Designer Showcase in Carved Teak with Curved Glazed Ends

Putting a lock in a glazed door is a small problem with only one honest solution, and it decides a dimension you would never guess was decided by it.

A lock needs a body of timber to sit in. On a panelled door there is plenty - the lock goes into the middle rail or the stile and disappears. On a glazed door there is no middle at all: the door is a thin frame around a pane, and the only timber deep enough to house a lock is the meeting stile where the two doors close against each other.

Which means the meeting stile has to be wide enough for the lock body. And the meeting stile is the most visible timber on the whole cabinet, standing in the middle of the display where every millimetre of it blocks something.

The lazy answer is to widen the stile until whatever lock is to hand fits. Our master Indian artisans do the reverse: the stile width is set by the design first, from what the cabinet should look like, and then a lock is selected whose body fits within that. Smaller, better-made locks cost more and take longer to source. They are also the only way to have a locking showcase that does not have a plank down the middle of it.

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

Configuration: curved glazed end bays running full height; glazed centre doors above a carved panelled lower centre; centre doors lockable.

Locking: lock body selected to fit within the designed meeting stile width, so the stile stays slim.

Interior: glass shelves, spacing to your requirement; adjustable supports available; interior lighting available; mirror, glass or panelled back to choice.

Carving and finish: tall carved crest, carved cartouche and scroll surround on the lower centre panel, deep carved apron, shaped carved feet; pearl white ground with the carving in a paler tone, 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 end bays are glazed almost to the floor, which means the cabinet has glass at exactly the height a crate is most likely to be knocked. Those panes stay in their housings, secured, and are protected by shaped formers following each curve across its whole face, with additional standoff at the base.

The glazed doors are secured closed, braced and protected across each pane. Keys travel secured and labelled, not loose.

Glass shelves travel out of the cabinet, laid flat, interleaved and edge-guarded.

A soft, clean non-abrasive layer goes against the pearl finish first, and the tall carved crest, the lower panel cartouche, the deep apron and the shaped feet each receive individually shaped protection.

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 locking arrangement 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.

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, and the locks are checked through a full turn.

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 glazing housings, the shelf supports, the lock housings, the cornice and crest joints, and the carved apron and feet.

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, panels, 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. Locks and their housings are covered - a lock that stops engaging is usually a door that has moved, and both are ours to correct. Glazed door alignment is covered too. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.