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. -
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
Flight Barr Barr Worcester ‘Rich Imari’ plate, birds & rock
Handsome Flight Barr & Barr Worcester plate, boldly decorated in rich gold & enamels with a central Chinese garden with…
Ridgway sprigged mug, classical scenes, c.1815
Rare Ridgway porcelain mug of small size, decorated with finely sprigged white panels of classical figures, set within shaped panels…
English porcelain plate, soft turquoise ground, flowers & butterflies, c.
English porcelain plate, decorated with soft turquoise ground and hand painted flowers and butterflies, Possibly Brown, Westhead, Moore & Co Impressed circle…
Pair of flower encrusted ewers, Samuel Alcock c.1840
Pair of flower encrusted ewers, on round foot with ornate handles and gilt details. Attributed to Samuel Alcock Circa 1840 Major restorations to…
Samuel Alcock claret ground vase, flowers & scene, c.1840
Bone china vase with richly gilded claret ground, reserved with panel of finely handpainted flowers, the reverse with scenic panel,…
Davenport plate, flower specimen, circa 1850
Davenport dessert plate with central specimen flower within a moulded border with gilding. Pattern no 1371 Mark: Blue Anchor & wreath with…
A Sample from our Furniture
Handsome Mahogany George III chest of drawers with original knobs,
Handsome Mahogany George III chest of drawers, three large drawers and two half length drawers at the top, resting on…
English oak cradle, Charles II, circa 1685
A Charles II oak cradle with boarded canopy, panelled sides and acorn finial surmounted uprights, on shaped rockers. Circa 1685…
Spanish elm chair, tooled leather seat, 17th century
Spanish elm chair with shaped stretcher and upholstered and with early tooled leather seats. Mid 17th century 45x37cm, 97cm high…
Louis XV walnut salon chair with Aubusson covers, C.1770
Superb Louis XV walnut salon chair, the crest rail carved with a wheel motif, the arms with elegant scrolls, covered…
Victorian Cedar Gents chair, c. 1875
Victorian Cedar Gents chair on curvy cabriole legs, covered with pale green upholstery. Circa 1875…
A Sample from our Art
Ken Ellis watercolour, ‘Farmhouse on the hill’, signed
Ken Ellis watercolour, ‘Farmhouse on the hill’, signed 20th century…
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,…
Victorian penwork on silk, “a terrible hinderance” c. 1890
Victorian lace-edged silk placemat with blue ribbon, used as a canvas by a talented artist to sketch out a cartoon…
Australian water colour, bluegums, signed WB Stracham , 1924
Australian water colour, a path through bluegums, signed W.B. Strachan, 1924…
Miss Marsh of Collompton, after John Raphael Smith portrait 1808,
Miss Marsh of Collompton, a pastel portrait with small dog, a garden with fountain in the background, after an original by John…
Heraldic illumination, fine watercolour of Fitzgibbon Family coat-of-arms, ‘Nil Admarti’
Superbly detailed Heraldry illumination, depicting the Fitzgibbon Family Crest & Coats of Arms, with a red lion & white griffon…
