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:
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…
May Auction
Moorabool is pleased to announce their May Auction is now available on Invaluable. It’s a ‘Live’ auction , meaning those who would like to attend in person can come &…
AUCTIONS!
Moorabool is now conducting Auctions.
‘MOORABOOL AUCTIONS‘ holds a sale early each month. 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.
Rare Swiss View, from the period before he migrated to Australia in 1852.
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 January 2026
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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
‘Quaker Pegg’ Derby Botanical plate, ‘Balm Leaved Archangel’, c. 1796
Rare Derby botanical plate painted by ‘Quaker’ Pegg, with large central life-size botanical specimen copied from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (plate…
Barr Flight & Barr Coffee can with regency acanthus leaves
Barr Flight & Barr Coffee can, splendidly decorated with a wide orange ground band of gilt acanthus leaves, the ring…
A Sample from our Furniture
Georgian mahogany cradle, circa 1800.
Georgian mahogany cradle, of small proportions with tapering sides and enclosed head space. Circa 1800….
Persian carpet, pale colours, Iran latter 20th century
Small pure wool Persian carpet, with very fine knotting, decorated with a traditional pattern in pale colours. Iran, latter 20th century 160x78cm Good…
George III mahogany bedside cabinet, C. 1790
George III mahogany bedside cabinet, with gallery top above cupboard, the drawer below pulling out with split front leg support. Circa…
Pair of Victorian gilt wood corner brackets, c. 1880
Pair of Victorian gilt wood corner brackets, the hinged sections carved with foliage & supporting two oval shelves. Circa 1880…
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…
A Sample from our Art
Etching of St Pauls, Melbourne, G. Wesley 20th C.
Etching of St Paul’s, central Melbourne from the vantage point of the botanical gardens , titled ‘St Paul’s’ , signed…
Large Chinese painting, Children Musicians, 19th/20th century
Chinese watercolour on linen of a group of child – musicians, one directing from a chair, brightly painted on a…
Watercolour of a Continental lakeside, signed & dated J. Fletcher
Watercolour of a Continental lakeside, with figures & a cart in a town, the lake withboats stretching to distant towering…
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 &…
Early Victorian woolwork, vase of flowers, c. 1830
Early Victorian woolwork, the finely detailed work depicting a pedestal bowl with large flower group, on a grassy setting. Framed in…
John McCall – View of Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, Scotland,
John McCall Kilchurn Castle ruins, Loch Awe, in Autumn Signed & dated lower right, JNO. McCALL / 1919 visible 49x26cm; mounted on a larger piece…
