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
Rare Chinese ‘Ghost’ vase, pale blue glaze with pale prunus
Rare Chinese porcelain ‘Ghost’ vase, the elegant form with short rim, tall narrow neck to a rounded shoulder, the ovoid…
Samuel Alcock fluted plate with blue enamelled flowers C1835
Samuel Alcock plate with distinctive moulding and fluted edge, enamelled with blue flowers. Unmarked, circa 1835. 21.2cm diam excellent condition with minor signs…
Art Nouvea pottery vase, twin twisted handles, Belgium c. 1905
Belgian Art Nouveau pottery vase, with twin spiralling handles from neck to waist of the squat body, glazed in a…
Victorian dressing table box, dog rose painted, Green & Co.
Victorian dressing table box, the drum form nicely hand-painted with dog roses on a aqua green ground. Green & Co. c.1880 Red…
Set of 8 Biblical Child’s plates ‘Sacred History of Joseph
Set of 8 Staffordshire children’s plates, printed in brown with biblical scenes depicting the story of Joseph, with daisy moulded…
A Sample from our Furniture
Unusual small George III pale mahogany side table, c.1820
Unusual small Georgian side table, with simple tapered legs supporting small twin drawers separated by a central arch, the edge…
Set of 4 Victorian Gothic Rosewood chairs, c. 1865
Handsome set of four Victorian Gothic Rosewood chairs, the balloon back with pierced quatrefoil openings, the cabriole legs with angular…
Georgian Mahogany padfoot dropside table, circa 1760
Georgian mahogany dropleaf table with rounded corners, on pad foot, with French Polish finish. Circa 1760 Condition: some marks to top, very…
A Sample from our Art
Australiana interest: a Budd sisters sketchbook leaf, ‘Near Bright’, dated
A Budd sketchbook watercolour, showing titled to the reverse ‘#####’. By Elizabeth or Emma Budd, 188# Unframed, good bright condition This watercolour is are…
Portrait on ivory, Lamballea la rose, turned wood frame c.1900
Round portrait miniature on ivory, finely painted depicting a lady holding a rose, in the 18th century manner, titled to…
James Stinton (1870-1961) – pheasants in a landscape, c. 1900
James Stinton (1870-1961) – “Pheasants in a Landscape”, watercolour on card, c. 1900 Signed lower left. James Stinton was the youngest son…
Richard Chamerski , ‘A Moment to Play’ – Maldon
Richard Chamerski (1951-2022) ‘A Moment to Play, Maldon’ Oil on board Circa 1975 titled to back on Richard Chamerski Studio sticker, “A Moment to Play…
Robert Tantau (1931-2020), large watercolour, Chicory Kiln, French Island, 1984
Large Original Watercolour, titled to the back: Chicory Kiln, French Island by Robert Tantau Signed & Dated 1994 Framed-94x77cm, Work-74x52cm Robert Tantau was a local…