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
Closed Thursday 25th April – Anzac day
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
Sukhothai (Thailand) stoneware jarlet, double flutes, latter 15th century
Interesting Sukhothai stoneware jarlet with short neck & twin handles, the body with double incised fluted decoration, glazed in a…
Japanese porcelain ‘toby juglet’ , c. 1920
Japanese porcelain ‘toby juglet’ , modelled after an English Toby Jug on a smaller scale. Circa 1920 9cm good condition…
Staffordshire model of ‘Stanfield Hall’
Staffordshire model of ‘Stanfield Hall’, depicted with underglaze blue roof, orange chimneys and doors, and green grass with 2 large…
Rare Derby ‘Pale Family’ figure of ‘Summer’, man with basket
Rare Derby ‘Pale Family’ figure of a seated man with basket of grapes, known as the ‘Grape Pickers’, on low…
London shape trio, painted landscapes pattern 346, c.1820
London shape cup & saucer, well painted with large central Romantic landscape containing buildings and figures, within a simple gold…
Worcester ‘Sir Joshua Reynolds’ pattern fluted coffee cup circa 1770
Worcester fluted coffee cup, painted with the ‘Sir Joshua Reynolds’ pattern of a ‘Ho Ho’ bird in the Kakiemon style. Fretted…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian bentwood miniature chair, C. 1900
Victorian bentwood miniature chair, with turned spindles and single bent wood back/ arm. Circa 1900 32x30cm 43cm high Condition: good condition, signs of age…
Italian polychromed alabaster bust, titled ‘Mignon’, circa 1895
Italian alabaster bust of a girl, titled ‘MIGNON’, the face & neck superbly detailed in clear white stone with a…
Victorian fine quality Mahogany Hall Chair, circa 1840
Fine early victorian sold mahogany hall chair, the back with central shield supported within horse shoe shaped back, the crest…
Pair of Regency Rosewood chairs, nicely carved details, c. 1825
Pair of Regency Rosewood chairs, with nicely turned & carved front legs, a fine ‘anthemion’ carving to the back rail,…
Dutch oak hanging cabinet, 3 shelves, first half 20th
Dutch oak glazed hanging cabinet with shaped pediment and angled sides, the interior with three wooden shelves with shaped edges. Frst…
A Sample from our Art
Copeland plaque with amateur painting- lady with birdcage- c.1860
Copeland pottery plaque, painted with a scene of a lady and parasol in a vine encrusted arbor, a rustic timber…
Large oil painting of a rural scene with, signed J.
Large oil painting in impressive frame, depicting a landscape with a windmill on a hill pumping from a watercourse, a…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick B Bennett- House by lake 1872
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting a house beside a lake, sailboat and mountains in background. Back marked ‘Frederick Bennett 1872’ Unsigned, from…
Dennis Adams oil on canvas, ‘Decks Awash’, mid-20th century
Dennis Adams (1941-2001) ‘Decks Awash’, oil on canvas laid onto board, a dramatic scene of the rolling deck of a ship with…
Raffaele Moretti – The Card Game – watercolour, Rome, c.
Raffaele Moretti – The Card Game Large watercolour, depicting the interior of a large stone-paved hall, hosting a card game…