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.
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: APRIL 5th
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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 sale
French 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. -
Product on sale
Small Lowestoft basket, printed with the ‘Pinecone’ pattern, c.1770Original price was: $1,450.00 AUD.$950.00 AUDCurrent price is: $950.00 AUD. -
Product on sale
Early Victorian nursing chair, bobbin turned back, c.1840Original price was: $480.00 AUD.$370.00 AUDCurrent price is: $370.00 AUD. -
Product on sale
Spode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $550.00 AUD.$412.50 AUDCurrent price is: $412.50 AUD. -
Product on sale
Spode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $450.00 AUD.$337.50 AUDCurrent price is: $337.50 AUD. -
Product on sale
Spode 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 -
Frederick Strange – ‘View of Launceston’, Important Colonial Masterpiece c. 1858Sold -
Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD -
French Empire bronze boat-form inkwell, serpent handles, c. 1800$3,650.00 AUD -
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.
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…
Premium Fresh Stock
Welcome to our selection of ‘the Best’ for the end of 2024. Some stunning rarities have come to us recently,…
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
Edward VII Royal Serviceware side dish, blue ensignia, Worcester 1906
Worcester plain white kidney-shaped dish, decorated with the Royal monogram ‘ER VII ‘for Edward VII Printed mark ‘THE ROYAL PORCELAIN WORKS…
Japanese porcelain pate, figures in panels, c. 1900
Japanese porcelain plate, decorated with hand-painted reserves of people in landscapes on a red ground with gilt foliate details. Circa 1900 18.5cm…
Coalport cup and saucer with cornflowers, roses and gilt foliage,
Coalport cup and saucer, hand painted with a delightful pattern of scrolling cornflowers, rose heads and gilt foliage. Unmarked, c.1820 W: 14cm H:…
Flight Barr Barr Worcester Eagle Armorial plate, Shank or Forbes
Flight Barr Barr Worcester Armorial plate, the rim with flowering branches in Imari colours, the centre well painted with a…
French Creamware plate, Crimean War scene, Circa 1855
French pearlware plate commemorating the Crimean War, showing emblems of the Allies, the central print of Omar Pascha at the…
Ridgway Porcelain small mug, inscribed ‘JR 1847’ c.1847
Ridgway porcelain small presentation mug, with wishbone twig handle, superbly gilt with presentation initials ‘JR 1847’, within ornate scrolls and…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian Walnut Jacobean style barley twist chair with green velvet,
Victorian walnut bedroom chair on the Jacobean style, with barley twist supports flanking a tall padded back, on cabriole legs…
Baltic Pine display cabinet, Northern European late 19th century
Interesting Northern European Baltic Pine display cabinet, with two large glazed doors above cupboard, the doors, corners, and plinths with…
Petite French Fauteuil, gold silk, Louis XV period c.1760
Petite French fruitwood Fauteuil, of elegant rococo Louis XV design, the legs and top rail with flowerhead carving, upholstered in…
English Regency black lacquer papier mache tray with superb flowers,
English black lacquer papier mache tray, well painted with large groups of flowers, including passion flower with drops of water,…
Victorian style small ‘slipper’ chair, floral upholstery
Small Victorian style ‘slipper’ chair, upholstered in a bright floral fabric. 73cm high Good usable condition…
A Sample from our Art
Lionel Lindsay woodblock print, ‘Night Heron’ , 1935
Sir Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961) Signed within work & in pencil lower left, titled ‘Night Heron’ in pencil, also ‘100’ 1935 Paper 17.5cm high,…
Framed Watercolour, jonquils, early 20th C
Framed watercolour of jonquils. Early 20th Century 25cm x 16cm Foxing, wear to frame…
Hand Coloured Bird print ‘Bittern’ by Rev. Morris 1868
Coloured engraving of a ‘Bittern’ From “A History of British Birds”, by The Rev. F. O. Morris B.A., published by George…
Dieter Prussner ‘The Fountain, Como House’ signed & dated
Dieter Prussner , ‘The Fountain, Como House’ large gauche on grey card, signed & dated 1986 80 x 63cm Framed Label to reverse, indicating 1986…
