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 –
CLOSED ANZAC DAY 25th April
CLOSED- Thursday 14th May from 1pm , 15th & 16th May– reopen 19th May
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.
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: MAY 2nd
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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. -
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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
Coalport Imari pattern vase, circa 1825
Coalport Imari pattern vase, of globular form with long neck, painted underglaze in blue with green, red & gilt details…
Minton porcelain trio, flowers on bright yellow ground, c. 1830
Minton porcelain trio, decorated with hand painted flowers on a bright yellow ground with gilt border Circa 1830 Saucer 14.5cm W Minor wear…
Paris Porcelain plate with superb countryside scene, prob. Nast,
Paris Porcelain plate with superb scene, depicting a mounted rider receiving a cup from a woman from a house he…
Maws – Pratt printed ‘Old Greek’ pattern vase, c.1910
Maws – Pratt printed ‘Old Greek’ pattern vase, black printed & painted with Classical scenes reserved in white. ‘Discus thrower’ mark, Circa 1910 19cm…
Staffordshire figure of a couple, ‘umbrella’ group, c.
Staffordshire pottery ‘umbrella’ group, modelled as a couple in an embrace beneath an umbrella. Circa 1850. 17cm h. Condition: the umbrella a restoration,…
Pair of Mennecy Medici vases Circa 1750
Rare pair Mennecy ‘Medici Vases’, the fluted campana-form body supported on a spirally ribbed domed base, well painted in coloured…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian Mahogany roll top desk with extending writing slope, c.1875
Handsome Victorian Mahogany ‘roll top’ desk, with large solid panel opening to reveal interior fitted with drawers in satinwood, the…
French Empire mahogany fauteuil, green & pink striped upholstery, c.1850
French Empire mahogany fauteuil, with elegant scrolled arms and sabre legs, finished with green & pink striped upholstery. Circa 1850 Height: 92cm,…
French pedestal with shelf, ormolu, c. 1900
French pedestal stand with shelf between four fluted legs, with ormolu pierced rim to the white marble top, various other…
Set of 6 Australian Cedar balloon back chairs
Set of six Australian cedar balloon-back chairs, with turned front legs, presently upholstered in red velvet – easily changed. Circa 1860 Good…
A Sample from our Art
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, early 19th century
Well painted portrait panel of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, depicted in red Major-General’s uniform with blue sash &…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick B Bennett – “Stone Bridges in
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting 2 stone bridges in a mountain landscape . Back marked ‘FBBennett “Stone Bridges in Swiss Alps…
Japanese kakejiku scroll, Kannon & nobleman, Meiji Period 19th century
Japanese kakejiku scroll, painted with a depiction of the goddess of mercy, Kannon, Â with two noblemen in front, one with…
Earthenware tile, well painted with a Dutch scene, c. 1880
Earthenware tile, well painted with an interior scene in the Dutch Old Master style, with a child seated blowing bubbles,…
