Designer Sofa in Carved Teak with Gold Frame and Finished Back

The top rail of this sofa is not straight and it is not level. It dips at the arms, sweeps up through two shoulders and peaks at the centre - and every joint along it has to be cut to an angle that changes at each point.

A square frame is simple: every tenon meets its mortise at ninety degrees, and one setting on the marking gauge does the whole job. Here nothing meets at ninety degrees. Where the serpentine rail runs into the arm post, the rail is already climbing, so the shoulder must be cut to that exact rising angle or the joint will show a wedge of daylight at the top or the bottom.

The angles are not calculated. They are lifted off the full-size drawing with a bevel gauge - the tool is set against the drawn line, locked, carried to the bench and used to mark the shoulder directly. One gauge setting per joint, and the gauge is reset between them, because no two joints on the rail share an angle.

Get one wrong and the whole rail sits a few millimetres out of line, which on a curve as long as this reads as a sag. Get them all right and the sweep looks like it was drawn in a single stroke.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans, with traditional joinery at every junction.

Back: serpentine top rail rising to a pierced carved cartouche over a shaped upholstered panel; fully upholstered and framed on the reverse.

Arms: outward-rolling upholstered arms on carved scroll supports.

Seat: three-seat sprung and padded platform with a long cushion.

Base: deep pierced and carved skirt running the full length, on carved feet.

Upholstery: silver-grey damask with teal accent cushions as photographed. Any fabric can be used instead, including your own material.

Finish: hand-applied gold with a dark line along the mouldings. Silver, champagne, antiqued tones or plain polished teak are also available.

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

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

A long sofa with pierced carving at both the top and the bottom needs support at both, or the packaging simply bridges the middle and loads the ends.

The pierced crest cartouche gets foam fitted into its voids so the carved bridges cannot flex, with a collar around its outer edge. The base skirt gets the same treatment along its full length, since it is the part closest to the floor and the first to catch a doorway. The arm scrolls and the carved feet are collared individually.

A soft non-abrasive layer covers all the gilded surfaces and the upholstery so nothing coarse touches either. Corrugated panels then build a rigid shell around the sofa, with the base blocked and braced so its weight rests on the seat frame rather than the skirt. The outer carton is edge-reinforced, and the cushions travel wrapped separately in a breathable cover. Everything unwraps by hand, no blades needed.

Free PAN-India delivery is included in the price - no zone rates, no distance surcharge, no freight line at checkout. The sofa costs the same delivered to Kochi as to Kanpur.

Dent-free arrival is guaranteed. It leaves in multi-layer protective packaging, travels with handlers briefed on gilded and pierced carving, and is checked at every transfer point. If anything is not right when you open it, tell us and we make it right - the guarantee sits with us, not with the transporter.

Because the sofa is made to order, production begins once your fabric, finish and measurements are confirmed in writing. On a piece this long it is worth telling us about doorways, lift sizes or stairwells at enquiry, so we can size it to reach the room. You get updates through carving, gilding and upholstery, and a dispatch note with an expected delivery window.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty. On a sofa this long that matters most at the angled joints along the serpentine rail and where the arms meet the seat frame - and those, along with the seat frame, the base skirt and the feet, are exactly what is covered. If a joint opens or a member fails within those twenty years, we repair or replace it.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs alongside it and never expires. Teak's natural oils are why termites leave it alone, and our seasoning and finishing routine is built around preserving them, so the timber is guaranteed for as long as the sofa is yours.

These terms hold because the sofa is made from start to finish in our own workshop by the master Indian artisans who build every piece we sell, from timber we season ourselves. Registration is automatic with your order - your order number is all a claim ever needs.