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
German bisque figure, Turkish Eastern man with pipe, c. 1890
German bisque figure with enamel decoration, depicting an Eastern man with pipe. Late 19th century 19cm Condition: tip of pipe chipped, otherwise OK…
English porcelain plate, pink with flowers, Daniel’s C.1825
English porcelain plate by Daniel’s, decorated with pink and gilt gadrooned border with central hand painted flowers Pattern no 3912 Circa 1825 22cm…
Bone China plate, floral arrangement, c1860.
Bone China plate, floral arrangement on pink border, Circa 1860….
English pottery ‘house’ jug, green details, c. 1830
English pottery jug, the octagonal form moulded as a house with doors & windows picked out in green, a fruiting…
Wedgwood chamber pot with “Darwin” ‘Water Lily’ pattern in blue,
Wedgwood pearlware chamberpot, decorated outside with the ‘Water Lily’ or ‘Darwin’ pattern in a deep blue, the rim and handle…
A Sample from our Furniture
Dutch oak hanging cabinet, 3 shelves, first half 20th
Dutch oak glazed hanging cabinet with shaped pediment and angled sides, the interior with three wooden shelves with shaped edges. Frst…
William IV Mahogany chest-of-drawers, c. 1830
Handsome William IV Mahogany chest of drawers, with four drawers having their original turned wood knobs, the upper drawer with…
Australian cedar single bed, Tasmanian c. 1845
Early Australian bed, the high scroll-shaped end boards and turned posts in cedar, with solid eucalyptus slats and rails. Circa 1845 108cm…
Pair of Chinese Hardwood cabinets, 20th century
Pair of impressive Chinese Hardwood display cases, with large upper glazed section resting on lower cupboard, the display space with…
A Sample from our Art
Bernard Walter Evans, ‘Langham Stretch’, watercolour, signed & dated 1883
Bernard Walter Evans (1843-1922) , ‘Langham Stretch’ , a view of the estuary of the River Stour, Suffolk large watercolour, signed &…
Oil painting of a vase of red and white blossoms,
Well painted oil on canvas of a vase of red and white blossoms, in gilt ornate frame Late 20th Century Indistinct signature 39x34cm…
Daisy Wood watercolour, Wildflowers, mid 20th century
Daisy Wood watercolour, depicting a group of various Australian Wildflowers. Signed, mid 20th century work 16x22cm some light discolouration, unframed Daisy Wood was a local…
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…
Chinese Export watercolour, basket of flowers, 18th/early 19th century
Superb quality Chinese Export watercolour, the finely detailed image with openwork woven basket containing flowers, including cherry blossom, camellia, and…