Brown and Gold Console Table in Carved Teak with Cherub Stretcher

A carved bust at the top of a table leg raises a question the carver has to answer deliberately: where does the person stop and the furniture start?

Left unresolved, the figure simply thins downward and becomes a leg, and the eye reads it as a body dissolving - which is unsettling rather than elegant. The old cabinet-makers knew this and never allowed it. There is always a device at the transition.

Here it is a fall of leaves. The bust finishes at the shoulders and a gilded leaf collar gathers immediately beneath, spilling down the face of the leg. The leaves are carved so their upper edges overlap the bottom of the bust, which is what makes the reading work: the figure is not turning into the leg, it is standing in front of it, with drapery between.

Our master Indian artisans carve the collar after the bust and cut it slightly proud of the leg surface, so it casts a shadow along its lower edge. That shadow is the full-stop. Remove it and the whole leg becomes ambiguous; keep it and the bust is clearly an ornament applied to a support, which is exactly what it should look like.

Material: solid teak throughout, hand-carved. No veneer, no engineered board.

Form: shaped top over a dark frieze apron, four cabriole legs headed by carved busts, low crossed stretcher with a carved cherub at the centre.

Carving: female busts at the front leg heads, gilded foliate scrollwork across the frieze either side of a carved medallion head, gilded leaf falls down each leg, carved feet.

Top: solid teak, shaped with a hand-moulded edge.

Finish: deep brown polish showing the grain, with hand-applied gilding on the carved ornament, sealed for durability.

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

Made to order: dimensions, polish depth and extent of gilding chosen by you.

Warranty: 20 years on the solid teak frame and joinery; lifetime cover against termite damage.

Photography: images show the actual product, not renders.

Two finishes mean two kinds of vulnerability. A polished timber surface shows a scuff as a light mark in the grain; gilding shows it as a loss of metal. Both are protected by the same first layer - soft, clean and completely non-abrasive - laid directly against the finish.

Foam is then shaped around the projecting carving rather than pressed onto it: the busts at the leg heads, the gilded leaf falls, the medallion on the frieze and the carved feet each get shaped protection, and the cherub on the stretcher is given its own housing with clearance all round.

The top travels flat with guards following its shaped edge, packed apart from the frame so nothing rests on the polished surface.

Both go into a rigid outer crate with cushioning on every face and strapping so nothing shifts. This multi-layer protective packaging is why we guarantee dent-free arrival. Please inspect while the delivery team is present.

Delivery is free across India - no freight charge, no distance surcharge, and no difference between a metro address and a smaller town.

Every table is made to order, so production begins once your dimensions, polish depth and gilding are confirmed in writing. We share the timeline at that point and keep you updated through carving, polishing and gilding.

When complete, the table is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to moving carved furniture. You are contacted before delivery so someone can be present to receive and inspect it.

Arrival is guaranteed dent-free. If any transit damage has occurred, photograph it while the delivery team is present and contact us - we will resolve it. The top is laid onto the frame at your address rather than travelling assembled, which makes carrying the piece through a doorway or up a stair much easier.

The solid teak frame and every joint in it carry a 20-year warranty from the day the table reaches you - the leg joints, the frieze apron, the crossed stretcher and the seating of the top.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies for the life of the furniture rather than a fixed number of years. Seasoned solid teak carries oils that termites avoid, and because the piece is teak all the way through - including beneath the polish - there is no board core for them to reach.

If anything covered arises, send us photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. A two-finish piece is repaired in the original order: the timber surface is polished back and matched first, then the gilding is laid on the carved ornament, so the boundary between brown and gold stays as clean on the repair as it is elsewhere. Both warranties apply anywhere in India and travel with the furniture.