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.
Geelong + Melbourne theme
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Coloured print of Geelong, 19th C$145.00 AUD -
Framed engraving “On the plenty, near Melbourne’ 19th century$145.00 AUD -
Framed hand-coloured print -The University of MelbourneSold -
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
Garden + Botanical theme
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‘Quaker Pegg’ Derby Botanical plate, ‘Balm Leaved Archangel’, c. 1796Sold -
Art Pottery globular vase with hand-painted daisies on pale green, c.1885$345.00 AUD -
Spode vase with encrusted flowers, patt. 4687, c. 1835$185.00 AUD -
Pair of Spode flower encrusted vases, shell moulded, c.1825$580.00 AUD -
Derby plate with superb flowers, c. 1810$295.00 AUD -
Pair of Derby porcelain plates, superb large flower groups c. 1815$950.00 AUD -
Rue Thiroux mustard & stand, flowers & gilt, c.1780$560.00 AUD -
Early Victorian cup & saucer, flowers & rococo scroll gilding, c.1845$185.00 AUD -
Satsuma spherical toggle fitting, flowers & butterflies, c. 1880$185.00 AUD -
Worcester small tankard, large flower groups, C. 1765$580.00 AUD -
Coalport cup &saucer, flowers & gilt foliage, pat. 2/896, c. 1835$285.00 AUD -
Copeland porcelain plate with floral arrangement, c.1851-85.$120.00 AUD -
Rare Spode Dolphin inkwell, lavish flowers & gold, c. 1825Sold -
Paris Porcelain perfume bottle / decanter, flowers, c. 1875$95.00 AUD -
Victorian press purple glass flower frog, 20th C$35.00 AUD
Under $100
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Pair of porcelain ‘booties’, applied flowers, c. 1900$45.00 AUD -
Miniature Cloisonné vase, Chinese 20th c.$25.00 AUD -
Papiermache snuff box with metal inlay to lid, Mid19th C$95.00 AUD -
Limoges heart shaped trinket box 20th C$75.00 AUD -
W & R Stoke on Trent Heart shaped Trinket box, early 20th C$95.00 AUD -
Crown Staffordshire round trinket box, early 20th C$65.00 AUD -
Napoleonic Limoges trinket box with gilt bee decoration , 20th C$85.00 AUD -
Derby-style cherub figure with flowerbasket, 20th century French$95.00 AUD -
Derby-style cherub figure with flowerbasket, 20th century French$95.00 AUD -
Bow-style cherub figure with flowerbasket, 20th century French$95.00 AUD -
Torquay Pottery Cottageware jug ‘Empty Vessels make the most noise’, 1920’s$95.00 AUD -
Derby plate, apple green with c-scroll moulding & flowers, c. 1835$95.00 AUD -
English Bone China plate, roses in green border, C. 1860$50.00 AUD -
English porcelain plate, grey ground & flowers, pat. 760 c.1835 -
Victorian style gilt brass double locket brooch, ivy, 20th c.$95.00 AUD -
Paris Porcelain perfume bottle / decanter, flowers, c. 1875$95.00 AUD
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Pyrite Sun specimen, Pyrite ‘Fool’s Gold’ flowerlike specimen$75.00 AUD -
Fossil Shark tooth in rock, Lamna obliqua sp., 43 million years old, Morocco$35.00 AUD -
Dramatic Fossil ‘Sabre-Tooth Herring’ tooth, 100 million years old, MoroccoSold -
Mounted Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY$85.00 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 -
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 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 -
$100 GIFT VOUCHER$100.00 AUD -
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 -
Victorian silverplate meat skewer – letter opener – c. 1890$85.00 AUD
Under $200
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Pair of English Art Pottery cream glaze small twisted vases, Dresser influence, c. 1895$125.00 AUD -
Continental .900 silver teaspoon C 1900$35.00 AUD -
Murano Glass round vase with orange and brown swirls, 20th C$85.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver card case with chain, Birmingham 1911$180.00 AUD -
Pair of Limoges vases with colourful flower groups, Redon c. 1875$295.00 AUD -
Japanese black pottery bowl with incised decoration, c. 1920$45.00 AUD -
Bretby ‘Japanesque’ 3-handled pottery vase, c. 1905$145.00 AUD -
Large pale blue jug ‘Jasper’ smearglaze jug with white classical figure sprigs, prob. Dudson, c. 1870$135.00 AUD -
Doulton ‘Slater Ware’ Stoneware vase, c. 1890$145.00 AUD
Usable on the Christmas Table
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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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Ridgway tea cup + saucer, ‘Union’ shape, c. 1840$65.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver waiter -card tray, London 1895$595.00 AUD -
Rare Sterling Silver toast rack, Mathew Boulton 1820Sold -
Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery gravy boat, gilt dec, c. 1950$35.00 AUD -
Old Sheffield Plate coffee pot, good condition, c. 1825$395.00 AUD -
Silverplate hipflask, 8 oz, Sheffield, earlier 20th century$95.00 AUD -
Sterling silver salt shaker blue glass liner$65.00 AUD -
Interesting Nautical ‘Anchor’ candlestick, brass with silver-plate, c. 1910$395.00 AUD -
Victorian cut glass ‘Celery Vase’, 19th century$260.00 AUD -
Early Victorian Decanter, pointed stopper, c. 1850$195.00 AUD -
Quality hand-cut whiskey decanter, hobnail pattern, late 19th century$485.00 AUD -
Quality hand-cut whiskey decanter, hobnail pattern, late 19th century$425.00 AUD -
Quality hand-cut whiskey decanter, hobnail pattern, late 19th century$425.00 AUD -
Quality hand-cut Whiskey Decanter, plain sides, late 19th centurySold -
Georgian ring-neck decanter with mushroom stopper, C. 1820$380.00 AUD -
5 Coalport cake plates, flowers & scroll moulded border, c.1895Sold -
Coalport ‘Adelaide’ shape cup+saucer, flowers on blue-green, pat. 3/271, c 1840$160.00 AUD -
Coalport ‘Adelaide’ shape cup & saucer, gilt on peach ground, pat. 3/271, c 1840$180.00 AUD -
Spode ironstone service, pattern 4290, 20pc, Circa 1825$1,950.00 AUD -
Pair of Silver Plate fish servers, horn handles, Sheffield 1888$265.00 AUD -
Pair of Russian Silver .916 Caviar Spoons, gilt bowls C. 1970$85.00 AUD -
Pair of Sterling handled engraved & pierced servers c.1890$195.00 AUD -
Macintosh Family, Bateman, Sterling Silver Setting for 6, Shell & Husk, London 1839Sold -
English silver ‘breadknife’, late 19th century$65.00 AUD -
Christofle ‘Spatours’ pattern -large soup ladle, C.1900$95.00 AUD -
Christofle ‘Spatours’ pattern carving set, C. 1900$145.00 AUD -
Christofle ‘Spatours’ pattern cutlery setting for 6, 40 pcs C.1900$950.00 AUD -
Christofle ‘Spatours’ pattern – large spoon, C.1900$65.00 AUD -
Pearlshell Caviar spoon, c. 1900$25.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver mustard spoon, Sheffield 1909Sold -
Christofle Silverplate Tea Strainer, mid 20th CSold -
Arts & Crafts napkin holder, C.1915Sold
For Him
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Large fossil Ammonite, Gonioclymenia species, Morocco$395.00 AUD -
Fossil Plesiosaur tooth in rock, Plesiosaurus mauritanicus sp., 100 million years old, Morocco$135.00 AUD -
Fossil Shark tooth in rock, Lamna obliqua sp., 43 million years old, Morocco$35.00 AUD
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Meerschaum style carved pipe bowl, hand holding acorn, c 1860$145.00 AUD -
Ernest E. Abbott, signed George Cope -Captain Cook’s cottage etching, late 1930’sSold -
HMS Howe Nickel tankard, made from metal taken in 1958 scrapping, by Mappin & Webb$125.00 AUD -
Australiana ship souvenir anchor letter opener, “SOUVENIR OF M.V.KANIMBLA”, mid-20th century$95.00 AUD -
Australiana ship souvenir anchor letter opener, “S.S.ORCADES”, mid-20th century$95.00 AUD -
Australiana ship souvenir anchor paperknife, “S.S. ORONTES”, mid-20th centurySold -
Australiana souvenir fouled anchor ‘trowel’, “M.V. DUNTROON”, mid-20th century$95.00 AUD -
Interesting Nautical ‘Anchor’ candlestick, brass with silver-plate, c. 1910$395.00 AUD
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Roman Pottery oil vessel, Roman, 2nd – 5th Century AD$195.00 AUD -
Fossil Ice Age Horse Tooth, Pleistocene, Florida, 2.2 million years old$45.00 AUD -
Fossil Nautiloid, Orthoceras sp., 350 Million Years , from Morocco$45.00 AUD -
German Aneroid Barometer + Thermometer, carved case, c. 1910Sold
For Her
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Victorian style gilt brass double locket brooch, ivy, 20th c.$95.00 AUD
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Pair of Egyptian Amulet earrings, wearable! 700-300 BC$360.00 AUD -
Siam (Thai) jewellery set, Earrings, brooch & bracelet, C.1925$125.00 AUD -
Japanese zogan bracelet, 10 moon/flower scenic panels, c. 1920$295.00 AUD -
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted blue daisies signed R. Waldrow$35.00 AUD -
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted with a flower spray, signed S. Rob$35.00 AUD -
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted Robin, signed P Dunkley$35.00 AUD -
Victorian Pearlshell brooch, flower bouquet, c.1880$135.00 AUD -
Hand painted Victorian work box, “Nellie” circa 1875Sold -
Victorian ruby glass double ended perfume with silver mounts, c. 1870Sold -
Spode (Copeland) cake plate, embossed flowers, hand painted roses on blue ground, c. 1895Sold -
Spode (Copeland) milk jug, embossed flowers, hand painted roses on blue ground, c. 1895Sold -
Spode (Copeland) cream jug, embossed flowers, hand painted roses, c. 1895Sold -
Victorian Bone China plate, pink with flowers & butterfly, patt. 144. c.1870Sold -
Australian Silverplated napkin ring, c. 1930$20.00 AUD
Under $50
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English Bone China plate, roses in green border, C. 1860$50.00 AUD
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English porcelain plate, grey ground & flowers, pat. 760 c.1835
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English porcelain dish, flower group in apple green border, c. 1835$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 -
Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years$45.00 AUD
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Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years$45.00 AUD
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Victorian press purple glass flower frog, 20th C$35.00 AUD
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Australian Pates Pottery log shape vase, C.1930$35.00 AUD -
$50 GIFT VOUCHER$50.00 AUD
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Carved wood nativity ‘shepherd’, European, mid 20th century$35.00 AUD -
Small Sterling Silver fork, hallmarked Birmingham 1926$20.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver tiny fork, Birmingham 1926$20.00 AUD -
Stokes sterling silver award, Scottish highland dancing, Maffra c.1950$35.00 AUD
Fossils! Dinosaurs!
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Fossil Shark Tooth, 70 million years old$10.00 AUD -
Fossil shark tooth, 70 million years old$10.00 AUD -
Keichousaurus hui, Fossil Dinosaur almost complete juvenile skeleton, Triassic, around 220 Million Years OldSold -
Large fossil Ammonite, Gonioclymenia species, Morocco$395.00 AUD
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Fossil Plesiosaur tooth in rock, Plesiosaurus mauritanicus sp., 100 million years old, Morocco$135.00 AUD
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Fossil Shark tooth in rock, Lamna obliqua sp., 43 million years old, Morocco$35.00 AUD
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Fossil Trilobite Phacops africanus, Devonian period 400,000,000 years old$45.00 AUD
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Fossil Trilobite Phacops africanus, Devonian period 400,000,000 years old$45.00 AUD
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Fossil Trilobite Phacops africanus, Devonian period 400,000,000 years old$45.00 AUD
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Dramatic Fossil ‘Sabre-Tooth Herring’ tooth, 100 million years old, MoroccoSold
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Fossil Giant Shark’s tooth, Megladon, Florida, USA, 16 million years old$195.00 AUD -
Mounted Fossil Ammonite, Douvilleiceras sp. Madagascar Cretaceous 105 MY$85.00 AUD
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Fish Fossil on stand, herring Diplomystus dentatus, USA, 50 million years old$85.00 AUD
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Fish Fossil on stand, herring Diplomystus dentatus, USA, 50 million years old$85.00 AUD
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Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years$45.00 AUD
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Genuine Fossil Dinosaur Tooth – Mosasaur, Morocco 100 million years$45.00 AUD
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Fossil shark tooth, 70 million years old$10.00 AUD -
Large Fossil Mosasaur Dinosaur Tooth, Morocco, 100 million yrs$85.00 AUD -
Fossil Ice Age Horse Tooth, Pleistocene, Florida, 2.2 million years old$45.00 AUD
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Australian Fossil Shell, Pleurotomaria sp., Carnovan Basin, WA- 66 million yearsSold
