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
-
Product on saleChinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890$5,000.00 AUD
-
Product on saleSmall Chinese ‘prunus’ ginger jar, 18th-19th c.$192.50 AUD
-
Product on saleJohn Allcot oil on board, Clippership ‘BRILLIANT’, artists gift 1966$1,750.00 AUD
-
Product on saleKenneth Jack, ink sketch – General Store, Post Office, Church, + Garage, Swan Reach, Victoria 1964$650.00 AUD
-
Product on saleSpode ironstone rectangular platter, Imari Pattern #3504, c.1815$412.50 AUD
-
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.
-
Frederick Strange – ‘View of Launceston’, Important Colonial Masterpiece c. 1858$36,000.00 AUD
-
Product on saleChinese silver teaset, Dragons, by Tuck Chang, Shanghai, c. 1890$5,000.00 AUD
-
Product on saleRemarkable set of 7 Chinese Ivory child musicians, late Qing Dynasty, c.1900$4,500.00 AUD
-
Egyptian Royal Shabti Figure for Queen Henttawy, 19th Dynasty$22,000.00 AUD
-
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
German tinglaze charger, Chinese ‘Transitional’ style, c. 1700
Large German tinglaze faience lobed rim charger, decorated in blue in the Chinese Ming ‘Transitional’ style, with a central figure…
Japanese Imari plate, pierced rim, vase of flowers pattern, 18th-19th
Japanese porcelain plate with pierced ‘ring’ rim, painted in Imari colours of underglaze blue & iron red with a central…
English majolica comport flower and leaf moulding, c.1870
English majolica comport, the shaped rim moulded with basketweave surrounding a central panel of ferns & flowers, picked out in…
Staffordshire pottery theatrical figure Madame Vestris as ‘Broom Girl’, c.
Staffordshire Pottery theatrical figure of Madame Vestris in her role as ‘Broom Girl’ depicted standing with brooms in hands, on…
Staffordshire pottery puzzle jug, Inscribed GENTLEMEN COME TRY YOUR SKILL-
Staffordshire pottery puzzle jug of baluster form, the neck pierced with geometric patterns and flowerhead devices, embellished with blue dashes,…
Derby shell-shape dish, colourful flower pattern, c. 1820-30
Derby shell-shape serving dish, hand painted with colourful scattered flower groups, within a gold line rim. Red crown & baton mark, Circa…
A Sample from our Furniture
Rare English mahogany dolls bed, c. 1875
Rare mahogany dolls bed with turned poles and ends. Circa 1875…
French Empire Console Table, mahogany with ormolu mounts, circa 1820
French Empire mahogany Console Table, of tall symmetrical open backed form, with single large drawer mounted with a bronze cornucopia…
Victorian style small ‘slipper’ chair, floral upholstery
Small Victorian style ‘slipper’ chair, upholstered in a bright floral fabric. 73cm high Good usable condition…
Pair of Regency Rosewood chairs, nicely carved details, c. 1825
Pair of Regency Rosewood chairs, with nicely turned & carved front legs, a fine ‘anthemion’ carving to the back rail,…
English Walnut chair with original damask cover, 17th century
Englsih Walnut chair with spiral turned legs and stretcher, the back with original damask cover, now concealed beneath a modern…
A Sample from our Art
Pair of large Georgian silhouettes, lady & gent, black lacquer
Pair of large Georgian cut paper silhouettes, of a gent & lady, with ink & white details of hair &…
Vincenzo Loria, Pompeii Villa Ruins, Grand Tour Watercolour, circa 1890
Vincenzo Loria (1850-1939) Pompeii Villa Courtyard, Ruins scene, Watercolour Signed lower left, also address stamp on back. Circa 1890 24 x40cm Condition: some staining & marks,…
Oval hand painted miniature of a maiden, signed, c. 1920
Oval miniature of a classical maiden, shown in blue dress holding a basket of flowers, a wreath in the other…
W J Wadham (1863-1950) large watercolour – River view, Tasmania,
W J Wadham (1863-1950) large watercolour – River view, Tasmania, c. 1890 Some slight browning to paper, original frame with marks work 49…
Dieter Prussner ‘The Fountain, Como House’ signed & dated
Dieter Prussner , ‘The Fountain, Como House’ large gauche on grey card, signed & dated 1986 80 x 63cm Framed Label to reverse, indicating 1986…