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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

Total stock to browse: …..and more added constantly.

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:

Click to have a look at what’s coming next!

A New way to browse our artworks:
Artists in Stock – an alphabetical list of artists.

Note: doesn’t include unsigned, unattributed pieces.

Sale! items

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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Freshest Stock

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Rare ‘Salopian Rhodian Ware’ Art Pottery vase, Iznic Style, c. 1890

$780.00 AUD

Minton Majolica 'Chinaman' teapot, bright majolica colours, 1874
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Minton Majolica ‘Chinaman’ teapot, bright majolica colours, 1874

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Pair of Minton's Art Studio ‘Moon Flasks’, E.J. Strutt decorated with cherubs, 1873
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Pair of Minton’s Art Studio ‘Moon Flasks’, E.J. Strutt decorated with cherubs, 1873

$1,250.00 AUD

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Spode pottery ‘New Fayence’ plate, Union Pattern -blue roses on brown, c. 1845

$75.00 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.

Featured Items & Essays

Wedgwood 'Egyptian' Jug, registered 1854, at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

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…

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 E Jobson pastel - with restorations

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….

Small view of Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

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’! 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 cj anand 
 
 
 cj anand 
 
 
 
  
Extremely knowledgeable and a kind soul. Highly recommend Paul and you can buy with confidence!
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Leslie Morgan 
 
 
 Leslie Morgan 
 
 
 
  
Friendly staff and the greatest selection
  
 
  
 
 
 
 yellow carpet 
 
 
 yellow carpet 
 
 
 
  
Expensive sure, but the place is like a museum, fascinating museum grade antiques piled high everywhere you go! Always fun to have a nose around in there.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Godfrey Mwakabole 
 
 
 Godfrey Mwakabole 
 
 
 
  
The vintage is not only on old cars and motor-bikes.... this building fit well into the same category 🤔 A heritage building
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Peter Clayfield 
 
 
 Peter Clayfield 
 
 
 
  
A vast, wonderous collection of antiques of every description on two floors. Informative, friendly staff.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Melanie Humphrey 
 
 
 Melanie Humphrey 
 
 
 
  
Beautiful place to get some amazing things. Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Andrew Noble - Noble Photography 
 
 
 Andrew Noble - Noble Photography 
 
 
 
  
An amazing place to visit, very knowledgable staff. Recommend!
  
 
  
 
 
 
 Daniel Young 
 
 
 Daniel Young 
 
 
 
  
Awesome shop! Incredible selection, love the antiquities! Staff were a great help finding my anniversary present!
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Google rating score: 4.7 of 5, based on 21 reviews,showing our latest reviews

Stock Samples

A Sample from our Ceramics

A Sample from our Furniture

See the Furniture Directory

A Sample from our Art

See the Art Pages