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
Royal Crown Derby green ground floral plate, 1937
Royal Crown Derby plate printed & painted with central floral group within a broad apple green border.Year cypher mark for…
Wedgwood bone china plate, country bridge scene, c.1870
Wedgwood bone china plate, the centre handpainted with a scene, the border with platinum and gold etched ‘Japanesque’ motifs on…
Barr Flight & Barr Worcester plate, flower groups & rich
Superb Barr Flight & Barr Worcester plate, well painted with three fine flower sprays with leaves, a single small flower…
French faience plate, Gallic rooster with giant jug, Nevers c.
French faience plate, boldly painted with a rooster by a giant jug, in a landscape with tree to one side,…
Daniel Rococo moulded spill vase, scenic panels, c. 1835
Daniel Rococo moulded spill vase, well painted with ‘Romantic’ scenic panels, the scroll moulding picked out in gold. Unmarked, c. 1835 10cm restored…
A Sample from our Furniture
Chinese hardwood nest of 4 square tables with carved rails,
Good set of Chinese Hardwood Tables, with four graduated sizes nesting inside each other, the top of legs and top…
Large mahogany Belle Epoque mirror with intricate carvings, c.1880
Large mahogany Belle Epoque mirror with intricate carvings, the glass beveled. Circa 1880 118 x 212cm excellent condition, central finial appears to be…
Chinese Elm ‘horseshoe’ armchair, 19th century
Chinese Elm horseshoe chair, with carved splat and rounded supports. Qing Dynasty, 19th century D: 63cm W: 62cm 96cm high Pleasant honey -toned patination…
Chinese Hardwood stand with shelf & lattice ‘stretcher’, c. 1920
Chinese Hardwood stand of square form, the rim with elegant moulded edges & small carved frieze, a solid shelf below,…
Pair of Regency mahogany chairs, purple suede upholstery, c.1815
Pair of Regency mahogany chairs, the sabre leg form with plain back and classically carved splat, the front legs reeded,…
A Sample from our Art
Chinese Export ‘pith painting’, 2 ladies domestic scene, c.1840
Chinese export pith painting, well painted with a domestic scene depicting a lady of rank and a probably her child…
Georgian silhouette in period maple frame, c.1800
Georgian silhouette in period maple frame, the painted profile portrait depicting a woman in bonnet, within gilt lines & set…
The edge of the desert, watercolour by Jean Laroché, Egyptian
“The edge of the desert” watercolour by Jean Laroché, Egyptian scene with camels, palms and a building. Signed & named lower left &…
Victorian penwork on silk, cartoon of two boys + “beast
Victorian lace-edged silk placemat with blue ribbon, used as a canvas by a talented artist to sketch out a cartoon…
William B. Thomas, ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast’, watercolour c. 1900
William B. Thomas (1877-1947), ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast, near Boston’, watercolour circa 1900 …
J. Hine watercolour, Main St. Inverleigh
Original Watercolour, titled: Main St, Inverleigh Signed J. Hine Late 20th century Framed 31x26cm Work 16x11cm…

















