Blog

Collectables Auction 8 January 6pm

We look forward to seeing you at our first auction for 2026 which is being held on Thursday 8 January at 6pm and trust you have had a great holiday break.

We are excited to be able to offer some great works of art which include a framed oil painting on canvas by Helen A’Beckett Read (nee Boyd) who is being featured in a current exhibition at Bundanon titled The Hidden Line: Art of the Boyd Women.
Other artists include James Beamont (Active c.1930s), J Harding (British, Active c.1900) and Robin Schubert (Active c.1980s).

Collectables being auctioned include jewellery, Japanese tin signs, , silver plated items , ceramic miniatures,  Australian  postcards, decorative ceramics, vinyl LP records, vintage toys and more.

We are accepting entries from 10 am Mon 5 January 10-6,

Tues 10-6

Wed 10-1

Fri 10-6

25 Melbourne Street, Murrumbeena 3163

Enquires please contact us on 03 95687811 or email info@thecollector.com.au

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

Viewing is available in our rooms Wed  and Thurs 3-6 pm

 

Home » Collectables Auction 8 January 6pm » Collectables Auction 8th of January

Collectables Auction 8th of January

Lot 1 - Large modern Art Deco style Mirror - Rectangular, bevelled edges, etc -
Lot 10 - Large group lot - Modern Ladies Designer Clothing mainly in Black - Dre
Lot 100 - Mark Phillips (1951 - ) Gilt framed Oil Painting - Cattle Grazing - si
Lot 101 - J Harding (British, Active c1900) Gilt Framed Oil Painting - Roadside
Lot 102 - Artist Unknown Framed Modern Colour Screenprint - Lazy Water, Auckland
Lot 103 - Pair gilt Framed Victorian Chromolithographs - Home of The Swan &
Lot 104 - James Beamont (Active c1930s) Framed Watercolour - The Country Propert
Lot 105 - Samuel Thomas Gill (1818 - 1880) Group of Colour Lithographs & Eng
Lot 106 - Robin Schubert (Active c1980s) Gilt framed Watercolour - 'Whispering P
Lot 107 - Susan C Puddy (Active c1980s) Framed Botanical Watercolour - Pincushio
Lot 108 - Mark Armstrong (Active c1990s) Framed Oil on Paper - Streetwalker - Un
Lot 109 - Helen A'Beckett Read (nee Boyd) (1903 - 1999) Framed Oil Painting on C
Lot 11 - Large mixed lot inc Samsung and Teac VHS players, LG DVD players, large
Lot 110 - Group Box lot - Unusual carved convertible pool cuewalking stick with
Lot 111 - 2 vintage military wall hangings inc Gull Force plaque and 10 BIMa (Fr
Lot 112 - Group lot Vintage Royal Winton Grimwades Yellow ceramics inc Rosebud 3
Lot 113 - Group of retro Italian and Japanese ceramics inc pair of signed Nino P
Lot 114 - 2 x framed Pieces - Norman Lindsay print 'Armoured' 13 5x17cm + Gilt f
Lot 115 - Vintage c1960s White Painted Shadow Box Shelf - wavy cut frame, 3 x sh
Lot 116 - Vintage Sentral Ship Compass in Gimbal mounted in brass, marked undern
Lot 117 - Group lot vintage Costume Jewellery inc Beaded necklaces, brooches &am
Lot 118 - Group of vintage comic books inc Marvel Books Return of the Jedi, Mast
Lot 119 - 2 x early 20thC Skookum Bully Good Indian dolls - mother with baby and
Lot 12 - Group Lot of Mixed Items Homewares, Assorted Ephemera, Glassware, Ceram
Lot 120 - 2 x Ltd Ed Books incl - 'You Bastard Moriarty' Being a Consideration o
Lot 121 - Vintage unused Harley Davidson Decal - Looks to be for petrol tank 24c
Lot 122 - Group lot - Vintage c1979 Mattel Battlestar Galactica Toys - Colonial
Lot 123 - Vintage Eric Juckert HPainted Kauri Pine Charger featuring Aboriginal
Lot 124 - Retro Coca-Cola POS straw dispenser - 31cm H
Lot 125 - Group lot - 1950s English Pendelfin ceramic Figures - Muncher, Twins,
Lot 126 - Framed Psycho II (1983) lobby card (card size 34cm W x 26cm H), signed
Lot 127 - Lge 1950s Steiff 'Snobby' jointed black mohair poodle toy with tag an
Lot 128 - 5 x Vintage Italian Empoli green glass Brandy Balloons - some with cle
Lot 129 - Pair of Egyptian made gilt Pharonic statuettes 20cm H
Lot 13 - 3 x Retro Items incl General Electronics Red LED Alarm Clock & Radi
Lot 130 - Group of 7 boxed Matchbox Dragon Racing Team die-cast cars representin
Lot 131 - A pair of wrought iron wall-mounted plate display racks (119cm H) and
Lot 132 - Group lot - Australian Paintings & Prints - Suzanne Eberte Gouache
Lot 133 - Group of stylised African female figures inc pair of carved ebony head
Lot 134 - 2 x Vintage Music Posters incl The Cult Electric Album Poster & Bi
Lot 135 - 2 x large Framed Asian Pictures - Silk Embroidered Coi Fish w details
Lot 136 - 3 framed, signed and numbered works on paper by David Thomas, Lisa Pat
Lot 137 - Large Lot - Vintage & Modern Australian Pottery & Ceramics - b
Lot 138 - Mixed lot inc 2 x 1930s Hoadley's Chocolates Victorian Footballers car
Lot 139 - 2 x small boxes vintage Ephemera - WW2 The Sun newspaper headline 'It'
Lot 14 - Vintage Hornby clockwork O-Gauge train set and collection of vintage Me
Lot 140 - Mixed Group lot inc Diamond Cut Crystal Three ringed decanter, Crystal
Lot 141 - 7 x Royal Albert Blue floral tone Tennis - Hostess sets inc Forget me
Lot 142 - Group lot Vintage Carlton Ware inc Mid Century Mimosa pattern triangle
Lot 143 - Group lot Vintage Decorative Ceramics - part 1930s Japanese Art Deco t
Lot 144 - Pair of vintage Japanese colourful porcelain parrots 18 5cm H
Lot 145 - Vintage group lot of Glass & Swivel sticks inc Green Brandy Balloo
Lot 146 - Group lot - Stylised Modernist Figures - Bob Steiner NZ Koru, 2 x Liao
Lot 147
Lot 147 - Group lot quality EPNS inc Mounted Biscuit barrel, Crystal with EPNS m
Lot 148 - Mixed lot of vintage items inc green Depression glass fridge box (no l
Lot 149 - Mixed Group lot Las Vegas items inc Tom Jones Ceasars programme, Nude
Lot 15 - 2 x Boxes Victorian ceramics inc Vases, Tureens, Cabinet plates, Basket
Lot 150 - Group of vintage comic books and related items inc A Salute the Superm
Lot 151 - Group lot - Vintage Advertising Swap Cards - some great imagery - TAA,
Lot 152 - Group of vintage and modern Japanese ceramics inc Edwardian coffee pot
Lot 153 - Group lot of Frog themed items inc English Sandygate Ceramic log vase,
Lot 154 - Large Group Royal Albert Tennis - Hostess sets inc Evesham, Dimity Ro
Lot 155 - Group lot vintage Chintz - all over floral china inc Empire Lilac time
Lot 156 - 2 pces 1930s Australian Pottery inc Bendigo Mottled Glaze Jug 15cm H,
Lot 157 - Group lot vintage English Crested Ware China inc Harrogate Sulphur wel
Lot 158 - Box lot - heaps watches, Swiss Eagle, Guess, Transformers, Coke, sunni
Lot 159 - Group lot Victorian Bisque figures inc Large Figures Girls at Play 28c
Lot 16 - 2 x Vintage Beach Items incl Makaha Surfside Inflatable Lilo & Infl
Lot 160 - Pair of gilt Egyptian God Horus statuettes - 33cm H - Note cracks sigh
Lot 161 - 3 x pieces - Modernist Australian Studio Pottery - Jug marked 'Kryal C
Lot 162 - 3 x vintage Marvel Comics The Sensational She-Hulk Issues #2, #3, and
Lot 163 - Vintage Vinyl LP The Clash Combat Rock w Original Poster - Australian
Lot 164 - Eastern silver figurine of farmer on water bison - 11cm L - approx 65g
Lot 165 - 4 pces vintage inc French Victorian Music Box - hand cranked (af dent
Lot 166 - Pair vintage c1930s Japanese Figural Napkin Rings - Men in Green Suits
Lot 167 - Grp modernist designer jewellery - pr Naomi Bishop 925 oxidised Scribb
Lot 168 - Jorgen Jensen c1960's round Pewter Owl pendant on chain
Lot 169 - 2 hand blown colourful art glass perfume bottles, both approx 10cm H
Lot 17 - Box lot of mixed items inc vintage French brass mantle clock surround,
Lot 170 - 2 pces silver jewellery - lge oval floral enamel handpainted brooch ma
Lot 171 - Grp jewellery incl Art Deco oval elongated crystal beads, 2 long stran
Lot 172 - 3 x pces Jewellery - heart shaped 925 pendant, vintage gilt metal coll
Lot 173 - Grp jewellery - long strand pearl necklace with silver clasp, pr Barcs
Lot 174 - Grp Silver jewellery incl Siam silver bracelet, chain, ring, charm, br
Lot 175 - Grp jewellery - Silver Pawa shell brooch, 2x pair earrings incl Pearl
Lot 176 - A large crystal perfume vial (26cm H) with Stirling collar and lid mar
Lot 177 - 4 pces inc Royal Doulton Series Ware Oval Bowl, Wedgwood & Royal A
Lot 178 - Large group of unframed watercolour and gauche Japanese kimono materia
Lot 179 - Group of quality vintage English ceramics inc Maling, Poole, Beswick,
Lot 18 - Group lot - Framed Prints & Large Decorative Abstract Oil Painting
Lot 180 - 2 x vintage ceramics inc hand painted Chinese Famile Rose wall plate (
Lot 181 - 6 x Royal Albert Rose themed Tennis - Hostess sets inc Autumn Roses, O
Lot 182 - Group lot vintage ceramics inc Coalport Cobalt & Gilt Vase 11cm H,
Lot 183 - Set of 6 Royal Albert Harlequin Tennis - Hostess sets - Blue, Lemon, G
Lot 184 - Vintage Old Tupton Ware Vase Hand Painted by Jeanne McDougall - Approx
Lot 185 - Nicholas Caire (1837-1918) Mounted Albumen photograph from Views of Vi
Lot 186 - Small group of pressed green depression glass inc Fenton pin-wheel dai
Lot 187 - 3 x Vintage Brandy Balloon Glasses & Plastic Cocktail swivel stick
Lot 188 - Large lot modern natural Stone jewellery mostly necklaces inc Lapis, T
Lot 189 - 5 pce Set Majolica signed Hungarian Budapest Pottery wall plates all w
Lot 19 - 2 x Boxes Mixed inc Vintage Grindley Dinner set with Tureen, Soupe Coup
Lot 190 - 2 pces Vintage ceramics inc Worcester Hadley small Jug HPainted berrie
Lot 191 - Group of vintage and modern Australian pottery inc Guy Boyd, Wembley W
Lot 192 - 3 pces Vintage carnival glass inc 2 x Marigold Vases 31cm & 33cm H
Lot 193 - 2 x vintage Ornate American Silver Plated Jewellery Boxes - Square Wil
Lot 194 - Hand carved Chinese soapstone brush pot depicting cranes (16cm H) and
Lot 195 - 2 albums of late 19thC and early 20thC photographs at various location
Lot 196 - Large Victorian Continental Porcelain Vase - Stunning handpainted Flor
Lot 197 - 2 x Framed Australian Colour Photographs - Malcolm Heberle 'Naked Beau
Lot 198 - Mirka Mora (1928 - 2018) large Australian Pottery Charger decorated by
Lot 199 - Vintage English Tuscan Tea & Coffee Set for 6 plus extras - Blue I
Lot 2 - Vintage AF Wooden Baga African Drum On a Horse Shaped Base - Missing Dru
Lot 20 - 3 x Boxes Fabrics, Rugs & haberdashery inc Colourful crocheted rugs
Lot 200 - Group lot vintage Shelley china inc Pale Blue Cup & Saucer with pi
Lot 201 - 4 pces Vintage inc Pair af Blue & Gilt Urn Vases with hand painted
Lot 202 - Vintage pair Chance Bros England Blue Glass Handkerchief bowls 11cm H
Lot 203 - Jonathan Adler Bel Air Scoop vase - 18 5cm H
Lot 204 - 6 x Royal Albert Tennis - Hostess sets inc Silver Birch, Nosegay, Peti
Lot 205 - 2 pces vintage H & K Tunstall Pansy Pattern - Twin handled Vase 9c
Lot 206 - 4 pieces of Art Deco uranium glass inc 2 small bowls, coffee cup, vase
Lot 207 - c1900s Doulton Lambeth Slaters Patent twin handled vase, impressed mar
Lot 208 - Art Deco Czech Josef Inwald Green Art glass 3 pce Fish Float bowl - B
Lot 209 - 2 x Vintage Royal Doulton Lady figurines inc Miss Demure HN 1402 1930
Lot 21 - Large mixed lot inc vintage crown bottle cap press, port barrel, meat g
Lot 210 - Vintage H & K Tunstall Autumn pattern vase Hexagonal shaped 25cm H
Lot 211 - c1900s Doulton Lambeth Slaters Patent twin handled vase, impressed mar
Lot 212 - Royal Doulton Wizard character Figure HN 2877 designed by Alan Maslank
Lot 213 - Vintage Wedgwood china Kangaroo figure - Noahs Ark Series 14cm H
Lot 214 - Martin Boyd small c1950s Australian Pottery Wall Plate - HPainted Abor
Lot 215 - Martin Boyd c1950s Australian Pottery Bowl - HPainted Aboriginal Hunte
Lot 216 - Victorian Citrine Uranium glass bowl with flared Vaseline rim - Rim Di
Lot 217 - Victorian Ruby glass vase with hand painted gilded scrolls decoration
Lot 218 - Art Deco uranium glass bowl 22cm W
Lot 219 - 1920s Chinese tea setting for 6 with ying yang coy pattern
Lot 22 - RC balsawood model of a VariViggen aeroplane with retractable landing g
Lot 23 - 5 x Boxes of Mixed Hardware, Tools & Artist Supplies incl Electric
Lot 24 - Group Lot of Mixed Items inc Victorian Oil Lamp, Assorted Cases, Emboss
Lot 25 - Mixed lot of vintage and modern video games inc GTA IV, GTA V, LA Noir
Lot 26 - Group lot Framed Decorative Paintings - Large Brian McGuffie Landscape
Lot 27 - Lge grp costume jewellery ,modern & vintage heaps rings & prs e
Lot 28 - Grp vintage modernist jewellery - pendants on long chains, brooches etc
Lot 29 - Small lot - Mixed vintage Postcards & Ephemera - HMS Majestic (1st
Lot 3 - 3 x framed Vintage Colourful Mexican Amate Bark Paintings - Colourful ha
Lot 30 - Grp vintage gold tone Rhinestone jewellery - 3 enamel & rhinestone
Lot 31 - Group lot Vintage Colour & Photographic Australian Postcards - Box
Lot 32 - Grp - cigarette cards, 1956 Olympics badge, badges, cufflinks, tie bars
Lot 33 - Grp jewellery incl Vintage beads, gilt chain with pendant, belt, brooch
Lot 34 - 5 x perfume bottles, some with contents - Gaultier le Male, Lalique, W
Lot 35 - Vintage heavy cast iron Art Nouveau Websters branded Door Knocker featu
Lot 36 - Group lot vintage Australian Postcards featuring Victorian Scenes in co
Lot 37 - Grp - Australian made Coke Championship Yo-Yo, Cereal toys & red pl
Lot 38 - Small Lot of Assorted Vintage Tokens, Medallions & Pins incl Car Wa
Lot 39 - 2 x Caved Oriental Wooden Items incl Single Bed Head Divider & Carv
Lot 4 - Vintage light stained Oak Arts & Crafts Chair - carved dcor to back
Lot 40 - Group lot - Painting, pictures, frames etc - Brian Simcox Watercolour '
Lot 41 - 3 x Framed Risque Photographs incl Claudia Schiffer & Two Others
Lot 42 - 2 x Japanese Tin Signs incl Snack Bar A-Frame Board & Sports Store
Lot 43 - Group of mock-medieval timber and timber effect wall fittings inc torch
Lot 44 - Group Lot of Mixed Vintage Tools & Hardware incl Vintage Hand tools
Lot 45 - 5 x Ceramic Plants Pots incl One w Jade Tree Plant, Bendigo Pottery &am
Lot 46 - Box lot Vintage & Modern items all w Thin Silver overlay - Clocks,
Lot 47 - Large group lot of camera lenses inc Ricoh, Hanimex, Tameron, Formula 5
Lot 48 - Mixed Lot incl Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ refractor telescope, 2 x Crys
Lot 49 - Box lot Toys etc inc Playskool Boxed Mr Potato head, Chinese Checkers B
Lot 5 - Vintage c1980s Sheraton style Corner Cabinet - Open shelves to top &
Lot 50 - 2 x Boxes of Vintage & Mixed Electrical Goods incl Vacuum Tubes, Ro
Lot 51 - 2 x Boxes Books inc Reference Books - Love of Trains, The Military Stra
Lot 52 - Lot of Mixed Posters, Maps & Boxed Golf Game Others incl Motoring P
Lot 54 - Lot of Mixed Items incl Wrought iron fire tool set, 2 x Vintage Slade P
Lot 55 - Group Lot of Assorted Music incl 45rpm Vinyl Singles, Cassettes, CDs et
Lot 56 - Large mixed lot with vintage German porcelain inc Rosenthal tea and cof
Lot 57 - Mixed Lot incl Wall Standing Chevel Mirror, Assorted Lamps, Bakelite Ro
Lot 58 - Group lot - Framed Paintings - c1920s Oval painting on Velvet 'Milford
Lot 59 - 2 x Boxes of Mixed Items incl Trunk w Contents, Vintage Horse Shoes, As
Lot 6 - Group of 3 vintage wall mirrors inc faceted Art Deco (86cm H), 1950s wit
Lot 60 - Vintage Sanyo All-In-One Hi-Fi Stereo Music System Medel DXT 5502N with
Lot 61 - Lot of Vintage Style Lighting & Other incl Metal Two Arm Ceiling Li
Lot 62 - Large group lot of cameras, camera bags, filters and accessories inc Mi
Lot 63 - Lot of Vintage Advertising Beach Umbrellas incl Martini Racing, Coca-Co
Lot 64 - Mixed Lot incl Metal Trunk, Astor style Cream Radio, Reproduction Gram
Lot 65 - 3 framed animal and landscape prints, 2 signed (largest 117cm W x 70cm
Lot 66 - Mixed Lot incl PYE MRC-5 3 in 1stereo music system, Assorted Video Game
Lot 67 - 4 x pces - Gilt framed Modernist Darren Harris Oil Painting 'Heat Haze'
Lot 68 - Group lot of kids items inc oversized Marvel Avengers (comic) poster (1
Lot 69 - 3 x Boxes Mixed DVDs & Toys incl Doctor Who Box Sets, RC Cars &
Lot 7 - Group lot - Modern Designer Ladies Clothing - 2 x Diane von Furstenberg
Lot 70 - Vintage Madame Hendren Indian girl doll and pressed metal doll's pram -
Lot 71 - 2 x French style Chairs - Black framed Arm Chair w White Cotton Upholst
Lot 72 - M Thiessen (Active c1970s) 3 x Framed Landscape Oil Paintings - 'Dry Su
Lot 73
Lot 73 - Group lot of WWI and WWII era aircraft and related reference books
Lot 74 - Group lot inc gent's satin dressing gown, 2 sets of cufflinks inc ename
Lot 75 - Group lot Metal Ware inc Brass Chamberstick, Jug, Etched plated Copper
Lot 76 - Mixed lot inc 2 vintage kerosene lamps (taller 35cm H), Mid-century Sta
Lot 77 - Group lot vintage China mostly English inc Meakin Sweet Nell pedestal c
Lot 78 - Group lot of Froganalia mostly ceramics inc Plate, Sugar, Creamer, 3 pc
Lot 79 - Mixed Group vintage inc Trios - Queen Anne, Tuscan & Sutherland, Cr
Lot 8 - Group lot - Modern Ladies Designer Clothing & Hand Bags - Shane McCo
Lot 80 - Mixed Group lot inc Commemorative Green Glass with gilt George VI coron
Lot 81 - Large group of Australian pre-decimal and other stamps
Lot 82 - Lot of vintage maintenance & repair manuals, parts lists and relate
Lot 83 - Michael Leunig (1945 - 2024) Unframed Hand signed Print - Life Boat - s
Lot 84 - Small box lot of Cigarette Lighters & Accessories inc, Early 1900s
Lot 85 - Vintage wooden Cuckoo Clock with weights & Cuckoo - Clock 23cm H
Lot 86 - Small box lot - mixed vintage Items - Fitzroy FC Footy Boot Money Box,
Lot 87 - MCM Boda Stripe Cutlery set - setting for 12 with 2 x teaspoons missing
Lot 88 - Grp incl 2 boxes costume jewellery - necklaces Earrings, chains, bracel
Lot 89 - Large group of green depression glass inc dishes (longest 25 5cm L), bo
Lot 9 - 3 button Hugo Boss men's suit in black light weight wool - approx size M
Lot 90 - Large group of English China Tennis - Hostess sets inc Royal Albert Gos
Lot 91 - Group of EPNS inc Paramount tea set (teapot 22cm H), cruet sets etc
Lot 92 - Group of quality vintage English ceramics inc Woods Little of Lady tea
Lot 93 - Group lot - Vintage & Modern Art Glass - Scandi clear Tall Ship (af
Lot 94 - 4 pce set Blue & White Blue Willow pattern graduating cannisters (l
Lot 95 - 3 pces vintage Character Ceramics inc Burleigh Ware Sally I the Alley l
Lot 96 - Mixed Group lot - Mostly Miniatures inc Cloisonne Vase 10cm H, Ruby gl
Lot 97 - Set of 6 Robert Beck lava glazed pottery goblets, incised signature to
Lot 98 - David Boyd (1924 - 2011) Unframed Printers Proof Sepia toned Etching -
Lot 99 - Artist Unknown - Pair Framed Etchings & Aquatints - Portraits of Dr