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MEET ELIJAH Click these pages to read about us. (viewed best on a desktop) There are skills for which English craftsmen have been renowned for centuries. Crafting exquisite furniture is one of them. For almost 37 years, Elijah Slocum has honored that tradition, supplying furnishings built up to a standard of quality, not down to a price.  Our team of Joiners and Cabinetry Guild experts crafts tomorrow's antiques in the English countryside.Should you need un-paralled quality, one of a kind furniture, call upon us. Contact Me

Tea for One or for a Crowd Our antique copper tea kettles and tea toddies are practical and beautiful. Traditionally tea kettles were for steeping and serving tea. Toddies were to provide hot water for the table.ABOVE: Ca. 1860 Large Dutch Copper Swing-Handled Teapot aside a Ca.1840 Individual English Teapot Ca. 1840 Small Copper Teapot with Brass Design Details 7" Diameter Pot Stands 7" High Ca. 1880 Ship's Copper Teapot with Brass Design Details 14" Wide by 9" Deep Ca. 1870 Brass Tea Toddy with Black Wooden Handle 8" Diameter Pot stands 7.5" High Ca. 1900 Brass Tea Toddy with Amber Handle [...]

We are clearing out our warehouse! Now is the time to buy Elijah Slocum quality at below-cost prices. ABOVE: Burr Oak Farmhouse Dining Table Extends to 132" with French Draw Leaves Was $9700   Now $5500 1820 Regency Tilt Top Table Highly Figured Walnut & Brass Inlay Was $2800   Now $1800 Regency Design 2 Pedestal Table Solid Figured Mahogany & Double Cross Banding of Rosewood.  Extends to 120 inches. Was $18,750  Now $5600 Rustic Side Table Solid English Oak Was $3800   Now $1200 Carved Tudor Arm Chair Solid English Oak Was $3200   Now $1200 Canopied Queen Bed Solid Mahogany Was [...]

During the past year, many of us have sought books - for escape, for education and for a really good sourdough recipe.  We've been reminded of their value, and perhaps, even the value of well-functioning storage that houses these precious objects. As far back as 544AD, the Chinese used revolving bookcases, similar to this one made by Elijah Slocum, to protect their prized treasures. Originally popularized by Buddhist monks, they weren’t holding books, they were filled with scrolls. Eventually, book storage morphed into what we now would consider a cupboard, with its contents hidden from view. In fact, the doors [...]

  Great Britain's Furniture Guilds have no equivalent in the United States. Created by the Statute of Apprentices in 1563 and continuing to this day, they are training grounds where skills are passed on, ensuring that age-old techniques are revered and not lost. To achieve the level of Master Craftsmen, Guilds require 7 years of dedicated learning - first as journeymen, then as apprentices.  This quality training is mirrored in the work that they do - including the selection of timber.  Fine, straight-grain is a criterion of mass-produced pieces (easier to match), but rarity and singularity are characteristics of state-of-the-art furnishings - like those crafted for Elijah [...]

The lowly side table. Always an afterthought – until you need one (or more).  Sofas have them at either end.  Easy chairs – at least on one side. Beds – a pair adjacent. Even in foyers, there is often a table on which to leave your keys/mittens/mail. They are a necessity, but when decorating, often left until last. Side tables are incredibly important. They are versatile, even ‘overworked’ - yet taken for granted at the same time. What would we do without them? And when a side table is needed, why do we compound the challenge by limiting our search [...]

Our new reality?  Cooking at home.  Right now it’s a necessity.  But, as they say, “necessity is the mother of…creativity.”  What a perfect time to create delicious meals. Preparing a roast used to be a weekend tradition. Now you can fill this roaster with chicken, potatoes and carrots on a Tuesday afternoon! The smell of anything roasting in the oven is mouth-watering! The same can be said of a veggie-loaded soup simmering in our stockpot. That aroma! M-m-m-m! With almost no extra effort, you can leave a jar of freshly made soup on your neighbor’s stoop. What could possibly offer reassurance and relieve stress [...]

Desirous of a server that would make an impressive statement, our client was inspired by this 19th Century English Aesthetic cupboard. Our task was to faithfully create all the details of the period design and construct a server using the same time-honored skills and materials as would have been used in the shop that crafted the original piece. The project would require cabinetmakers, carvers, polishing and gilding skills, custom mirrors and a foundry for the one-off hardware. To get underway, drawings were completed and submitted for approval.  Each aspect of the commission was detailed and the cabinet shop prepared samples [...]