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
Easter Hours
– closed Good Friday, open Sat 10am -1pm
Closed Monday
Open as usual Tuesday
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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Remarkable set of 7 Chinese Ivory child musicians, late Qing Dynasty, c.1900$6,600.00 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
Silver plated wine bottle holder 20th C
$95.00 AUD
Silver plated wine bottle holder 20th C
$140.00 AUD
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.
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,…
Fresh Stock – from Children’s Chairs to Moser Glass
Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on moorabool.com . This is a terrifically diverse one, bringing together a series…
Asian Arts – Chinese & South-East Asian Ceramics
Welcome to our Asian Special. We’re actually in Asia for this one! Paul & Glenys, your proprietors at Moorabool Antiques,…
Nod if you like Antiques….. a collection of ‘Nodders’ +
Today’s Fresh Stock is a bit of a laugh….. These classic bits of Victorian are the ultimate ….. ‘kitsch’! A…
Featured Items & Essays
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….
A Phar Lap Australian Silver Charm
A remarkable momento of the epic 1930 Melbourne Cup win by Phar Lap, commemorating J.E. Pike’s win, this rare Australian Sterling Silver medallion is Fresh to Moorabool’s stock – just in time…
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
Wedgwood armorial plate, Viscount crown & ‘GM de H’ c.1891-1900
Wedgwood porcelain plate, painted with an armorial of a Viscount’s crown above the monogram ‘MA / G de A’, within…
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…
Worcester ‘Sir Joshua Reynolds’ pattern fluted coffee cup circa 1770
Worcester fluted coffee cup, painted with the ‘Sir Joshua Reynolds’ pattern of a ‘Ho Ho’ bird in the Kakiemon style. Fretted…
Scottish porridge bowl, ‘BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES’ by Victoria Pottery,
Scottish porridge bowl, the angular sides with peaded rims, printed in brown & enamelled with royal ensigns either side of…
Copeland & Garrett ‘Feldspar Porcelain’ plate, flower group #4033, c.1840
Copeland & Garrett porcelain plate, the silver-shape with gadrooned rim, painted to the center with a bunch of flowers, within…
A Sample from our Furniture
George III mahogany armchair, C. 1790
George III mahogany Hepplewhite armchair, the shield shaped back with pierced vase shaped splat, on reeded legs. Circa 1790. 95cm h. pale patination…
French slate mantel clock, by Freres, Paris, c. 1860
French slate clock, by Freres & Co, with scroll-engraved ormolu face and Roman numeral hours, on a shaped plinth base. Mark…
Late Victorian milking stool, painted finish, c. 1890
Late Victorian milking stool, the legs painted in lack and gold, upholstered in worn rep plush velvet with fringed gimp. Circa…
Ornate Victorian oval giltwood mirror with candle brackets, c. 1870
Ornate Victorian oval mirror, the gilt frame with elaborate cresting and lower decoration incorporating three candle holder brackets. Original glass, Circa 1870 Height:…
Regency mahogany extension table, bellflower carving, c.1820
Regency mahogany dining table, with extending mechanism, complete with one large & two half-size leaves that sit inside a central…
A Sample from our Art
Original oil painting, still life, vase of roses, c.1920
Framed original oil painting of of a vase of roses, painted on canvas, signed N ENCEIL Circa 1920…
New Zealand interest: View of Bluff, a Budd sisters sketchbook
A Budd sketchbook watercolour, showing a settlement and ships at anchor, titled ‘The Bluff from Finns Castle NZ’, depicting a…
J. Hine watercolour, Houses on La Trobe Terrace, Geelong
Original Watercolour, titled: Houses on La Trobe Terrace, Geelong Signed J. Hine Late 20th century Framed 36x28cm Work 22x15cm…
John Gould lithograph, Petrogale xanthopus, Gray – Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby,
Rare original large lithograph, depicting Petrogale xanthopus, Gray – the Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, a pair depicted in natural habitat, with…
Victorian penwork on silk, cartoon of two boys + “beast
Victorian lace-edged silk placemat with blue ribbon, used as a canvas by a talented artist to sketch out a cartoon…
Dieter Prussner ‘The Fountain, Como House’ signed & dated
Dieter Prussner , ‘The Fountain, Como House’ large gauche on grey card, signed & dated 1986 80 x 63cm Framed Label to reverse, indicating 1986…