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
Chamberlains jug with fawn & gold dec, C. 1815
Chamberlains Worcester creamer with pattern no 611 described in factory records as “fawn & gold all over” . Circa 1815-19…
Dutch Delft Architectural deskset, inkwell & sander, Chinoiserie underglaze blue,
Interesting Dutch Delft deskset, the ‘architectural’ form with front balustrading acting as a pen rest, the rectangular box-form body with…
Wächtersbach Majolica plate, fruiting vine green glaze, c. 1880
Wächtersbach green majolica plate in ‘fruiting vine’ pattern. Impressed mark , Wächtersbach. Circa 1880. 20cm Slight wear to glaze, larger chips, displays well…
Fürstenberg figure of a fish seller, by Hendler, c.1780
Frankenthal figure of a fish seller, modelled standing in an orange jacket, a basket of fish to one side, on…
Bloor Derby covered dish, with large floral specimens surrounded by
Large Blood Derby covered tureen, decorated with large flower specimens within wide grey & gilt scrollwork borders, the knob formed…
A Sample from our Furniture
Georgian mahogany hall chair, elegant Bullock style, c. 1810
Georgian mahogany hall chair, of elegant neo-classical design, the flat back with a large oval shape centered with a round…
Regency mahogany extension table, bellflower carving, c.1820
Regency mahogany dining table, with extending mechanism, complete with one large & two half-size leaves that sit inside a central…
French Rosewood card table, Louis XVIII style, c. 1870
French Rosewood card table, with Louis XVIII style legs and carving, the interior with a green felt edged with tooled…
Australian cedar letter box, ‘V’ shaped top, C. 1865
Unusual Australian cedar letter box with ‘v’ shaped top letter slot, one side inscribed ‘LETTERS’, the other with a hinged…
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…
A Sample from our Art
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…
Charlene Pearson, Oil on board ‘Low tide at Barwon Heads’
Charlene Pearson, Oil on board titled ‘Low tide at Barwon Heads’ signed & dated ’87…
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…
A. E. Jobson, Beach Scene, Williamstown, pastel c. 1910
A. E. Jobson (1868-1965) Beach Scene, Williamstown pastel chalk on grey paper, circa 1910 Visible 20.5×13.5cm Frame 39.5x32cm Condition: Some damage & loss to pastel, displays…
Rainbow Lorikeets in Banksia, gauche by Edward Bell 1969
Edward Bell ‘Rainbow Lorikeets in Banksia’ Signed ‘Edward Bell 69’ Condition: Good condition, some whiting out, probably intended as a book illustration 29.5 x…