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Posted on 16/12/202316/12/2023 by Paul Rosenberg

Fine Fresh Stock

It’s almost Christmas!

The last chance to post is fast approaching (if we use express, this Wednesday!), and we have more than ever to tempt you with….

You’ll find some Fresh Furniture, a group of Australian Art, Paris Porcelains, Sterling Silver, Fantastic Fossils….

There’s a huge variety!

And we can always send it now for delivery in the New Year…….

Christmas Feature

See our ’12 Days of ANTIQUE Christmas’ …. to be sung to the well-known tune, we have a progressive feature for you to enjoy.

Pop back to see the daily update, from 1 to 12 rather interesting Antique Gifts! Can you imagine what ’12’ might be?

Visit >

Fresh Stock

Rare Spode Dolphin inkwell, lavish flowers & gold, c. 1825

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Minton peacock figure with flower strewn base, c. 1835

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Bloor Derby basket and stand, with both Derby marks, 1820-25

$1,250.00 AUD
Victorian presentation mug, Mr William Pickels, Christmas 1855

$290.00 AUD
Bow figure of a Girl with flowers, low rococo stand, c. 1760

$650.00 AUD

Set of 6 Windsor-style wheelback chairs, 19th-20th century

Sold
Large Victorian ‘Bristol Blue’ glass vase, enameled & gilt scrollwork , c.1860

$580.00 AUD
Victorian ‘cat’ bisque basket, softly coloured, c. 1885

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Paris Porcelain perfume bottle / decanter, flowers, c. 1875

$95.00 AUD
Copper Arts + Crafts fireside trivet, Medieval Shield shape, c. 1880

$185.00 AUD
Pair of blue and white decanters painted with flowers

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Paris Porcelain perfume bottle decanter, c. 1880

$65.00 AUD
Pair of Paris Porcelain Candlesticks, flowers, c. 1875

$135.00 AUD
Paris Porcelain miniature comport, flowers, c. 1875

$35.00 AUD
Pair of Paris Porcelain Candlesticks, robin & nest, c. 1870

$195.00 AUD
Paris Porcelain Candlestick, C. 1875

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Victorian Milk Glass Candlestick painted with violets, c. 1890

$125.00 AUD
Arts + Crafts letter / napkin rack c.1900

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Large Ironstone jug, Greek style black prints, ‘PEARL IRONSTONE CHINA’, C.1865

$165.00 AUD
Victorian amethyst-glass Hyacinth Vase , late 19th century

$280.00 AUD
Victorian green-glass Hyacinth Vase , late 19th century

$240.00 AUD
Engraved glass loving cup, “John Robinson born Jny 1892”

$480.00 AUD
Chinese sterling silver + rosewood bracelet C.1920

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Large Victorian jug, printed in brown with a floral pattern, c. 1880

$85.00 AUD
Quality cut glass crystal bottle with lid, C.1880

$95.00 AUD
Nailsea hand blown glass rolling pin, blue + red inclusions, 19th C

$480.00 AUD
Victorian Decolomania glass rolling pin, C 1840

$640.00 AUD
Group of Children’s plates, underglaze blue urn & children pattern, c. 1850

$160.00 AUD
Ridgway ironstone child’s serving plate, C 1870

$55.00 AUD
Pearlware lustre & blue printed Child’s Plate, Waterfall pattern, c. 1820

$145.00 AUD
Ridgway ironstone child’s plate C. 1870

$35.00 AUD
Japaneseque Child’s Plate, flowerheads & roundels, c. 1875

$35.00 AUD
Elm wall hanging candle box, 19th c.

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Fresh Art

A collection of 20th century Australian Art is Fresh today, purchased in the 1970’s. Interestingly, this is the very beginning of several of these artist’s careers, making them scarcer ‘early examples’- even if only 50 years old!

See all our ‘Australian Art’

Fresh Silver

Sterling Silver desert spoon, arms of Coke, London 1845

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Sterling Silver table spoon, Harris Family ‘Hedgehog’ crest, London 1836

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Norwegian Silver spoon, gnome head, 19th century

$145.00 AUD
American Sterling Silver spoon, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Canada c.1900

$65.00 AUD
American Sterling Silver ‘PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION 1901’ spoon

$85.00 AUD
Set of 8 Silverplate Arts & Crafts napkin rings, c. 1920

$85.00 AUD
Silverplate Georgian style tea set, early 20th C

$275.00 AUD
Silverplate Sugar Scuttle with scoop C 1880

$125.00 AUD
Silverplate ladle, early 20th C

$65.00 AUD
Silverplate basket C.1900

$125.00 AUD
Two large Shell + Husk silver plate stuffing spoons, Mid 20th C

$135.00 AUD
Silverplate tea strainer + stand, Deco style, c. 1930

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Early Silverplate Mustard Pot, blue glass liner, C. 1860

$145.00 AUD
Handsome Old Sheffield plate hot water jug, C. 1825

$285.00 AUD
Silverplate 2 Pint Cocktail Shaker Mid 20th C

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Fresh Fossils

Millions of years, for a few dollars….

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Featured Collections

We have some additions to our Featured Focus pages, showing you collections of items that may be of interest….
Chose one below & have a browse!

‘Sterling Silver’

Fossils

Posted on 14/12/202319/12/2023 by Paul Rosenberg

Fossils, Meteorites, Minerals…. Millions of Years for a few $!

You would think the older something is, the more expensive…. but in the case of Moorabool’s Fossils & Natural History, that’s definitely not the case.

In fact, the oldest items in our shop are the cheapest!

While most of them are not featured on the website, you will see a good selection of pieces below.
Our mounting is bespoke, natural, and exclusive to Moorabool. As it is done in-house, unmanned items can be mounted on similar stands on request.

Note: some items may not be available: if the exact one is not still in stock, we will contact you with similar options to choose from.

Fossils Under $50

Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Fossil ‘Dinosaur’ Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$35.00 AUD
Fossil Nautiloid, Orthoceras sp., 350 Million Years , from Morocco

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Nautiloid, Orthoceras sp., 350 Million Years , from Morocco

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Nautiloid, Orthoceras sp., 350 Million Years , from Morocco

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Trilobite Phacops africanus, Devonian period 400,000,000 years old

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Trilobite Phacops africanus, Devonian period 400,000,000 years old

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Trilobite Phacops africanus, Devonian period 400,000,000 years old

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Nautiloid, Orthoceras sp., 350 Million Years , from Morocco

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, sp. unknown, Jurassic UK 180 MY

$25.00 AUD
Fossil nautiloid from Morocco, polished into a egg shape, 450 million years old

$15.00 AUD
Fossil nautiloid from Morocco, polished into a egg shape, 450 million years old

$15.00 AUD
Fossil crayfish- yabbie claw, unknown species, 5 million years

$35.00 AUD
Fossil Dino bone, species uncertain, Alberta – Cretaceous, 75 million years old

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp., Madagascar 105 Million Years Old

$25.00 AUD
Fossil trilobite, Phacops africanus, from Morocco, 355 million years old

$30.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Morocco, Devonian Period- 380 million years old

$28.00 AUD
Fossil ‘herring’ fish, Diplomystus dentatu. , USA

$38.00 AUD
Fossil Trilobite, Calymene sp., Morocco, both halves 485-419 million years

$35.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Hoploscaphites nicolleti, Cretaceous, 66 million years

$15.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Hoploscaphites nicolleti, Cretaceous, 66 million years

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, unknown species, Cretaceous, 100-66 Million Years

$48.00 AUD
Australian Opalised Fossil Bivalve Shell, Lightning Ridge, Cretaceous, 100 Million Years

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Hoploscaphites nicolleti, Cretaceous, 66 million years

$35.00 AUD

Australian Fossils

Dinosaur Bits!

Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$45.00 AUD
Fossil ‘Dinosaur’ Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years

$35.00 AUD
Fossil Plesiosaur tooth in rock, Plesiosaurus mauritanicus sp., 100 million years old, Morocco

$135.00 AUD
Fossil Dino Tooth on stand – Spinosaurus, Morocco, 99 million yrs

$65.00 AUD
Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth, Morocco, 99 million yrs

$65.00 AUD
Fossil Dino bone, species uncertain, Alberta – Cretaceous, 75 million years old

$45.00 AUD
Mosasaur tooth, mounted on a wood base, 100-66 million years old

$45.00 AUD

Other Fossils

Australian Fossil – bivalve shells, species unknown, from Eagle Hawk Neck, Tasmania Permian 260 Myo

$85.00 AUD
Australian Fossil Shell, Pleurotomaria sp., Carnovan Basin, WA- 66 million years

$45.00 AUD
Australian Fossil Shell, Pleurotomaria sp., Carnovan Basin, WA- 66 million years

$65.00 AUD
Australian Opalised Fossil Bivalve Shell, Lightning Ridge, Cretaceous, 100 Million Years

$45.00 AUD
East Timor Ammonite, large polished half, Metalegoceras sp. 299-251 million years old

$265.00 AUD
East Timor Ammonite, large polished half, Metalegoceras sp. 299-251 million years old

$195.00 AUD
East Timor Ammonite, large polished half, Metalegoceras sp. 299-251 million years old

$235.00 AUD
East Timor Ammonite, Metalegoceras sp, Permian 299-251 million years old

$15.00 AUD
East Timor Ammonite, polished, Permian period 299-251 million years old

$165.00 AUD
Fish Fossil on stand, herring Diplomystus dentatus, USA, 50 million years old

$85.00 AUD
Fish Fossil on stand, herring Diplomystus dentatus, USA, 50 million years old

$85.00 AUD
Fossil ‘herring’ fish, Diplomystus dentatu. , USA

$38.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite from Madagascar, 180 Million Years Old

$48.00 AUD
Fossil ammonite on stand, species unknown, late Jurassic UK 150 million years old

$35.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite Perisphinctes sp. Jurassic, 180 million years, Madagascar

$8.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras clementinum, Cretaceous, 100-80 Million Years

$65.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY

$45.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp., Madagascar 105 Million Years Old

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Hoploscaphites nicolleti, Cretaceous, 66 million years

$25.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Hoploscaphites nicolleti, Cretaceous, 66 million years

$15.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Hoploscaphites nicolleti, Cretaceous, 66 million years

$35.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Jurassic Period Lyme Regis, UK, 180 million years

$55.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Morocco, Devonian Period- 380 million years old

$28.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, Perisphinctes sp. from Madagascar, 180 million years old

$20.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, sliced & polished gem quality, Madagascar Cretaceous 100 MY

$55.00 AUD
Fossil Ammonite, unknown species, Cretaceous, 100-66 Million Years

$48.00 AUD
Fossil Coral, USA – Diphyphyllum multicaule, Silurian, 430 MY

$135.00 AUD
Fossil crayfish- yabbie claw, unknown species, 5 million years

$35.00 AUD

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Large fossil Ammonite, Gonioclymenia species, Morocco

Posted on 09/12/202309/12/2023 by Paul Rosenberg

Some Stunning Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver is a very desirable Antique these days: it’s the allure of a precious metal that glistens beautifully, formed into beautiful shapes by the hand of a gifted craftsman – but is also an incredible asset that has increased in value to dizzying heights over the past decade.

So it’s a beautiful display item, often usable, and something that will retain a high dollar-value into the future.
That’s worth collecting!

Some ‘usable’ Sterling Silver at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

What is ‘Sterling Silver’?

‘Sterling’ Silver is a standard enforced in Britain, with severe consequences for any fraudulent activity.
The requirement is the silver content of 92.5% is achieved – the ‘Sterling Standard’, applying originally to currency and bullion. The other 7.5% of metal content actually has a purpose: solid silver is very soft and unsuitable for items that will be used, such as cutlery: the extra metal provides some strength without affecting the appearance of the silver.
Items are assessed by a series of government appointed ‘Assay Offices’, which also recorded the year the item was assessed.

Reading Sterling Silver Hallmarks

This example has very clear marks as they were struck into the silver very deeply.
From top to bottom:
‘WE’ Maker’s Mark – for William Eaton
(0) Leopard’s Head – the mark of the Assay Office in London
# Striding Lion – the British Hallmark indicating it is ‘Sterling Standard’, ie. 92.5% Silver Content
-J- Gothic capital ‘J’ – the date letter for London Assay Office in 1844
ø Head facing left – Young profile of Queen Victoria, left-facing in contrast with previous monarch, which was William IV & faced right.

This example shows the Irish variant of the ‘Sterling’ mark:
‘JS’ – for John Smyth, Dublin
ø Head facing left – Young profile of Queen Victoria
# Seated ‘Hibernia’ figure, representing Ireland, standing in for the striding lion used in the other Assay Offices in Britain
^ Crowned Harp – indicating the Dublin Assay Office
‘m’ Dublin year mark for 1857

Other Solid Silver standards

German .800 silver centerpiece, baroque Four Seasons embossed, c. 1880-12446

Elsewhere, silver of the same standard is also made. American and Australian silver conforms to the 92.5% standard, often using the word ‘Sterling’ for a mark, but without any assay office to mark it. On the Continent, silver content varies a lot, but is often handily marked with the parts of silver out of 1,000: ie. ‘.900’ is 900/1000, or 90%, close to Sterling standard, while items that are going to be used a lot are often .800 silver, 80%, making them hardier.

Caring for your Silver

The one thing about silver is… it inevitably goes black. One way to guard against this is to shut it away in an airtight storage – but then you can’t enjoy it.
Casual usage actually helps keep an item clean, as when you use it and then gently wipe it dry, any traces of black is removed, and your item remains lovely.
However, there always comes a time when you will need to clean your silver. The key is to go gently – while some methods and available cleaners do a fast, brilliant job, this is because the strip off a layer of the surface to reveal the shiny metal beneath. Do this too often, and you will seriously wear away the value of your piece!

For many decades, Moorabool has used & stocked the ‘gentle’ silver cleaner, used by silver collectors and dealers all over the world. This is Hagerty’s, see our stock by clicking the button below.

Our Latest Silver items

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English, Irish & Scottish Sterling

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Australian Silver

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American Silver

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Asian Silver

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Continental & Other Silver

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Usable Silver

Chinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890

$6,500.00 AUD
Very early electroplate melon shaped tea service, J Watson & sons C. 1840

$780.00 AUD
Georgian style steel blade knife, Sterling handle, Sheffield 1911

$45.00 AUD
Georgian style steel blade knife, Sterling handle, Sheffield 1911

$45.00 AUD
Coalport cup &saucer, flowers & gilt foliage, pat. 2/896, c. 1835

$285.00 AUD

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(This link includes Old Sheffield Plate, Electroplate, and other objects that are less than Sterling standard but have a silver appearance)

Posted on 09/12/202309/12/2023 by Paul Rosenberg

Fresh Stock: Staffordshire Figures, Chinese Pottery, plus more!

We have an amazing selection for your browsing pleasure today.

First, some lovely mysteries….
This group of beautiful little figures of children are all not in the books…. all of mysterious origin. We have a few educated guesses, but there is no definite attribution for any….. yet.
The pair of children with dogs are particularly interesting; they are recognisable as the ‘Royal Children’, The Prince of Wales & the Princess Royal. They were popular items in the 1830’s, made by quite a few different porcelain – and Staffordshire Pottery – manufacturers. This pair, however, are superior to every other example, and must be by one of the high-quality factories.

Fossil Dino Tooth on stand – Spinosaurus, Morocco, 99 million yrs

$65.00 AUD
Fish Fossil on stand, herring Diplomystus dentatus, USA, 50 million years old

$85.00 AUD
Chinese Export black lacquer box, gilt figures + flowers, mid- 19th century

$345.00 AUD
Victorian press purple glass flower frog, 20th C

$35.00 AUD
Victorian press clear glass flower frog, 1910

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Pair of Meissen style porcelain pug dogs, German c. 1890

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Staffordshire Porcelain sheep, poss. Alcock, c. 1835

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Staffordshire porcelain group, boy + dog by stream, c. 1835

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Pair of French Porcelain figural perfume decanters, c. 1870

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Derby porcelain sheep + bocage, gilt details, c. 1800

$325.00 AUD
Small Victorian lacquer box, handprinted with blossoms C.1890

$85.00 AUD
Quality cut ‘pineapple’ pattern Victorian wine glass, C.1900

$45.00 AUD
Victorian Decolomania glass rolling pin, C 1840

$640.00 AUD
Sterling Silver waiter -card tray, London 1895

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Large Victorian blue glass basket, C. 1880

$340.00 AUD
Derby Dish oval lobed, scattered flowers, c. 1790

$85.00 AUD
Pair of pressed green glass open salts, circa 1900

$75.00 AUD
Victorian cased white and gilt cut perfume bottle, circa 1870

$295.00 AUD
Victorian cased blue cut perfume bottle, circa 1870

$295.00 AUD
Bloor Derby basket and stand, with both Derby marks, 1820-25

$1,250.00 AUD
Small Sterling Silver fork, hallmarked Birmingham 1926

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Sterling Silver tiny fork, Birmingham 1926

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Australian Sterling silver souvenir spoon, Adelaide city hall, C.1920

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Souvenir Sterling silver teaspoon, St Paul’s Cathedral London, C.1920

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Fresh Pottery

There’s a great selection of Fresh Staffordshire to explore, with all sorts of characters lurking….

Staffordshire pottery group , children donkey ride, c. 1860

$295.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery group, fisherfolk with net + catch, c. 1860

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Staffordshire pottery figure of ‘Tom King’, the highwayman, c. 1870

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Staffordshire figure, ‘Dick Turpin on Black Bess’, c. 1860

$295.00 AUD
Staffordshire Theatrical figure of Sailor ‘Ben Backstay’, c. 1850

$145.00 AUD
Staffordshire ‘topper’ pepperpot, c. 1870

$145.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery figure of a Gardner, c. 1835

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Staffordshire pottery ‘preacher’ figure, Dr Raffles or Rev. Fletcher, c. 1850

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English Porcelain figure of ‘Johnny Souter’, seated with a drink, c. 1840

$440.00 AUD
Staffordshire ‘topper’ cruet vessel, willow pattern print to base+lip, c.1865

$180.00 AUD
Staffordshire ‘topper’ pepper pot, c. 1895

$95.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery ‘Topper’ pepper pot, pretty pink hat, c. 1870

$155.00 AUD
Faience Rabbit Tureen, Italian maiolica, 20th century.

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Pair of ‘naughty poodles’ with birds, on angular bases, c. 1835

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Staffordshire pottery bust, John Lock, late 19th century

$380.00 AUD
Early pearlware dish, underglaze blue ‘Chinese Raft’ pattern c.1800

$295.00 AUD
Wileman pottery “Costumbres Espanoles” Bullfight Print plate, Eastern market, c. 1875

$135.00 AUD
Herculanium? oval footed dish, Greek ‘Attack of the Griffin’ pattern in blue, c.1815

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Early Victorian brown glazed stoneware, C.1870

$295.00 AUD
Superior large double-handled mug with interior frogs, humorous prints inc. cowboy, c. 1860

$2,950.00 AUD
Rare pair of Staffordshire Pottery candlesnuffers, Nun + Priest, c. 1850

$480.00 AUD
Small Australian Pottery trough vase, C.1930

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Australian Greenway Pottery trough vase green elephants, C.1940

$240.00 AUD
John Campbell Australian Pottery, square ash tray, C.1930

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Bendigo Pottery boat vase, C .1930

$95.00 AUD
Australian Pates Pottery log shape vase, C.1930

$35.00 AUD
Wedgwood plate printed with butterfly & insects, Mortlocks, 1882

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Staffordshire pottery pepper pot – topper – c. 1870

$135.00 AUD

Asian additions

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Gift Certificates

Can’t decide? Let them choose! Gift Vouchers are the perfect present for anyone who loves Antiques…

$50 – $100 – $200 amounts available.

We can provide you with a physical copy – or a document you can print yourself – or attach to an email. It’s then simply a matter of presenting this document when you make a purchase.

Visit the Voucher Page

POSTAGE

We’re ready to post your items to you, and Australians still have time to get it to you before Christmas…..

Christmas Postage Deadlines

Australian Post items:
WA -15th Dec
NT 14th Dec
VIC, NSW & QLD 18th Dec

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

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

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Posted on 29/11/202309/12/2023 by Paul Rosenberg

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

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Victorian silverplate meat skewer – letter opener – c. 1890

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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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

$45.00 AUD

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Sterling Silver

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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

Sold
Chinese silver and horn salt server and spoon, C 1910

Sold
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

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.

A rare fake ‘TP Dexter’ Sterling Jug: Silver Fraud!

These three jugs look very similar, and yet only one is genuine.
Below is a Genuine engraved jug of 1798, a Victorian version of 1888, and another Victorian…. but with marks claiming it is Sheffield 1797.
Can you pick the fake?

Slide down the bar on below image to reveal the dates

Late 19th century Sterling Silver milk jug, of helmet shape, with elegant curved handle, the body with engraved lines to rim, a central reserve with initials ‘JJC’ to one side , the other blank.
Hallmarked for Birmingham 1795, also ‘TL’ for an unknown maker –a mark used in documented ‘fraudulent’ pieces of Sterling Silver discovered in the premises of Reuben Lyon in the late 19th century.

The FAKE sterling silver hallmarks, claiming to be Birmingham 1797

The fraudulent nature of this piece of Sterling Silver is an interesting study.
The hallmarks are clear, and ye have something different about their wear; particularly notable is the background, which shows up lumps & bumps not usually seen in hallmarks. This is because normal hallmarks verified at the assay office have been struck into the piece using a die, with a flat end incised with the initials; the background is therefore flat. The ‘bumps’ indicate this piece is cast at the time of making, ie. there is some texture from the casting medium that cannot be buffed out from the recessed marks……… something that is only done by a forger.
This maker’s mark ‘TD’ appears to be copying T.P. Dexter’s mark, which was only registered in 1805. As the registry of marks was not published or accessible in the 19th century like it is now, it would not have been possible for a forger to look up the active dates of a silversmith. In this case, it is a decade out, making identification easier.
In 1899, the London Goldsmith’s Company published a booklet to expose a group of fakes they had detected and destroyed recently. At the premises of 70-year old Reuben Lyon of Holborn, more than 200 fraudulently hallmarked ‘Antique’ pieces were found by officers of the Goldsmith’s Guild, and the hallmarks of ‘around 50’ makers on the pieces recorded and published. The ‘TD’ mark is one of them.

These pieces were destroyed by the guild. This is still their practice, and they constantly assess the trade in Anbtqiuue silver to ensure that fraudulent pieces are not circulating as genuine. A silver collector witnessed this in action in London recently: visiting one of the seller son silver, a man entered with a portable anvil, the fake was brought out, and completely mashed into a formless lump with a hammer!

Interestingly, an article written about forged silver at the time refers to the technique of casting marks, ‘…adopted by a forger a year or so ago, who recieved his due punishment…’ This suggests the evidence of casting in a piece puts it into an 1890’s context, 100 years after the marks they were depicting.

The fakes were detected, and their source investigated by the Guild. Reuben claimed innocence, stating he had purchased the goods ‘from a man named ‘Clarke’ …. who had subsequently disappeared’. He was fined £3,000, an immense amount for the time. It was the end of him and his business…..

This was a time of intense interest in English Silver from the Georgian period, especially by the Americans – and the occasional Australian. I wonder if ‘Clarke’ tried selling to this lucrative market of wealth Australians, far away from the eyes of the Goldsmith’s Guild?
This jug came from a local source, and may well have been imported into Australia as an ‘Antique’ around turn of the century, despite it being pretty recently made!

The irony is, this is now a rarity; in the UK, the Guild has ‘taken care’ of any examples, and only in a place like Australia are there examples to be seen…. at least knowingly!

The London Assay Office report >

Posted on 18/11/202318/11/2023 by Paul Rosenberg

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

Sold
Sterling Silver fork, Stag crest, Hayne & Cater , London 1860

Sold
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

Sold
Victorian octagonal silver christening mug, Birmingham 1865.

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

$340.00 AUD

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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.

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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

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.

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

Sold
Chinese porcelain vase, blue ground with white prunus blossom 19th c

Sold
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

Sold
4 Chinese silver teaspoons, bamboo moulded, c. 1920

Sold
Unusual Chinese Silver ‘Bamboo’ namecard stands / chopstick rests, c. 1920

Sold
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

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….)