FRESH! – Page 4 – Moorabool Antique Galleries

Posted on 29/11/202309/12/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock, including Australiana, Antiquities, and Sterling Silver

This last week of November is the perfect time to start thinking about Presents….. and we have a few ideas.

We have a series of ideas for presents – there’s a page here on our website –
or have a browse through the Fresh Stock uploads below for inspiration.

Fresh @ Moorabool

Victorian ‘float bowl’, basketweave + life-like waterlillies, atr. Moore Bros c. 1885

$860.00 AUD
6 French faience plates, green chinoiserie pattern 20th c

Sold
Victorian silverplate meat skewer – letter opener – c. 1890

$85.00 AUD
Brass tea caddy spoon – Coronation King George and Queen Elizabeth 1937

Sold
Small Victorian papier mache snuff box, gilt dec, c.1870

Sold
Carved black stone dog 20th C

$85.00 AUD
Meerschaum style carved pipe bowl, hand holding acorn, c 1860

$145.00 AUD
Mahogany card table, felt playing surface, c. 1835

$1,250.00 AUD
Very small French cut glass scent bottle with gold lid, c. 1780

$360.00 AUD
Wooden carved chess set and Draughts board, C .1920

$65.00 AUD
Bendigo pottery blue glaze pottery boat vase. C.1930

$95.00 AUD
Bendigo pottery boat vase, brown glaze C.1930

$85.00 AUD
Carved wood nativity ‘shepherd’, European, mid 20th century

Sold
Dudson drybody jug with blue printed bands and a moudled snake handle

$395.00 AUD
Paris Porcelain covered cup & socket saucer, in the Sevres manner, c. 1860

$295.00 AUD
Paris porcelain jug, gilt with blue band, C. 1860

$120.00 AUD
Dudson jug, blue rouletted ‘mosaic’ pattern, c.1870

$160.00 AUD

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Fresh Antiquities

Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth, Morocco, 99 million yrs

$65.00 AUD
Large Fossil Mosasaur Dinosaur Tooth, Morocco, 100 million yrs

$85.00 AUD
Roman bronze bow fibula, mounted, 2nd-4th c. AD

$65.00 AUD
Roman bronze bow fibula, mounted, 2nd-4th c. AD

$65.00 AUD
Roman bronze bow fibula, excellent condition, 2nd-4th c.

Sold
Roman bronze bow fibula, animal head, 2nd-4th c.

$95.00 AUD
Ancient Roman bronze arrowhead, 2nd-1st century BC

Sold
Roman bronze bow fibula, fantail body, 2nd-4th c. AD

$75.00 AUD
Roman bronze bow fibula, excellent condition, 1st – 2nd century AD

$85.00 AUD
Roman bronze bow fibula, incised lines + good condition, 2nd-4th c. AD

$85.00 AUD

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Fresh Australiana

Hand coloured print ‘Disputing a Claim’, after W. Ralstan, 1872

$75.00 AUD
Hand coloured print ‘Great Bourke Street, Melbourne’, after W. Ralstan, 1872

$75.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured engraving ‘Mallee Scrub, River Murray’ aboriginal group, 1874

$165.00 AUD
A. E. Jobson, Beach Scene, Williamstown, pastel c. 1910

$365.00 AUD
Arthur Esam – The Hawker’s Wagon – watercolour signed & dated 1897

$580.00 AUD
Tom Garrett Watercolour – Tasmanian Landscape with Town, signed c. 1900

$1,650.00 AUD
Neville W Cayley ‘Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos’ watercolour, early 20th c.

$1,350.00 AUD
James Ferries ‘A Stiff Pull’ , watercolour of working horses, c. 1930

$980.00 AUD
Dellmont Hellier, ‘Jamieson Valley’ oil, latter-20th c.

$650.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured engraving ‘Goat Island’ C. 1874

$165.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured engraving ‘The Upper Goulburn, Victoria C. 1874

$165.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured engraving ‘The Gwalior Plains’ C. 1874

$165.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured engraving ‘Lake Albert’ C. 1874

$165.00 AUD
E. Goodwin Lewis Biblical Lands scene – merchants leaving a walled city- watercolour, c.1880

Sold
1853 ‘The Gold Diggings’ hand coloured print, Illustrated London News

$95.00 AUD
Original Ned Kelly print, Illustrated London News 1880

Sold
Australiana engraving ‘Collins St East on a Sunday Morning’, Melbourne history 1880’s

$45.00 AUD

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Sterling Silver

Irish Sterling Silver teaspoon, Griffin head crest, by John Smyth, Dublin 1857

Sold
Sterling Silver tea spoon, Exeter maker John Stone, 1858

$85.00 AUD
Sterling Silver tea spoon, rare Chester maker Patrick Leonard, c.1845

$125.00 AUD
Sterling Silver tablespoon, J Hah & C Lias, London 1828

$145.00 AUD
Sterling Silver table spoon, ‘Hedgehog’ Harris family crest, London 1836

Sold
Irish Sterling Silver teaspoon, Griffin head crest, by John Smyth, Dublin 1857

Sold
Pair of Old Sheffield Plate telescopic candlesticks, circa 1820

$380.00 AUD
Sterling Silver table spoon, ‘JB’, London 1800

$65.00 AUD
Sterling Silver teaspoon, Peacock Family crest, William Eaton 1844

$85.00 AUD
Australian Sterling Silver salt shaker, c.1930

$45.00 AUD
Sterling silver salt shaker, blue glass liner, Chester 1909

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Pair of Old Sheffield Plate shakers, Dixon & Co, Birmingham c.1790

$235.00 AUD
Sterling silver salt shaker blue glass liner

$65.00 AUD

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Asian Antiques

Chinese Gauche – Warriors in a citadel, 20th century

$395.00 AUD
Chinese Canton Enamel vase, Mille-fleur flowers on black ground, earlier 20th century

$645.00 AUD
Art Deco tin belt buckle painted with phoenix, Chinoiserie style, 1920’s

$45.00 AUD
Chinese Silver beaker, plain form, c. 1920

$60.00 AUD
Chinese silver and horn salt server and spoon, C 1910

$95.00 AUD
Art Deco set of servers, horn & silver-plate, c. 1920

$75.00 AUD
Chinese Silver-handled carving fork, bamboo pattern, c. 1910

$45.00 AUD

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Posted on 29/11/202330/11/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Christmas Gift Ideas 2023

We all have a ‘Problem Present Person’ – someone who has ‘everything’, so the problem is what on earth to buy them for Christmas?

Moorabool offers some fabulous ideas for the situation.
Have a browse through the galleries below, there’s sure to be something unique for your unique needs!

Click on a ‘theme’ below to see some suggestions.

Fresh Stock – Derby Figures, Staffordshire Poodles, Artworks + more

Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’ release.

It’s a terrific variety of fine pieces this week. There’s lots more to come in the next few weeks also…. just in time for Christmas!

Davenport etruscan shape jug, Rosehead pattern, C. 1815

$380.00 AUD
Derby figure of a girl with a basket of flowers on a rococo base, C. 1780

$590.00 AUD
Derby figure of a boy, standing holding a basket of flowers C. 1785

$490.00 AUD
Derby figure of a boy with flower basket, C. 1765

$460.00 AUD
Bow figure of a boy with flowers, low plain base, c. 1760

$580.00 AUD
Derby figure of a boy, standing holding a basket of flowers C 1785

$390.00 AUD
Derby figure of a boy with flower basket, C. 1775

$390.00 AUD
Victorian burr walnut writing box, C 1870

$460.00 AUD
Victorian mahogany writing box C.1870

$540.00 AUD
Rare miniature Staffordshire Porcelain poodle, 28mm high, c. 1830

$565.00 AUD
Staffordshire Porcelain poodle on pink cushion, c. 1830

Sold
Staffordshire Porcelain spill group with poodle + tree trunks, attr. Alcock, c. 1835

$295.00 AUD
Sterling Silver fork, Stag crest, Hayne & Cater , London 1860

$85.00 AUD
Sterling Silver fork, Stag crest, Hayne & Cater , London 1860

$140.00 AUD
Jean-Léon Gérôme, gilt bronze nude, ‘La Joueuse de Boules’ c.1905

Sold
Large French terracotta figural group, ‘stone’ finish, Early 20th C

$1,450.00 AUD
French glass desk set, box form with applied flowers, C. 1800

$980.00 AUD
George III mahogany washstand, open top, C. 1785

$750.00 AUD
Glass box with sterling silver lid, London, 1905

$95.00 AUD
Victorian octagonal silver christening mug, Birmingham 1865.

Sold
Close Plated tea caddy, probably French, C. 1800

$340.00 AUD
Derby drum-shape inkwell with Imari pattern, c. 1810

Sold
Early Minton coffee can, rich Imari Pattern no. 614, circa 1805

Sold
Derby Imari pattern coffee can, circa 1810

Sold
Spode Imari teacup + saucer, pattern 1220, circa 1815

Sold
Spode Imari ‘Dollar tree’ teacup + saucer ‘dollar tree’ pattern, c. 1810

Sold

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How much is that doggy in the window….? The two rare mini-dogs are in today’s Fresh Stock, the others already in stock. Quite a pack of poodles!

New ‘Artists in Stock‘ Page

NEW! Introducing our New Page, ‘Artists in Stock’. Here you can browse through an alphabetical listing of Artists, grouped by Period & Country, to find any of interest. Clicking their name will bring up all works by that artist.

<- click the image to go to the page

Christmas is Coming…..

The year is nearly over, and that means it’s time to think about Christmas.
At Moorabool, we have a vast selection of potential Christmas Presents for you to browse……

Why not get in early and let us post them to you?

Our cut-off dates for Australian Post items is:
WA -15th Dec
NT 14th Dec
VIC, NSW & QLD 18th Dec

International – last week of November – 1st week December.

Posted on 11/11/202311/11/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock featuring Quality Asian, Fine Furniture, Artworks etc.

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release.

A remarkable piece in today’s release is an example of ‘pokerwork’. It was a simple process, where a tip of iron was heated in the flame of a kerosene lamp, and the red hot metal used to make charred impressions into raw wood. Woodstain colours could then be used to enhance the design. This late Victorian craze continued into the early 20th century in Australia, usually involving gum leaves and wattle with e occasional koala or kangaroo. This example is very different, with remarkable Celtic designs, a pair of dragons, and four heraldic shields entwined within the leaves of the two knot work ‘trees’ that rise up the centre. The leaves on the trees are shamrocks, and the shields represent the four realms of Ireland, Munster, Ulster, Leinster, and Connacht… this is clearly an Irish creation. A little internet sleuthing, and a fascinating little-known Arts & Crafts workshop that specialised in pokerwork, the Belfast School of Pokerwork. Examples are rarely seen, but the Irish nature of their products are unmistakable.

*Munster, Ulster, Leinster,* and *Connacht*

*An example from the Belfast School of Pokerwork.*

The Belfast School of Pokerwork was run by Mina Robinson, who along with Eta Lowry founded the Irish Decorative Arts Association of Belfast around 1894. The ‘School of Pokerwork’ was a part of this association, and at one stage there were 12 women working on the products they sold.

A mirror with this same Celtic knot work incorporating beasts was sold by Roseberys, London, in 2020 (3/11/20, lot 26) , bearing the label of William Rodman & Co. They were framers & mounters of pictures, their premises described as an ‘Artist’s Materials Warehouse’ and ‘Dealers in Works of Art’.

That work is very close to documented examples of Eva McKee’s work, as is this piece. However, it seems Mina Robinson and Eta Lowry were also poker-workers, and their styles may be indistinguishable.

Many larger examples of Celtic pokerwork frames were made at the Belfast School of Pokerwork, which featured female artisans. It is recorded that in 1904 almost all of (famous Irish artist) Percy French’s paintings were exhibited with pokerwork frames decorated by the Association, at its annual summer show in Portrush, Co. Antrim.

See the Irish Pokerwork here

An exquisite ‘Zogan’ box is another superb item Fresh to Stock.
The main body is iron, the black a patinated layer made using tea amongst other things. The fine inlay work is 2-tones of gold and some silver.
It’s marked inside with a double-peaked ‘Mt Fuji’, standing for Fujii Yoshitoyo’s workshop in Kyoto – the double peaks relating to his name having double ‘i’s.

Here’s the rest of our ‘Fresh Stock’ for this week.

Irish ‘Celtic’ pokerwork 7-part picture frame, Arms of Irish Provences, Belfast Pokerwork School, c. 1900

Sold
Quality Victorian Mahogany hanging cabinet, twin doors, c. 1875

$395.00 AUD
Staffordshire porcelain man playing an instrument and dog, c. 1830

Sold
Derby musician playing a flute , c.1800

Sold
Derby figure, Idyllic musician No.311 , C. 1780

Sold
French Mahogany open armchair with scroll arms, rosettes, c. 1870

$540.00 AUD
Dresden octagonal plate, watteauesque design C.1860

Sold
Vienna style musician dwarf figure, c. 1900

$245.00 AUD
Victorian writing slope with Burr walnut pentray, c.1860

$495.00 AUD
Large framed pastel of poppies, G. Snow, late 20th c.

Sold
English brown glazed stoneware apothecary jar, Royal Arms, c.1845

$950.00 AUD
English brown glazed stoneware apothecary jars, c.1845

$950.00 AUD
Large pair of Staffordshire figures ‘The Cobbler + His Wife’ C.1870

$780.00 AUD
Victorian bisque porcelain figure group, a harvest couple, C 1870

$285.00 AUD
Tournai style pottery plate, Oriental Garden, C. 1830

$285.00 AUD
George III Sterling Silver tea spoon, scarce Josiah & George Piercy maker, London 1811

$195.00 AUD
Stylish Sterling Silver sugar castor, earliest Victorian, 1837

$295.00 AUD
Georgian style Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter, Birmingham 1912

$295.00 AUD
Sterling Silver helmet-shape milk jug, Sheffield late 19th c. Fraud!

Sold
Victorian Walnut chess table with unusual openwork fluted column, c. 1880

Sold
Victorian fine quality Mahogany Hall Chair, circa 1840

$560.00 AUD
Small Mahogany Davenport desk, writing slope, inc. Australian timbers C. 1855

$780.00 AUD
Japanese ‘Zogan’ hexagonal multi faceted box, birds + flowers, Fujii workshop, c.1900

$2,600.00 AUD
Traditional Northern European spinning wheel, usable, 20th century

Sold

ASIAN COLLECTION

Chinese silver teaspoon, Mandarin figure, c.1900

$95.00 AUD
Pair of Chinese silver teaspoons, Mandarin figure handle, c.1900

$180.00 AUD
Pair of Chinese silver teaspoons, Mandarin finials, c.1900

$180.00 AUD
Pair of Chinese silver teaspoons, Mandarin ends, c.1900

$180.00 AUD
Chinese underglaze blue Ginger Jar with white Prunus blossoms, 20th c.

$85.00 AUD
Pair of Chinese Export ‘pith paintings’, Mandarin couple , 3rd rank c.1840

$680.00 AUD
Chinese Export ‘pith painting’, 2 ladies domestic scene, c.1840

$645.00 AUD
Chinese Export ‘pith painting’, lady green robes, c.1840

$380.00 AUD
Japanese silk painting of 2 pheasants amongst flowers, 19th/ earlier 20th century

$345.00 AUD
Chinese porcelain vase, blue ground with white prunus blossom 19th c

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Large Japanese Kutani vase, domestic scenes inc. gomoku game, c. 1890

$560.00 AUD
Chinese ‘Peking Glass’ vase, prunus branches in fog, 20th c.

$580.00 AUD
Japanese fine porcelain vase of globular form, C.1890

$395.00 AUD
Framed Chinese silk Embroidery, c. 1920

$245.00 AUD
Framed Chinese silk Embroidery, c. 1920

$245.00 AUD
Framed Chinese silk Embroidery, c. 1920

$245.00 AUD
Framed Chinese silk Embroidery, c. 1920

$245.00 AUD
Framed Chinese silk Embroidery, c. 1920

$245.00 AUD
Pair of Chinese silver teaspoons, Mandarin handle, c.1900

$180.00 AUD
4 Chinese silver teaspoons, bamboo moulded, c. 1920

$245.00 AUD
Unusual Chinese Silver ‘Bamboo’ namecard stands / chopstick rests, c. 1920

$680.00 AUD
Japanese small comport with Lilly, 20th c.

$35.00 AUD
Blanc de chine figure of guanyin

$45.00 AUD

AUSTRALIANA

…..plus lots more !

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Christmas is Coming…..

43 Days until Christmas!

The year is nearly over, and that means it’s time to think about Christmas.
At Moorabool, we have a vast selection of potential Christmas Presents for you to browse……

Why not get in early and let us post them to you?

Our cut-off dates for Australian Post items is:
WA -15th Dec
NT 14th Dec
VIC, NSW & QLD 18th Dec

International – last week of November – 1st week December.

Posted on 04/11/202304/11/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock @ Moorabool

Welcome to the latest ‘Fresh’ items to enter our stock at Moorabool Antiques.

This week, there’s a good selection of English Sterling Silver, some handy Furniture, a selection of local S.T.Gill prints, plus lots more!

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Mathew Boulton Sterling Silver Toastrack 1820

This amazing piece of Georgian Sterling is a rare toast rack, made by Mathew Boulton. He was one of the great minds of the Industrial Revolution, responsible for endless inventions, and the first mass produced steam engine, the Boulton & Watt. As a silversmith, he petitioned Parliament for an assay office to be opened up in Sheffield, which had become a major production centre for silversmiths by the latter 18th century. Previously, they had to travel all the way to London or Chester to have their Sterling goods assayed & marked – but in 1773, the Birmingham assay office opened, with Boulton as the main patron.
This remarkable simple toast rack is a classic design from Boulton – simple in construction, with no unnecessary decoration, it is almost modernistic in design – certainly a good example of ‘form follows function’. And still very usable!

Serling Silver Jugs — A good selection of English Sterling Silver Jugs, Georgian & Victorian, FRESH to stock @ Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

Amongst the silver are a lovely series of jugs. Several are 18th century, several 19th century – but one is a ‘naughty’ piece. While it looks 18th century, it was made 100 years later – but hallmarked for 1797. It’s the product of an interesting group of ‘Silver Frauds’, created by a silversmith and exposed as fraudulently marked with ‘antique’ hallmarks in 1899. This particular jug is a good example of the mistake they made: the day letter for 1797 isn’t compatible with the maker’s mark, which only appears in the 1840’s!

Can you pick which one? (Slide down to see….)

Fresh Sterling Silver

Georgian Sterling Silver dessert spoon, dog crest, John Harris IV London 1825

$125.00 AUD
Georgian Sterling Silver tablespoon, Thomas Dicks, London 1807

Sold
George III Sterling Silver Table Spoon, Richard Palmer I, London 1820

$145.00 AUD
Victorian Sterling Silver Christening Mug, flower embossed, Birmingham 1868

$465.00 AUD
Georgian style sterling silver trophy, lions head handles, Birmingham 1922

Sold
Pair of Sterling Silver pepper pots, Adams style, Sheffield 1907

Sold
Handsome Georgian Sterling Silver milk jug, fine Adams engraving, London 1798

Sold
Sterling Silver helmet shape milk jug, Barnard, London, 1888

$395.00 AUD
Sterling Silver helmet-shape milk jug, Sheffield late 19th c. Fraud!

Sold
Late Victorian Sterling Silver creamer, flower embossed, Birmingham 1900

$145.00 AUD
Handsome Old Sheffield Plate jug, Helmut shape on square plinth base, c. 1790

$265.00 AUD
Tall Old Sheffield Plate jug, petal moulded, engraved ‘MW’ c. 1795

$245.00 AUD
Late Victorian Sterling Silver sugar bowl, Birmingham 1900

$235.00 AUD
Sterling Silver dessert spoon,Hayne & Cater, London 1841

$135.00 AUD
Georgian Sterling Silver helmet shape milk jug, London 1777

$480.00 AUD
Fine Victorian fluted & engraved jug, Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1875

Sold
Rare Sterling Silver toast rack, Mathew Boulton 1820

Sold

Fresh Stock

Set of four Christofle silver handled knives, 19th C

$185.00 AUD
Windsor+Newton’s Artist’s Boxset with original contents, c.1875

Sold
Regency mahogany ‘coffee table’, hinging top, mock drawers, converted from commode, Maker’s Mark ‘ ‘ c.1830

$565.00 AUD
French Ebonized and amboyna venner work table with musical trophy and ormolu mounts, c. 1870

$850.00 AUD
Georgian Oak side table with single drawer C.1800

$950.00 AUD
Wächtersbach Majolica plate, fruiting vine green glaze, c. 1880

Sold
Wächtersbach Majolica plate, fruiting vine green glaze, c. 1880

$45.00 AUD
Wächtersbach Majolica plate, fruiting vine green glaze, c. 1880

$95.00 AUD
French porcelain candlestick printed & painted with flowers, c. 1870

$65.00 AUD
George III mahogany washstand, open top, C. 1785

$850.00 AUD

Australiana Prints

Framed engraving ‘Port Darwin, Northern Territory

$145.00 AUD
Coloured print of Geelong, 19th C

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand-coloured engraving Marysville, Victoria

$145.00 AUD
Framed engraving “On the plenty, near Melbourne’ 19th century

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand-coloured print -The University of Melbourne

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Coloured print of Geelong, 19th C

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured S.T.Gill engraving, Market Square looking NE from Malop St Geelong 1857: printed 1890

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured S.T.Gill engraving, Yarra Street looking South to the Bay of Geelong 1857: printed 1890

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured S.T.Gill engraving,Railway terminus St Paul’s church etc Geelong 1857: printed 1890

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured S.T.Gill engraving,Moorabool St from Myers St Geelong 1857: printed 1890

$145.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured S.T.Gill engraving, Approach to Geelong, from the bay 1856: printed 1890

$65.00 AUD
Framed hand coloured S.T.Gill engraving, Steam Packet Wharf, Macks Hotel Geelong, 1856: printed 1890

$125.00 AUD
Framed print ‘Corio Bay’, maple frame, late 19th century

$145.00 AUD

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Posted on 27/10/202306/11/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – English 19th c. porcelain + all things French!

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com.
This week along with some lovely 19th century porcelain including Coalport, Spode, Ridgway and others

We have our fabulous ‘Le Festival Français’ this weekend….. learn more >

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Fresh Ceramics – Coalport

Coalport serving dish moulded and handprinted with flowers, c.1840

$45.00 AUD
Miniature Coalport jug, flowers on blue ground, c. 1830

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Coalport trio with large Imari flowers, C. 1820

$280.00 AUD
Coalport porcelain mug, superb flowers, circa 1835

$265.00 AUD
Coalport Bute shaped coffee can, Circa 1803-07

$160.00 AUD
Coalport cup, saucer + plate, hand painted flowers, c 1830

$195.00 AUD
Coalport fluted trio, rosebuds in wide gilt foliage bands, c.1815

$380.00 AUD
Coalport fluted trio, rosebuds in wide gilt foliage bands, c.1815

$380.00 AUD
Coalport coffee can, poppies and corn flowers, c 1800

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Coalport plate, wreath and scroll moulding, flower sprigs, 1835

$95.00 AUD
Coalport plate, wreath and scroll moulding, flower sprigs, 1835

$95.00 AUD
John Rose Coalport sucrier, blue print of a dragon, c.1810

$420.00 AUD
Coalport plate, London decorated with scene, yellow ground, classical busts, c.1805

Sold

Spode

Batt-printed Sheep and Cow trio, possibly Spode, c.1815

$295.00 AUD
Spode ‘Imperial’ serving dish with Imari pattern, C. 1810

$340.00 AUD
Spode bute shape cup + saucer with bat print of flowers, c.1820

$140.00 AUD
Spode shell shaped desk set, c.1830

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Spode dolphin moulded dish, C. 1810

$280.00 AUD
Spode porcelain jug, bat print Country Scenes, pat.557, c1810

$195.00 AUD
Spode porcelain bowl with bat-print, c. 1810

$225.00 AUD
Small Spode ‘lizard’ vase, embossed bird, pat. 1918, scattered flowers, circa 1830

$245.00 AUD
Spode coffee can, finely moulded, C. 1800

$195.00 AUD
Spode ‘Imperial’ Imari pattern plate, C. 1824

$240.00 AUD
Copeland Spode plate, rich flowers & gilt, Collamore NY, c. 1910

$650.00 AUD

Ridgway

Ridgway cup & saucer, Imari pattern, c. 1825

$240.00 AUD
Ridgway Ironstone soup plate, Imari pattern 4511, c.1830

$265.00 AUD
Ridgway desk set with superb flower painting, C. 1835

$740.00 AUD
Ridgway Imari cup & saucer, pat. 128 , c.1820

$180.00 AUD
Ridgway Imari cup +saucer, pat. 128 , c.1820

$240.00 AUD
Tea service for 12, Ridgway blue & gold, C. 1835

$650.00 AUD

Pair of mother of pearl cocktail forks, c 1900

$35.00 AUD
Mother of pearl pate knife. C 1900

$45.00 AUD
Mother of pearl pate knife

$45.00 AUD
Rockingham ‘Old English’ shape cup & saucer, periwinkle blue ground & gilt rims, c.1830

$580.00 AUD
Machin porcelain coffee can, landscape panel pat. 101, c. 1810

Sold
Early Minton porcelain coffee can, pat. 876, circa 1815

Sold
Early Minton Porcelain coffee can, red Oriental Garden print painted pat. 236, c.1815

Sold
London shaped New Hall creamer, c.1815

$280.00 AUD
Newhall teapot stand, pattern 1341 – flowers on blue, c. 1810

$165.00 AUD
Samuel Alcock cup + saucer, lavender sprigged ‘Rural Occupations’ c.1825

$225.00 AUD

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Tres Français!

For all our local customers…. there’s an event this weekend, at the National Trust property in Geelong, ‘The Heights’.
There’s a lot going on, a busy schedule of entertainment for the two days of this coming weekend.
Paul gives a talk on French Culture Saturday afternoon, and we have the privilege of setting up a series of French Displays within the house, part of taking a ‘house tour’ while there.

As well, we have taken on the ‘Dovecot’, a gorgeous Victorian outbuilding that has a flower garden flourishing in its forecourt; imagine this with antiques strewn through…. starting at $5!

Fresh Stock – Fine Chinese, Shipwreck Ceramics, Pottery Rarities

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com.
This week you will find a good selection of collector’s Pottery, including the rare ‘Pope & Devil’ stirrup cup seen here. This is a drinking vessel, used while on horseback to have a drop of something before going on the hunt – you had to swig the whole thing as the cup cannot be put down until empty. When full, the face seen is the ‘Devil’ – when empty, the ‘Pope’ in his crown! It’s an early 19th century Pratt-type pottery example, and in superb condition.

The characters seen at the start of this page are interesting French pottery, which we have attributed to the Choisy-le-Roi factory, 1870’s. The boy is something we have never seen before – designed to go in the upper corner of a room, it has mounting points to hang it off the ceiling – serving no purpose other than decoration.

There’s also some rather special Chinese pieces to be seen from several local collections.

Enjoy!

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Fresh Pottery

Clarice Cliff marks 1931 — Clarice Cliff multi-marks, inc. 1931

Some particularly interesting items are released in our pottery today. The ‘Clarice Cliff’ cup & saucer is an iconic example of Art Deco, from the very first years of this ‘Bizarre’ line of products, and has a fascinating ‘adapted’ mark, meant for 2 other patterns, but partly cut off before being applied. The saucer was also previously a plain ‘Honeyglaze’ piece, according to the mark still visible beneath- repurposed by Clarice & her band of merry painters for the mad-modern Art Deco designs they became fabled for.

The Pratt printed bottle (the later ‘Pratt’, not to be confused with the earlier Pratt ‘Pope & Devil’ above) is a rarity, as it retains the original metal stopper – advertising it’s contents, which we otherwise have to guess at. This bottle was used by Blanchflower & Co of Greater Yarmouth to hold their ‘bloater fish paste’…. made from salted, smoked herrings called “bloaters”, which are smoked whole with the insides still in them. The result is a more ‘gamey’ flavour than cleaned herrings! Fortunately used up long ago, the tin lid & cork are rare survivors, and illustrate the exact contents of these interesting early examples of recyclable packaging from the Victorian era.

French pottery country lass, Attr to Choisy-le-Roi, c.1870

$195.00 AUD
French majolica ‘boy’ corner decoration, attr. Choisy-le-roi, c. 1870

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Clarice Cliff ‘Bizarre’ cup + saucer, Bignou pattern, dated 1931

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Art Pottery ‘Candyware’ English pottery vase C.1938

$165.00 AUD
Danish pottery bowl, by H. A. Kahler, Næstved, C.1925

$85.00 AUD
Japanese Mino ware pottery plate with poppies, Mid 20th C

$65.00 AUD
Danish slipware art pottery vase, Lindelse Keramik, Mid 20th C

$85.00 AUD
Belgium art pottery vase, 1930’s

$35.00 AUD
Belgium art pottery vase, early 20th C

$45.00 AUD
German westerwald stoneware jug with pewter lid, Late 19th C

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German westerwald salt glaze jug,C. 1870

$295.00 AUD
Continental terracotta jug, lion armorial, C .1900

$245.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery mug, seated Gent C. 1870

$245.00 AUD
Masons Ironstone hydra jug, c. 1825

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Pope and Devil Pratt-type stirrup cup, c. 1810

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Pratt Sauce bottle with original Blanchflower+ Co tin stopper,

$365.00 AUD

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Quality cast brass wall sconce, double bracket 17th c. syle, 20th c.

$125.00 AUD
Quality cast brass wall sconce, double bracket 17th c. syle, 20th c.

$125.00 AUD
Quality cast brass wall sconce, double bracket 17th c. syle, 20th c.

$125.00 AUD
Hepplewhite mahogany shield-back chair, circa 1800

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Italian Maiolica plaque, classical scene with Zeus, Venus bathing, 19th c.

$135.00 AUD
Moore Brothers cactus vase, C.1895

$365.00 AUD
Victorian mahogany box, Mid 19th C

$280.00 AUD
Victorian mahogany gent’s chair, distressed green leather, c. 1870

$380.00 AUD
KEN GAILER (BORN 1958) The Story of Painting, 2001

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This remarkable solid-silver teaset is unsurprisingly Chinese. Each piece has a magnificent dragon embossed on it, with the long body wrapped all around until it almost catches its own tail…. It is the creation of Shanghai’s finest silversmith of the late Qing Dynasty, Tuck Chang. His pieces – or more precisely, the products of his busy workshop, were sold in colonial Shanghai, but also exported and in the best department stores in New York, London – and Melbourne.

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Fresh Chinese

Japanese Ivory Hotei figure, Meiji Period, 19th century

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Large Chinese ‘Ginger Jar’, river landscape in blue, 19th c.

$185.00 AUD
Rare Chinese Export scallop shell pickle dish, underglaze blue flowers, c. 1760

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Chinese tea-warmer with enamel panels of fashionable ladies, miniature monkey & frogs, 19th/ early 20th c.

$680.00 AUD
Chinese Export famille vert plate, flower basket, c. 1720

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Marked Chinese Export plate, Batavian ground with European Figures in famille rose, Qianlong mark & period c.1755

$1,650.00 AUD
Chinese ‘Batavian’ tea bowl, brown glaze with flowers inside, c.1750

$195.00 AUD
Chinese Blanc-de-chine foo dog, Buddhist lion, Kanxi c.1700

$590.00 AUD
Chinese ge-type crackle glaze vase, 2-tone cracks, 18th century

$980.00 AUD
Chinese brush washer with crackle glaze & dragons, 19th century

$1,250.00 AUD
Unusual Chinese Export blue + white plate, vegetable pattern, Qing Dynasty

$295.00 AUD
Chinese Export plate, underglaze blue cranes in garden, c. 1765

$385.00 AUD
Chinese Export plate, underglaze blue peony rose pattern, c. 1750

$235.00 AUD
Chinese Jade miniature tea bowl and saucer, 19th/20th c.

$480.00 AUD
Chinese Canton Enamel dish, ‘precious objects’, Qing Dynasty, 18th-19th century

$580.00 AUD
Chinese blanc-de-chine wine cup, Jiaqing, late 18th century

$480.00 AUD
Pair of rare altar candlesticks, fine dec. on yellow ground, 19thC.

$2,750.00 AUD
Celedon brush washer with bat handles, Qinglong, 18th century

$1,650.00 AUD

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Curated Collection: Shipwreck Ceramics

Geldermalsen - Nankin Cargo - Shipwreck Ceramics, c.1750 — *Geldermalsen* – ‘Nankin Cargo’ – Shipwreck Ceramics, Chinese c.1750

Shipwreck Ceramics - the Nankin Cargo c.1750 — Qinglong porcelain c.1750 – Guaranteed!

These Chinese porcelain items were recovered from a shipwreck in the South China Sea in the 1980’s.
Shipwrecks are always important in the ceramics world, as they act as time capsules material culture for the date the ship sank. While metal and wood will perish with time, ceramics are extremely durable. These pieces are sometimes in exceptional condition despite being under the sea for over 200 years.
What makes these Chinese Porcelain pieces particularly desirable is their context: the Dutch ship Geldermalsen sank in 1752, and the items were recovered by a professional team; therefore, in the present-day world of Chinese Ceramics, where the fakes have become harder to spot, they are corner-pieces in a collection, being absolutely Guaranteed Genuine.
Moorabool has a sample of these in their ceramics reference library to use for education and study: directly comparing a piece from a known wreck to a piece of uncertain provenance can be invaluable during our researching. They are essential for our dating of Chinese Ceramics, and while condition is usually important for a collector, the authenticity of these pieces and the way this can help verify other pieces is invaluable, far outweighing any condition concerns….

Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Porcelain teabowl & saucer c.1750

$395.00 AUD

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Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Porcelain saucer-dish, c.1750

$340.00 AUD

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Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Porcelain teabowl & saucer c.1750

$245.00 AUD

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Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Porcelain saucer, blue & white, c.1750

$165.00 AUD

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Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Porcelain teabowl & saucer c.1750

$395.00 AUD

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Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Porcelain small bowl c.1750

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Shipwreck Ceramics- Nanking Cargo Chinese Ceramics dish c.1750

$145.00 AUD

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Vung Tau Shipwreck celadon glaze jar, circa 1690

$690.00 AUD

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Coming soon…

Moorabool has a collection of quality 18th century British Porcelain – including Derby, Chelsea, Isleworth, and this selection of Beautiful Bow. Currently being catalogued, it will be out in the next few weeks as a special ‘Fresh Stock’.

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Tres Français!

Saturday 28, Sunday 29 October 2023

We have a treat for our local customers: a weekend of French food & fun, hosted at Geelong’s beautiful National Trust property, ‘The Heights’.
Moorabool is opening a genuine ‘Brocante’ – we have taken the charming Dovecote in the garden, and will have it stuffed full of interesting items to buy.

As well, Paul Rosenberg will be giving a lecture, ‘Trés Français’, taking a small audience through the wonderful influence France has had on our culture. This takes place inside the house, spaces strictly limited, so head to lefestivalfrancais.com.au if you would like to come.

Paul’s talk will be at 3pm on Saturday 28th October. Bookings essential!

Note: the funds from entry etc. go towards the actual property, a terrific fundraiser for this treasured local property.

The house will also be opening for guided tours throughout the weekend: we’re excited to be involved with this also, and Moorabool has been asked to ‘dress’ the rooms in a French theme.

Vite! …and apologies to those who live too far away: we’ll post some photos …..

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Posted on 14/10/202314/10/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – Cats, Indian toys, and a Scottish Dancing Sword!

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com.
This week has seen a wide variety of quality pieces entering our stock – including a Scottish ‘Dancing Sword’, Indian bronze ‘toys’, and a Glaring of Cats!

Clowder of Antique Cats — ….who killed bunny?!! mostly English Pottery cats, the red rabbit is Royal Doulton Flambe.

There’s some rather special pieces to be seen – be sure to check out the ‘Curated Collections’ through the links below.

Fresh to Stock

AMP 1933 propelling pencil, ‘jewel’ end

$85.00 AUD
1923 ‘Peace Dollar’, US silver dollar, pierced for wearing

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Victorian porcelain calico cat, German c. 1890

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Victorian porcelain calico cat, German c. 1890

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Staffordshire cream cat, C.1880

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Staffordshire yellow cat, 20th C

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Staffordshire Cat, copper lustre markings, C.1900

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Pair of Staffordshire calico cats C.1930

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Staffordshire tabby cat seated one blue cushion, Late 19th C

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Georgian silhouette in period maple frame, c.1800

$540.00 AUD
Martin Boyd pottery spoon with handprinted prawn design, c.1950

$65.00 AUD
Martin Boyd pottery spoon with handprinted prawn design, c.1950

$65.00 AUD
Victorian flower group watercolour, mid 19th century

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Large Victorian milk glass vase, enamelled green foliage, c. 1870

$145.00 AUD
Chinese porcelain plaque, flowers & poem, c. 1900

$85.00 AUD
Chinese Blanc-de-chine foo dog, Buddhist lion, Kanxi c.1700

$590.00 AUD
Celluloid Rose brooch, C.1940

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Silver plate button hook, Birmingham 1908

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Pickle fork, mother of pearl handle, C.1890

$15.00 AUD
Pickle fork, fluted ivory handle, C. 1890

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Silver plate Rabbit pincushion, C. 1890

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Scottish Kilt Badge, Buchanan Clan, ‘Audaces Juvo’ c. 1950

$45.00 AUD
Scottish Dancing Sword, Macmillian clan, earlier 20th century

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Japanese Satsuma cup+ saucer, C. 1895

$125.00 AUD
Derby small vase with Imari decoration, c. 1820

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Martin Boyd pottery spoon with handprinted prawn design, c.1950

$65.00 AUD

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Scottish Collection

Ach Aye… we have a bonnie wee bit o’ Scottish paraphernalia today.

Scottish Cage Sword- Macmillan Clan — Scottish ‘Dancing Sword’ – Macmillan Clan

Won for ‘Shean Truis’ dance, South Morang, 29th Jan 1951.

Most of these items are from a local source – ‘Lady M. Macmillan’, who won the Australian Sterling Silver awards for her Highland Dancing in the 1950’s! The magnificent Scottish basket-hilted sword was her ‘Dancing Sword’, and bears her initials. The Scottish ‘sword dance’ required two of these, which were placed crossed at right angles, forming four quarters: it was the moving into & out of these quarters that made up this unique Scottish ‘Sword Dance’. She won these in various regional Victorian Highland Dancing events, and seems to have favoured the ‘Highland Fling’.

‘Sir Walter Scott’ tartan bookmark with metal portrait, c. 1900

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Stokes sterling silver award, Scottish highland dancing, Maffra 1951

$35.00 AUD
Stokes sterling silver award, Scottish highland dancing, Maffra 1951

$35.00 AUD
Stokes sterling silver award, Scottish highland dancing, Brunswick c.1950

$35.00 AUD
Stokes sterling silver award, Scottish highland dancing, Newbury c.1950

$35.00 AUD
Scottish silver mounted horn snuff, “David Drysdale Mercht. Kincardine”, Scottish Silver mounts, probably Edinburgh, c. 1845

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Robbie Burns oil on card, after Alexander Nasmyth, early 19th c.

$440.00 AUD
Scottish silver-plate badge, Lion ‘NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT’, Stokes Melbourne c. 1950

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Scottish Clan MacMillian Badge ‘MISERIS SUCCURRERE DISCO’, c. 1950

$45.00 AUD
Bagpipe badge, silver toned cast metal, earlier 20th c.

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Scottish kilt pin/brooch, Grouse Foot with glass ‘gem’, early 20th century

$65.00 AUD
Scottish Kilt Badge, Buchanan Clan, ‘Audaces Juvo’ c. 1950

$45.00 AUD
Grouse-Foot Scottish Kilt Pin with glass ‘gem’, mid 20th c.

$65.00 AUD
Scottish Macmillan clan Badge ‘Miseris succurrere Disco’, c. 1950

$40.00 AUD
Scottish Kilt Pin with large ‘gem’ stone, thistle, c.1950

$25.00 AUD
Scottish Kilt pin ‘Miseris succurrere’

$45.00 AUD
Scottish Silverplate thistle hat bosses, 20th c.

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Scottish Dancing Sword, Macmillian clan, earlier 20th century

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Bagpipe Rosewood practice chanter, Mid 20th C

$85.00 AUD
Large Staffordshire arbour group – Robbie Burns & Highland Mary, c. 1865

$195.00 AUD
Wedgwood Creamware plate, double eagles crest, Robert Wallace of Kelly c. 1810

$285.00 AUD
Sterling Silver small ladle, Mary Tudor & Phillip Sixpence 1554 – Edinburgh 1809 mount

$645.00 AUD
Scottish silver mounted agate brooch, C. 1870

$560.00 AUD
Dunmore (Scotland) art pottery vase, elegant amphora shape, painted silhouette dec., c. 1890

$235.00 AUD
Paris Porcelain plate, Honoré, Scottish view titled “Kelso dans le Ronburgshire” c. 1825

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New! Curated Collection – ‘Scottish’

We now have a Curated Collection for our Scottish pieces.
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Curated Collection: Indian Antiques

Indian- Nepalese bronze Sukunda oil lamp

We have some interesting additions to our Anglo-Indian ‘Curated Collection’ today, featuring a selection of bronze pieces.

This fascinating piece is almost Baroque in style. It is a ‘Sukunda‘ lamp, and has a seven-headed cobra on the handle enclosing the image of a diety.

Sukunda lamps are indigenous to the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley and play an important role in most rituals, including birth, marriage and death rituals.

The body of the vessel holds the oil; this is ladled out and placed into the rectangular dish at the front, which holds the wick of the lamp.

Indian Antiques Dhakra horse camel toys Group — Indian Bronze ‘toys’, although they probably also had a ritual significance. 19th century

Indian Bronze Dhokra toy camel & rider on wheels, 19th/ earlier 20th century

$680.00 AUD

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Indian Bronze Dohkra toy horse on wheels, 19th/ earlier 20th century

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Indian marble architectural fragment, Elephant head & lanterns, 19th c. or earlier

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Indian Dhokra cast bronze casket, finely detailed, 19th/earlier 20th century

$585.00 AUD

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Tres Français!

Saturday 28, Sunday 29 October 2023

Paul’s talk will be at 3pm on Saturday 28th October. Bookings essential!

Note: the funds from entry etc. go towards the actual property, a terrific fundraiser for this treasured local property.

The house will also be opening for guided tours throughout the weekend: we’re excited to be involved with this also, and Moorabool has been asked to ‘dress’ the rooms in a French theme.

Vite! …and apologies to those who live too far away: we’ll post some photos …..

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Posted on 07/10/202307/10/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – Australiana including RAAF items, Usable glass, Staffordshire Pottery, -plus more!

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com.
This week has seen a wide variety of quality pieces entering our stock lists, from stunning Chinese Silver to a election of usable Victorian glass.

There’s even some cheerful Staffordshire at very tempting prices!

Fresh to Stock

Oil painting of a vase of red and white blossoms, Late 20th C

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Fresh water pearl triple strand necklace, 20th C

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Powder horn, inscribed NPS.1847 / JPS 1877,C.1847

$265.00 AUD
‘British horse society, pony club’ medal C.1950

$15.00 AUD
Egyptian turquoise scarab beetle, ancient style, 20th century

$145.00 AUD
Carved pipe in case, sterling silver mount, Birmingham 1906

$145.00 AUD
Glass cameo brooch with pressed metal mount. C.1920

$35.00 AUD
Souvenir badge – Royal visit to Australia 1949

$10.00 AUD
Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines – Ste. Chapelle – etching , 1883

$245.00 AUD
Alfred Louis Brunet-Debaines ‘Shipping in the calm’ etching, 1883

$185.00 AUD
English bone china plate with Iris, patt no. 6542, C. 1840

$245.00 AUD
Doulton Burslem England bone china flower shaped plate, dated 1896

$85.00 AUD
Doulton Burslem England bone china flower shaped plate, dated 1896

$85.00 AUD
Victorian champagne flute, late 19th C

$95.00 AUD
Victorian champagne flute, late 19th C

$95.00 AUD
Tall hand blown, cut Champagne flute, late 19th C

$95.00 AUD
Tall Victorian Champange flute, late 19th C

$95.00 AUD
Victorian glass rummer, C.1860

$280.00 AUD
Victorian Rummer glass, thick short stem, 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Victorian Rummer glass, thick short stem, 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Victorian Rummer glass, thick short stem, 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Victorian Rummer glass, thick short stem, 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Victorian Rummer glass, thick short stem, 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Small Victorian dressing table ‘hand’ box, c. 1890

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Victorian mahogany carver, unusual balloon-back design, c. 1865

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19th Century Apothecary bottle, Northcote Chemist ‘VIN:IPECAC’

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19th Century Apothecary bottle, Northcote Chemist TINCT:GENT:CO:

$115.00 AUD
19th Century Apothecary bottle, Northcote Chemist PULV:GLYCYRRH:

$135.00 AUD
19th Century Apothecary bottle, Northcote Chemist ‘SP:AMMON:AR:

$135.00 AUD
Solid Mahogany pedestal, fluted column, early 20th C.

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Pair of Japanese Imari vases, pine and pheonix design C. 1890

$295.00 AUD

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Fresh Staffordshire Figures

Pair of Staffordshire Pottery greyhound inkwells, c. 1880

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Large Staffordshire figure of Falstaff, C.1860

$345.00 AUD
Staffordshire figure of a couple, C.1860

$240.00 AUD
Staffordshire figure of a horse, C.1860

$280.00 AUD
Early Staffordshire figure, child with parrot, C. 1800

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Staffordshire group of a boy + girl, c.1850

$240.00 AUD
Staffordshire model of ‘Stanfield Hall’

$465.00 AUD
Staffordshire Porcelain figure of Prince Albert, c.1845

$340.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery pepper pot – topper – c. 1870

$135.00 AUD
Staffordshire figural spill vase, Fruit Gathering, c. 1870

$125.00 AUD
Rare Staffordshire figure of ‘Old Mother Hubbard’, c. 1860

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Staffordshire figural spill, shepherd & sheep, c.1850

$195.00 AUD
Staffordshire double quill holder, ornate snake / nest / tree, c. 1845

$195.00 AUD
Staffordshire double quill holder, ornate snake / nest / tree, c. 1845

$165.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery figure of Prince Albert, c.1845

$195.00 AUD
Early Staffordshire figure of a flower boy, c. 1810

$235.00 AUD
Staffordshire Pottery figural spill vase, ‘Birdnesters’, c. 1865

$125.00 AUD
Staffordshire Pottery House moneybox, double gabled house, c. 1890

$195.00 AUD

Derby figure of ‘Apollo’, neoclassical version with column & lyre, c. 1785

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This superb quality 18th century figure is remarkable for its condition. Apollo stands, lyre in hand, laurel wreath on his head – and somehow, he has made it through 240 years with only a very slight chip up underneath the plinth.

Australiana

Moorabool has a good selection of ‘Australiana’ to offer, fresh to the market in 2023. From fine art to furniture, there’s a ‘Curated Collection’ of quality pieces for you to browse.

An interesting group consists of a watercolour and two etchings, signed ‘G.Cope’. When we look up this name, there is an American artist of the right period – but why are they mainly Australian scenes with the occasional Egyptian and English scene mixed in?

Ernest E. Abbott (1888-1973) signed G Cope - Captain Cook's Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens, 1934-39 — Ernest E. Abbott (1888-1973) signed G Cope – Captain Cook’s Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens, 1934-39

It turns out ‘George Cope’ was an alias, used by English/Australian artist Ernest Edwin Abbott (1888-1973).
Born in 1888 at Bideford, Devon, he came to Australia and trained as a sign writer in Western Australia. In 1917 he opened a studio in Melbourne. He seems to have completely given up on art in around 1939- the beginning of WWII. The last 30 years of his life don’t seem to have any artistic products; he ran a machine workshop instead.

Subjects are mainly Australian scenery, but he also did English and Egyptian scenes. This suggests trips back to England via the Suez Canal, with a stop over to paint & sketch.

George Cope /Ernest E. Abbott..... Pharaoh's Tomb, circa 1925 — George Cope /Ernest E. Abbott….. Pharaoh’s Tomb, circa 1925

In the case of our Arab watercolour, the tomb is not an ancient Egyptian tomb as the title suggests, but a typical Arab whitewashed tomb complex of a much later date: perhaps the local tradition was that it was the tomb of a Pharaoh, which suggests he was there in-person to paint it. Other watercolours show ancient Egyptian temples in great detail, which support the ‘on-site’ idea, rather than an imaginative scene done in a Melbourne studio.

Online art records are full of discrepancies when it comes to Cope-signed etchings: it seems the American artist George Cope (1855-1929) has been mistaken for this ‘alias’, but a check of the American’s artworks reveals they are very different in nature – and never Australian subjects. The mystery is why E.E. Abbott took that exact name….. and why he was never publicly acknowledged, or exhibited, like his contemporaries such as Baldwinson and Victor Cobb. There’s more to be discovered about the mysterious George Cope /Ernest E. Abbott…..

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Ernest E. Abbott, signed George Cope – ‘Pharaoh’s Tomb’ , circa 1925

$595.00 AUD

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Ernest E. Abbott, signed George Cope – “The Clearing” engraving, circa 1920’s

$265.00 AUD

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Ernest E. Abbott, signed George Cope -Captain Cook’s cottage etching, late 1930’s

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Royal Australian Air Force

Some interesting Royal Australian Air Force memorabilia has come to Moorabool, along with some other militaria items of interest.

Clifford Dudley-Wood's portrait of RAAF officer Peter Napier Munro, 1945 — Clifford Dudley-Wood’s portrait of RAAF officer Peter Napier Munro, 1945

This portrait by Clifford Dudley Wood (1905-1980) dates to his war-time military service: although he was not designated an official ‘War Artist’, he did produce a number of works & portraits recording his experience. Being handy with a paint brush, he was actually in the ‘Camouflage Brigade’, responsible for the confusing patterns to preserve allied military equipment!

This portrait shows a NCO Sargent, who judging by his brevet – the badge with ‘AG’ and a wing on his shirt – was an air-gunner in the Australian Airforce. He had the tough job of keeping the enemy aircraft at bay with his guns, and was therefore a primary target for them, and the highest-risk category in the force…. a little poking around in the War Memorial records, and we have his details and an amazing photograph! He was WO Peter N. Munro, from Orange.

1918 S4C propellor, WWI

The artist, Clifford Dudley Wood, was born in Geelong, studied art & design at Swinburne Technical College in Melbourne in the early 1920s, and exhibited with the Victorian Artists Society. He was twice a finalist for the coveted Archibald Prize. During the Great Depression, he made a living from commercial art, being responsible for many magazine adverts and iconographic adverts. At the same time, he began exhibiting his own artwork.

During World War Two, he was stationed on RAAF bases, and they utilised his ‘skills with a paintbrush….’ for creating camouflage! It is apparent that he also had time for private commissions: this portrait is one of a group of ‘men in uniform’ by Dudley-Wood.

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Tres Français!

Saturday 28, Sunday 29 October 2023

Note: the funds from entry etc. go towards the actual property, a terrific fundraiser for this treasured local property.

The house will also be opening for guided tours throughout the weekend: we’re excited to be involved with this also, and Moorabool has been asked to ‘dress’ the rooms in a French theme.

Vite! …and apologies to those who live too far away: we’ll post some photos …..

Read more & book tickets >>

Posted on 01/10/202311/10/2023 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – Worcester, Australiana, India…

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com.
This week has seen a wide variety of quality pieces entering our stock lists, from a terrific selection of Worcester Porcelain, to a range of quality Chinese items, Indian & Colonial items, and Australiana items.

There’s some rather special pieces to be seen – be sure to check out the ‘Curated Collections’ through the links below.

Ali Bahadur II (1832-73) by Emily Eden

This beautiful hand-coloured lithograph of an Indian Prince is a rarity. It is one of 28 plates from a private publication of 1844, created for the remarkable Emily Eden, using her sketches she did while India in the 1830’s. Her brother was governor at the time, and she wrote – and sketched – extensively. Queen Victoria was a friend, and a copy of the publication is still in the Royal Collection: no doubt her interest in India was encouraged by Emily’s accounts and illustrations. While a number of monotone examples were published, the coloured version is regarded as a great rarity, with only a handful finished like this: we have two examples to offer.

The two portraits shown here are some of our exciting recent Australiana discoveries. They are husband & wife, titled ‘Sir Henry Parkes’ & ‘Lady Parkes as young girl’. The question is, which ‘Lady Parkes’ is it? Sir Henry is of course identified by the inscription to his mount – or is he…..

There’s a lot to the story of the above two influential Australians….. read more on our blog post.

Read about the Parkes Portraits

Fresh Ceramics – featuring Worcester

Dr Wall Worcester tea cup & saucer, ‘Red Line’ group, c. 1765

$495.00 AUD
Chamberlains Worcester plate, rich roses and gold on cobalt ground, pat.822, c.1822

$540.00 AUD
Chamberlain’s Worcester bute shape cup & saucer, sepia landscape patt. 450, c. 1810

$395.00 AUD
Barr Worcester plate, cobalt rim with gilt foliage , C.1795

$480.00 AUD
Chamberlains Worcester plate with gadrooned rim and grey floral ground

$165.00 AUD
Chamberlain’s Worcester mug, print of Worcester, c.1795-8

$465.00 AUD
Grainger + Co, Worcester, breakfast cup + saucer, Ivy print, 1870-89

$165.00 AUD
Worcester sparrow beak jug, 3-flowers, c.1780

$480.00 AUD
Flight Barr + Barr Worcester coffee can, shells, flowers and gilt, c. 1820

$185.00 AUD
Barr Flight Barr Worcester coffee can,bat-brints of flowers, c.1810

$165.00 AUD
Barr Flight Barr Worcester coffee can, Vermicular gilt pattern, c. 1810

$185.00 AUD
Royal Worcester green border plate, 1868

$140.00 AUD
Chamberlain’s Worcester porcelain coffee can, oak leaves pat. 444, c. 1810

$125.00 AUD
Royal Worcester plate, raised gilding and morning glory, date 1878

$120.00 AUD
Grainger Worcester plate, oriental plants c.1835

$95.00 AUD
Worcester porclain plate, gilt with flowers decoration , marked 1888

$95.00 AUD
Chamberlain Worcester plate, sepia flower groups, c. 1825

$85.00 AUD
Graingers Worcester plate, Semi Porcelain mark, pat.163, 1848-55

$240.00 AUD
English porcelain trio, blue border and flower sprigs c.1830

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Grainger Worcester tureen &+ stand, C.1835

$995.00 AUD
Barr Worcester Queen Charlotte pattern plate, c.1790

$780.00 AUD
Worcester Teapot with exotic birds, C. 1765

$1,450.00 AUD

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Mughal Indian brass charger with intricately embossed animals and foliate patterns, 19th century

$580.00 AUD
Indian brass tray, elephant and floral border, C. 1900

$140.00 AUD
Unusual Medical wooden ‘Human Heart’ inlay, 20th century

$285.00 AUD
Rosenthal birds on a leafy mound, 20th C

$45.00 AUD
English porcelain trio, handpainted with flowers, C.1840

$325.00 AUD
Australian Bennetts pottery canoe vase, C.1930

$125.00 AUD
Indian Bronze water monkey, mid 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Indian Bronze bulbous waterpot, engraved parrot and scroll borders, 19th century

$280.00 AUD

Curated Collection: Anglo-Indian

We’re beginning an Indian ‘Curated Collection’ today, featuring some super-rare early Lithographs with an interesting story to tell.

Lithograph ‘The Rajah of Putteealla’, after Emily Eden, from ‘Portraits: Princes & People of India’ pub. 1844

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Rare Lithograph title-page ‘Portraits: Princes & People of India’ by Emily Eden, Ali Bahadur II, pub. Dickinson 1844

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Colonial Watercolour – India landscape with ox cart, circa 1835

$365.00 AUD

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Cook’s Voyages INDIA- ‘Vasquez de Gama introduced to the ZAMORIN (or KING) at Calicut in India’, 1784

$125.00 AUD

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Note: the funds from entry etc. go towards the actual property, a terrific fundraiser for this treasured local property.

The house will also be opening for guided tours throughout the weekend: we’re excited to be involved with this also, and Moorabool has been asked to ‘dress’ the rooms in a French theme.

Vite! …and apologies to those who live too far away: we’ll post some photos …..

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