Carved Showcase in Teak with Curved Glass and Pierced Frieze

The row of small hanging drops across the base of this cabinet is one of those details where doing the obvious thing produces a visibly wrong result.

The rail they hang from follows the front of the cabinet, which is shaped - it swells forward at the centre and returns at the ends. Cut every drop to the same length, which is what you would naturally do, and their tips describe the same curve as the rail above them. The whole frieze then appears to sag in the middle and lift at the ends, as though the drops were hanging from something bent.

The eye is not comparing the drops to the rail. It is comparing them to the floor.

So our master Indian artisans cut each drop to a different length, measured downward from a single level line set parallel to the floor rather than to the rail. Where the rail is higher, the drop is longer; where it dips, the drop is shorter. Laid out on the bench the set looks irregular and slightly wrong.

Fitted to the cabinet, every tip is level, and the frieze reads as a row of drops hanging properly - which is the only thing anyone will ever notice about it, and only if it is missing.

Material: solid teak carcass, doors and frame, hand-carved. No veneer, no engineered board.

Configuration: four glazed bays with curved glass wrapping both ends; closed base with a pierced gilded pendant frieze between turned columns and a deep pierced apron below.

Frieze: each drop individually lengthened so all tips sit on one level line rather than following the shaped rail.

Interior: glass shelves with spacing to your requirement; adjustable supports available; base interior planned with you; interior lighting available.

Finish: cream fields, dark polished frames and mouldings, hand-applied gilding on all carved work, sealed for durability.

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

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

The pendant frieze and the pierced apron are the two most vulnerable elements - both openwork, both projecting, and the apron sitting at the height a crate is most likely to be struck. Each receives its own shaped protection meeting only solid members, with clearance around the drops.

The curved end panes stay in their housings under shaped formers supporting the whole curve.

Glass shelves travel out, laid flat, interleaved and edge-guarded. Glazed doors are secured closed, braced and protected across each pane.

A soft non-abrasive layer goes against the cream fields, the dark polish and the gilding - three finishes, each showing marks differently, all protected the same way.

The carcass enters a rigid outer crate with cushioning on every face, corner protection and strapping. This is why dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

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

Because every showcase is made to order, we confirm your finished dimensions, your shelf and base layout and your access dimensions - doorway widths, stair turns, lift size - in writing before production begins. Where access requires it, the cabinet is built to separate into sections that assemble in the room, with the frieze and apron fitted on site so their runs stay continuous.

Once complete it is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to handling carved furniture and glass. You are contacted ahead of delivery so someone can be present.

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. On site the cabinet is levelled before the shelves are fitted - which also matters to the frieze, since its drops were cut to a level line.

The solid teak carcass and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty from the day the showcase reaches you - the frame, the glazed door construction and hinging, the curved glass housings, the shelf supports, the turned columns, the frieze and apron fixings, and the cornice and crest joints.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies for the life of the furniture rather than a fixed number of years. Because the piece is seasoned solid teak throughout - carcass, doors, base, back and internal fittings - there is no board core anywhere for insects to reach.

If a warranty issue arises, send us photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. The pendant frieze and pierced apron are covered as ornament and are re-carved from solid teak and re-gilded if damaged - and a replacement drop is cut to the same level line as the rest, not to a nominal length. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.