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Merry Christmas! – the Last Fresh Stock for 2023

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas….

… and this is our last ‘Fresh Stock’ for 2023. It’s been quite a year, with an amazing number of items being added to moorabool.com, and many finding new homes in collections all around the world.

Thank-You very much!

Late in 2023, we recieved the amazing collection of a local good customer to sell. He recalls his first purchase from a young John Rosenberg in 1964; since then, he has been a regular customer ‘through the decades’, and having never sold anything, has compiled quite a large collection!

Close-up of the amusing knop on the Rogers ‘Zebra Pattern’ supper dish below: a bemused lion!

Today you will see a selection of his blue & white on offer, and some delightful Creamwares. These were the smaller aspects of his collection; most of it is highly decorative English ceramics from the first half of the 19th century, including Worcester, Derby, Minton, Swansea, Davenport, Spode…. basically an Illustrated Encyclopaedia of British Ceramics!

Fresh to Stock: a Willow Pattern Christmas Tree!

So far we have catalogued 300 pieces: there is on estimation five times that to go, so that is quite probably approaching 2,000 pieces! Naturally to do our comprehensive identification and descriptive cataloguing we are known for takes time per piece…. so it will be a gradual release throughout 2024, in groups of similar items, periods, makers etc. Keep an eye out for our upcoming ‘Curated Collections’.

Moorabool would like to wish all our valued browsers the absolute best for this Christmas, and a Healthy & Happy New Year.
2024 will be the most exciting one in memory for Moorabool!

Paul & Glenys Rosenberg,
Moorabool Antiques, Geelong, Australia

Freshest Stock…

12 Antique Days of Christmas promo

We have a unique 12-days of ANTIQUE Christmas for you to enjoy…. featuring items sourced from our stock!

There’s a number of fun themes, always ending with the ‘Peacock in a Topiary’ .
But what could the 12th day be….? pop back in Christmas Day to see!

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The 12 Antique Days of Christmas

The Antique Days of Christmas….

All Stock @ Moorabool Antiques

Twelve travelling Teaspoons…..

… these spoons are from many different countries, and were the personal collection of famous Australian, Dame Mabel Brookes.

…Eleven Saucers Flying…

Cups & Saucers, that is…..! A lovely selection from Moorabool’s extensive stock

….Ten Chairs just sitting…

From 17th – 20th century, here’s a sample of our amazing variety of chars @ Moorabool.

…Nine Paintings Hanging…

Some special characters, including Jean Baptiste Perronneau (1716-83), Francis Cotes RA (1726-1770)

… Eight Ancient Artefacts…

Some fascinating ancient items including Indus Valley Culture 6,000 years old, Danubian Greek, South Italian Greek, and a lovely Tribal piece at the back – a canoe splashboard from the Solomon Islands.

Seven Censors Smoking…

Some Chinese bronze censors in various forms, 17th-18th century, plus a remarkable Japanese 19th century example.

…Six Lords a’hanging…

Personal Silhouettes, each with a story to tell… the Instagram of the 18th century!

….Five… Wedgwood Plaques.

Small Jasperware plaques, mostly 19th century

Four Kandy Elephants,

From Kandy, Sri Lanka, where they parade through the streets…. earlier 20th century

Three Frog Mugs,

Staffordshire Pottery – and all three frogs are in the large central one, circa 1860!

Two steamy teapots,

left: Old Sheffield Plate c.1820. right: Austrian c.1900

… and a Peacock in a Topiary ….

Minton, circa 1835