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New Japanese shipment in store now!

We’ve just unpacked our latest shipment. From exquisitely painted antique lacquer wear, finely crafted shibori haori, colourful vintage ikebana vases and other collectables including contemporary studio vases we are very excited to share our latest bounty with you. The rarity of some pieces is of note. Due to our long-term relationship with a collector in Japan who is retiring, we have started acquiring some excellent pieces from his collection.

Our expert restoration team have commenced work in earnest on repairing and polishing some stunning antique furniture which will be coming onto the…

New Arrivals August 2018

Kayaks on a yellow morning 2, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 130 x 120 cm, $12,000

Clear skies and warm(ish) winds in Sydney mean Spring is just around the corner and we’ve been busy in preparation – with new styles, new exhibitions and new flags!

If the change of season is a cool one for you (or if you just like to stay brilliantly rugged up) our brand new sweatshirts are perfect! Featuring…

John Honeywill: Presence and Stillness

23rd – 29th August (Sydney Gallery)
1st – 28th September (Murrurundi Gallery)

We are pleased to present Photography, a list of over 60 recently acquired historical photographs. Although mainly comprising 19th century Australian photographs, the list also includes early photographs from the United States (Civil War era), the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, as well as an early album relating to a Belgian missionary in China.

Among the highlights are a number of important early photographs of Indigenous Australians, including one of R.A. Cunningham’s second touring group of Queensland Aborigines taken in New York in 1894.

Click here to view the entire list.

Great new (very old!) pieces at The Merchant of Welby

Hope you’ve been watching the new series of War on Waste on the ABC. (see below)
We have some outstanding antique chests of drawers in at the moment, all in excellent condition, all with drawers that slide very nicely. Have included a few below.
The German Gypsy figures obviously are not Aussie, but they are exceptional and unique!

Regards, Noel

PS  We have added a box to our Home Page to make it easier to add people to our mailing list (near the top right corner…

Fresh @ Moorabool….

New additions.

We are pleased to offer some fresh additions to moorabool.com.

As a subscriber, you have first look at our recent finds – and first chance to buy.

This week, some interesting collections including Candle Snuffer Scissors, Scales & Weights, Chinese Silver, and various Victorian pottery & porcelain pieces amongst other interesting items.

Enjoy!

Paul Rosenberg, Alard Pett & all @ Moorabool Antiques

Items will remain in the ‘Fresh’ page for 2 weeks, or until sold.
Click photo below to view the item.

Davenport c.1830    $140

Marc Etherington: Couch Potato
9 Aug – 28 Aug 2018
Marc Etherington’s new exhibition Couch Potato is a homage to hours whiled away in the comforting fuzz of the TV. Within this exhibition Marc re-creates and re-imagines characters and scenes from Seinfeld to Cliffhanger, Murder She Wrote, to classic movies. The paintings and sculptures from this show tap into our collective nostalgia for pop culture of the 1990s and 2000s. With an eye for amusing detail and a penchant for finding humour in all things, Marc captures the comfort found in popular film and television.

above:…

New in the Gallery

Lawrence Starkey
Charging the Ground
Oil on Canvas
100x180cm

Matthew Johnson
Dapple Light , 2009
oil on canvas
150x118cm

Jasper Knight

Orange & Blue GT

oil on card

101x76cm

Ray Crooke

Island Village

oil on canvas board

45x60cm

Future Exhibitions.

Exhibition 4×4

Opens September 22, 2018

works by: Tony Irving, Sally Paxton, Nick Young & Sophie Haythornthwaite

Brett Whiteley

Works on Paper Exhibition

Opens October 20,2018

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Joseph McGlennon: Eclectus Australis

Melbourne Art Fair: August 2 – 5, 2018

Booth: A12

From the beginning of European settlement in Australia, curious specimens of strange flora and fauna were observed, collected and catalogued. A great interest by European naturalists in this ‘land of contrarieties’, together with the competitive acquisitiveness of imperial museums, saw large shipments of natural specimens sent back to Europe. Descriptions and studies of new-found flora and fauna were published, and scientific literature flourished.

Within Eclectus Australis, 2018, Joseph McGlennon takes his audience forward; combining elements of our early enchanting clash of…