | Robert John Thornton, British 1768\-1837, The Temple of Flora, Hand\-Colored Aquatint Engravings | Nye & Company | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-john-thornton-british-1768-1837-the-temple-of-flora-hand-colored-aquatint-engravings-706-c-fd83d3f578
6. 2024-12-05 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\): After Philip Reinagle \(1749\-1833\) and Abraham Pether \(1756\-1812\): The Night\-Blowing Cereus, from The Temple of Flora | STAIR | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-john-thornton-1768-1837-after-philip-reinagle-1749-1833-and-abraham-pether-1756-1812-the-night-blowing-cereus-from-the-temple-of-flora-5-c-48848e99fa
7. 2024-09-19 | Robert John Thornton \(British, 1768 \- 1837\), A set of seven floral prints | Sloane Street Auctions | £500
8. 2024-04-28 | Robert John THORNTON \- Temple of Flora or Garden o… | Prunier | €11,000
9. 2024-03-21 | DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON \(England, 1768\-1837\), "The Queen", depicting a Persian Cyclamena \(bird of paradise\)., Aquatint, 19.5" x 14.5" sight. Framed 25.5" x 17.5". | Eldred's | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-robert-john-thornton-england-1768-1837-the-queen-depicting-a-persian-cyclamena-bird-of-paradise-aquatint-19-5-x-14-5-sight-framed-25-5-x-17-5-1008-c-1054952a2c
10. 2024-01-23 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\): Roses | STAIR | $1,900
11. 2024-01-23 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\): The Persian Cyclamen; and The Oblique\-leaved Begonia | STAIR | $3,750
12. 2024-01-23 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\): Tulips | STAIR | $5,000
13. 2023-12-15 | Robert John Thornton, New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus, 1807, H 23" W 3" Depth 18.75" | DuMouchelles | $500
14. 2023-09-15 | Robert John Thornton, New Illustration Of The Sexual System Of Carolus Von Linnaeus, 1807, H 23" W 3" Depth 18.75" | DuMouchelles | N/A
15. 2023-07-29 | ROBERT JOHN THORNTON "THE TEMPLE OF FLORA" | John McInnis Auctioneers | $225
16. 2023-07-22 | ROBERT JOHN THORNTON 'PONTIC RHODODENDRON' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-john-thornton-pontic-rhododendron-76-c-160422d9c9
17. 2023-07-17 | Robert John Thornton \(British, 1768\-1837\), The Persian Cyclamen, 1804 | Kensington Estate Auctions | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-john-thornton-british-1768-1837-the-persian-cyclamen-1804-37-c-fa043e9b4d
18. 2023-07-16 | DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON \(1768\-1837\) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $850
19. 2023-07-16 | DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON \(1768\-1837\) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $600
20. 2023-05-24 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\), from 'The Temple of Flora', after Reinagle, 'The Oblique\-Leaved Be | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £150
21. 2023-05-24 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\), from 'The Temple of Flora', after Henderson, 'The American Cowslip | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £150
22. 2023-03-14 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1873\), publisher | Sworders | £15,000
23. 2023-01-25 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\), from 'The Temple of Flora', after Reinagle, 'The Oblique\-Leaved Begonia', aq | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
24. 2023-01-25 | Robert John Thornton \(1768\-1837\), from 'The Temple of Flora', after Reinagle, 'The Narrow Leaved Kalmia', aqua | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £160

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