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
Derby porcelain teapot stand, dawn with gilt wheat sheaves,c. 1790
Derby porcelain teapot stand with dawn ground and gilt wheat sheaves Circa 1790 Derby mark 542 17cm W firing flaws…
Derby figure of Falstaff, Stevenson & Hancock, c. 1890
Derby figure of Falstaff, Stevenson & Hancock, c. 1890 Height: 20cm Width: 12cm Several slight stress cracks to back and shield, sword a…
Burgess’s Genuine Anchove Paste Potlid, c. 1870
Advertising Potlid, printed with the Royal Arms, titled ‘ BURGESS’S Genuine Anchovy Paste for Toast Biscuit & c. The…
Khmer (Cambodia) stoneware dish, brown/green glaze, 10th century
Khmer (Cambodia) stoneware dish, the simple low form with narrow foot and raised lip, finished to the upper with a…
Ridgway tea cup + saucer, ‘Union’ shape, c. 1840
Handsome Ridgway ‘Union’ coffee cup and saucer with green ground highlighted in gold. Pattern no 2/6104 Circa 1840 saucer 15cm…
A Sample from our Furniture
Empire Art Co, Pty, Ltd Sydney Australia frame, C.1920
Empire Art Co, Pty, Ltd Sydney Australia frame, the gesso wood, frame with arch top and grained finish. Circa 1920 48cm high 33cm…
Anglo-Indian Teak Chess table with inlaid alabaster board, twin drawers,
Anglo-Indian Teak/Mahogany Chess table with finely inlaid alabaster & semi-precious stone board, set into a shaped top, on a base…
Victorian corner walnut four-tier whatnot circa 1875
Victorian corner burr walnut whatnot, the 4 triangular shelves supported on Bailey twist columns and fret work back. Circa 1875 Condition -…
George III oak lowboy, three drawers, C. 1785
George III oak lowboy with three drawers above a shaped apron, on chamfered legs, the brasses old replacements. …
A Sample from our Art
Pair of large Georgian silhouettes, lady & gent, black lacquer
Pair of large Georgian cut-paper silhouettes, of a gent & lady, with ink & white details of hair & clothes,…
Miniature of a regency lady with a white dress and
Miniature of a regency lady with a white dress and blue belt, well painted on a blue ground, in original…
Ernest D Stocks (1840-1921) Colonial topographical watercolour – Sydney Harbour
Ernest D Stocks (1840-1921) watercolour: View of Sydney Harbour, from Quarantine Head looking east towards Middle Head, signed & dated lower right, ‘Ernest…
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…
Georgian cut paper ‘negative’ silhouette, Rev. George Bonney, 1760-1826
Georgian cut paper ‘negative’ silhouette, inscribed to the lower part: Rev. George Bonney, born 1760 died 1826 Probably made at time of…