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
Copeland and Garrett Felspar porcelain plate, lemon ground, c. 1845
Copeland and Garrett Felspar porcelain plat with lemon ground and bunches of painted flowers Printed mark Circa 1845 23.5cm W Good condition…
Caughley teabowl, Mother and Child pattern, c. 1785
Caughley teabowl, printed in blue with the ‘Mother and Child’ pattern, the reverse with potted plants before a distant pagoda. Unmarked, circa…
Greco-Roman Egyptian fragmentary head of Harpocrates, Ptolemaic, 1c. Ad /
Egyptian Greco-Roman fragmentary pottery head of Harpocrates, the head of the child in elaborate headdress, with finger to the lips,…
Meissen figure ‘Girl in Turkish costume’ by Kaendler c. 1750
Rare Meissen ‘Girl in Turkish costume’ figure, modelled by Kaendler standing with outstretched hand, a yellow headdress, blue cloak over…
Worcester leaf dish of large size, scale blue & flowers,
Worcester leaf shape dish, of very large size, painted with shaped panels of flowers around a central large butterfly, on…
A Sample from our Furniture
French piano stool with simulated bamboo legs, inlay, c. 1830
French piano stool, with four turned legs with rings to simulate, bamboo, the ends slightly splayed, a central stretcher supporting…
Chinese hardwood ice bucket on stand, early 20th century
Chinese hardwood ice bucket, with tapered square sides bound with brass bands, a large handle to either side, a removable…
French fauteuil with faded red velvet upholstery and fringe, C.
Large French fauteuil, with sweeping arms ending in scroll, supported on bobbin turned feet and ‘H’ shaped stretcher, upholstered in…
Georgian Oak open corner cabinet, c.1770
Georgian oak corner cabinet with three shaped open shelves. Circa 1770…
Unusual small George III pale mahogany side table, c.1820
Unusual small Georgian side table, with simple tapered legs supporting small twin drawers separated by a central arch, the edge…
Gessoed oval wood frame, C. 1920
Gessoed oval wood frame with simulated veneered wood finish. Circa 1920 57cm high 39cm wide Good usable condition…
A Sample from our Art
Pair of Baxter Prints, ‘News from Australia’ , ‘News from
Pair of Baxter Prints, ‘News from Australia’ and ‘News from Home’ , the English scene with cottage fireside scene, where a…
Original oil painting, still life, vase of roses, c.1920
Framed original oil painting of of a vase of roses, painted on canvas, signed N ENCEIL Circa 1920…
Victorian penwork on silk – punch cartoon ” AN INCURABLE
Victorian lace-edged silk placemat, used as a canvas by a talented artist to sketch out a domestic scene, inscribed: ” AN…
Pair of Chinese paintings, Scholars with Bonsai Gardens, Qing Dynasty,
Pair of Chinese paintings, the interesting theme being Scholars standing in robes, a scroll in one hand, a black bowl…
Rainbow Lorikeets in Banksia, gauche by Edward Bell 1969
Edward Bell ‘Rainbow Lorikeets in Banksia’ Signed ‘Edward Bell 69’ Condition: Good condition, some whiting out, probably intended as a book illustration 29.5 x…
Jean Baptiste PERRONNEAU (1716-83) -Pastel portrait of Jeanne-Marie Mallès, Dated
Jean Baptiste PERRONNEAU (1716-83) Pastel portrait Jeanne-Marie- Mallès, aged 18, as ‘Dianna the Huntress’, with crescent moon to the top her…