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
Daunian Greek large pot with antelope heads & banded decoration,
Rare Daunian (North Apulian) Greek geometric style pottery vessel of large size, the pear-shaped body flattened at bottom with flared…
Pearlware lozenge shaped dish, pagoda pattern C.1800
Pearlware lozenge shaped bowl, printed with a primitive pagoda pattern ,including large pot of flowers within a cell border Unmarked Circa 1800 Condition…
Jacob Petit spill vase, green leaves, intricate gilding & painted
Elaborate Jacob Petit (Paris) porcelain spill vase with exotic gilt ‘cacao beans’ on bright green leaves, intricate gilding and hand…
English bone china coffee cup and saucer decorated with greek
English bone china coffee cup and saucer decorated with greek key border in raised turquoise enamel, within gilt line border, unmarked c.1870 saucer…
Pair of Minton tiles, Girl with Rabbits, Shepherd & sheep,
Pair of Minton tiles, printed in blue with Rural scenes, one with a Shepherd and his dog resting their sheep,…
Japanese porcelain bowl, Mt Fuji & gardens, 19th century.
Japanese porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue, the interior with a view of Mt Fuji within cloud motifs, the exterior…
A Sample from our Furniture
Spanish elm chair, tooled leather seat, 17th century
Spanish elm chair with shaped stretcher and upholstered and with early tooled leather seats. Mid 17th century 45x37cm, 97cm high…
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…
Three tiered corner shelves with rose carving & mirror, Sweden
Three-tiered corner shelves with period mirrored back, the Baroque strapwork decorated pediment and side pillars decorated with flower carving, with…
Oak side table with dummy drawer, 18th century style, c.
English Oak small side table on cabriole legs, a dummy drawer to one end. Old timbers, probably early 18th century, Re-constructed earlier…
Petite French Fauteuil, gold silk, Louis XV period c.1760
Petite French fruitwood Fauteuil, of elegant rococo Louis XV design, the legs and top rail with flowerhead carving, upholstered in…
A Sample from our Art
Watercolour of Bristol shipping, Nightingale Valley, St Vincent’s Peak, 1823
Watercolour of Bristol shipping on the Avon, titled to the back “St Vincent’s Peak – from Nightingale Valley, 1823”, showing…
Gladstone Eyre (1863-1933) – Colonial river scene, watercolour c. 1895
Gladstone Eyre (1863-1933) watercolour, Colonial river scene, with men crossing an inlet & dingy approaching a jetty, a sail on the…
Early Victorian Watercolour of flowers, circa 1840
Large early Victorian watercolour study of flowers, depicted life-size with roses, iris, dahlia, and more, nestled amongst leaves. Embossed paper mark ‘TURNBULL…
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…
Phyl Yorston, oil painting ‘The front beach at Point Lonsdale’
Phyl Yorston, oil on board, ‘The front beach at Point Lonsdale’ late 20th century…