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
Ming guardian figure, brilliant turquoise glaze, 16th-17th century
Chinese pottery guardian figure, of small size, modeled standing glazed in a brilliant turquoise. Ming Dynasty, 16th – 17th century 11.5cm high signs of…
Paris Porcelain medium size mug, scenic panel on pink marble
Paris Porcelain small tankard, colourfully painted with a large central scenic panel with fishermen within an Italianate landscape, set on…
Satsuma spherical toggle fitting, flowers & butterflies, c. 1880
Unusual spherical Satsuma ball, probably a fitting or intended for a hatpin, painted with a garden of hollyhock-like flowers &…
Large Staffordshire figure, Girl with basket of flowers, c. 1870
Large Staffordshire figure of a girl, modeled standing with basket of flowers, her dress decorate with flower sprays. Circa 1870 32cm high Condition:…
Caughley mustard pot, 3 flower pattern, c. 1770
Caughley mustard pot & a similar cover, printed in blue with the 3-flower pattern, with elegant s-shape moulded handle, the…
A Sample from our Furniture
Onyx & Champleve desk set, circa 1870
Onyx & Champleve desk set, with shield shape base on three ormolu feet, a small inkwell to the back and…
George III mahogany dressing mirror, C. 1795
Elegant George III mahogany dressing mirror, of simple profile with three drawers to the box-like base, with blondewood stringing supporting…
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…
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…
Large English Oak dresser base / sideboard, drawers & cupboard,
Large English Oak dresser base / sideboard, with two sets of drawers flanking a central cupboard. 18th century with alterations measures 213cm…
English Oak ‘close’ stool with Aubusson face top, c.1680
Rare English Oak ‘Close’ stool, with turned legs & stretchers supporting a box-like upper, the lid sporting a 17th century…
A Sample from our Art
Victorian flower group watercolour, mid 19th century
Victorian watercolour, well painted with life-size lilly-of-the-valley, bluebells, and white roses. Mid 19th century 21x24cm Condition: Faded pale colours (pinks & whites), the…
Indian mica painting of a parrot, 19th century
Indian mica painting of a parrot, 19th century framed 27.5x 22cm work 14x10cm The clear natural mineral mica was mined in thin sheets, which…
Large oil painting of a rural scene with, signed J.
Large oil painting in impressive frame, depicting a landscape with a windmill on a hill pumping from a watercourse, a…
Hand Coloured Bird Print ‘Rock Thrush’, by Rev. Morris 1868
Coloured engraving of a ‘Rock Thrush’ From “A History of British Birds”, by The Rev. F. O. Morris B.A., published by…
Kenneth Jack, ink sketch – General Store, Post Office, Church,
Kenneth Jack (1924-2006) Ink sketch inscribed “General Store, Post Office, Church, + Garage, Swan Reach, Victoria” Signed & dated 1964 63 x 44cm Frame Work:…