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:
May 2nd Auction
We’re pleased to have our next auction posted on Invaluable – finally! It’s a wonderful array of items, from the sublime to the ridiculous…. Silver and Metalwork The sale’s silver offerings…
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 of browsing: enjoy!…
Grace Darling, the Heroine of the Sea – in Staffordshire!
Grace Darling, the heroic lighthouse-keeper’s daughter is the subject of this rare Staffordshire figure fresh to Moorabool’s stock. But something is very peculiar with this example…. making…
AUCTIONS!

Moorabool is now conducting Auctions.
‘MOORABOOL AUCTIONS‘ holds regular auctions in Geelong. 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.

SOLDÂ July 4, estimate $3500-4500,Â
hammer $4800
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: Late August
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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
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
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. -
Product on sale
Spode ironstone rectangular dish, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $380.00 AUD.$285.00 AUDCurrent price is: $285.00 AUD. -
Product on sale
Pair of Italian Baroque walnut chairs with carved backs, 17th centuryOriginal price was: $4,200.00 AUD.$3,900.00 AUDCurrent price is: $3,900.00 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.
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
Royal Copenhagen comport, flowers & insects, c. 1785
Rare Royal Copenhagen tall round comport, well painted in the ‘Saxon Flowers’ pattern with groups of colourful flowers in the…
Small Staffordshire spaniel, red spotted, c. 1870
Charismatic Staffordshire spaniel of smallest size, modeled seated looking right. Circa 1870 9.5cm high, base 6cm wide Condition: Wear to paint, snout restored,…
Chinese Export ‘basket of flowers’ pattern blue & white plate,
Chinese Export small plate, painted in underglaze blue with a ‘basket of flowers’ pattern within a wide band border. Circa 1800 original…
Pearlware spill vase on plinth base, printed Pagoda pattern, c.
English Pearlware spill vase, the ovoid body with fluted bellflower-moulded lower segment, the irregular rim feather-moulded, set on a rectangular…
Bendigo pottery blue glaze pottery boat vase. C.1930
Bendigo pottery vase shaped as a boat with blue speckled glaze. Circa 1930 32x 10 cm 8 cm high…
A Sample from our Furniture
Pair Cast Hall Seats, cedar seats, Melbourne made? c.1875.
Pair of Victorian Cast Iron Hall Seats with cedar seats, said to be Melbourne made. Circa 1875…
Armorial carving, probably English 16th century or earlier
Large carved oak armorial carving, with a shield bearing an armorial of white roses on red ground, also three annuals…
Early Victorian Mahogany display cabinet, 5-shelf, c. 1850
Handsome Mahogany display cabinet, with solid sides, the angled corners with carved brackets to top & bottom, the front with 3-panel…
Set of four American chairs, by Smith Ely, NYC, circa
Set of four American birdseye Maple chairs, with shapely ‘klismos’ backs and cane seats. Two marked to…
Fine quality crystal cabinet, walnut veneer c.1925
Fine quality crystal cabinet, the curved front with 3 vertical glass panes to each of the twin doors, the whole…
A Sample from our Art
Pair of large Georgian silhouettes, lady & gent, black lacquer
Pair of large Georgian cut paper silhouettes, of a gent & lady, with ink & white details of hair &…
Miniature of a regency lady with a white dress and
Miniature of a regency lady with a white dress and blue belt, well painted on a blue ground, in original…
Four watercolours depicting views of a Georgian house, early 19th
Set of four topographical watercolours, depicting the same Georgian house from different angles, the foregrounds with interesting landscapes and features…
Japanese calligraphy scroll, 19th/20th century
Japanese calligraphy scroll, with central inscription and several smaller. 19th/20th century Work 119×27.5cm total 186x37cm damaged – hole thru lower left…
Harold Slocombe, Oil painting ‘Ledbury, Herefordshire’
Oil on canvas of a street scene, titled ‘Church Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England’ in contemporary frame. By Harold Slocombe Late 20th Century Framed…

















