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
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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Product on saleRemarkable set of 7 Chinese Ivory child musicians, late Qing Dynasty, c.1900$4,500.00 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
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.
Minton rarities, Australian Pottery, American Ceramics – and more, Fresh
Welcome to an interesting Moorabool ‘Fresh Stock Release’. Featured are a small collection of early Victorian ‘Staffordshire Cottages’ -…
Fresh Stock – Australian Art, Indian Metalwares & Textiles, Studio
Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’ post. It’s a great variety – Asian, Indian, and Australian! We have a vast number…
Fresh Stock – English Watercolours, Sterling Boxes, Corkscrews – and
Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com. This week, a wide variety of interesting items awaits….
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,…
Featured Items & Essays
Frederick Strange, View of Launceston from Sandhill c.1858
An important colonial work of art recently discovered by Moorabool is the work of the convict artist, Frederick Strange….
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….
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
Pratt printed plate, “Preparing for the ride” Unmarked, c1870.
Pratt printed plate, printed with a scene “Preparing for the ride” Unmarked, c1870. 21.3cm…
French demitasse cup & saucer finely painted with small sprigs
French demitasse cup & saucer finely painted with small sprigs of flowers. impressed ‘M’, ‘164’ C.1880 10.5cm saucer cup 7cm Chip under foot rim…
Coalport milk jug, Rich Japan pattern #597, circa 1820
Coalport London Shape milk jug, superbly decorated in a ‘Rich Japan’ pattern, including a curious set of walls & pillars. Pattern…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian Burr Walnut music Canterbury, c. 1875
Fine quality Victorian Music Canterbury, with Burr Walnut veneer to the bow-front top, supported on four turned & carved pillars,…
William IV Mahogany carver chair, sabre legs & scroll arms,
William IV mahogany carver, with carved petal-lobed front legs & rear sabre legs, the arms with scroll ends. Circa 1835 Height: 77cm Width:…
Victorian oval mirror, gilt frame, C.1870
Victorian oval mirror with original glass, the frame painted gold with 4 moulded flower sections spaced by darkened panels. Circa 1870 57cm…
Italian gesso & gilt table mirror, c. 1900
Italian gesso and gilt table mirror, with original mottled mirror and loop to the back allowing it to also hang. Circa…
Early Victorian nursing chair, bobbin turned back, c.1840
Early Victorian nursing chair with high bobbin turned spindle back and green velvet upholstery, c.1840 107cm high, W: 58cm D: 50cm excellent condition…
A Sample from our Art
Italian Portrait on ivory, praying girl, signed Veber c.1930
Portrait on ivory, showing a middle-ages woman at prayer, dressed in blue with pearl enhancements to her dress and hair,…
Large Chinese Export painting, official with captive, c.1840
Large Chinese gouache painting on mulberry paper, depicting an official leading a man with a cord around his neck, holding…
Framed watercolour of flowers c. 1830
Framed watercolour of flowers including roses and lilies Unsigned Circa 1830 24.5cm Foxing and staining…
Robert Tantau, watercolour- Armitage House, Newtown, Geelong view 1994
Original Watercolour, local view in Geelong of ‘Armitage House’, Newtown Signed & Dated 1994 Framed 56x46cm Work 33×21.5cm Robert Tantau was a local artist…
Pair of German portrait salts, lady & gent, c. 1790
Pair of German glass open salts, the deep fluted oval forms each applied to the underside with a portrait of…
Chinese pith painting- camellia flower – early 19th century
Chinese ‘pith’ painting of a red camellia flower specimen, within a blue silk ribbon border. Early 19th century Excellent condition, one small…