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
French joined armchair, paneled sides, flower carved crest & dated 1778Original price was: $5,400.00 AUD.$4,900.00 AUDCurrent price is: $4,900.00 AUD. -
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. -
Product on sale
Early Victorian nursing chair, bobbin turned back, c.1840Original price was: $480.00 AUD.$370.00 AUDCurrent price is: $370.00 AUD. -
Product on sale
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. -
Product on sale
Spode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815Original price was: $400.00 AUD.$300.00 AUDCurrent price is: $300.00 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
English porcelian teabowl, flowerheads & gilt leaf border, c. 1790
English fine soft paste tea bowl with soft blue stylised floral and finely gilt pattern. Circa 1790 very minor rim wear…
Greek blackware vessel, small footed bowl, 5th century BC
Small Greek black glazed pottery bowl, with slightly inward curving lip and short foot. South Italy, circa mid 5th – 4th century…
English porcelain plate, James Duke & nephew, painted flowers, c.
English porcelain plate by James Duke & nephew, decorated with hand painted flowers, within and apple green border with stylised…
Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, Emily Partington, c. 1882
Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, decorated with bands of sprigged patterns in blue & brown glaze. …
A Sample from our Furniture
Pair of Mahogany work tables, drawers, cupboard & slide, c.
Near pair of mahogany work tables, usable as bedside tables, with twin drawers one side, a fold down door the…
Pair Cast Hall Seats, cedar seats, Melbourne made? c.1875.
Pair of Victorian Cast Iron Hall Seats with cedar seats, said to be Melbourne made. Circa 1875…
English oak dropside table with turned legs and single drawer,
English oak dropside table with turned legs and single drawer, the top with some fine figuring. Circa 1830 top: 86 x 88cm Height:…
William & Mary beech chair, high back, circa 1695
William & Mary beech chair, with arched caned back within pierced leaf-scroll cresting, flanked by turned tapering uprights, the cane…
A Sample from our Art
Edward B Heffernan watercolour – ‘Lauderdale Kitchen’ pen & wash
Edward B Heffernan watercolour – ‘Lauderdale Kitchen’ pen & wash Frame 41x35cm Visible 13x22cm good condition, well framed…
de Beynac, Rene Joly 1876-1968 (French) – Temple of Zeus
de Beynac, Rene Joly 1876-1968 (French) Temple of Zeus Athens, Oil on board earlier 20th century measures 34x25cm , frame 45x36cm Fair condition , minor…
Western Australia engraved boab-tree nut, snake & fish, latter 20th
Western Australia Aboriginal engraved boab-tree nut, the whole decorated with geometric panels, some containing snakes & fish. Latter 20th century…
Rare Lithograph title-page ‘Portraits: Princes & People of India’ by
Rare coloured lithograph, the title-page from ‘Portraits of the Princes and People of India’, after sketches by Emily Eden, printed…
