Beige High Back Chair in Carved Teak with Rolled Wings and Arms

Two wings that roll outward have to roll by the same amount, and the eye is unforgiving about it. A difference of half an inch in the radius of one roll is invisible on the bench and obvious the moment the chair is viewed square from the front.

Stuffing to a measurement does not solve it, because a roll is a curve rather than a dimension - you can hit the same height and the same width with two quite different profiles. So the upholsterer works to a profile gauge instead: a thin board cut to the intended curve, notched to sit against the wing frame in one fixed position.

The gauge is offered up as the stuffing builds, on one wing and then immediately on the other, and the filling is added or taken back until the board sits flush along its whole edge on both sides. Only then is the cover pulled.

The gauge is kept with the job, so if the chair is ever re-covered - by us, years later - the wings can be rebuilt to exactly the profile they were made with. It is a piece of scrap board that outlives several sets of fabric.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans.

Wings: rolled outward at the top, both built to a single profile gauge so the two curves match.

Back: deep-buttoned across the full height in a diamond grid.

Arms: upholstered and rolled, finishing in carved scroll terminals.

Seat: loose cushion, reversible, with a matching or contrast scatter cushion.

Apron: carved across the front with a centred shell.

Legs: cabriole front legs with carved knees and scrolled feet.

Joinery: mortise and tenon, corner-blocked at the seat rails.

Finish: hand-applied tonal gold as photographed; gilt, silver, ebonised, walnut and natural teak also available.

Dimensions: custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

The rolled wings are the widest part of the chair and the first thing to meet a doorway, so each is padded around its full curve with foam formed to the roll rather than wrapped flat against it.

The upholstery is covered first in soft non-abrasive sheeting so nothing firmer touches the cloth or presses a button head into the surface. The loose seat cushion travels wrapped separately and set inside the crate rather than left on the seat, so it cannot be compressed under strapping.

Arm scrolls, the apron shell and the leg knees are then padded individually. Bubble wrap, a corrugated shell and an outer crate cut to the chair follow, with corner protection at every load-bearing point.

To unpack, cut the strapping, lift the shell away, take the wrapping down from the top and put the seat cushion in last. A light brush over the cloth settles anything flattened in transit.

Delivery is free anywhere in India and the chair is guaranteed to arrive dent-free. If it is not right when the crate is opened, correcting it is our cost, and we say so before you order rather than after.

Production starts once the fabric, the finish and the measurements are confirmed in writing. We share the schedule then and update you as carving, wing profiling, upholstery and finishing complete.

Dispatch follows full curing of the hand-applied finish. Tracking is shared as soon as the crate leaves us, and our team agrees the delivery slot with you directly.

Please check the chair with the delivery team present when the crate is opened. A winged chair is wide across the top as well as tall, so send us your doorway, lift and stair measurements at the order stage and we build wing width and back height to clear your route.

The solid teak frame and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty. On a winged chair the frame includes the wing structure, which takes the load every time someone pushes off it to stand, and that is covered along with everything else.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs alongside, based on teak's own oils rather than on any applied treatment. It is issued as a written undertaking with the chair.

Both documents are tied to your order and handed to you on delivery, so the record is yours. If a covered fault appears, photographs come first and we then arrange repair or replacement of the part concerned.

Fabric, buttoning and the hand-applied finish are wearing surfaces and are handled separately, but we re-cover and re-finish our own chairs at any age. The wing profile gauge is kept with your specification, so a re-cover years from now rebuilds the wings to exactly the same curve.