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: Mid-August.
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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
Japanese Mino ware pottery plate with poppies, Mid 20th
Japanese pottery Mino ware, decorated with red poppies on a speckled green glaze ground. Mid 20th Century 23cm…
Large French porcelain inkwell, green spiral stripes, c. 1820
Large French porcelain inkwell, the drum form stand with inset inkpot, the whole painted with a stylish pattern of gilt…
Continental porcelain box, flowers & blue, c.1890
Continental porcelain box of rococo scroll form, painted with flower groups reserved on blue ground with gilt scrollwork. Indistinct mark, probably French circa…
Chinese blue & white ‘Dragon’ tea bowl, 20th century
Hand-painted Chinese porcelain tea bowl, painted in underglaze blue with a ‘hidden dragon’, the head inside & body wrapped around…
Meissen trompe l’Å“il dish featuring realistic flowers and fruit heaped on
A very rare Meissen trompe l’Å“il dish featuring realistic flowers and fruit heaped on a pierced-rim dish, a pale blue…
A Sample from our Furniture
Regency Rosewood chair, nicely carved details, c. 1825
Regency Rosewood chair, with nicely turned & carved front legs, a fine ‘anthemion’ carving to the back rail, the rear…
Mahogany Bulter’s Tray in the Georgian style, c. 1900
Mahogany Bulter’s Tray in the Georgian style, c. 1900 Tray 71 x 55cm Total height on stand 84cm…
Australian blackwood single bed heads, Tasmanian C. 1840
Australian black wood since bed or 2 bedheads with bobbin turned legs and rails, the top with elegant turned finals Circa…
Victorian scrap screen, over 2,000 images, c.1890
Victorian scrap screen, the three-fold canvas completely covered both sides with colour printed scraps, with subjects ranging from humorous portraits…
A Sample from our Art
Japanese calligraphy scroll, 19th/20th century
Japanese calligraphy scroll, with central inscription and several smaller. 19th/20th century Work 119×27.5cm total 186x37cm damaged – hole thru lower left…
Large oil painting of a rural scene with, signed J.
Large oil painting in impressive frame, depicting a landscape with a windmill on a hill pumping from a watercourse, a…
Copeland plaque with amateur painting- lady with birdcage- c.1860
Copeland pottery plaque, painted with a scene of a lady and parasol in a vine encrusted arbor, a rustic timber…
AGA Skinner original ink Book Illustration – ‘Dick Sniveller and
Original ink sketch, a book illustration for Charles Dickens’ ‘Old Curiosity Shop’, Signed    ‘AGA Skinner’ Titled ‘Dick Sniveller and the…
Gordon A. Speary, ‘Road to Newhaven’, watercolour signed & dated
Gordon A. Speary (1914-1999) ‘Road to Newhaven’ Watercolour, signed & dated lower right ‘GORDON A. SPEARY 1940’ This interesting little-known artist was active in…