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
Chinese export teabowl, scrolling red foliage, c. 1740
Chinese export teabowl, finely potted with flared lip, painted with a repeating scrolling foliage motif in red & gold. Circa 1740 6.5cm…
Dutch Delft tile, ‘Two Musicians’, mid 17th century
Dutch Delft tile, decorated underglaze with two musicians, one with a straight trumpet, the other a curved horn, with plain…
Staffordshire child’s plate- THE BOTTLE II- temperance scene, c.1830
English pottery child’s plate, the border with moulded floral sprigs, printed with a black temperance scene of an interior, titled…
English pottery ‘Lady head’ jug, circa 1810
Remarkable Staffordshire Pottery ‘head’ jug, modelled as a stylish lady brightly coloured with yellow dress, her hair entangled with a…
Chinese Export coffee cup, lobed with swags & scale, c.
Chinese Export coffee cup, the lobed sides decorated in colourful enamels with a continuous garland of flowers with loops, the…
A Sample from our Furniture
Large English Oak dresser base / sideboard, drawers & cupboard,
Large English Oak dresser base / sideboard, with two sets of drawers flanking a central cupboard. 18th century with alterations measures 213cm…
Victorian Cedar Gents chair, c. 1875
Victorian Cedar Gents chair on curvy cabriole legs, covered with pale green upholstery. Circa 1875…
Louis XV style beech Boudoir window-seat with arms, champagne striped
Louis XV style beech window seat, with padded arms on elegant curved supports, on lightly carved cabriole legs, finished in…
Handsome Mahogany George III chest of drawers with original knobs,
Handsome Mahogany George III chest of drawers, three large drawers and two half length drawers at the top, resting on…
Victorian rise and fall piano stool, by Brooks, circa 1876
Victorian rise and fall walnut piano stool with a cast iron mechanism, the two knobs either side of the stool…
A Sample from our Art
Victorian oil on board, river and bridge, unsigned c. 1890
Victorian oil on board, depicting a bridge over a river, possibly Australian. Unsigned c. 1890…
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…
Warwick A. Andrews, ‘HMS Calliope’, oil on board 1971
Warwick A. Andrews (1930-2021) “HMS Calliope”, oil on board Signed & dated 1971 Good condition with slight signs of age Warwick Anthony Andrews was…
John Gardner – Landscape, Central Australia c. 1936
John Gardner (1906-1987) Landscape – “Outback” Australia , oil on board-backed canvas c. 1936 Purchased from artist studio in Geelong, Victoria 1984 Recently purchased from…
Chinese Export ‘pith painting’, 2 ladies domestic scene, c.1840
Chinese export pith painting, well painted with a domestic scene depicting a lady of rank and a probably her child…