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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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
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Dihl and Guérhard covered cup & stand, fine neo-classical gilt decoration on ‘tortoise shell’ ground, c.1795$2,400.00 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.
Fresh Stock- Jewellery, Pottery & Porcelain, including Masons, Worcester,
Welcome to Moorabool’s latest Fresh Stock release – a fine selection of items, fresh to the market. We’re also beginning…
Fresh Stock – Torquay Art Pottery + more…
Welcome to another Moorabool ‘Fresh Stock’. This one features a collection of English ‘Art Pottery’ from the distinct Devon potters…
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’…
Featured Items & Essays
A Rare Pair: Meissen copies of Sèvres, by J.G. Loehnig,
Sometimes, things don’t turn out to be what they look like. While that’s usually a pre-cursor for disappointment when we discover something is made later, or badly damaged – our recent…
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…
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
Saltglaze plate, basketweave with piercing, circa 1760
Saltglaze plate, with crisp basketweave and rococo scroll moulding, the rim with square piercing. …
Derby Imari square dish, blossom & birds, 1887
Derby Imari square dish, printed & painted with an unusual pattern incorporating blossom & birds. …
Minerva porcelain scenic cup & saucer, c.1855
Bone China cup & saucer, attributed to Thomas Green of Minerva Works, Fenton, the upper part ribbed and well painted…
Coalport porcelain small mug, flowers & green, c. 1835
Coalport porcelain mug of small size, well painted with a front flower group reserved on a green ground with a…
Meissen Napoleonic cup & saucer, Austrian Hussar of archduke Ferdinand
Meissen Napoleonic military cup & a saucer, the cup with an elegant ‘square’ handle, superbly painted with an officer on…
English porcelain mug, flower panel on blue, attr. Ridgway,c. 1840
English porcelain mug, well painted with a flower panel reserved in ornate gilt scroll & foliage panel on a pale…
A Sample from our Furniture
George III mahogany bedside cabinet / washstand, C. 1795
George III mahogany wash stand / bedside table, with solid top, shaped skirt & reeded legs, lower shelf with drawer. Circa…
French ebonised pier cabinet with floral inlay and ormolu mounts,
French ebonised pier cabinet with floral inlay and ormolu mounts, circa 1885 Height: 110cm Width: 79cm Depth: 33.5cm Old borer, small repairs to ebonised…
Early Georgian dark mahogany dropside table, c.1730
Early Georgian dark mahogany dropside table, the rectangular top on elegant tapered pad feet. Circa 1730 H: 65cm Top: 120x116cm small restorations to timber,…
Georgian d-end table, simple form, c. 1790
Georgian Mahogany d-end side table, of simple robust form. Circa 1790 Good condition, with attractive honey-tones….
Australian primitive fretwork box, cedar & pine, ‘A PRESENT FROM
Australian ‘primitive’ box, with cedar corner pillars and fretwork panels featuring scrolling plants, the front incorporating ‘A PRESENT FROM A.T.’ applied…
Country Chippendale elm chair, circa 1780
English ‘Country Chippendale’ elm chair, with pierced splat back & shaped top rail, upholstered in an 18th century style Rosemead…
A Sample from our Art
Copley Fielding, View of Temples at Delphi, watercolour circa 1820
Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding (1785-1855) View of the Temples at Delphi, Greece, with figures in the foreground, an aqueduct in the…
Silhouette full-length portrait of a black child, c. 1810
Unusual small portrait of a black African child, painted in profile standing, with a red-handled whip in their hand. Circa 1800 frame 13×10.5cm small…
de Beynac, Rene Joly 1876-1968 (French) – Temple of Zeus
de Beynac, Rene Joly 1876-1968 (French) Temple of Zeus Athens, Oil on board earlier 20th century measures 34x25cm , frame 45x36cm Fair condition , minor…
Pencil Sketch by Frederick Bennett – Timber Bridge 1872
Original Victorian pencil sketch depicting a timber bridge over a rugged riverscrape Back marked ‘Frederick Bennett 1872′ Signed ’10th August 1872 FBB’ 15cm…
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…