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
Spanish tinglaze dish, blue & ochre, 20th century
Large Spanish Maiolica charger, decorated with a traditional flowers & foliage pattern. Marked on glaze ‘Valencia / Espinosa’ earlier 20th century With a welded…
Bloch covered vase, in the Meissen style, encrusted flowers circa
French porcelain baluster shaped covered vase, in the Meissen style, decorated with colourful encrusted flowers surrounding painted flower groups. Marked with…
Ancient Egyptian faience amulet, Bes, household protector, 700-300 BC
Ancient Egyptian green/blue faience amulet of ‘Bess’, the dwarf household god, shown standing with arms at side, a large feather…
Royal Worcester porcelain plate, gilt windmill, 1881
Royal Worcester porcelain plate decorated with hand painted flowering vine around a gilt panel depicting a scene with trees and…
Chinese Neolithic amphora, Majiayao period, circa 2,100 BC
Chinese Neolithic pottery amphora with twin handles, traces of painted iron oxide pigment geometric designs remaining. Majiayao culture, Machang period, Gansu region. Circa…
A Sample from our Furniture
Arts & Crafts oak shelves, peg joining, c.1900
Arts & Crafts oak shelves with peg joining, c.1900…
German Aneroid Barometer + Thermometer, carved case, c. 1910
German Aneroid Barometer + Thermometer, carved case, c. 1910 21.5cm wide Good working order with minimal signs of age to case….
English Chinoiserie black lacquered corner cabinet, 17th/ early 18th century
English Chinoiserie black lacquered corner cabinet, decorated in multicolour lacquerwork with an oriental scene, including figures, a rice paddy, and…
William IV reclining library chair
William IV mahogany reclining library chair with scroll arms and carved crest, on tulip legs. …
Pair of French Fauteuils, Louis XV period circa 1765
Pair of French fauteuils , presented with distressed painted finish, probably original; the top rail with flower carving, similar areas to…
George III mahogany bedside cabinet / washstand, C. 1795
George III mahogany wash stand / bedside table, with solid top, shaped skirt & reeded legs, lower shelf with drawer. Circa…
A Sample from our Art
Original hand-painted botanical illustration – Pomelo ‘C. Grandis’
Original hand-painted botanical illustration depicting leaves &  fruit, inscribed  ‘C. Grandis’ – ie a Pomelo citrus. From an unknown Botanical publication, 20th…
Dennis Adams oil on canvas, ‘Decks Awash’, mid-20th century
Dennis Adams (1941-2001) ‘Decks Awash’, oil on canvas laid onto board, a dramatic scene of the rolling deck of a ship with…
Gouache painting of a day’s hunt, 19th century
Gouache painting of hunting trophies, showing dead game including ducks and quail, grouped around a leather hunt bag. Early 19th…
Victorian amethyst-glass Hyacinth Vase , late 19th century
Late Victorian hand blown amethyst-glass Hyacinth Vase, with slightly ribbed body & deep lip to hold bulb. Faint makers mark (circular…
Francis Cotes, R.A. (1726-1770) Portrait of Alice Blair Gaft Johnston,
Francis Cotes 1726-1770, R.A. Portrait of Alice Blair Gaft Johnston, shown in quarter length with a blue silk dress and golden…
