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
Goedewaagen jug with blue glaze, fantastic nouveau shape, c. 1935
Goedewaagen (Gouda) jug of fantastic art nouveau shape, the asymmetric form with ridged body and slumped handle, glazed in a…
Large twin handled covered vase, applied flowers & hand painted
Large & flamboyant English Porcelain vase, the baluster form with high domed lid and double strap handles, painted to each…
Meissen soup bowl, old Brandenstein in puce, c. 1780
Meissen soup bowl with ‘Old Brandenstein’ moulded border, painted in puce with flowers. Crossed swords & * mark, Marcolini period, Circa 1780 24.5cm very minor…
Minerva porcelain scenic panels plate, c.1855
Bone China plate, attributed to Thomas Green of Minerva Works, Fenton, the ribbed sides well painted with landscape panels, reserved…
German Art Nouveau bisque Peacock pin dish, white on green,
German Art Nouveau bisque ‘Peacock’ pin dish, the bird defined in white over a green base, his wings spread and…
A Sample from our Furniture
Regency Rosewood chair, nicely carved details, c. 1825
Regency Rosewood chair, with nicely turned & carved front legs, a fine ‘anthemion’ carving to the back rail, the rear…
Victorian mahogany gent’s chair, distressed green leather, c. 1870
Mahogany gents chair with craved top and scroll arms, the back with distressed buttoned green leather on casters Circa 1870 Condition: usable,…
Victorian mahogany nursing chair, c. 1860
Victorian nursing chair, the low form with mahogany scroll supports to back, on turned legs. Circa 1860 Depth: 77cm Width: 59c, Height: 89cm wear to…
A Sample from our Art
Watercolour of flowers , c. 1850
Framed watercolour of a bunch of roses, tulips and cornflowers Illegible signature 28cm Circa 1850…
Watercolour of flower sprigs, signed Gayleen J Paul
Watercolour of flower sprigs, signed Gayleen J Paul 20th Century 30cm slight foxing…
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instrument, Flutes & Lute,
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Dizi’ Flute, a ‘Xiao’ Flute, and a ‘Pipa’ pear-shaped Lute. Canton, circa 1800-1830 Approx. 35x45cm Condition: some…
Ebony framed profile portrait of Napoleon, copper on silver backing,
Quality profile portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, the detailed embossed copper portrait mounted on a silver oval mount, decorated with hand-tooled…
Windsor Castle embroidery, viewed across the Thames, circa 1825
Embroidery of Windsor Castle, viewed from across the Thames with a boat in the foreground, the colours faded to tones…
E. Goodwin Lewis Biblical Lands scene – merchants leaving
Edward Goodwin Lewis (1827-1891) View in the Holy Land, a walled city with Mosque & Church behind, merchants & their camels…