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Welcome to our Fresh Stock Directory.
Everyone’s looking for something different – so we have divided it up into areas of interest: choose a ‘Gallery’ below to browse the latest items of that type to be uploaded.
Latest Fresh Stock Release Blogs
- A Staffordshire Fresh StockWelcome to our latest Fresh Stock. This one is a ‘Staffordshire Special’, with some early figures dating to the late 18th – early 19th century – as well as a good selection of classic Victorian pieces. There’s a couple of Highwaymen, one titled ‘Dick Turpin’, the other facing horseman traditionally being his companion Gentleman-Robber, ‘Tom King’ (actually Mathew, not Tom….) … Read more
- BookendsAlways handy, and don’t they dress up a bookshelf?
- 18th Century English EarthenwaresCreamware Creamware is the term for an English earthenware body with a definite ‘cream’ tone, popular in the latter half of the 18th century and replicated across Europe. It emerged from the experimentation of Staffordshire potters seeking a local alternative to expensive Chinese porcelain around 1750. Their innovation yielded a refined cream to white earthenware with a lustrous clear lead … Read more
- English Enamels & Derby figuresWelcome to our latest Fresh Stock release at Moorabool. This week we have a fine selection of English Porcelain figures, and a collection of English Enamel patch & snuff boxes. Fresh to Stock – 18th century Enamel Boxes SPOT THE FAKE One of these lovely enamel boxes isn’t what it seems: can you tell which? Derby Figures Derby figures, originating … Read more
- Fresh Stock- Jewellery, Pottery & Porcelain, including Masons, Worcester, – a fine mix of quality itemsWelcome to Moorabool’s latest Fresh Stock release – a fine selection of items, fresh to the market. We’re also beginning to stock more jewellery, with an interesting selection of reasonably priced estate jewellery. Mother’s Day is coming! Why not spoil your mother with a lovely antique piece? we’ve put together a gallery of ideas, have a browse here > Fine … Read more
- Fresh Stock – Torquay Art Pottery + more…Welcome to another Moorabool ‘Fresh Stock’. This one features a collection of English ‘Art Pottery’ from the distinct Devon potters of Torquay. They’re always nicely made pieces, with a rich terracotta-toned body slipped in colours, often scratched-through or finely painted with stylish scenes, but most notable for their inscriptions. This gives rise to a popular nick-name, ‘Mottoware’. We have some … Read more
- Minton rarities, Australian Pottery, American Ceramics – and more, Fresh to StockWelcome to an interesting Moorabool ‘Fresh Stock Release’. Featured are a small collection of early Victorian ‘Staffordshire Cottages’ – pastille burners that were made as mini houses with working chimneys to allow the smoke out! There’s a couple of rare British Pottery pieces, the most noticeable being the Minton Majolica ‘Chinaman’ teapot. This remarkable design is a ‘Minton Classic’, chosen … Read more
- Fresh Stock – Australian Art, Indian Metalwares & Textiles, Studio Pottery, and more…Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’ post. It’s a great variety – Asian, Indian, and Australian! We have a vast number of exciting English & Continental Ceramics coming in the next few weeks, for those who are looking for something a little ‘finer’ than today’s offerings…. Enjoy! Asian Items Indian Items The Dawn of Moorcroft…. a William Moorcroft teapot, Macintyre-made … Read more
- Fresh Stock – English Watercolours, Sterling Boxes, Corkscrews – and more….Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com. This week, a wide variety of interesting items awaits. There’s a fine selection of quality English watercolours, including a beautiful landscape by William B. Thomas, and a pair of enticing little gems with a pre-Raphaelite feel by the virtually unknown artist William Took. English Watercolours English Watercolours FRESH to Stock
- Fresh Stock, inc. The Grand Tour, a Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, Royal Collectables, a Marble Bust & more!Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’. This week, it’s a great variety, with some superb rarities in the ‘Grand Tour’ section, a fascinating selection of brass & bronze items, a marble bust, and a small selection of Royal Commemoratives. Enjoy! The Grand tour The ’Grand Tour’ was the Englishman’s experience of travelling through the lands of the Ancient Roman & … Read more