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
Dutch Delft manganese tile, biblical scene in John, Jesus before
Manganeze tile of a biblical scene of a king on a throne and a man in robes within a round…
French creamware plate, Mademoiselle D’Artois print, c. 1825
French Creamware plate, printed in black with the image of a child, titled ‘S.A.R. MADEMOISELLE D’ARTOISE’ , the rim with…
Cup, saucer & plate with green grasses, C. 1860
English bone china cup, saucer & plate, the lobed rim form with unusual green flowering grasses pattern enriched with gilt,…
Victoria Pottery large mug, ‘Cattle’ pattern print in black, c.
Victoria Pottery, Scotland, mug of large size, printed with a country scene of cows, a floral border inside, marked to…
Spode cabbage pattern coffee can and saucer circa 1815
Spode cabbage pattern coffee can and saucer. Blue printed SPODE Stone China, pattern no. 2061, Circa 1815 14.3cm saucer d Tiny chip to rim…
A Sample from our Furniture
Set of 6 Victorian mahogany balloon back chairs, C.1860
Set of 6 Victorian mahogany balloon back chairs, with small carved scrolls to the back rail. Circa 1860 86 x 62 x…
Victorian Toleware coal scuttle, Japanese ‘lacquer’ decoration, c. 1885
Victorian ‘Japanned’ toleware coal scuttle, the front flap painted with a Japanese style scene of gilt bamboo & a colourful…
Country elmladderback chair, rush seat, C. 1790
Elm ladderback chair, with turned stretcher and rush seat, on a turned pad foot. Circa 1790 94cm high…
Victorian style small ‘slipper’ chair, floral upholstery
Small Victorian style ‘slipper’ chair, upholstered in a bright floral fabric. 73cm high Good usable condition…
French Louis XVI style desk with inset Sevres-style plaques, c.
Magnificent French desk, bonheur du jour, the whole ebonized with ormolu mounts & inset ‘Sèvres’-style plaques, including two of notable…
A Sample from our Art
Georgian portrait silhouette of a Gentleman, c. 1780
Georgian silhouette portrait of a Gentleman, painted in a matt black with shiny black detailing of collar and hair, set…
Autumn Reflections, a sizeable watercolour, earlier 20th century
“Autumn Reflections” watercolour of autumn trees & a fenceline reflected in a broad river. Possibly Australian, earlier 20th century minor foxing & signs…
Victorian watercolour of fish, signed ‘R.DAVID/SON, c. 1880
Interesting Victorian watercolour, depicting an underwater scene including two well detailed fish & a seahorse, with bubbles & distant fish…
Victorian oil on board, river and bridge, unsigned c. 1890
Victorian oil on board, depicting a bridge over a river, possibly Australian. Unsigned c. 1890…
Fine watercolour of garden flowers, round frame, earlier 20th century
Finely painted watercolour flower study, with a bunch of garden flowers including fuchsia, bluebells, lily-of-the-valley, and buttercups. Unsigned, earlier 20th century In the…