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Collectables Auction 21 Aug 2025

We had another great sale last week. It was great to see a Victorian tilt top table with rosewood veneer sell well, $440 hammer price. The Vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain 27 piece tea set was sought after and sold accordingly.  Also, the rare as hen’s teeth, Diana Australian pottery Fitzroy Football Club 7 piece drinks set went very well!

We have been hard at work getting stock prepared for this auction with such items as an Asprey & Co. jug, Uranium, Lalique, Boda, Vannes, amber glass pieces, Fler MCM furniture, gents, Omega, Unicorn, Longines watches, Australian pottery, Margarest Tompins, huon pine and other wooden items, vinyl records by the Laughing Clowns, Led Zepp, Creedance, The Pixies, Prince,  Billy Idol, The Who plus band shirts, banners and posters, large turtle shell, cigarette lighters, toys, diecasts, cereal, Watermans cigarette pos case, packaging, comics, Melways and other directories, ladies accessories, 1920s black ribbon worked jacket with mink collar,  1920s silk chemises, Harry Who swing coat, heaps of costume jewellery, amber, silver, glass, mop pearl buckles, beaded embleshiments and decorative swords. Some fantastic novelty china and much much more!

Art works by Phylis Waterhouse, Carlyle Jackson, J Calder, Kim Hart, George Garden Colville, engravings by Hogarth, Raimond Bonheur, works on paper by John Haycroft, a Steven Krahe mixed media on glass and a K. Johnston laser cut free form sculpture.

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Work opportunity

We are looking to employ another casual worker!!   Someone to help unload and receive goods, enter stock into our system, help customers etc.  Also with good computer skills to work Thursday evenings as auction clerk.

Please give us a call if you are interested or know someone. Or email us info@thecollector.com.au. Thanks!!

 

Entries and enquiries are always welcome for upcoming auctions.

Photos can be emailed to us at – info@thecollector.com.au – for appraisal.

You can also call us fort advice or help on 03 95687811 MTWF 10-6pm.

Goods can be dropped off at:

25 Melbourne Street, Murrumbeena 3163

Mon, Tues, Fri 10-6pm

Wed 10-1pm

Lots can be viewed in our rooms at 25 Melbourne St, Murrumbeena, 3163

Wed 3-6pm

Thurs 3-6pm

Live Auctions are held each Thursday 6pm

 

   
Lot 31 - Small group of Vintage Items inc, Art Deco half doll, & pencil topp
Lot 32 - 5 x Vintage Glass Necklaces inc, crystal aurora borealis, coloured bead
Lot 33 - Lot of Carlslile Vintage Revolution Magnetic Desk Toy & Chisel Chro
Lot 34 - Wooden Jewellery Box with ornate silver plated lid & contents of as
Lot 3 - Group lot - Vintage Paintings & Art reference - Royal Academy Pictur
Lot 30 - Small lot English Wade Pottery figurines & twin handle vases inc, T
Lot 31 - Small group of Vintage Items inc, Art Deco half doll, & pencil topp
Lot 32 - 5 x Vintage Glass Necklaces inc, crystal aurora borealis, coloured bead
Lot 33 - Lot of Carlslile Vintage Revolution Magnetic Desk Toy & Chisel Chro
Lot 34 - Wooden Jewellery Box with ornate silver plated lid & contents of as
Lot 3 - Group lot - Vintage Paintings & Art reference - Royal Academy Pictur
Lot 30 - Small lot English Wade Pottery figurines & twin handle vases inc, T
Lot 31 - Small group of Vintage Items inc, Art Deco half doll, & pencil topp
Lot 32 - 5 x Vintage Glass Necklaces inc, crystal aurora borealis, coloured bead
 
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