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
Spode bute shaped teacup, printed in Broseley pattern, C. 1810
Spode bute shaped teacup & saucer, printed in blue with a version of the Broseley pattern, with a gold line…
Spode Ironstone ‘Stone China’ plate, peony rose patt. 3125, c.1820
Spode Ironstone ‘Stone China’ plate, printed & painted with a ‘peony rose’ pattern in the oriental ‘famille rose’ style. Printed mark…
Paris Porcelain coffee cup & saucer, strawberries on black ground,
Paris Porcelain coffee cup & saucer, of bell shape with high handle, painted with a wide band of strawberries on…
Creamware coffee pot, Whieldon tortoiseshell glaze, Zorensky Collection c. 1765
Creamware coffee pot, of tall baluster form, glazed in a superb Whieldon tortoiseshell-type glaze, applied with trailing rose sprigging. Circa 1765 ex-…
A Sample from our Furniture
Pair of Victorian gilt wood corner brackets, c. 1880
Pair of Victorian gilt wood corner brackets, the hinged sections carved with foliage & supporting two oval shelves. Circa 1880…
Early English Oak dresser base, c. 1680
Early English Oak Joined dresser base, with front turned legs and moulded stretchers, the top with two large drawers with…
George III mahogany armchair, C. 1790
George III mahogany Hepplewhite armchair, the shield shaped back with pierced vase shaped splat, on reeded legs. Circa 1790. 95cm h. pale patination…
Set of 6 Windsor-style wheelback chairs, 19th-20th century
Set of 6 matched Wheelback Windsor chairs, in Elm & Ash woods, with good usable finish. 19th & 20th century 89cm high,…
Chinese elm altar table with ebonised brackets, 19th century
Chinese elm carved altar table with carved fretwork brackets to the legs. 19th century good Antique condition with signs of age, 178cm wide…
A Sample from our Art
Chinese painting on mulberry paper, Children on Hobby-Horses, 19th c.
Chinese watercolour painting of Children playing on hobby-horses. Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier Unframed, the edges distressed. Can be cropped with a…
Florence Owen, watercolour, Australian bush, mid 20th century
Florence Owen, watercolour of an Australian bush scene, signed lower left, mid 20th century…
Albert George Stevens, Cows by a river, large watercolour c.
Albert George Stevens (1863-1925 or 7) Cows by a River, large watercolour Circa 1880 102cm x 80cm (frame), 73cm x 50cm (artwork) Condition: good, recently…
Warwick A. Andrews, ‘Diligente, Slaver outrunning the Patrol’, 1971
Warwick A. Andrews (1930-2021) ‘Diligente, Slaver outrunning the Patrol 1838’ Oil on board, signed & dated 1971 inscribed to the back “Commenced 16th…
Clifford Dudley Wood, watercolour, “Snow Fall” c. 1965
Clifford Dudley Wood (1905-1980), watercolour, “Snow Fall” showing skiers in a snowy landscape, probably the Australian Alps. …