Essajees

Essajees is a unique service that offers customers old collectibles as well as the chance to custom make a wide variety of bespoke furniture and accessories. It all started in 1890 by Abdul Kadir Essajee, who curated a space where Mumbais elite could privately browse the finest items, sourced carefully from many royal families of India. As Indias foremost antique and textile dealer, Mr. Essajees name soon became an acronym for fine goods. His son Saifuddin Sham studied Indian bronzes and Mughal miniatures and from 1944 continued his fathers legacy. Passing on his keen eye to his son Mohamedi Sham, the business entered its third generation of operation and diversified into a variety of fields. This is when Essajees took age-old Indian techniques into the 21st century in bespoke projects using a wide variety of materials and techniques, working with the globes top designers and in the most prestigious projects. Essajees Atelier is a bespoke interior design service that has been recent...