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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Ancient Greek brown glazed vessel, South Italy, circa 5th-4th century BC$595.00 AUD
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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
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.
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…
Fresh stock – it’s almost Valentines Day!
Welcome to our latest Fresh Stock Release. This coming week brings Valentines Day, and we start things with a fantastic…
Fresh Finds for February……
Welcome to our first February stock release, full of interesting items. There’s some furniture, including the superb miniature chest of…
Featured Items & Essays
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…
C. Dudley Wood’s portrait of RAAF officer Peter N.
This splendid wartime watercolour portrait depicts a very distinct character. By his stripes he’s an NCO Sargent, and reading his brevet – the badge with ‘AG’ and a wing on his shirt…
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
Staffordshire Pottery ‘drainer’, Wild Rose pattern, c. 1840
Staffordshire Pottery ‘drainer’, printed in blue with the popular ‘Wild Rose’ pattern, depicting a landscape with boats, ruins & a…
Coalport ‘Aesops Fables’ tray, after a Meissen pattern, c. 1820
Magnificent Coalport tray, with irregular shaped rim with twin twig handles, well painted with large central panel from Aesop’s fable…
A Sample from our Furniture
Charles II ‘Restoration’ oak arm chair, Circa 1670
Charles II oak arm chair, the spirally turned back flanking foliate carving around a caned panel, the seat also caned,…
Charles II walnut & beech ‘Restoration’ chair, cherubs & crown,
Charles II walnut and beech chair, the spirally turned back flanking foliate carving around a caned panel, the seat also…
Australian Cedar hall table, single drawer, c. 1860
Australian Cedar hall table, the simple form with single drawer. Circa 1860 Condition: good colour, original patination with a few marks, front…
Pair of Louis XVI style accent chairs as-is, c.1890
Charming pair of French, Louis XVI style accent chairs with fine floral and scroll carvings, sold as-is. Circa 1890 Width: 48cm Depth:…
Rare Hepplewhite polscreen-table, tripod base with ebony stringing, c.1805
Rare Hepplewhite polescreen-table, the tripod base with graceful curved feet on ebonized ball supports, the hexagonal tapered column support with…
Set of 4 Early Victorian Mahogany dining chairs, c. 1855
Set of well-build English Mahogany dining chairs, with robust double-arched back design, the front legs turned. Unupholstered , circa 1855 89cm high Good condition…
A Sample from our Art
Colonial Watercolour – India landscape with ox cart, circa 1835
Interesting Indian Colonial watercolour, depicting a mountainous landscape with a traditional ox card in the foreground, the whole with a…
Chinese Export watercolour painting of musical instruments, Gong & Cymbals,
Large Chinese Export gauche painting, depicting a ‘Lou’ bronze gong, the flat plank striker beside it, with a pair of ‘Nao’…
Ernest D Stocks (1840-1921) Colonial topographical watercolour – Sydney Harbour
Ernest D Stocks (1840-1921) watercolour: View of Sydney Harbour, from Quarantine Head looking east towards Middle Head, signed & dated lower right, ‘Ernest…