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
Meissen white saucer moulded with grapevines, Marcolini period, c. 1775
Meissen saucer in the white with sprigged fruiting vine. Crossed swords & star in underglaze blue, Marcolini Period Circa 1775…
Roman pottery oil lamp, 4th – 8th century AD
Roman pottery oil lamp, Eastern Mediterranean 4th – 8th century AD 8.5cm x 5.5cm Signs of burial…
Gold Anchor Chelsea plate with birds and flowers, c. 1760
Superb Chelsea plate with elegant moulded scroll border, well painted with four pairs of birds to the rim, the center…
Roman pottery oil lamp, boat shape, 4th – 8th century
Roman pottery oil lamp, elegant boat shape with beaded design in the moulding. Eastern Mediterranean 4th – 8th century AD 12cm x 6cm Signs of…
Coalport shell shape dish, soft blue with flowers, c.1825
Coalport shell shape dish with moulded soft blue border, the centre painted with flowers Unmarked Circa 1825 24.5cm W Hairline and nibble to rim…
A Sample from our Furniture
Victorian inlaid walnut four-tier whatnot circa 1875
Victorian burr walnut whatnot, the 4 triangular shelves with fine inlaid stringing supported on turned and carved columns, the top…
Carved Black Forrest hand mirror, ‘fruiting vine’ c. 1885
Black Forrest hand mirror, the timber carved frame with ‘fruiting vine’ and twisted trunk handle. …
Pair of Victorian carved wood corner brackets, c. 1880
Pair of Victorian carved wood wall brackets, the back and bracket carved with foliage & supporting a half circle shelf….
Walnut chair with spoon shaped back and woolwork seat, C.
Continental walnut chair with spoon shaped back and solid vase shaped splat, the serpentine fronted woolwork seat on cabriole legs…
Large French tabletop box, Vienna-style printed & painted plaques, c.
Large French Mahogany & Ebony box, the top & sides mounted with Belle Époque style metal plaques, printed & painted…
A Sample from our Art
Western Australia engraved boab-tree nut, birds & fish, latter 20th
Western Australia Aboriginal engraved boab-tree nut, the whole decorated with a continuous panel of birds & fish. Latter 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…
Original hand-painted botanical illustration – sago palm, ‘Metroxylon sagu’
Original hand-painted botanical illustration – palm tree, ‘Metroxylon sagu’, Sago palm. From an unknown Botanical publication, 20th century 24.5 x 21cm Metroxylon sagu,…
Pair of Italian oils with children & animals, early 19th
.Pair of oil paintings of children, the oval scenes well painted in strong tones with pastoral scenes, one with a…