Australia’s Largest Range of Antique Ceramics, plus more!

Moorabool Antiques
Situated in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Moorabool Antiques was founded in 1958 by the late John Rosenberg.
Today it offers a vast range of Genuine Antiques from the Victorian, Georgian & earlier periods, including Pottery & Porcelain, Glass, Silver, Old Sheffield, Artworks, Furniture, Australiana, Antiquities & Natural History.
We welcome visitors to our large 2-floor premises in central Geelong.
16 – 18 Ryrie St, Geelong Victoria 3220

HOURS
Monday – Closed – Open by Appointment only
Tuesday – Friday 10 am-5pm
Saturday 10am – 1pm
Sunday – Closed –
CONTACT:
ph (03) 52292 970
email – moorabool@gmail.com
Moorabool Auctions
Ph – 0494129983
Email – mooraboolauctions@gmail.com
Latest News:
Arts & Crafts Collection
A fine selection of ‘Arts & Crafts’ has just been posted on Moorabool.com . It’s an interesting survey of the late 19th- early 20th century designs that were…
AUCTION!

Moorabool is now conducting Auctions.
‘MOORABOOL AUCTIONS‘ holds a sale early each month. It’s all posted on Invaluable.com, the world-wide platform where the salesrooms for Antiques & Artworks flourishes.
For each sale, we have a large number of vendors, mostly local estates and collections fresh to the market offered exclusively by Moorabool Auctions.

Rare Swiss View, from the period before he migrated to Australia in 1852.
Coming to our August Auction
There’s Furniture, Silver, Jewellery, Artworks – and of course a stunning array of fine Ceramics & Glass.
Have a browse now….. you never know what you’ll find.
NEXT AUCTION: October 11
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After-Auction Pick-ups – 16 Ryrie Street, Business Hours
A New way to browse our artworks:
Artists in Stock – an alphabetical list of artists.
Note: doesn’t include unsigned, unattributed pieces.
Sale! items
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Product on saleFrench joined armchair, paneled sides, flower carved crest & dated 1778Original price was: $5,400.00 AUD.$4,900.00 AUDCurrent price is: $4,900.00 AUD.
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Product on saleSmall Lowestoft basket, printed with the ‘Pinecone’ pattern, c.1770Original price was: $1,450.00 AUD.$950.00 AUDCurrent price is: $950.00 AUD.
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Product on saleEarly Victorian nursing chair, bobbin turned back, c.1840Original price was: $480.00 AUD.$370.00 AUDCurrent price is: $370.00 AUD.
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $550.00 AUD.$412.50 AUDCurrent price is: $412.50 AUD.
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $450.00 AUD.$337.50 AUDCurrent price is: $337.50 AUD.
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $400.00 AUD.$300.00 AUDCurrent price is: $300.00 AUD.
Find your Niche….

Moorabool has a vast variety of items in stock, and finding your interests can be daunting.
To make it easier to browse our large stock, we have divided it up into categories, or ‘Departments’.
This means you can find your area of interest, wether it is Ceramics, Art, Glass, or Furniture, and look through our stock.
Use this drop-down to access the Stock Departments.
A search will also allow you to find more specific interests.
Premium Stock
A few of our ‘best-in-class’ pieces of stock.
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Chinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890$6,500.00 AUD
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Frederick Strange – ‘View of Launceston’, Important Colonial Masterpiece c. 1858Sold
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Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD
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French Empire bronze boat-form inkwell, serpent handles, c. 1800$3,650.00 AUD
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Paris porcelain plate, painted in the Neoclassical taste, Nast C 1805$980.00 AUD
Freshest Stock
Fresh Stock Blogs
We are constantly adding Fresh items to our Stock Departments.
See the Latest Uploads via our Fresh Stock blogs – along with other interesting newsworthy announcements.
Fresh Stock at Moorabool
Welcome to our latest Fresh Stock release. There’s quite a range of Fresh items to browse…. Here’s our new way…
An Asian-themed Fresh Stock
Fresh Stock with an Asian Theme – a good quantity of items for you to browse from China, Japan, Burma,…
Fresh stock October 7th
Fresh Stock uploaded to moorabool.com . You’ll find a fine and varied selection, from Georgian Furniture to fine 18th…
Featured Items & Essays
Mademoiselle d’Jeck, a rare Staffordshire Figure of a Theatre Star
Mademoiselle d’Jeck was a 4-ton prima-donna…. appearing all across Europe & America in the earlier 19th century, she was…
David Roberts ‘Oberwesel’ 1829, re-discovered.
A local customer recently inherited a small number of Antiques from an uncle, including a most interesting oil painting. Set…
A Rare Pair: Meissen copies of Sèvres, by J.G. Loehnig, circa 1786
Sometimes, things don’t turn out to be what they look like. While that’s usually a pre-cursor for disappointment when we…

Moorabool Antiques is a second-generation Antique Shop, located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
We have a large premises overflowing with interesting items – well over 10,000 to browse.
It’s well worth a visit, with easy access from Melbourne by road, close to the train station, and just a few minutes from Avalon Airport. We are also just 10 minutes from the Tasmanian Ferry terminal.
We specialise in Antique Ceramics – but also have an extensive stock of Victorian, Georgian & earlier Furniture, Silver, Glass, Artworks, plus Antiquities & Natural History.
We are a small family business, with customer service and authenticity as our core values. Our customers return again & again, with our ultimate aim always being ‘Happy Customers’!
Stock Samples
A Sample from our Ceramics
Staffordshire pottery jug, lions head handle, flower print c. 1830
Staffordshire pottery jug of elegant lobed form, with wide flared lip and lions head moulded handle terminal, printed all-over with…
English porcelain cup & saucer, sprigged decoration, c. 1835
English porcelain cup and saucer decorated with hand painted sprigs of flowers Pattern number 1114 in green, maker unknown Circa 1835 Saucer 14cm…
French cup & saucer, with yellow flower sprays C.1880
French cup & saucer, loosely painted with large flower sprays of a yellow flowering vine, the rim with a gold…
A Sample from our Furniture
Australian cedar single bed, Tasmanian c. 1845
Early Australian bed, the high scroll-shaped end boards and turned posts in cedar, with solid eucalyptus slats and rails. Circa 1845 108cm…
Australian cedar box, inlaid panel, mid 19th C
Australian cedar box, the simple form with inlaid panel, possibly Banksia wood. mid-19th Century…
Chinese Hardwood low cabinet, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Chinese hardwood cabinet, of low narrow form, with two square compartments flanking a long shelf with raised central portion, faced…
Victorian mahogany nursing chair, c. 1860
Victorian nursing chair, the low form with mahogany scroll supports to back, on turned legs. Circa 1860 Depth: 77cm Width: 59c, Height: 89cm wear to…
Georgian Curved front Oak Corner cupboard, C.1795
Large Georgian III Oak corner cupboard, of elegant neoclassical style , the curved front with with tall side Mahogany veneer…
Early Oak Bible box with intricate carvings to front, c.
English Oak bible box with arcaded fleur-de-lis carved front panel, with early lockplate & latch. Mid 17th century 68cmx35cm, 21cm high…
A Sample from our Art
Georgian reverse-painted glass portrait – Shelley – dated 1821
Georgian reverse-painted glass portrait – titled ‘Shelley’ – dated 1821 frame 15x17cm…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick Bennett – a lone sailboat on
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting a lone sailboat on a lake Back marked ‘Frederick Bennett 1872’ Signed FBB 15cm x 24cm Fredrick B Bennett…
Georgian cut paper ‘negative’ silhouette, Rev. George Bonney, 1760-1826
Georgian cut paper ‘negative’ silhouette, inscribed to the lower part: Rev. George Bonney, born 1760 died 1826 Probably made at time of…
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Guzheng, early 19th
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Guzheng’, a half-tube Zither / Harp, with pale soundboard and dark carved sides, a…
China trade painting of a ‘Junk’ at sea, original frame,
China trade oil painting of a ‘Junk’ at sea, with distant land & two other ships in the background, on…