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
Coalport cup & saucer, ‘Bath Embossed’ for Harrods, c.1900
Coalport cup & saucer in the ‘Bath Embossed’ pattern, printed & painted with flowers, retailers mark for Harrods Ltd. Printed marks, Circa…
Tinglaze Italian votive plaque, Madonna & Child with spear/banner, ‘DELLA
Rare tinglaze votive plaque, the reddish clay with white slip painted in green, blue, black, purple and ochre pigments, with…
‘The Tithe Pig’ early Staffordshire Pottery group, c. 1810
The Tithe Pig’ Staffordshire pearl ware group, the farmer, his wife & baby, and the clergyman standing before a leafy…
English bone china chinoiserie cup & saucer, c. 1870
English Bone China cup & saucer, printed in pink & brightly painted with a Chinoiserie pattern, the handle a distinct…
A Sample from our Furniture
Australian timbers document box, earlier 20th century
Well-made Australian timbers document box, the front & back panels solid fiddleback blackwood, the sides alternating huon & cedar, the…
George III elm chair, circa 1790
Elegant George III elm chair, the back with wheatsheaf splat and drop in seat. Circa 1790 98cm high…
Mägdesprunger cast iron table/ plant stand, elaborate Rococo style C.
High Victorian cast iron plant stand side table, the pierced circular shelves moulded with musical instruments amongst scrollwork, the elaborate…
Victorian ebonised chair with ormolu mounted Wedgwood plaques, c.1880
Victorian ebonised chair with ormolu mounted Wedgwood plaques, with cane seat. Circa 1880 H: 87cm W: 40cm D: 38cm Old repair to back leg, wear…
Regency mahogany ‘coffee table’, hinging top, mock drawers, converted from
Regency mahogany ‘coffee table’, hinging top, fake drawers, converted from commode, Maker’s Mark ‘ ‘ c.1830 43cm high 51.5 x 46cm…
A Sample from our Art
Black Basalt plaque of a Philosopher, in early Australian Cedar
Late 18th century Black Basalt portrait plaque of an unknown philosopher, depicted with long hair & beard facing left, interestingly framed…
Pair of Italian oils with children & animals, early 19th
.Pair of oil paintings of children, the oval scenes well painted in strong tones with pastoral scenes, one with a…
Vincenzo Loria, Pompeii Villa Ruins, Grand Tour Watercolour, circa 1890
Vincenzo Loria (1850-1939) Pompeii Villa Courtyard, Ruins scene, Watercolour Signed lower left, also address stamp on back. Circa 1890 24 x40cm Condition: some staining & marks,…
Small oil painting Australian bush scene, circa 1900
Small oil painting, Australian bush scene, unsigned Circa 1900 work 19.5cm x 25cm Condition: Signs of age, displays well , original frame, some marks…
Georgian reverse-painted glass portrait – Shelley – dated 1821
Georgian reverse-painted glass portrait – titled ‘Shelley’ – dated 1821 frame 15x17cm…
Original hand-painted botanical illustration -Sugarcane, ‘Saccharium Officinarum’
Original hand-painted botanical illustration – ‘Saccharium Officinarum’, Sugarcane From an unknown Botanical publication, 20th century 25.5 x21cm Unframed…