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
Staffordshire figure of a gent sitting in a tree, c.1860
Staffordshire figure of a gent sitting in a tree with an orange book, a basket of freshly picked fruit beside…
Alexander Wagemans (1879-1955) Oil, – The Flower Markets, Amsterdam
Alexander Wagemans (1879-1955) Oil on Canvas, – The Flower Markets, Amsterdamearlier 20th century…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian mahogany gent’s chair, distressed green leather, c. 1870
Mahogany gents chair with craved top and scroll arms, the back with distressed buttoned green leather on casters Circa 1870 Condition: usable,…
French Mahogany open armchair with scroll arms, rosettes, c. 1870
French Napoleon III Mahogany open armchair, of elegant Empire form with padded seat and back, the arms with a scroll…
George III mahogany bureau, circa 1780
George III mahogany fall-front bureau, the interior fitted with drawers, green leather desktop & pigeon holes, four drawers down the…
Late Georgian mahogany corner cupboard, bow front with inlay, c.
Late Georgian mahogany corner cupboard, the curved front with twin doors bearing arched panels of flame mahogany, a drawer and…
George III mahogany bedside cabinet, C. 1790
George III mahogany bedside cabinet, with gallery top above cupboard, the drawer below pulling out with split front leg support. Circa…
Australian cedar box, inlaid panel, mid 19th C
Australian cedar box, the simple form with inlaid panel, possibly Banksia wood. mid-19th Century…
A Sample from our Art
Chinese painting on mulberry paper, Children on Hobby-Horses, 19th c.
Chinese watercolour painting of Children playing on hobby-horses. Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier Unframed, the edges distressed. Can be cropped with a…
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Qin Harp, 19th
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Qin’, a seven-string Zither / Harp, with dark & light banded frets, a long…
Early Victorian Watercolour of flowers, circa 1840
Large early Victorian watercolour study of flowers, depicted life-size with roses, iris, dahlia, and more, nestled amongst leaves. Embossed paper mark ‘TURNBULL…
Japanese calligraphy scroll, 19th/20th century
Japanese calligraphy scroll, with central inscription and several red seal impressions. 19th/20th century Work 66x21cm total 127x29cm…
Pastel of Poppies, French ? C.1920
Pastille of Poppies, depicted life-size against a greenish ground. Possibly French, early 20th century 28x45cm good condition, unframed (can be supplied framed)…
Albert George Stevens, Cows by a river, large watercolour c.
Albert George Stevens (1863-1925 or 7) Cows by a River, large watercolour Circa 1880 102cm x 80cm (frame), 73cm x 50cm (artwork) Condition: good, recently…