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
Bow sparrowbeak jug, bright flowers, c. 1765
Bow sparrowbeak jug, enamelled with bright flowers, the rim with an arcaded border in iron red. …
Rare Vienna figure, ‘Couple in Antique Spanish Dress’ c. 1765
Vienna group of a gallant and lady, ‘Couple in Antique Spanish Dress’, she dressed in a blue & yellow bodice…
Japanese miniature pierced vase, figures, c.1900
Miniature Japanese porcelain vase with pierced outer shell, decorated with relief moulded famille vert style figures and a bright red…
Spode spill vase, pattern no.711, flowers on gold ground, c.
Spode spill vase, richly decorated with pattern 711, large flowers on gold ground. Marked SPODE 711, circa 1820 7.5cm section re-stuck, minor gold loss…
A Sample from our Furniture
Thonet bentwood and seat armchair, c. 1905
Thonet (Vienna) ornate bentwood armchair, the back with turned sections and knobs to the ends, the seat caned. Circa 1905 ‘186’ stamped…
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….
Papier-mâché tray – table, gilt scrollwork, marked Mechi 4 Leadenhall
Large Papier-mâché tray, mounted as a table with modern steel base, ornately decorated with gilt scrollwork. Marked “Mechi 4 Leadenhall Street” Circa…
Victorian bentwood miniature chair, C. 1900
Victorian bentwood miniature chair, with turned spindles and single bent wood back/ arm. Circa 1900 32x30cm 43cm high Condition: good condition, signs of age…
Mägdesprunger cast iron table/ plant stand, elaborate Rococo style C.
High Victorian cast iron plant stand side table, the pierced circular shelves moulded with musical instruments amongst scrollwork, the elaborate…
Australian cedar box, inlaid panel, mid 19th C
Australian cedar box, the simple form with inlaid panel, possibly Banksia wood. mid-19th Century…
A Sample from our Art
Mark Phillips – Cows among Gums – oil on canvas,
Mark Phillips (1951- ) Cows among Gums, 1975 Oil on board, signed & dated lower right Frame 55×47.5cm work 37x29cm Inscribed to the back with…
Norman Ratara, Desert landscape with Ghostgums, Hermannsburg School watercolour
Norman Ratara (1935-1999) Desert landscape with ghost-gums Hermannsburg School watercolour circa 1960’s-70’s Provenance: from an old local collection of indigenous art & artefacts, collected…
Japanese silk scroll painting, cranes and setting sun, 19th/20th century
Japanese silk painting of cranes on a pine branch, a setting sun in the background, mounted on a scroll with…
Framed watercolour, jug of pansy flowers dated 1842
Finely detailed watercolour on paper of a posy of pansies in an elaborate ceramic jug painted with roses. Ineligible signature, dated 1842 visible…
Charles Earle – Town View with Canal – watercolour, c.
Charles Earle (1832-1893) Townscape with Canal, watercolour, signed lower right circa 1875 Work 47x29cm, frame 68x52cm…