Black and White Sofa in Carved Teak - Chaise End with Silver Detail

Ebonised furniture - wood finished near-black rather than made from a black timber - has a long history for a practical reason. True ebony was scarce and enormously expensive, so cabinetmakers learned to stain and polish cheaper hardwoods to imitate it, building the colour up in many thin coats rather than one heavy one. Done properly the result is not a black paint film sitting on the surface; it is depth, with the grain still faintly readable underneath.

That is how this frame is finished, and it is why it does not look like a painted sofa.

The silver along the raised edges is the second half of the effect. A black frame with no highlight loses all its carved detail in an ordinary room - shadows cannot show on a surface that is already dark. A bright line along the top of each carved form restores the outline.

Our master Indian artisans apply it with the piece lit from one side, following the edge the light catches. It is the same discipline as gilding a dark frame, and it is slow work that only looks effortless.

Material: Solid teak frame throughout, including back, arm, chaise, apron and feet.

Finish: Near-black ebonised finish built in thin coats, with silver worked along the raised carved edges only. Also available in walnut, champagne or ivory for lower contrast.

Back: Buttoned in a diamond grid with crystal studs, shaped top rail lifting into three carved crests.

Arm: Outward-scrolling carved arm at the closed end.

Chaise: Rounded in plan and backless, so it serves as a chaise or a long ottoman.

Apron: Pierced carved apron running the full length, dropping between short carved feet.

Upholstery: Shown in white; any fabric or leather and any colour, with crystal, fabric-covered or metal buttons.

Configuration: Chaise built on the left or right hand as your room requires.

Sizes: Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

High-contrast finishes show damage twice over - a scuff on black is obvious, and a rub through the silver edging is worse - so every finished surface is covered first in a soft non-abrasive layer laid on loose, with nothing sliding across it at any stage.

The three carved crests are given shaped foam shells, and the pierced apron is foam-faced from both sides so its cut-through sections are supported.

White upholstery is bagged in clean breathable covers, and the crystal buttons kept clear of any pressure across their faces.

The rounded chaise is supported along its whole curve, since a flattened curve shows permanently in a fitted cover. Seat cushions travel separately.

The sofa travels in sections labelled in assembly order, fittings pouched, everything crated together with handling instructions. Every photograph here shows the actual sofa before packing - not a render.

Delivery is free anywhere in India and included in the price you are quoted, with no freight, packing or handling charge added later.

Production begins once your dimensions, chaise hand, upholstery and finish are confirmed in writing. We give you a realistic timeline then and send photographs of your own sofa as the ebonised finish is built up in coats and the silver edging laid.

On arrival the sections are carried in and assembled in your room, the frame levelled, the finish and upholstery checked over and the cushions placed. Tell us your lift dimensions, staircase turns and doorway widths when you order and we size the sections to your access. We guarantee dent-free arrival, and if anything is not right, tell us and we will make it right.

The solid teak frame and joinery are covered for 20 years - the back frame, the arm, the chaise platform, the pierced apron, the feet and every joint between them.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with it for as long as you own the sofa, backed by teak's own resistance and confirmed in writing.

An ebonised finish with silver edging is the most demanding finish we do to renew, because the silver has to follow exactly the same edges it did originally or the outline blurs. That is why we record how your sofa was finished along with its dimensions, buttoning plot and chaise hand - a refresh years from now follows the original rather than being redrawn. Upholstery can be re-covered to the same grid at the same time. Our own master Indian artisans do the work and explain what it involves before starting.