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
Samuel Alcock vase, flower encrusted with landscapes, c.1845
Large Samuel Alcock vase, extensively encrusted with flowers picked out in naturalistic colours surrounding romantic landscape panels. Unmarked, c.1845 29.5cm minor losses, including…
English blue and white pearlware plate, baskets of flowers, c.1830
English blue and white pearlware plate decorated with transfer pattern of a large central basket of flowers within a border…
Caughley ribbed coffee cup & saucer, ‘JW’ and pheonix crest,
Caughley ribbed coffee cup & saucer, decorated in enamels with a ‘Cornflower Sprig’ pattern, a meander of the same to…
English porcelain plate, roses and flower sprays, c. 1825
English porcelain plate with moulded border and decorated with hand painted roses and flower sprays Possibly Coalport Unmarked Circa 1825 19cm W Wear to decoration…
Worcester Butter Boat, blue daisy pattern, c.1756
Worcester butter boat of flower form, painted with the ‘Blue Daisy’ pattern. Workmans mark, circa 1756….
A Sample from our Furniture
William IV rosewood pole screen with period embroidery, c. 1835
William IV rosewood pole screen, with elegant scroll feet to the tripod base, a turned column supporting a brass rod,…
Georgian Mahogany padfoot dropside table, circa 1760
Georgian mahogany dropleaf table with rounded corners, on pad foot, with French Polish finish. Circa 1760 Condition: some marks to top, very…
Elm Windsor Child’s high chair, C . 1870
Elm Windsor Child’s high-chair, with bentwood back and arms, the solid seat on four turned legs ( 1 plain!), with…
English elm spindle back armchair, rush seat, circa 1800
English elm spindle back armchair,with rush seat covered by a more recent cushion. Circa 1800 62x44cm , 112cm high…
Pair of giltwood & gesso wall candlesticks, 19th century
Elegant pair of giltwood & gesso wall candlesticks, with wire scrolls supporting carved wood sconce, mounted on a large carved…
A Sample from our Art
The edge of the desert, watercolour by Jean Laroché, Egyptian
“The edge of the desert” watercolour by Jean Laroché, Egyptian scene with camels, palms and a building. Signed & named lower left &…
Dellmont Hellier, ‘Jamieson Valley’ oil, latter-20th c.
Dermont Hellier (1916-2006) oil on canvas, titled ‘Jamieson Valley’ , near Mansfield, Victoria. Later 20th century 36x31cm Excellent condition Dermont Hellier (1916-2006) is a…
Watercolour of a Continental lakeside, signed & dated J. Fletcher
Watercolour of a Continental lakeside, with figures & a cart in a town, the lake withboats stretching to distant towering…
Kenneth Jack, ink sketch – General Store, Post Office, Church,
Kenneth Jack (1924-2006) Ink sketch inscribed “General Store, Post Office, Church, + Garage, Swan Reach, Victoria” Signed & dated 1964 63 x 44cm Frame Work:…
Ethel Hall – Fishing Boats – watercolour in original frame,
Ethel Hall (1894-1940) Fishing Boats Watercolour, in original frame Signed lower right, circa 1925 Good condition frame 34.5x40cm work 21.5x27cm…
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…