A fine selection of ‘Arts & Crafts’ has just been posted on Moorabool.com . It’s an interesting survey of the late 19th- early 20th century designs that were…
Australia’s Largest Range of Antique Ceramics, plus more!
Moorabool Antiques
Situated in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Moorabool Antiques was founded in 1958 by the late John Rosenberg.
Today it offers a vast range of Genuine Antiques from the Victorian, Georgian & earlier periods, including Pottery & Porcelain, Glass, Silver, Old Sheffield, Artworks, Furniture, Australiana, Antiquities & Natural History.
We welcome visitors to our large 2-floor premises in central Geelong.
16 – 18 Ryrie St, Geelong Victoria 3220
Total stock to browse: 10,000 items11,000 items…..and more added constantly.
HOURS
Monday – Closed – Open by Appointment only
Tuesday – Friday 10 am-5pm
Saturday 10am – 1pm
Sunday – Closed –
CONTACT:
ph (03) 52292 970
email – moorabool@gmail.com
Moorabool Auctions
Ph – 0494129983
Email – mooraboolauctions@gmail.com
Latest News:
AUCTION!
Moorabool is now conducting Auctions.
‘MOORABOOL AUCTIONS‘ holds a sale early each month. It’s all posted on Invaluable.com, the world-wide platform where the salesrooms for Antiques & Artworks flourishes.
For each sale, we have a large number of vendors, mostly local estates and collections fresh to the market offered exclusively by Moorabool Auctions.
There’s Furniture, Silver, Jewellery, Artworks – and of course a stunning array of fine Ceramics & Glass.
Have a browse now….. you never know what you’ll find.
NEXT AUCTION: May 10th
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After-Auction Pick-ups – 16 Ryrie Street, Business Hours
A New way to browse our artworks:
Artists in Stock – an alphabetical list of artists.
Note: doesn’t include unsigned, unattributed pieces.
Sale! items
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Product on sale
Small Lowestoft basket, printed with the ‘Pinecone’ pattern, c.1770Original price was: $1,450.00 AUD.$950.00 AUDCurrent price is: $950.00 AUD. -
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Spode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $550.00 AUD.$412.50 AUDCurrent price is: $412.50 AUD. -
Product on sale
Spode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $450.00 AUD.$337.50 AUDCurrent price is: $337.50 AUD. -
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Spode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $400.00 AUD.$300.00 AUDCurrent price is: $300.00 AUD. -
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Spode ironstone rectangular dish, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $380.00 AUD.$285.00 AUDCurrent price is: $285.00 AUD. -
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Pair of Italian Baroque walnut chairs with carved backs, 17th centuryOriginal price was: $4,200.00 AUD.$3,900.00 AUDCurrent price is: $3,900.00 AUD.
Find your Niche….
Moorabool has a vast variety of items in stock, and finding your interests can be daunting.
To make it easier to browse our large stock, we have divided it up into categories, or ‘Departments’.
This means you can find your area of interest, wether it is Ceramics, Art, Glass, or Furniture, and look through our stock.
Use this drop-down to access the Stock Departments.
A search will also allow you to find more specific interests.
Premium Stock
A few of our ‘best-in-class’ pieces of stock.
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Chinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890$6,500.00 AUD -
Frederick Strange – ‘View of Launceston’, Important Colonial Masterpiece c. 1858Sold -
Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD -
French Empire bronze boat-form inkwell, serpent handles, c. 1800$3,650.00 AUD -
Paris porcelain plate, painted in the Neoclassical taste, Nast C 1805$980.00 AUD
Freshest Stock
Fresh Stock Blogs
We are constantly adding Fresh items to our Stock Departments.
See the Latest Uploads via our Fresh Stock blogs – along with other interesting newsworthy announcements.
Fresh Stock at Moorabool
Welcome to our latest Fresh Stock release. There’s quite a range of Fresh items to browse…. Here’s our new way…
An Asian-themed Fresh Stock
Fresh Stock with an Asian Theme – a good quantity of items for you to browse from China, Japan, Burma,…
Fresh stock October 7th
Fresh Stock uploaded to moorabool.com . You’ll find a fine and varied selection, from Georgian Furniture to fine 18th…
Featured Items & Essays
Mademoiselle d’Jeck, a rare Staffordshire Figure of a Theatre Star
Mademoiselle d’Jeck was a 4-ton prima-donna…. appearing all across Europe & America in the earlier 19th century, she was…
David Roberts ‘Oberwesel’ 1829, re-discovered.
A local customer recently inherited a small number of Antiques from an uncle, including a most interesting oil painting. Set…
A Rare Pair: Meissen copies of Sèvres, by J.G. Loehnig, circa 1786
Sometimes, things don’t turn out to be what they look like. While that’s usually a pre-cursor for disappointment when we…
Moorabool Antiques is a second-generation Antique Shop, located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
We have a large premises overflowing with interesting items – well over 10,000 to browse.
It’s well worth a visit, with easy access from Melbourne by road, close to the train station, and just a few minutes from Avalon Airport. We are also just 10 minutes from the Tasmanian Ferry terminal.
We specialise in Antique Ceramics – but also have an extensive stock of Victorian, Georgian & earlier Furniture, Silver, Glass, Artworks, plus Antiquities & Natural History.
We are a small family business, with customer service and authenticity as our core values. Our customers return again & again, with our ultimate aim always being ‘Happy Customers’!
Stock Samples
A Sample from our Ceramics
Berlin figure , Elija & the raven, circa 1870
Dramatic white Berlin figure, Elija & the raven, showing the prophet seated on a rock with an eagle holding a…
Meissen spoon tray with soldier on horseback, c.1760
Meissen spoon tray painted with an armoured soldier firing a pistol from horseback. Circa 1760….
Worcester punch bowl, precipice pattern, c.1765
Large Worcester punch bowl, well painted in blue with a version of the Precipice pattern, with several pavilions scattered across…
Chinese Export butter tub & cover, underglaze blue landscapes, c.
Chinese Export butter tub & cover, modelled after a European design with twin lugs to support a metal handle, finely…
Early Derby figure of a ‘Garland Shepherdess’ & sheep, c.1775
Early Derby figure of a ‘Garland Shepherdess’, modelled standing before a flowery bocage with a rearing sheep, around whose neck…
Spode spill vase, flowers on gilt ground, pat.711 c.1805
Spode porcelain spill vase, richly painted with flower sprays on solid gilt ground (pattern 711). Red pattern number 711, Circa 1805 6cm wide Missfiring…
A Sample from our Furniture
Australian primitive fretwork box, cedar & pine, ‘A PRESENT FROM
Australian ‘primitive’ box, with cedar corner pillars and fretwork panels featuring scrolling plants, the front incorporating ‘A PRESENT FROM A.T.’ applied…
Large French Provincial amoire, Louis XIII, mid-17th century
Large French Provincial amoire, the panelled sides with two long and one short each, the front with two large panels…
Walnut chair with spoon shaped back and woolwork seat, C.
Continental walnut chair with spoon shaped back and solid vase shaped splat, the serpentine fronted woolwork seat on cabriole legs…
Pair of Regency Rosewood chairs, nicely carved details, c. 1825
Pair of Regency Rosewood chairs, with nicely turned & carved front legs, a fine ‘anthemion’ carving to the back rail,…
Large mahogany Belle Epoque mirror with intricate carvings, c.1880
Large mahogany Belle Epoque mirror with intricate carvings, the glass beveled. Circa 1880 118 x 212cm excellent condition, central finial appears to be…
A Sample from our Art
New Zealand interest: View of Bluff, a Budd sisters sketchbook
A Budd sketchbook watercolour, showing a settlement and ships at anchor, titled ‘The Bluff from Finns Castle NZ’, depicting a…
Victorian penwork on silk, “a terrible hinderance” c. 1890
Victorian lace-edged silk placemat with blue ribbon, used as a canvas by a talented artist to sketch out a cartoon…
French School Hunt Scene, oil on canvas, early 18th century
Hunt scene in forested landscape, French School, oil on canvas Early 18th century work 39x48cm Condiotion: relined & restored to small areas around theedge,…
Oil painting ‘Summer day- Malmsbury’, Maxwell Wilks, 1987
Maxwell Wilks ‘Summer Day, Malmsbury’ Signed & dated 1987 Good condition, titled to the reverse 64x49cm work 44×39.5cm…
