Crockery Cabinet in Carved Teak with Glazed Hutch and Carved Base

Two metals on one piece of furniture is easy to describe and difficult to do, for one reason nobody expects: gold and silver do not age the same way.

Gold leaf is chemically stable - left alone under a finish it will look the same in fifty years. Silver is not. Silver tarnishes, and it tarnishes fastest at any edge where air can reach it. Lay the two side by side on the same carving without thinking about it and the silver will darken first at exactly the boundary between them, drawing a grey line around every gold shape. It looks like dirt and it cannot be cleaned off.

So our master Indian artisans lay the gold first, seal it, and only then apply the silver to the highest points - each silvered element sitting on top of a sealed surface rather than meeting bare gold at a shared edge. Every silvered area is then sealed again on its own.

The silver is completely enclosed. Air never reaches it, so it stays bright.

The design rule follows from the technical one: because silver has to be applied as discrete islands, it can only ever be used sparingly - on the crest of a shell, the tip of a scroll. Which happens to be exactly where it should be used anyway.

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

Configuration: glazed upper hutch in four bays with an arched centre pair and glazed ends; closed base with drawers across the centre and cupboards to either side.

Interior: glass shelves in the hutch, spacing to your requirement; cupboard and drawer interiors planned with you; interior lighting available.

Carving and finish: gold across the carved ornament with silvered highlights on the topmost points, each metal sealed separately so the silver stays bright; carved crest, pierced cornice work, shaped carved feet.

Construction: hutch and base separate for delivery.

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 hutch and the base travel separately, which is the first protection - neither carries the other's weight in transit.

Glass shelves come out and travel flat, interleaved and edge-guarded. Glazed doors are secured closed, braced and protected across each pane. Drawers and cupboard doors are secured shut and blocked.

A soft non-abrasive layer goes against the gilded and silvered surfaces first. Silvered highlights sit on the highest points of the carving, which are exactly the points a flat foam sheet would press against, so foam is shaped around the ornament rather than laid over it.

The carved crest, the pierced cornice work and the shaped feet each receive individual protection.

Each section enters its own 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 cabinet is made to order, we confirm your finished dimensions, your shelf, drawer and cupboard layout, and your access dimensions - doorway widths, stair turns, lift size - in writing before production begins. The two-part construction means a cabinet this tall gets into rooms a single-piece one could not.

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 base is levelled first, then the hutch is lifted on and the shelves fitted.

The solid teak carcass and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty from the day the cabinet reaches you - both sections, the glazed door construction and hinging, the glazing housings, the shelf supports, the drawer runners, the cupboard doors, 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, drawers, backs 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 gilded and silvered finish is covered against failure of the sealing - if silvered highlights darken, that is a sealing fault and ours to put right. Glazed door alignment and drawer running are covered too. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.