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 TUES 20TH MAY
CONTACT:
ph (03) 52292 970
email – moorabool@gmail.com
Moorabool Auctions
Ph – 0494129983
Email – mooraboolauctions@gmail.com
Latest News:
Arts & Crafts Collection
A fine selection of ‘Arts & Crafts’ has just been posted on Moorabool.com . It’s an interesting survey of the late 19th- early 20th century designs that were…
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.

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 10th
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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 saleFrench 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.
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Product on saleSmall Lowestoft basket, printed with the ‘Pinecone’ pattern, c.1770Original price was: $1,450.00 AUD.$950.00 AUDCurrent price is: $950.00 AUD.
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Product on saleEarly Victorian nursing chair, bobbin turned back, c.1840Original price was: $480.00 AUD.$370.00 AUDCurrent price is: $370.00 AUD.
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $550.00 AUD.$412.50 AUDCurrent price is: $412.50 AUD.
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $450.00 AUD.$337.50 AUDCurrent price is: $337.50 AUD.
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $400.00 AUD.$300.00 AUDCurrent price is: $300.00 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
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Frederick Strange – ‘View of Launceston’, Important Colonial Masterpiece c. 1858Sold
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Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD
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French Empire bronze boat-form inkwell, serpent handles, c. 1800$3,650.00 AUD
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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
Derby sauceboat with colourful flower sprays, c. 1765
Derby sauceboat of low lobed form, painted with colourful flower sprays and a red line rim. Unmarked, c. 1765…
Chinese Export tankard with dragon handle, European flowers, c.1760
Chinese Export tankard with dragon handle, European flowers & hatched pink border with scrolls & fringing. C.1760. 13cm high Condition: hairline to lower…
Hoi An Shipwreck wine bowl, petal lobed blue + white,
Superb small Annamese wine cup with everted flower petal rim, the interior painted with a phuc symbol meaning ‘wealth’, the…
Pierrefonds Nouveau tall handled vase with iridescent glaze, C. 1910
Pierrefonds (France) Art Nouveau vase of elegant neck amphora form, the tall handles maintaining an elegant egg-shape outline, glazed with…
A Sample from our Furniture
French Rosewood card table, Louis XVIII style, c. 1870
French Rosewood card table, with Louis XVIII style legs and carving, the interior with a green felt edged with tooled…
Australian hardwood plant stand, barrel form top, c. 1910
Australian hardwood plant stand, with four long slightly curved legs divided with ‘X’ stretcher, supporting a barrel-form top with double…
Indian carved Octagonal folding table, C.1900
Small Indian carved octagonal folding table, the base with open work of stylised foliage, the top with carved border of…
Traditional Northern European spinning wheel, usable, 20th century
Well made Oak spinning wheel, with distinct thick wheel supported on bobbin turned spokes, the main platform with recessed box…
Handsome Mahogany George III chest of drawers with original knobs,
Handsome Mahogany George III chest of drawers, three large drawers and two half length drawers at the top, resting on…
Pair of George III Hepplewhite Mahogany chairs, c. 1780
A pair of elegant George III Hepplewhite mahogany chairs with horse shoe shaped rib- moulded back supporting an elegant pierced…
A Sample from our Art
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Yunlou, early 19th
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a 10-gong ‘Yunlou’ cloud-gong, set in a wooden framework on stand with s-scroll brackets, the…
Australian water colour, bluegums, signed WB Stracham , 1924
Australian water colour, a path through bluegums, signed W.B. Strachan, 1924…
Watercolour, Thatch Cottages by a bridge, 19th century
English watercolour of good quality, depicting an evening scene in the countryside, a shepherd leading his flock toward a stone…
Benjamin J Ottewell watercolour, Autumn Glade, dated 1911
Benjamin J Ottewell (1847-1937) Autumn Glade Signed & dated lower right 1911 44x58cm Benjamin John Ottewell was well respected as a professional water colour artist,…
Dutch bottle painted with oil – peasant scene, C. 1800
Dutch amber glass bottle with ring handle to the long neck, well painted in oils to one side with a…