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
Thai brown glazed box, foliage moulded, 15th century
Thai brown glazed box, the lid with a foliage moulded panel left unglazed. 15th century 8.5cm wide, 6cm high Condition: signs of age,…
Staffordshire spill vase figure of a peacock, C. 1850
Rare Staffordshire spill vase figure of a peacock, modelled perched in a moss encrusted tree, the top forming the spill…
French Faience cup & saucer, Verve Perin, C. 1760
Marseilles faience coffee can & saucer, with straight sides and loop handle, well painted with an oval gilt floral medallion…
Longton Hall leaf shaped pickle dish , c. 1760
Longton Hall leaf shaped pickle dish, the scalloped form with scattered colourful flowers & central spray, the handle modelled as…
A Sample from our Furniture
English oak oval dropside table, golden honey-toned, c.1800
English oak dropside table, of oval form with elegant tapering pad feet, the surface a lovely honey tone. Circa 1800 oval top:…
French bedside cabinet, Circa 1890
Elegant French bedside cabinet, with quartered kingwood veneer panels, the cupboard with original ceramic liner and drawer above, supported on…
Black Forrest birds & nest wall pocket carving, circa 1880
Black Forrest carving of superb quality, depicting two birds & their nest forming a wall pocket, nestled amongst oak branches. Circa…
Australian Silky Oak picture frame c. 1930
Australian Silky Oak shield shaped picture frame. Circa 1930 Total length 37 X 34cm W Good condition, no glass Provenance: This interesting piece was…
Papier-mâché tray – table, gilt scrollwork, marked Mechi 4 Leadenhall
Large Papier-mâché tray, mounted as a table with modern steel base, ornately decorated with gilt scrollwork. Marked “Mechi 4 Leadenhall Street” Circa…
Australian Cedar hall table, single drawer, c. 1860
Australian Cedar hall table, the simple form with single drawer. Circa 1860 Condition: good colour, original patination with a few marks, front…
A Sample from our Art
Portrait miniature of a small girl with rose, early 19th
Early 19th century portrait miniature, superbly painted with a young child seated in white dress and bonnet, a rose in…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick Bennett – a lone sailboat on
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting a lone sailboat on a lake Back marked ‘Frederick Bennett 1872’ Signed FBB 15cm x 24cm Fredrick B Bennett…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick Bennett- ‘Timber Walk Bridge Swiss Alps’
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting a wooden bridge structure over a waterfall in a mountainous landscape Back marked ‘Frederick Bennett 1872…
New Zealand interest: a Budd sisters sketchbook leaf, Watermill, Queenstown,
A Budd sketchbook watercolour, depicting a large watermill by a set of rapids, titled ‘Lake Wakatipu at M… Falls 82’ By…
Mutitjpuy Munungurr, ‘Story of Buralgu, the Morning Star’, Yirrkala bark
Mutitjpuy Mununggurr (1932-1993) Story of the Morning Star, Buralgu Earth pigments on bark Collected 1970s-80’s 39×78.5cm Faded & damaged paper label to back with ‘ARTIST…