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
Nyonya – Peranakan – Straits Chinese porcelain spoon, 20th c.
Straits Chinese porcelain spoon, painted with a phoenix & peony rose. 20th century 9cm long…
Birmingham Sterling Silver Brandy Label, dated 1993
Birmingham Sterling Silver Brandy Label, Dated 1993….
Dr Wall Worcester teapot, ‘birds in branches’ print, c. 1780
Dr Wall Worcester teapot, printed underglaze with the ‘birds in branches’ pattern. Underglaze crescent mark, Circa 1780 20cm spout-to-handle, 15cm high cm Condition: wear…
Derby coffee can & saucer, gilt & blue foliage, c.
Derby coffee can & saucer, richly decorated with a gilt ‘seaweed’ ground with blue foliage meander with angular squared handle. Red…
English lustre & sprigged flowers mug, attr. Enoch Wood c.1815
Large and colourful sprig moulded mug, with two large ‘flowervases’ flanking a central flower wreath, brightly coloured on a purple…
Worcester fluted teapot, Queens pattern, c. 1770
Worcester teapot, of elegant fluted form, richly decorated in the ‘Queen’s’ pattern. Fretted square mark, Circa 1770…
A Sample from our Furniture
French ebonised etargere with intricate marquetry top, ormolu galleries, circa
French ebonised etargere with intricate marquetry and pierced ormolu galleries to the shelves, the leg tops with pinecone finials. Circa 1870 85cm…
Georgian Mahogany Chippendale chair, carved back, c. 1785
Georgian Mahogany Chippendale chair, with pierced splat lightly carved, the drop-in seat with a tapestry cover. Circa 1785 Height: 95cm Depth: 38cm Width: 48cm repairs…
Four early Victorian Mahogany chairs, spade back, c. 1860
Four early Victorian Mahogany chairs, with turned front legs and simple spade backs, upholstered in green velvet. Circa 1860 97cm high Some repairs to…
Chinese hardwood ice bucket on stand, early 20th century
Chinese hardwood ice bucket, with tapered square sides bound with brass bands, a large handle to either side, a removable…
French pedestal with shelf, ormolu, c. 1900
French pedestal stand with shelf between four fluted legs, with ormolu pierced rim to the white marble top, various other…
German Aneroid Barometer + Thermometer, carved case, c. 1910
German Aneroid Barometer + Thermometer, carved case, c. 1910 21.5cm wide Good working order with minimal signs of age to case….
A Sample from our Art
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instruments, Trumpet & Tambourine,
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Haotong’ copper signal Pipe / Trumpet, above a set of disk bells in pairs,…
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Qin Harp, 19th
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Qin’, a seven-string Zither / Harp, with dark & light banded frets, a long…
Sidney Nolan, ‘Paradise Garden’ Panel, signed & dated 1967
Sidney Nolan (1917-92) ‘Paradise Garden’ Panel Oil on board panel signed & dated along a branch, ‘Nolan / 1967 49x44cm framed This work is by one…
Chinese ancestor portrait, Grandmother in red coat, 19th century or
Chinese ancestor portrait, depicting an enthroned Grandmother on a chair with dragon arms, an elaborate headdress on her hair. Rank badge…
F. R. Gruger – original Illustration ‘The First Race of
Frederic Rodrigo Gruger (1871-1953) original Illustration ‘The First Race of Blue Dandy’ , graphite pencil & wash on artboard, depicting an African-American emerging…