Carved Armchair in Teak with a Temple Arch Back and Red Brocade

The pointed arch on this chair is struck from two centres, not one, and that is what makes it look like architecture rather than like a curve that happens to meet at the top.

A single-centre arch is a segment of a circle: it rises and meets in a soft, rounded apex. A pointed arch is drawn from two centres set apart on the springing line, so each side is a segment of a different circle, and where the two meet they arrive at an angle rather than a curve. That meeting point is the whole character of the form.

How far apart those two centres sit decides how sharp the point is. Set them close and the arch is gentle; set them wide and it becomes tall and emphatic. Our artisans strike the outline full size on a board and try several spacings before committing, because a pointed arch that is only slightly wrong looks like a mistake rather than a choice.

The pierced foliage inside is then set out to fill the arch it produces - drawn after the outline, never before, so the ornament serves the geometry.

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

Structure: pointed arch back struck from two centres and set out full size before cutting, with pierced foliage infill and carved flanking figures; framed relief panel set into the back; rolled upholstered arms with carved rosette ends; deep carved apron; bulbous legs.

Relief panel: carved as photographed, made plainer, or worked to a subject of your choosing.

Finish: gilded carving with a polished timber ground; other finishes available.

Upholstery: brocade or fabric of your choosing.

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

Photography: images on this page are photographs of the actual product, not renders.

The arch is the tallest element and its pierced infill the most delicate, so both are packed before anything else.

Foam is worked into the piercings so the foliage is supported from within, and the apex of the arch - the sharpest and most exposed point - is capped separately with a moulded cover standing clear of the carving.

The upholstery is covered with a clean breathable wrap, and the carved rosettes at the arm ends are capped individually.

The bulbous legs are wrapped and blocked so the chair's weight rests on its seat rails in transit. Everything then goes into laminated foam, bubble wrap and a fitted wooden crate. Multi-layer protective packaging is standard and dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Free delivery anywhere in India is included in the price - no separate freight charge, no distance loading, no small-town surcharge.

Production begins once your dimensions, panel treatment, fabric and finish are confirmed in writing. You get a realistic production window at that point and updates as the piece moves through frame work, carving, gilding, upholstery and crating.

The shipment is tracked and our team stays reachable throughout. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed and it is our responsibility to honour.

Tell us your doorway and stair dimensions when you order and we plan the crate around the height of the arch before the chair leaves the workshop.

Brown Rabbit warrants the solid teak frame and its joinery for 20 years - the seat rails, the leg joints, the arch back frame and its infill, the arm structure and the apron fixings.

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

Covers can be remade over the years without disturbing the carving, and the relief panel and arch are recorded in our setting-out drawings so a matching chair can be made later.

Written warranty terms are issued with your order so the cover is agreed before production begins.