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
Japanese pottery fish-shaped bowl, 19th C.
Japanese pottery fish-shaped bowl, realistically modelled as a snapper with gilt details to the moulded & painted scales, a sprig…
Worcester heart-shape serving dish, turquoise & gilt with flowers, c.
Dr Wall Worcester serving dish of heart shape, decorated with two bands of ‘sky blue’ borders with gilt scallops and…
Meissen Old Brandenstein plate with scattered flowers, C. 1745
Meissen plate of Old Brandenstein moulded form, painted with Deutsche Blumen flower sprays and specimens, with a gold line rim. Crossed…
French mosaic pottery vase, Capron, mid 20th C
French Modernist pottery stemmed vase with mosaic pattern. Signed Capron, France, impressed mark M18…
A Sample from our Furniture
Georgian mahogany dressing mirror, knulled edging, c.1820
Georgian mahogany dressing mirror with knulled edging, on scrolled supports. Circa 1820…
French embroidered giltwood footstool, c.1870
French giltwood footstool, the round form with period tapestry depicting a bouquet of colourful ‘morning glories’, gesso leaf pattern to…
Regency mahogany ‘coffee table’, hinging top, mock drawers, converted from
Regency mahogany ‘coffee table’, hinging top, fake drawers, converted from commode, Maker’s Mark ‘ ‘ c.1830 43cm high 51.5 x 46cm…
English elm ladderback armchair with rush seat, turned knobs, c.1800
English elm ladderback armchair, with rush seat, the back with turned knobs. Circa 1800…
Elm coffer, simple construction with brass handles, circa 1780
Early elm coffer of modest construction with dove tail corners, original patination and period brass handles. …
Pair of Victorian carved wood wall brackets
Pair of Victorian carved wood wall brackets, the back and bracket carved with foliage & supporting a half circle shelf….
A Sample from our Art
Jean Baptiste PERRONNEAU (1716-83) -Pastel portrait of Jeanne-Marie Mallès, Dated
Jean Baptiste PERRONNEAU (1716-83) Pastel portrait Jeanne-Marie- Mallès, aged 18, as ‘Dianna the Huntress’, with crescent moon to the top her…
New Zealand interest: a Budd sisters sketchbook leaf, Cosmos Peaks,
A Budd sketchbook watercolour, showing rugged mountains through trees, titled to the back ‘Cosmos Peaks from Tramway, Kinlock’ . By Elizabeth…
Mark Phillips, Still Life: ‘Autumn Flowers + Apples’, oil on
Mark Phillips (1951- ) ‘Autumn Flowers + Apples’ 1975 oil on board, signed lower right frame 50x61cm Good Condition Born in South Africa, Mark Phillips…
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 & clothes,…
Edwardian round wooden frame, Cupid photograpic print, c. 1910
Edwardian turned wood circular frame with applied gesso flower sprays, inset with Edwardian photo of a child with bow and…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick Bennett- large manor house 1873
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting a large manor house. Back marked ‘Frederick Bennett’ Signed FBB 1873 15cm x 24cm Fredrick B Bennett is an…
