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:
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.
SOLD July 4, estimate $3500-4500,
hammer $4800
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 August
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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
Yates porcelain plate, square fluted with flowers, c. 1830
James Yates porcelain plate, the squared form moulded with four swags and fluted rim, well painted with a central flower…
Davenport plate of a country scene and river, c.1850-70
Davenport plate hand painted with country scene within a teal decorated rococo moulded & pierced rim. Printed blue mark Circa…
Derby Dandy figure with fruit & dog, c. 1770
Derby Dandy figure with fruit & dog, set on an elaborate scroll base. Patch marks, c. 1770…
Nyonya – Peranakan – Straits Chinese porcelain diamond shape dish,
Nyonya – Peranakan – Straits Chinese porcelain diamond shape dish, the lobed form decorated with lotus flowers within a border…
New Hall London shape cup & saucer with flower panels
New Hall London shape cup & saucer with flower panels and pink rings on cobalt ground, c.1820 Saucer: 14cm cup handle to…
A Sample from our Furniture
Pair of Spanish elm chairs, mid 17th century
Pair of Spanish elm chairs, with shaped stretcher and upholstered with early tooled leather seats. Mid 17th century 100 cm high 46cm Wide 45cm…
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…
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…
Elm hanging Corner Cabinet, C. 1780
Elm corner cabinet with moulded cornice opening to reveal two shaped shelves. Circa 1780 small sympathetic repairs, old…
Georgian Oak side table with single drawer C.1800
Georgian oak side table of simple form with single drawer and slightly tapered legs Circa 1800 78x43cm 73cm high Condition : fine honey-toned patination…
Victorian Mahogany balloon back chair
Victorian Mahogany balloon back chair H: 87cm W: 48cm D: 50cm…
A Sample from our Art
Original pencil sketch of a Classical ‘Anthemion’, signed ‘W.E.’ late
Original pencil sketch of a Classical ‘Anthemion’, a leaf-like detail from the roofline of a Classical – or Neoclassical -…
Arnold Jarvis (1881-1951) – Watercolour – Southern Victoria coast, circa
Arnold Jarvis Sourthern Victorian Coastal scene, Watercolour – a beach and headland with large limestone boulders, with distant headland and waves on rock…
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instruments, Erhu + Yangqin,
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Erhu’ single string violin, it’s S-shape bow resting across it, a ‘Yangqin’ box Sither…
Chinese ancestor portrait, Grandmother in red coat, 19th century or
Chinese ancestor portrait, depicting an enthroned Grandmother on a chair with dragon arms, an elaborate headdress on her hair. Rank badge…
Japanese calligraphy scroll, 19th/20th century
Japanese calligraphy scroll, with central inscription and several smaller. 19th/20th century Work 119×27.5cm total 186x37cm damaged – hole thru lower left…
Original hand-painted botanical illustration – vanilla vine & pods
Original hand-painted botanical illustration – vanilla vine with vanilla pods. From an unknown Botanical publication, 20th century 24.5x 20cm…
