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
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
Easter Hours
– closed Good Friday, open Sat 10am -1pm
Closed Monday
Open as usual Tuesday
Latest News:
Lots of Fresh Stock being prepared – see what’s coming in the ‘Preview’ pages:
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 saleChinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890$5,000.00 AUD
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Product on saleSmall Chinese ‘prunus’ ginger jar, 18th-19th c.$192.50 AUD
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Product on saleJohn Allcot oil on board, Clippership ‘BRILLIANT’, artists gift 1966$1,750.00 AUD
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Product on saleKenneth Jack, ink sketch – General Store, Post Office, Church, + Garage, Swan Reach, Victoria 1964$650.00 AUD
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815$412.50 AUD
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Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815$337.50 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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Frederick Strange – ‘View of Launceston’, Important Colonial Masterpiece c. 1858$36,000.00 AUD
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Product on saleChinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890$5,000.00 AUD
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Remarkable set of 7 Chinese Ivory child musicians, late Qing Dynasty, c.1900$6,600.00 AUD
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Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD
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French Empire bronze boat-form inkwell, serpent handles, c. 1800$3,650.00 AUD
Freshest Stock
Silver plated wine bottle holder 20th C
$95.00 AUD
Silver plated wine bottle holder 20th C
$140.00 AUD
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, inc. The Grand Tour, a Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug,
Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’. This week, it’s a great variety, with some superb rarities in the ‘Grand Tour’…
A Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, 1854
This rare piece of Wedgwood came to Moorabool recently, and is quite a remarkable piece. Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian Jug’, modelled in…
Tags – a Fresh way to browse our stock!
With over 10,000 items on moorabool.com, it’s always a struggle to find what you’re looking for. For some time now,…
Fresh Stock – from Children’s Chairs to Moser Glass
Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on moorabool.com . This is a terrifically diverse one, bringing together a series…
Asian Arts – Chinese & South-East Asian Ceramics
Welcome to our Asian Special. We’re actually in Asia for this one! Paul & Glenys, your proprietors at Moorabool Antiques,…
Nod if you like Antiques….. a collection of ‘Nodders’ +
Today’s Fresh Stock is a bit of a laugh….. These classic bits of Victorian are the ultimate ….. ‘kitsch’! A…
Featured Items & Essays
A Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, 1854
This rare piece of Wedgwood came to Moorabool recently, and is quite a remarkable piece. Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian Jug’, modelled in black basalt after an Ancient Greek oinochoe, with a faithful painted ‘black-figure’ style…
Ellen Ross, artist, with Dickens & Australian High Court connections….
A fascinating piece of English porcelain has come to Moorabool, which if it wasn’t for the original 1876 exhibition label on the back, would just be an ‘interesting amateur-decorated decorative plate’. However,…
First Fresh Stock release for 2024
Welcome to our first Fresh Stock for 2024. We have a fine selection of interesting items for you to browse, including Sterling, Old Sheffield Plate, Australian Pottery, and a whole range of…
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…
Introducing…. artist A. E. Jobson 1868-1955
An interesting recent discovery by Moorabool was this small pastel scene of an Australian beach.Signed ‘A. E. Jobson’, it is an interesting chalk sketch, done on a coarse textured grey toned paper….
A Phar Lap Australian Silver Charm
A remarkable momento of the epic 1930 Melbourne Cup win by Phar Lap, commemorating J.E. Pike’s win, this rare Australian Sterling Silver medallion is Fresh to Moorabool’s stock – just in time…
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
Spode cabbage pattern coffee can and saucer circa 1815
Spode cabbage pattern coffee can and saucer. Blue printed SPODE Stone China, pattern no. 2061, Circa 1815 14.3cm saucer d Tiny chip to rim…
Dr Wall Worcester ‘Three Flowers’ jug, c. 1780
Dr Wall Worcester sparrow beak milk jug, printed underglaze in blue with the ‘Three Flowers’ pattern. Crescent mark, circa 1780 11cm high Condition: 2…
Very Large ‘Swatow’ polychrome charger, birds & dragons, early 17th
Very Large ‘Swatow’ trade-ware porcelain charger, decorated in polychrome onglaze enamels with two turquoise birds, flying through iron-red flowers with…
Wedgwood black basalt tea set, plain form, 19th/20th C
Wedgwood black basalt tea set of plain form, the lid with a ‘widow knop’. Impressed mark ‘WEDGWOOD / Made in England’ Teapot…
Humourous German quill holder of a cat chambermaid, C.1900
Humorous German porcelain quill holder, modelled as a seated chambermaid with a cat head(!) , sitting with a cup in…
Alcock vase with blue ground C. 1835
Alcock spill vase with flared top and spreading foot, well painted with a ruined castle within a shaped reserve on…
A Sample from our Furniture
English Oak ‘close’ stool with Aubusson face top, c.1680
Rare English Oak ‘Close’ stool, with turned legs & stretchers supporting a box-like upper, the lid sporting a 17th century…
Rare Australian ‘Apprentice Chest’, barley twist, c. 1860
43×23.5cm, 45cm high Provenance: sourced in Geelong in the 1960’s, ex- Moorabool Antiques, Private Collection…
French Empire-style chair, superb classical carving, circa 1830
Fine French Empire-style chair, with elegant back carved with anthemion, the rail with central rosette supported by two lyre-shapes, on…
Japanese low side table, flower carved, c. 1910
Japanese carved wood side table, the two shelves carved with flower petals. Circa 1910….
Small French Provincial buffet, Louis XV period
Small French Provincial buffet, the classic peg joined body with panelled sides and corner posts, the twin doors with elegant…
A Sample from our Art
Benjamin J Ottewell watercolour, Autumn Glade, dated 1911
Benjamin J Ottewell (1847-1937) Autumn Glade Signed & dated lower right 1911 44x58cm Benjamin John Ottewell was well respected as a professional water colour artist,…
Stair Wood Cartoon original – “What is your favourite bus
Original Stair Wood cartoon, titled “What is your favourite bus route, conductor?” pencil sketch of a well dressed lady sitting on a…
J. Hine watercolour, Houses on La Trobe Terrace, Geelong
Original Watercolour, titled: Houses on La Trobe Terrace, Geelong Signed J. Hine Late 20th century Framed 36x28cm Work 22x15cm…
A. E. Jobson, Beach Scene, Williamstown, pastel c. 1910
A. E. Jobson (1868-1965) Beach Scene, Williamstown pastel chalk on grey paper, circa 1910 Visible 20.5×13.5cm Frame 39.5x32cm Condition: Some damage & loss to pastel, displays…
Warwick A. Andrews, ‘HMS Calliope’, oil on board 1971
Warwick A. Andrews (1930-2021) “HMS Calliope”, oil on board Signed & dated 1971 Good condition with slight signs of age Warwick Anthony Andrews was…
Chinese pith painting, finely detailed musical procession, 19th c.
Fine quality Chinese ‘pith’ painting of large size, depicting a procession of musicians, including drums of various sizes, cymbals, and…