Elite Furnishers
In stock now · One of each
Alongside the new furniture we always hold a small stock of old pieces, colonial teak, inlay work, salvage and the occasional oddity. The stock changes constantly and there is never more than one of anything, so what is on this page today is genuinely what is in the shop today.
Antiques are not sold through the basket on this site. Every piece is unique, condition matters more than a photograph can carry, and the price depends on what we paid for it, so these are quoted in person or over the phone. Come and see it, or ask us to send you photographs and a video of the piece you are interested in.
Representative, not a stock list. Call to hear what is in this week.
Tall teak wardrobes from the early twentieth century, with the original mirrors where they have survived. Restored only as far as they need, we do not sand the history off a piece.
Chests, side tables and writing boxes with inlay work of a kind nobody does at this price any more. Each one is the only one we have.
Planter's chairs, Bombay armchairs and low daybeds. Frames original, cane and upholstery redone by hand where the old work had gone.
Rajasthani and Gujarati salvage, carved door frames and window surrounds that people mount as wall pieces or work into a new build.
Iron-bound travelling trunks and brass-cornered campaign furniture, the kind built to be carried and therefore built properly.
Nesting tables, plant stands, mirrors, clocks. The things that turn up one at a time and go the same way.
Where we know the period we will say so, and where we are estimating we will say that instead. We do not issue certificates of authenticity and we would be wary of anyone in this trade who does.
Recaned seats, new upholstery, a replaced mirror, a repaired leg, all disclosed before you buy. Restoration is not a fault, but hiding it is.
An eighty-year-old chair is not a new chair. We will tell you what a piece can take daily use for and what it cannot, because a returned antique helps nobody.
Tell us what you are after and we will call you when one comes in. This is how most of our antique stock finds its owner.