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 pottery figure of a Gardner, c. 1835
Interesting early Staffordshire figure of a gent in shiny blue trousers & pink waistcoat, shown standing with basket containing a…
Ridgway earthenware mug, blue & brown ground sprigged with figures,
Ridgway earthenware mug, decorated with reserve of white sprigged figures including Cupid and children groups, set on a pale lavender ground,…
French faience plate, Tulip, circa 1800
French faience plate, boldly painted with a Tulip & other flowers within a feathered rim. Circa 1800 22.5cm W Minor rim chips &…
Nyon Teabowl and saucer C.1785
Nyon (Swiss) porcelain teabowl & saucer, painted with scattered flower sprigs including roses and pansies, interspersed with gilt leaves, within…
A Sample from our Furniture
George III elm chair, circa 1790
Elegant George III elm chair, the back with wheatsheaf splat and drop in seat. Circa 1790 98cm high…
French Walnut Baguette bin, 19th century
French Walnut baguette bin, the tall form taking a quantity of baguettes with hinged lid closed, the bottom with grill…
Petite Australian Cedar pedestal desk with leather top, circa 1870
Small Australian cedar pedestal desk with four drawers to either side and three across the top, the top with green…
Georgian mahogany tea caddy, dome top, c. 1795
Georgian Mahogany tea caddy, the domed top with central loop handle opening to reveal twin compartments with tight fitting lids,…
Thonet bentwood and seat armchair, c. 1905
Thonet ornate bentwood armchair, the back with turned sections and knobs to the ends, the seat caned. Circa 1905 221 stamped to…
Fine quality crystal cabinet, walnut veneer c.1925
Fine quality crystal cabinet, the curved front with 3 vertical glass panes to each of the twin doors, the whole…
A Sample from our Art
Benjamin J Ottewell watercolour, Autumn Glade, dated 1911
Benjamin J Ottewell (1847-1937) Autumn Glade Signed & dated lower right 1911 44x58cm Benjamin John Ottewell was well respected as a professional water colour artist,…
Stair Wood Cartoon original – “What is your favourite bus
Original Stair Wood cartoon, titled “What is your favourite bus route, conductor?” pencil sketch of a well dressed lady sitting on a…
Miniature of Lady Erskine, early 20th century
Portrait miniature, depicting ‘Lady Erskine’, hand painted onto an oval panel and set into a panelled & wreath-engraved ivory frame. earlier…
William B. Thomas, ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast’, watercolour c. 1900
William B. Thomas (1877-1947), ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast, near Boston’, watercolour circa 1900 …
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Yueqin, early 19th
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Yueqin’, a short-necked Lute, finely detailed with circular body and darker wood head…