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 Friday and Saturday 21st & 22nd Nov
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 &…
AUCTION!
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.
Coming to our November Auction
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 November
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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
French joined armchair, paneled sides, flower carved crest & dated 1778Original price was: $5,400.00 AUD.$4,900.00 AUDCurrent price is: $4,900.00 AUD. -
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.
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
Chelsea handle, prunus moulding, mounted with period knife blade, c.
Chelsea handle, in the Chinese blanc-de-chine manner, with prunus moulding, mounted with a silver collar and period knife blade. Circa 1760…
Pair of Derby deer, C. 1780
Pair of Derby ‘Deer at lodge’, modelled seated on grassy plinths with a low flowery bocage behind, painted naturalistically with…
Adams attributed jug, Fountain Scenery in pink, c. 1840
Staffordshire Pottery jug, the lobed body on slightly spreading foot, the lip and rim with anthem ion moulding, printed in…
Caughley plate with rich Neo-classical gilding, circa 1780
Caughley plate of lobed rim form, decorated all over with rich Neo-classical gilding including laurel wreaths and c-scrolls, around a…
A Sample from our Furniture
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…
Country elm ladderback chair, rush seat, C. 1790
Elm ladderback chair, with turned stretcher and rush seat, on a turned pad foot. Circa 1790 94cm high…
Four early Victorian Mahogany chairs, spade back, c. 1860
Four early Victorian Mahogany chairs, with turned front legs and simple spade backs, upholstered in green velvet. Circa 1860 97cm high Some repairs to…
Mägdesprunger cast iron table/ plant stand, elaborate Rococo style C.
High Victorian cast iron plant stand side table, the pierced circular shelves moulded with musical instruments amongst scrollwork, the elaborate…
Walnut Bible Box, Scotch Thistle carved, c. 1650, includes 1832
A Charles II walnut Bible Box, the simple plank form well carved to the front with two arches containing large…
Australia chip carved mirror, dated 4/1/05 (1905)
Australia chip carved mirror, of oval form with original glass, inscribed to the back ‘4/1/05’. Dated 1905…
A Sample from our Art
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Qin Harp, 19th
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Qin’, Â a seven-string Zither / Harp, with dark & light banded frets, a long…
Miniature of a regency lady with a white dress and
Miniature of a regency lady with a white dress and blue belt, well painted on a blue ground, in original…
Daisy Wood watercolour, Wildflowers, mid 20th century
Daisy Wood watercolour, depicting a group of various Australian Wildflowers. Signed, mid 20th century work 16x22cm some light discolouration, unframed Daisy Wood was a local…
Hand Coloured Bird print ‘Bittern’ by Rev. Morris 1868
Coloured engraving of a ‘Bittern’ From “A History of British Birds”, by The Rev. F. O. Morris B.A., published by George…
