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Collectables Auction 11 September 2025

Another great week of unpacking boxes to find some surprises!!

Here’s a brief rundown of an auction with a huge variety of collectables and antiques:

1960s mint boxed Barbies, Midge, Ricky, Scooter with accessories, battery operated and mechanical toys, boxed  Jolly Chimp, drinking bear, boats, West Germany mechanical bird house coinbox, cast iron banks, bears, Disney, dolls, Recknagel bisque, celluloid, Ceppi Ratti, Roddy, Netta, games, Victorian gaming compendium, Arts & Crafts chip carved table, display cabinets, gold, silver, amber jewellery,  1920s David Andersen guilloche silver cigarette case, Sterling jewellery casket, trowel bookmark, button hooks,  fab boxes, parquetry, desk stand, brass railway luggage rack, art glass, uranium, Mdina, Mary Gregory ruby trinket box, Australian pottery by Harold F Swanson, Elva Pascoe, Elsa Arden, Chris Sanders, Remued, Jeff Mincham, Wilton, Newtone, Ellis, Diana, kookaburra pokerwork bookends,  Bitossi lamp, ceramics, Awaji, West German, Satsuma, Belleek, Shelly, H & K, microscope, swap cards, albumen prints, records, CDs, guitars and ghetto blasters.

Works of art by:

James Greig, Dora McRae, Gerard Lants, Meg Padgham, Esmeralda Woods, C. Selwood, Ian Holt, Stephen Deutscher, R V Gernip, a Japanese woodblock print and more.

 

VIEW & BID HERE

 

If you do have some items for auction or appraisal you can email photos to us at info@thecollector.com.au or phone us on 03 95687811.

Goods can be dropped off to our premises at:

25 Melbourne Street, Murrumbeena 3163

Mon, Tues, Fri 10-6pm

Wed 10-1pm

You can view the auction  in our rooms at 25 Melbourne St, Murrumbeena, 3163

Wed 3-6pm

Thurs 3-6pm

Live Auctions are held each Thursday 6pm

 

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Auction 11th of September 2025

Lot 1 - Sheraton-style quarter folding marquetry games table with drawer & r
Lot 10 - Octagonal chip-carved Arts & Crafts occasional table 62cm H
Lot 100 - Group lot 7 x mounted vintage c1880 - 1900 Albumen Photographs featuri
Lot 101 - Group lot of silver plate, incl Drummond & Co stemmed dish, Walker
Lot 102 - Victorian writing box with inlay & walnut veneer Approx 30cm W
Lot 103 - Anglo Indian carved oblong Box feat classical dolphins - 36cms L
Lot 104 - Lot of vintage Bridge items, incl 2 cases, one travel case & one f
Lot 105 - Jackson Beardy (Canadian, 1944 - 1984) Pair Framed Signed Colour Print
Lot 106 - Vintage Bisque Headed Doll with bisque lower limbs & padded body M
Lot 107 - Large 1930s Royal Doulton New Cavaliers series ware Jug (D5105) with f
Lot 108 - Group of 5 timber boxes, incl fiddleback maple, inlaid, carved, shell,
Lot 109 - Group lot of brass, incl JS&S canteen, Indian vase, 3 candlesticks
Lot 11 - Edwardian Blackwood mirrored hall stand with integrated seat storage 19
Lot 110 - Framed 19thC colour lithograph Infanticide Prevented, plate 19 in publ
Lot 111 - Vintage Pixie doll in felt & polymer 59cm L AF Crack to face, dama
Lot 112 - Vintage Original Brass Railway Luggage Rack - Ornate scrolly Supportin
Lot 113 - Lot of 5 vintage toy boats incl 2 x battery powered
Lot 114 - Vintage Italian Ceppi Ratti Doll with padded cloth body & original
Lot 115 - Lot of Vintage Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Books incl To
Lot 116 - 2 x Novelty wooden boxes, one inscribed Empire State Bldg New York Cit
Lot 117 - 2 x 118 Scale Model Cars incl 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz by Maist
Lot 118 - Lot of vintage toys, incl 2 x Mickey Mouse, Humphry Bear, nesting doll
Lot 119 - 1950s Alps Japanese Clockwork Mechanical Thirsty Bear Toy, working ord
Lot 12 - Sheraton-style open shelved corner cabinet with inlay 203cm H
Lot 120 - Circa 1900 German Recknagel Bisque Headed Doll with jointed compositio
Lot 121 - Tin lithographed mechanical birdhouse coinbox by Lorenz Bolz Zirndorf,
Lot 122 - Vintage Sexy Robots Poster book by Taco w 6 x Large Glossy Prints of A
Lot 123 - 1960s boxed Japanese Jolly Chimp battery operated Toy - Dashin No 7061
Lot 124 - Lot of mixed 45 RPM vinyl singles & EPs incl Elvis, Fleetwood Mac,
Lot 125 - Large Gilt framed Classical Print 'Wedded' after the Original by Lord
Lot 126 - Vintage Shaped Blackwood Figural Smokers Stand featuring a Silhouette
Lot 127 - 3 x Pces vintage Japanese Ceramics incl c1900 Royal Nishiki Nippon Han
Lot 128 - 2 x 1940s Large Celluloid Toddler Dolls, made in Japan, approx 55cm to
Lot 129 - Group lot 9 x mounted Vintage c1880 - 1900 Albumen Photographs - Class
Lot 13 - Mixed Group lot vintage clothing incl Ladies Leather clothing inc 2 pie
Lot 130 - 2 x Victorian oil lap case iron bases & glass fonts, one ruby glas
Lot 131 - Group lot - Vintage & Modern Art Glass - Lindshammer Brick Texture
Lot 132 - 6 x Vintage English Teapots incl Beverley with Insulated Cover, Chelse
Lot 133 - 3 x Pces Vintage English ceramics incl Chameleon ware Squat blue &
Lot 134 - 2 x Heavily inlaid jewellery boxes, one musical with mirror & orig
Lot 135 - Small Lot of Items incl Studio Anna Hand Painted Deep Bowl w Image of
Lot 136 - Small group lot vintage 45rp Singles - Tom Waits, Bauhaus, The Cars pi
Lot 137 - Group lot of English China incl Minton Hatton Hall Cake Plate, Royal A
Lot 138 - Group lot vintage Coloured Glass incl Blue cylinder vase w hallmarked
Lot 139 - Group lot of Vintage Oriental ceramics incl Chinese Teapot w white met
Lot 14 - 4 x Guitars, 2 electric incl left handed Fender Squire Strat, & Del
Lot 140 - 2 x Vintage 1930s English Biscuit Barrells incl Shelley - Cream Yellow
Lot 141 - 3 x Vintage Lladro Nao figures incl Girl Holding Puppy Model 241- 26cm
Lot 142
Lot 142 - Group of Vehicle Toys in Original Packaging, Incl Battery Operating Su
Lot 143 - Mixed group lot - Vintage 45rpm Singles - The Cure, Atomic Rooster, Th
Lot 144 - 7 x Vintage Australian pottery kitchen bowls in various sizes ranging
Lot 145 - Group lot of American Rock, Blues, & obscure 45 RPM singles and EP
Lot 146 - Set of 4 Carved Stone Eastern Deities in fitted stepped wooden plinths
Lot 147 - 2 x Pairs of bookends, a heavy cast brass pair of Spanish galleons &am
Lot 148 - Vintage Australian Military Plaque For The 221s Battalion The Gull For
Lot 149 - 3 x Items incl Brass Wall Hanging Bell, Vintage Artex Leatherette Lock
Lot 15
Lot 15 - 3 x Boxes Mostly China incl Alfred Meakin Bleu de Roi Dinner Set, Amber
Lot 150
Lot 150 - 2 x Mechanical toy animals, a battery powered drinking bear by Alps Ja
Lot 151 - Group lot of Glass inc Mary Gregory vase depicting boy blowing bubbles
Lot 152 - 3 x Modernist Pottery vases incl Cinque Ports Pottery Brown glaze vase
Lot 153 - Group lot of vintage toys incl Mickey Mouse piggy bank, Minnie Mouse d
Lot 154 - Large group lot of Glass & Crystal glasses incl Anchor Hocking rub
Lot 155 - 5 x Vintage glass perfume bottles incl blue, silver overlay patterned
Lot 156 - 2 x Vintage Money Box incl Metal Transvaal Money Box & Willow Budg
Lot 157 - Lot of CD Albums incl The Clash, The Kills, Dead Kennedys, Helmet etc
Lot 158 - 3 x vintage Bendigo Pottery Rockingham glaze cylinder vases - 25cms H
Lot 159 - Group lot vintage Heavy Metal & Rock 45rpm Singles & Ep's - Mo
Lot 16 - Box lot of vintage pub glasses & part English pottery coffee set
Lot 160 - 2 x Pces Mid Century Ceramics incl Diana Aust Pottery Vase 18cm H, Ger
Lot 161 - Boxed Unopened Lego Ideas #053 Polaroid Onestep SX-70 516 Piece Set -
Lot 162
Lot 162 - Shelf lot of vintage English porcelain incl 1930s Royal Albert Dovecot
Lot 163 - Group lot of vintage oriental ceramics, a folk art knight doll, &
Lot 164 - 16 Hard-cover Enid Blyton vols, incl The Magic Farway Tree, The Enchan
Lot 165 - Box lot of Vintage Dolls & Toys incl Steiff Bear, Shell Helix Rory
Lot 166 - Group jewellery - Silver & cornelian pendant on long sil Box chain
Lot 167 - 3 x Pcs jewellery - 2 x Italian floral micro mosaic Violin brooches &a
Lot 168 - Stewart Dawson & Co Australiana Silver Plate Cruet Stand with Kang
Lot 169 - Heavy brass oval box with embossed Leda & the Swan scene to lid -
Lot 17 - Lot of Mixed Vintage Items incl Shell Motor Oil Tin, Bushells Tea Tin,
Lot 170 - c1890 small Mary Gregory round ruby glass Trinket Box with gilt metal
Lot 171 - 3 x pces Modernist silver & gemstone jewellery - pendant, chunky r
Lot 172 - 2 x Lea Stein Brooches - Scotty dog & wild cat
Lot 173 - Pair large Sterling Silver button hook & shoe horn - London 1897 -
Lot 174 - 9 x Pces C1910 Sterling silver Button hooks, shoe horns incl Boxed set
Lot 175 - Vintage repro Boer War booklet Souvenir of the Victorian & Tasmani
Lot 176 - 2 x Pces - Oval Ssilver lidded hobnail glass trinket box Bham 1899 &am
Lot 177 - Small Sterling silver trowel shaped Book mark - hmarked Bham 1900
Lot 178 - Vintage Amber bead necklace - approx 66cms L
Lot 179 - c1911 Sterling silver shaped filigree worked footed jewellery casket,
Lot 18 - Lot of 3 pces of portable vintage AV equipment in cases, incl Sony Reel
Lot 180 - 1920s David Andersen Norway yellow guilloche enamel silver cigarette
Lot 181 - C1900 9ct engraved Anchor shaped brooch with green stone - TW approx 4
Lot 182 - Group 9ct gold jewellery - set floral stud earrings & drop necklac
Lot 183 - Group lot of brass & copper, incl copper float vase, copper measur
Lot 184 - Oak Desk Stand with Handle & Draw, c1910, 33cm W x 23cm D x 17cm H
Lot 185 - Group lot 9 x mounted Vintage c1880 - 1900 Albumen Photographs - Churc
Lot 186 - Group lot vintage Barbie Accessories incl Shoes, Bags, Hats, Clothing
Lot 187 - Vintage Religious Crucifix - Ebony cross w Applied Mother of Pearl Pan
Lot 188 - Vintage Alabaster & Spelter Figural Mantel clock - Girl leaning on
Lot 189 - Mid Century Ellis Australian Pottery Oblong dish - cream glaze with br
Lot 19 - Lot of Astd Vintage Star Wars Ephemera incl RoTJ AT-ST & Klaatu Fig
Lot 190 - 2 x ladies Bags - Kurt Geiger style floral quilted fabric mini bag &am
Lot 191 - Mid-century Bitossi Italian ceramic lamp with green glaze Several smal
Lot 192 - Group lot Vintage Wedgwood Jasperware incl Pink Bean Lidded Trinket Bo
Lot 193
Lot 193
Lot 193 - 9 x Pcs Royal Winton 'Royalty' cottage chintz - Trio, sauce boat with
Lot 194 - 2 x Pieces incl West German Dumler & Breiden Turquoise Glaze Ceram
Lot 195
Lot 195
Lot 195 - 2 x Pces - Vintage Navajo Pottery - small Vase & twin Spouted Vess
Lot 196 - Vintage Ceramic Royal Doulton 'The Old Balloon Seller' Figure - Approx
Lot 197 - Iittala Finland Haralds Horn beer glass designed by Valto Kokko c1980s
Lot 198 - Vintage c1900 Japanese Satsuma Ceramic Moon Flask - Heavily Gilded &am
Lot 199 - 2 x Pces Contemporary Australian Pottery - David Geshke Vase w Green s
Lot 2 - Victorian oak & walnut gaming compendium with 4 double sided drawers
Lot 20 - 2 x 16 inch Petrol chainsaws Baumer-AG SX38 in soft case, & Ozito P
Lot 200
Lot 200
Lot 200 - Vintage Dutch Two Handle Brass Vase by Daalderop, Approx 30cm H
Lot 201 - Group lot of Portuguese Majolica Cabbage dinner items incl Demitasse c
Lot 202 - James Greig (1861 - 1941) Unframed Gouache - The Bargain - Signed lowe
Lot 203 - 2 x pces Australian pottery - Charles Wilton brown patterned Vase &
Lot 204 - Vintage Whitefriars English Art Deco Amber Glass Ribbon trail bowl - 2
Lot 205 - Pair of Australiana folding pokerwork kookaburra bookends
Lot 206 - Japanese parquetry Jewellery box with black lacquer ware interior, two
Lot 207 - Set of 6 Proud Sterling silver coffee spoons, Ru & Co Sterling sil
Lot 208 - Vintage teal blue Japanese Awaji Art Pottery Vase - 24cms H
Lot 209 - Pair Vintage c1900 Noritake Japanese Porcelain Vases - Handprinted Lak
Lot 21 - Lot of Vintage Wooden Stationary & Office Trays incl Various Sizes,
Lot 210 - Group lot vintage Royal Winton Chintz China - Hazel Pattern incl Veget
Lot 211 - Large group lot vintage Belleek porcelain 1950s 2nd Green mark incl Sh
Lot 212 - 2 x Hand highlighted pces of Shelly porcelain c1930s, a pin dish signe
Lot 213 - Large vintage c1930s H &K Tunstall Bowl - Hand painted Colourful A
Lot 214 - Vintage Mdina blue patterned Art Glass vase with flared neck & cle
Lot 215 - Lot of Vintage Myott Staffordshire Chelsea Bird Dinner Set w Bowls, Sa
Lot 216 - Small vintage Royal Doulton Lambeth Slaters Patent Twin Handle Vase -
Lot 217 - c1920 John Turton Sheffield England Pewter Toby Jug - Bamboo covered h
Lot 218 - Large vintage Remued Australian Pottery vase with drip glaze, ribbed l
Lot 219 - Harold F Swanson - Australian Pottery Vase (Active 1910 - 1930s) Blue
Lot 22 - Vintage Wooden Art Deco Lead Light Display Cabinet - Approx 117cm H
Lot 220 - Jeff Mincham (1950 - ) Vintage c1980s Australian Pottery Oil Lamp - Ha
Lot 221 - Large Chris Sanders Australian Pottery Coral stoneware lidded Jar - ap
Lot 222 - Elsa Ardern (1918 - 2006) Vintage c1960 - 70s Australian Pottery foote
Lot 223 - Vintage Westmoreland Citrine Uranium Glass Humphrey Camel Lidded Candy
Lot 224 - Harold F Swanson - Australian Pottery - Pair of Vases (Active 1910 - 1
Lot 225 - Boxed Mattel c1964 Midge Barbies Best Friend - appears to have never b
Lot 226 - Boxed Mattel c1963 Barbie - Midge - Barbies Best Friend - Signature 60
Lot 227 - Boxed Mattel c1960s Barbie Skippers - Ricky - appears not to have been
Lot 228 - Boxed Mattel c1963 Barbi Skippers - Scooter - Little Sister #1922 Town
Lot 229 - Boxed Mattel c1962 Barbie - Blonde - Ponytail - Wedding Gown - Made in
Lot 23 - Box Lot of Vintage Hard Plastic & Composition Dolls incl large Ital
Lot 230 - Boxed Mattel c 1961 Barbie - Ash Blonde - Bobble cut - Made in Japan -
Lot 24 - 2 x Cases of new in packet vintage Tower Brand Polish - Perfect Galss C
Lot 25 - Large Vintage Taxidermy deer head, AF missing antlers approx 85cm L
Lot 26 - 2 x Vintage Industrial Metal Draw Cabinets - Largest is 45cm
Lot 27 - 5 x Vintage finish rods, incl split cane
Lot 28 - Mixed lot of 2 boxes, incl Cobb & Co wall clock, vintage dual tape
Lot 29 - Box Lot of Assorted CD Albums Incl Pink Floyd, Nirvana, The Velvet Unde
Lot 3 - Vintage c1900 Folding Campaign Arm Chair - Inlaid design to back rest, B
Lot 30 - 2 x Vintage timber collection plates & a pair of shaped horn bowls
Lot 31 - Collection of Vintage Postcards & Snapshots, Including Australian S
Lot 32 - Mixed Group lot incl 4 Lincoln Imp Sterling Teaspoons, French Cystal &a
Lot 33 - 2 x Vintage Eastern Wax Dolls Heads with elaborate headdresses, approx
Lot 34 - Group lot of drafting implements, carving tools, & Parker fountain
Lot 35 - 2 x kookaburra shaped items - painted Cast metal coat hook & wooden
Lot 36 - Group of decorative Chinese coins & medallions, incl reproduction C
Lot 37 - 9 x Assorted Heavy Glazed Ceramic Pots incl 2 x w Plants, 2 x Large Gre
Lot 38 - Lot of 6 toys in original boxes (packaging in various states), incl 2 x
Lot 39 - Lot of 8 vintage dolls incl Red Riding hood AF various states of disrep
Lot 4 - Vintage cut & shaped 2 piece c1900 Wooden Stand - Interlocking w lad
Lot 40 - 2 x Boxes Teapots & China incl Vintage, Novelty, Oriental - various
Lot 41 - 3 x Large Boxes of Assorted Tins, Puzzles, Childrens Games & Toys e
Lot 42 - Box lot of vintage items incl toy furniture, cast iron bird door stop,
Lot 43 - Box lot of Mixed Items incl Carved Wooden Snake, Assorted Glassware, Vi
Lot 44 - Mixed Group lot incl Box vintage Napery & Wooden canteen Cutlery in
Lot 45 - Box lot of Vintage Rubber Dolls incl large Roddy, Australian Netta, 2 x
Lot 46 - Box lot of Vintage Mixed Items incl Letraset Transfer Sheets, Mixed Cer
Lot 47 - Group Lot of Mixed items incl Approx 18 x The Man From UNCLE Books, Vin
Lot 48 - Large lot of 2 boxes, incl Colclough trios, creamer, sugar bowl & c
Lot 49 - Box Vintage Dolls & Toys incl Small & Large Dolls, Ceramic Head
Lot 5 - Pair of impressive wrought & cast iron firedogs featuring hereldic w
Lot 50 - Box lot China & EPNS incl EPNS Coffee & Tea Set, Round Tray, En
Lot 51 - 2 x Boxes of Assorted Ceramics & China incl Small Oil Lamps, Disney
Lot 52 - Lot of Mixed DVDs, CDS, 45rpm Vinyl Singles & VHS incl Neverending
Lot 53 - Group lot of vintage tools & hardware, incl timber vices, castors,
Lot 54 - Mixed lot of 4 vintage flower aids, a large quantity of shells, & 3
Lot 55 - Vintage c1980s Queen Anne style 2 piece Cutlery Cabinet - Lift up Top &
Lot 56 - Vintage c1980s Queen Anne style small Sized Display Cabinet - Lockable,
Lot 57 - Large vintage c1900 Victorian Cedar Toilet Mirror - af, needing some at
Lot 58 - Vintage Ashdown Engineering Electric Blue 180 Guitar Amplifier approx 1
Lot 59 - 3 x Vintage Ghetto Blasters incl Sony CFS-W900, Sharp GF-555X, & Sh
Lot 6 - Vintage c1900 Cedar Bedside Table Commode - single shelf to interior w
Lot 60 - Large vintage Metal Cash Box w 2 x Internal Floating Trays, later brass
Lot 61 - Jenny Pemberton - Webb (Active c1990s - 2000s) Pair Framed Mixed Medias
Lot 62 - Vintage Blackwood Counter Display case - Glass to front & one side
Lot 63 - Vintage cooler chest Esky with SS Mustang decoration & padded top
Lot 64 - Box lot of Vintage & Modern small dolls incl hard plastic, bisque,
Lot 65 - Lot of pressed tin & other vintage toys, incl boxed Australian made
Lot 66 - Vintage Brass Bankers Lamp w typical Green Glass shade - cord cut
Lot 67 - Large Vintage Taxidermy Group - Cobra Fighting a Mongoose - 64cm H, Som
Lot 68 - Group lot of Glass incl Scandinavian Glass Inc Kosta Boda & Orrefor
Lot 69 - Large vintage c1900 20s Cut & Shaped Plywood Mirrored Overmantel -
Lot 7 - Vintage glass topped timber haberdashery cabinet with 3 segmented drawer
Lot 70 - Retro 1970s Ligh stained Cupboard Shelving Unit - VGC, possibly Myer He
Lot 71 - 2 x Mid-century turned wood smoking stands, both approx 68cm H
Lot 72 - Box lot of vintage items incl ceramics & porcelain, door knobs, cut
Lot 73 - Box lot of assorted 1990s onwards Doll & Teddy Bear Magazines incl
Lot 74 - Lot of incl Monopoly Cheaters Board Game, Lego Technic Bugatti Veyron C
Lot 75 - Group lot of silver plate incl Rodd cutlery, Reed & Barton stemmed
Lot 76 - Group lot of Australian & English Pottery incl Pates, Elke, Wirilda
Lot 77 - Group lot of Glass Ware incl French Cristal D'Arques 24 piece set stemw
Lot 78 - 2 x Vintage typewriters incl Olympia in box, & Olivetti
Lot 79 - Group lot of inkwells & desk stands, incl mid-century blondwood, br
Lot 8 - Framed Pair vintage 9th C Chinese Single Embroidered Sashes Panels - Tr
Lot 80 - Vintage Adler Tippol Portable Typewriter in Retro Yellow - Made in Holl
Lot 81 - 3 x Vintage oak cutlery canteens, one containing partial fish set
Lot 82 - Group lot vintage mixed incl Collectors Edition Barbie doll, Boxed Brit
Lot 83 - Ian Holt (1973 - ) Large Framed Oil Painting on Canvas - Rooftops - Sig
Lot 84 - Stephen Deutscher (1947 - ) Framed Oil Painting - Birds & Flowers -
Lot 85 - Ron Van Gennip (1947 - ) Framed Oil Painting - Bye Bye Birdie - Signed
Lot 86 - Artist Unknown (Signed M R F) Framed Modernist Watercolour - Villefranc
Lot 87 - Joseph Zbukvic (1952 - ) Framed Watercolour - Lake scene w Figures Foss
Lot 88 - Gerard Lants (1927 - 1998) Framed Gouache - Preliminary Study - signed
Lot 89 - Dora McRae (1908 - 2003) Framed Oil Painting - Portrait of a Man - Sign
Lot 9 - Large Mid-century reproduction Cedar Victorian style mirror backed corne
Lot 90 - Margaret Voterkaris (Active c1980s - 2000s) Framed Watercolour - Taking
Lot 91 - Artist Unknown (CA Wilson) Mounted c1930s Australian Watercolour - Gum
Lot 92 - C Selwood (Active c1930 - 50s) Framed Watercolour - On the Hawksbury Ri
Lot 93 - Esmerelda Woods (Active c2000 2020s) Stretched Aboriginal Oil Painting
Lot 94 - Waichi Hayashi (1951 - ) Framed c1978 Modernist Japanese woodblock Prin
Lot 95 - Meg Padgham (Active c1940's - 70s) Framed Oil Painting - Still Life, Ir
Lot 96 - 6 x Vintage Biscuit Barrells incl Victorian - some with hand painted hi
Lot 97 - Lot of 7 vintage & antique ink wells, incl cast iron cannon ball ty
Lot 98 - Early 20thC American made vintage microscope by Spencer, Buffalo, in la
Lot 99 - Lot of vintage British & Irish artists 45 RPM vinyl singles and Eps