Golden Light & Ancient Bronze: Highlights of Moorabool’s September Sale

This sale was held on Saturday 5 September 2026. See the results.

Saturday 5 September sees our September Sale go under the hammer at 10am — 459 lots, live in our Geelong rooms and broadcast worldwide via Invaluable. You can now browse the full catalogue on our own website and leave absentee bids on any lot. Here’s a first look at some of the treasures waiting for new homes.

Glass with Presence

Leading the glass section is a fine Baccarat cut-glass figural candelabra — 19th-century France at its most theatrical — joined by a charming Baccarat crystal elephant. Rarer still is a pair of Stourbridge Art Nouveau ‘Rock Crystal’ engraved candlesticks, designed by William Kny and executed by J. Banke around 1900: English glass engraving of the highest order.

Lot 316 — Baccarat figural candelabra Lot 322 — Stourbridge 'Rock Crystal' candlesticks Lot 328 — Baccarat crystal elephant

The Uranium Rarities

A remarkable run of M.V.M. Cappellin Murano uranium glass, c.1926–30 — goblets, flower bowls, wine glasses and gold-leaf plates from the short-lived Venetian glasshouse whose wares glow a spectral green under ultraviolet light. Cappellin pieces of this date rarely appear in any number; here is a whole table of them, alongside Victorian uranium glass for good measure.

Lot 344 — Cappellin uranium flower bowls Lot 347 — Cappellin uranium goblets Lot 350 — Cappellin gold-leaf plates Lot 353 — Victorian uranium vases

Pictures: from Copenhagen to the Goulburn River

The picture section spans continents and centuries. The large Rudolf Julius Carlsen (Danish, 1812–1892) view of Furesøen at Holte, signed and dated 1886, is a serene slice of Golden Age-descended Danish landscape painting on a grand scale.

Closer to home — and utterly charming — is a small Australian oil on tin of the paddle steamer ‘Emily Jane’ working the Goulburn River, painted around 1875–82. River-trade pictures of this date are genuine Australiana rarities.

The modernists are here too: Garry Shead‘s “Artist & Muse” in oil on card, Geoffrey Proud‘s “Red Hat” of 2000, and a large abstract mixed-media collage by Spanish artist Pablo Salvaje.

Lot 226 — Garry Shead, 'Artist & Muse' Lot 227 — Geoffrey Proud, 'Red Hat', 2000 Lot 228 — Pablo Salvaje, abstract collage

The Jewellery Cabinet

Over two hundred lots of jewellery and watches lead the sale, from Victorian colonial goldsmiths to Art Deco glamour. Look for the Etruscan Revival brooch by Aronson & Co of Melbourne (c.1870), a 1901 gold sovereign brooch, a fine shell cameo of Diana the Huntress, and a gold nugget necklace suite from the Victorian goldfields. At the sparkly end: an impressive 18ct diamond cluster ring with a central 1.65ct stone, a diamond-set Art Deco cocktail watch, and — a genuine curiosity — a rare Indian revolving gemstone ring in ruby and prehnite, probably Deccan, 19th century or earlier.

Lot 62 — Etruscan Revival brooch, Aronson & Co Lot 68 — Gold sovereign brooch, 1901 Lot 75 — Shell cameo of Diana the Huntress Lot 81 — Gold nugget suite, Victorian goldfields Lot 113 — 18ct diamond cluster ring, 1.65ct centre Lot 124 — Indian revolving gemstone ring

Fire from the Australian Earth: the Opals

A strong run of Australian opal, old and new. The colonial 9ct gold and black opal pendant necklace of c.1900 shows the stone as the Edwardians loved it; the solid crystal opal ‘butterfly wing’ pendant is simply spectacular in the hand; and there are solid white opal rings, doublets and more — including a newly-added solid opal pendant of unusual size at lot 191.

Lot 178 — Colonial black opal pendant, c.1900 Lot 180 — Crystal opal 'butterfly wing' pendant Lot 186 — 18ct gold solid white opal ring

Four Thousand Years in Clay and Bronze: the Antiquities

The sale closes deep in the ancient world with a collection of antiquities from the Levant, Cyprus, Iran and Europe, several retaining their old collection labels. Bronze Age Canaanite pottery from the Holy Land sits beside a Cypro-Geometric handled bowl, a Western Iranian painted jar of 2000–1400 BCE, a remarkably complete Celtic La Tène bronze fibula still with its original pin, and a substantial Roman crossbow fibula of the 2nd–4th century AD. Estimates start low — ancient history from a few hundred dollars.

Lot 477 — Canaanite juglet, Middle Bronze Age Lot 480 — Western Iranian painted jar Lot 484 — Cypriot handled bowl, c.850–700 BC Lot 487 — Celtic La Tène fibula Lot 488 — Roman crossbow fibula Lot 490 — Two ancient bronze instruments

Seeing and Bidding

Moorabool’s September Sale — Saturday 5 September 2026, 10am, at 16–18 Ryrie Street, Geelong. Browse the full catalogue and leave absentee bids with us directly, or bid live on Invaluable on the day. Questions, condition reports, or a lot you’d like to view? Phone 0494 129 983 or email mooraboolauctions@gmail.com.