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
Pair of Japanese Imari vases, octagonal gourd shape with moulded
Pair of Japanese Imari vases,of octagonal double-gourd shape with elegant tall neck, moulded with chrysanthemum flowerheads, richly decorated in underglaze…
Samuel Alcock cup & saucer, blue with flowers, patt 6904
Samuel Alcock cup & Saucer the centre painted with flowers with a dark blue boarder Pattern number 6904 Circa 1835 Saucer 16cm W Small…
Lowestoft blue and white pickle leaf, fruiting vine, c.1765
Lowestoft pickle dish, of leaf form, painted underglaze with a fruiting vine pattern within a thick arcaded border. Circa 1765…
Near Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1870
Near pair of Staffordshire Spaniels, the facing same-size matched pair with quizzical expressions on their faces, with red blotched markings,…
Chinese ‘Kitchen Ming’ porcelain bowl, foliage frieze, 17th century
Chinese ‘Kitchen Ming’ porcelain bowl, the deep form decorated without with a foliage frieze, the interior with a dash border…
A Sample from our Furniture
English oak cradle, Charles II, circa 1685
A Charles II oak cradle with boarded canopy, panelled sides and acorn finial surmounted uprights, on shaped rockers. Circa 1685…
Georgian Hepplewhite Mahogany sideboard, c.1780
George III Hepplewhite Mahogany sideboard, with central bow-fronted drawer supported on scroll brackets, flanked by pairs of dummy drawers, one…
Elegant Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, c. 1770
Elegant Georgian mahogany dressing table mirror, the oval glass with veneered frame and striped inlaid border, the fine lyre-shaped support…
Unusual Victorian Mahogany arm chair, black leather upholstery, c. 1865
Unusual Victorian Mahogany armchair with spoon back, the arm rest, seat and button back in black leather, with well carved…
Victorian mahogany balloon back chair, black upholstery c.1860
Victorian mahogany balloon back chair, on faceted feet with black upholstery c.1860…
A Sample from our Art
Pair of small Chinese pith paintings, flower seller & fireworks,
Two small Chinese pith paintings, one with a flower seller & wares in conversation with a customer, the other with…
Dorca Charles Sewell, ‘Inverneill’, watercolour c.1970
Dorca Charles Sewell (1907-79) ‘The Inverneill’, depicted under sail with a tug and barge nearby, a large black & white buoy…
VanStein, H: ‘On the Scheldt’, watercolour c. 1900
H. VanStein River estuary with windmill, watercolour in original frame. Signed ‘H VanStein’ Circa 1900 Ex- collection of Clifford Craig The Scheldt is the main river…
Rare Japanese lacquer plaque, gold printed Mt Fuji view H.Musino
Rare Japanese lacquer plaque, printed in pure gold with a view of Mount Fuji. Red stamp marks on the back, H.Musino patent c.1900 27×20.5cm Condition:…