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
Closed Thursday 25th April – Anzac day
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
Staffordshire greyhound inkwell, c. 1860
Staffordshire pottery Greyhound inkwell, modelled laying down on a blue plinth with hole for quill. …
Swansea Porcleain plate, flower moulded, shell painting probably Pardoe, c.
Swansea porcleain plate, the rim moulded with a distinct Swansea embossed flower border, the center with colourful shell painting, probably…
German porcelain nodding figure, in the Meissen style, c. 1880
Large German porcelain nodding figure, in the Meissen style, modelled a seated female ‘pagod’ in the style of a portly…
Chinese porcelain ‘Calligraphy Pattern’ dish, 19th century
Chinese porcelain ‘Calligraphy Pattern’ dish, painted to the rim with repeating script, the center with a large character within Lingzhi…
Hoi An Shipwreck blue & white jarlet, ‘chi chòe’ birds,
Blue and white jarlet, the neck painted with a lotus petal collar, the body with lively ‘chi chòe’ birds and…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian style small ‘slipper’ chair, floral upholstery
Small Victorian style ‘slipper’ chair, upholstered in a bright floral fabric. 73cm high Good usable condition…
Large French bergere, with contemporary upholstery, c.1890
Large French bergere, with simple carved features, a generous down-filled cushion, upholstered in a pleasant modern fabric with brass studding. In…
French work table, inlaid marquetry landscape to top, c. 1875
French kingwood work table with upper compartment above a shelf, supported on shaped ebonised legs, the shelf with musical instrument…
George III Oak chair with wheatsheaf splat and pale silk
George III elm chair, the back with wheatsheaf splat and drop in seat. Circa 1790 85cm high, W:46cm D: 51cm recently re-upholstered drop-in seat…
A Sample from our Art
Edward B Heffernan watercolour – ‘Lauderdale Kitchen’ pen & wash
Edward B Heffernan watercolour – ‘Lauderdale Kitchen’ pen & wash Frame 41x35cm Visible 13x22cm good condition, well framed…
Oil on mahogany panel, sheep at sunset, signed & dated
Oil on mahogany panel, “Shepherd’s Delight” with a long landscape in the dusk containing sheep, a colourful sunset above, signed…
Japanese silk scroll painting, cranes and setting sun, 19th/20th century
Japanese silk painting of cranes on a pine branch, a setting sun in the background, mounted on a scroll with…
Chinese pith painting, finely detailed musical procession, 19th c.
Fine quality Chinese ‘pith’ painting of large size, depicting a procession of musicians, including drums of various sizes, cymbals, and…
Gibbs, Audrey – Grecian flute player – mid 20th century
Gibbs, Audrey 1921-2015 (Australian) Grecian flute player amongst ruins Watercolour, mid 20th century good condition visible 15.5×17.5cm, frame 38x42cm The setting could be Delphi, with…
Anne Sutherland, ‘Point Roadnight’ watercolour, mid 20th century
Anne Sutherland, ‘Point Roadnight’ watercolour, depicting a beached dinghy signed lower right & inscribed on the back mid 20th century minor foxing work 35x26cm, frame 53x46cm…