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Wedgwood 'Egyptian' Jug, registered 1854, at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

A Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, 1854

This rare piece of Wedgwood came to Moorabool recently, and is quite a remarkable piece. Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian Jug’, modelled in black basalt after an Ancient Greek oinochoe, with a faithful painted ‘black-figure’ style panel featuring a…

Tags – a Fresh way to browse our stock!

With over 10,000 items on moorabool.com, it’s always a struggle to find what you’re looking for. For some time now, we’ve been adding ‘tags’ to every item – descriptive words that define the item. We’re…

Important Discoveries

Wedgwood 'Egyptian' Jug, registered 1854, at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

A Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, 1854

This rare piece of Wedgwood came to Moorabool recently, and is quite a remarkable piece. Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian Jug’, modelled in black basalt after an Ancient Greek oinochoe, with a faithful painted ‘black-figure’ style panel featuring a bird in flight flanked by…

First Fresh Stock release for 2024

Welcome to our first Fresh Stock for 2024. We have a fine selection of interesting items for you to browse, including Sterling, Old Sheffield Plate, Australian Pottery, and a whole range of ‘Green’ ceramics….. The exceptional piece this time is a…

Sterling medallion commemorating Phar Lap win, 1930 Melbourne Cup

A Phar Lap Australian Silver Charm

A remarkable momento of the epic 1930 Melbourne Cup win by Phar Lap, commemorating J.E. Pike’s win, this rare Australian Sterling Silver medallion is Fresh to Moorabool’s stock – just in time for today’s Melbourne Cup 97 years later……..

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Tags – a Fresh way to browse our stock!

With over 10,000 items on moorabool.com, it’s always a struggle to find what you’re looking for. For some time now, we’ve been adding ‘tags’ to every item – descriptive words that define the item. We’re now pleased to launch our ‘Tag’ page…. a great way to see the variety we…

Christopher Columbus, Santa Maria c.1530

A Sensational Tudor Discovery

An Important piece of Tudor History has just been identified in Australia. A Royal piece of needlework with visual clues to authorship leads to a remarkable conclusion involving the founding of Spain, Christopher Columbus, and Henry VIII of England, with his wife Catherine of Aragon….

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Happy 2022!

Another year has turned over- we would like to thank you for the support in 2021, and in 2022 we have so much more to enjoy. It’s an exciting time for Moorabool, with a number of projects all coming together – including a brand-new website. We paused this over Christmas…

Curated Collections

Neville Cayley Junior Cockatoos

Curated -Australiana

Australia has a vast range of items unique to this ‘Great Southern Land’…. from the First Nation’s fascinating art &…

Indian Antiques Group

Anglo-Indian Antiques & Art

See more Indian items Indian Bronzes ‘Indian’ Silver As the British enriched on Burma, they assimilated the artworks of Burma (Myanmar) into…

Tribal Focus

An exotic collection of ‘Tribal’ has just been launched on Moorabool.com – from Australian Aboriginal, to our closest neighbour, Papua…

Moorabool's Theatrical Collection

Stage & Literature

Some interesting items in stock at Moorabool are all about the Stage: this is the pop-culture of the 18th…

Children's Mugs

Curated Collections

We’re pleased to announce a new way of browsing our vast stock on moorabool.com: Curated Collections. These small groups of…