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
Longton Hall leaf dish, ‘trembly rose’ flowers, C. 1760
Rare Longton Hall leaf shaped dish with stalk handle, painted by the ‘Trembly Rose’ painter with a central bunch of…
Royal Commemorative Jug: Queen Victoria Victoria and Prince Albert, C.
Royal marriage commemorative jug, printed in pink Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on a blue ground with pink lustre line…
Royal Worcester thimble, hand-painted with a yellow bird, signed M.
Royal Worcester bone china thimble, hand-painted with a yellow bird on a branch, signed M. Lightherd Black printed Royal Worcester mark…
A Sample from our Furniture
Georgian d-end table, simple form, c. 1790
Georgian Mahogany d-end side table, of simple robust form. Circa 1790 Good condition, with attractive honey-tones….
Pair of Scandinavian bobbin chairs, 19th century
Unusual pair of provincial pine chairs, of Scandinavian origin, of bobbin turned construction. Early 19th century. 94cm high Usable condition, minor losses and…
French Ebonized and amboyna venner work table with musical
French work table, with ebonies turned legs and ‘H’ supporting a simple box with patterned ormolu edging, the top with…
Victorian child’s platform rocking chair, 19th Century
Cute Victorian miniature platform rocker, made the same as full-sized late Victorian rockers with round turned body mounted on a…
Georgian oak dropside table, with oval leaves and square tapered
Georgian Oak dropside table, of simple elegant oval form with square tapered legs. Circa 1790. 101x140cm, 73cm high Condition: excellent usable piece, signs…
Mahogany vitrine coffee table, beveled glass, 20th century
Useful Mahogany low Vitrine / Coffetable, with beveled glass sides and top, one side sliding out for access to display…
A Sample from our Art
Rare Japanese lacquer plaque, gold printed Mt Fuji view H.Musino
Rare Japanese lacquer plaque, printed in pure gold with a view of Mount Fuji. Red stamp marks on the back, H.Musino patent c.1900 27×20.5cm Condition:…
Richard Chamerski , ‘A Moment to Play’ – Maldon
Richard Chamerski (1951-2022) ‘A Moment to Play, Maldon’ Oil on board Circa 1975 titled to back on Richard Chamerski Studio sticker, “A Moment to Play…
William B. Thomas, ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast’, watercolour c. 1900
William B. Thomas (1877-1947), ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast, near Boston’, watercolour circa 1900 …
Ethel Hall – Fishing Boats – watercolour in original frame,
Ethel Hall (1894-1940) Fishing Boats Watercolour, in original frame Signed lower right, circa 1925 Good condition frame 34.5x40cm work 21.5x27cm…
Helen Wood, watercolour, ‘Pewter Mug’, mid 20th century
Helen Wood, watercolour, titled in pencil to the mount ‘Pewter Mug’ signed lower right, mid-20th century…
Large framed pastel of poppies, G. Snow, late 20th c.
Large & colourful pastel of life-size poppies, realistically depicted with a plain background. Signed ‘G. Snow’ later 20th century Framed 82 x 59cm work…