The Antique Edwardian / Victorian and art deco style furniture has been part of the British colonial history for many years, in particular the military campaign furniture. Carpenters during the colonial rule built a mixture of British style furniture, some with an Asian influence. The majority of the furniture was made from Teak wood. Over the years what remains of these scarce and hard to find pieces have filtered into surrounding Asian countries from those previously colonized by the British in a by gone era.

In Asia, the exploitation of teak (Tectona Grandis) started during the colonial Era.
During which period large mature trees grown naturally over the decades were cut for furniture manufacture.
Furniture of the 19th century, is rare. Produced from superior quality older, larger, naturally grown Teak trees with a tighter fiber. "modern day Teak grown on plantations is of a much smaller diameter 3 to 6 inches".
Teak is a tropical tree that grows slowly, thus the fiber is very tight producing a heavy wood. Teak, Rose Wood and Mahogany are all generally high quality heavy woods.
1) They are-not liable to putrefaction (rot-proof)
2) Highly resistance to insects and mushrooms
3) Long lasting giving a strong end product that will last many generations to come.

The lengthy old fashioned drying process also promoted outstanding quality in the wood. This In conjunction with the actual age of the furniture, "circa 60 to 150 years old" ensures that the wood and joints are well dried and stabilized. Thus the pieces contain a very low moisture content minimizing the possibility of warping or cracking even when exported to colder drier climates such as those in Europe or North America.

It is our work and passion at "TOUCH WOOD" to find these old pieces of furniture, refinish and restore them, to bring out their natural beauty. They tend to be uncovered engrained with dirt, dust and heavy paints hiding the beauty the natural wood grain. We refinish each of these rare one of a kind pieces, while keeping its individual unique character and history along with a reasonable price tag to give best value that money can buy.
In addition to our original authentic and restored antique furniture, we handcraft our reproduction & new custom furniture range from old, high quality, well seasoned recycled Teak wood whenever possible. The majority of this wood originates from Old Teak houses, Horse carts & wheels, un-reparable old furniture etc.
The reproduction, contemporary and new custom furniture department has developed through popular demand which in some cases customers prefer over the older styles and designs that may be unsuitable or too large for some modern homes. Hence we now also supply handmade reproduction and contemporary Teak furniture built to last and become the antiques of future generations, as well as our original authentic antiques line.

Note:
All original antiques are marked with an (O) or the word "Antique" for original or restored antiques and with an (R) for reproductions in the description lines accompanying the pictures of goods on our web site to distinguish between the two.

<<< BACK >>>