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 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: early-April 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. -
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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
Lockett & Hulme pottery mask jug, ‘Elephant and Camel’ pattern,
Lockett & Hulme pottery mask jug, printed & painted with the ‘Elephant and Camel’ pattern, with a procession around the…
Sevres style coffee can & saucer, 19th C
French porcelain coffee can & saucer, in the Sevres style, nicely decorated with a flower sprig pattern within blue ribbon…
Coalport milk jug, Rich Japan pattern #597, circa 1820
Coalport London Shape milk jug, superbly decorated in a ‘Rich Japan’ pattern, including a curious set of walls & pillars. Pattern…
Barr Flight Barr Worcester coffee can,bat-brints of flowers, c.1810
Barr Flight Barr Worcester coffee can, bat-printed in black with flower specimens including dog rose & pea flowers. Impressed ‘BFB’ &…
Cantonese teapot, figures and insects, c. 1900
Cantonese porcelain teapot, the cylindrical form decorated with bright enamel scenes of figures and insects, with rim lugs supporting a…
Staffordshire leaf shape pickle in willow pattern, c. 1850
Staffordshire pickle dish of deep leaf form, printed in blue with a version of the willow, including an unusual small…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian walnut whatnot, fine fretwork + single drawer, c. 1880
Handsome & useful Victorian etagere, with turned columns alongside ornate fretwork supports, with fretwork back and sides to the top,…
Georgian Mahogany dropside table with pad feet, c. 1760
Georgian Mahogany dropside table, Â in dense Cuban Mahogany, the rectangular top on elegant tapered legs & pad feet. Circa 1760 Height: 70cm Top…
Victorian style small ‘slipper’ chair, floral upholstery
Small Victorian style ‘slipper’ chair, upholstered in a bright floral fabric. 73cm high Good usable condition…
Japanese large wooden screen, carved with birds & flowers, ex-
Handsome large Japanese room screen, well carved with both sides different, one side with shallow carved-out panels of lifesize plants,…
George III mahogany and elm Chippendale commode chair, c.1780
George III mahogany and elm Chippendale commode chair, with typical pierced splat back & extra-deep seat containing comode beneath lift-up…
A Sample from our Art
Rare Japanese lacquer plaque, gold printed Mt Fuji view H.Musino
Rare Japanese lacquer plaque, printed in pure gold with a view of Mount Fuji. Red stamp marks on the back, H.Musino patent c.1900 27×20.5cm Condition:…
Indian illustrative picture, Mughal Prince in pleasure garden, gouache
Indian gouache on card, depicting a Mughal Prince with manservant and three ladies offering him drink, one with a musical…
Brenton Raberaba, Hermannsburg artist, Desert Landscape watercolour, 1960’s
Brenton Raberaba (1951-74) desert landscape, watercolour on board circa 1960’s Language Group: Western Arrernte (Aranda) 37.5×27.5cm Board with trademark to back ‘NT KENT MEDIUM’ & address…
Black Basalt plaque of a Philosopher, in early Australian Cedar
Late 18th century Black Basalt portrait plaque of an unknown philosopher, depicted with long hair & beard facing left, interestingly framed…
