Eaglemont Antiques brings you the finest pieces of antique furniture from the 18th and 19th century. We acquire stock that has generally been un-tampered with and is in as original condition as we can find, we perform restoration or conservation work where necessary, sympathetic with the age and style of the piece, ensuring that the original patina and look of the furniture, is preserved as much as possible. We believe that an antique should show to a certain extent its age, we do not "over restore" pieces which perhaps could lead to confusion with a modern reproduction.
The furniture listed on this website is only a sample of our current stock.
If you are looking for furniture to match a particular style, why not email us with the style of furniture you are looking for, along with the measurements, to enable us to meet your requirements. We will reply by email, with photographs and prices of furniture that could match your style.
 In the first half of the 19th century, the mass production of furniture began, using newer, steam-driven woodworking machinery. Since the demand for functional furniture increased after the Industrial Revolution, unskilled labor was used to assemble them rapidly, bringing down the high standards of quality. However, limited quantities of finely-crafted desks continued to be constructed by master cabinet-makers for the homes and offices of the affluent.
Georgian Rosewood Table
A GEORGIAN ROSEWOOD WINE TABLE.
CIRCA 1830.
The rectangular top with banded edge on a gun barrel pedestal
to a tripartite base with bun feet
Height 72 cm x 49 cm x 39 cm
French Étagère
A FRENCH KINGWOOD PARQUETRY ETAGERE.
CIRCA 1870.
The rosewood and honeycomb parquetry table top with ormolu mounts and four
cabriole legs supports a second tier with a parquetry top raised by ormolu
and bronze serpents with curling tails
Height 90 cm x 84 cm x 48 cm
Dutch Marquetry Chair
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DUTCH MAHOGANY CHAIR WITH INLAY.
CIRCA 1800.
The shaped back and vertical splat flanked by scroll arms, ornate foliate inlaid decoration
raised on cabriole legs, pad feet.
ANGLO INDIAN CHAIR
Padouk is a fine furniture wood, heavy, hard and lustrous, and varies in colour from straw yellow through pink and red with darker streaks. Although it has a relatively coarse texture, it is capable of a very fine finish. Although difficult to work, it is stable and resistant to insect attack making it particularly suitable to the British colonies.
The name padouk occurs in documentary sources from Madras and other British Indian centres from the mid 18th century onwards, and is almost certainly of Indian origin. Some of the best padouk grew in the Andaman Islands, and references to Andaman wood or Andaman redwood suggest that Indian furniture makers made extensive use of imported Andaman padouk.
This chair is a sspectacular example of early 19th-century Anglo-Indian workmanship, typically commissioned by British residents from Indian craftsmen, their forms following the Western style, whereas their decoration is generally Indian in inspiration, creating an exotic and distinctive mix.
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