End Table in Carved Teak - Cream with Dark Marble Top and Shell Apron

Look at where the carved shell on the apron ends. Its upper leaves stop just short of the lower drawer, and the drawer front is shaped to receive them - so from a step away the ornament reads as one continuous piece of carving running from the fixed apron up onto a drawer that opens.

Making that work is a matter of a very small gap, decided very deliberately.

The drawer has to open. Which means the carving on the fixed apron cannot actually touch the carving on the moving front, and the two have to be separated by enough clearance that the drawer never catches - including in humid months when everything is at its tightest.

But clearance is visible. Too much and the eye sees a gap, the illusion breaks, and the shell looks like it has been cut in half. So the gap has to be as small as it can be and no smaller.

Our carvers set that distance by working both parts together in the assembled case, with the drawer fitted, and then shaping the meeting edges so they overlap visually while standing clear physically. The leaf tips on the apron are carved to lean slightly forward, which puts them in front of the drawer line rather than beside it - so the shadow closes the gap that the timber cannot.

It is the same trick a good picture frame uses, and it is invisible when it works.

Material: Solid teak carcass, drawer boxes, apron, legs and mouldings with a natural marble top. No veneer over engineered board.

Top: Dark veined marble, cut to the shaped case outline and hand-dressed. Stone type and veining chosen with you.

Construction: Carved rope moulding around the full case outline, vine and ribbon carving on both drawer fronts, large carved shell apron with acanthus sprays worked to meet the lower drawer line, long cabriole legs with carved shoulders and scrolled toes.

Storage: Two drawers. Counts, depths and internal fittings are configurable.

Finish: Cream with carving in the same tone, as photographed. Any tone or gilding level can be specified.

Height: Set from the sofa arm or chair it stands beside.

Dimensions: Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Made: Handcrafted Indian luxury, produced to order by master Indian artisans.

The marble top travels separately and on edge in its own braced crate, faced on both sides and cushioned continuously along the shaped edge - a dark polished stone shows a chip more clearly than a pale one, and a shaped outline has no corner to brace against.

The carved shell on the apron projects furthest on the front of the frame and reaches closest to the drawer line, so it is guarded individually with foam bridging over it rather than pressing into the leaf tips.

The case is wrapped in a soft non-abrasive layer laid straight onto the cream finish, with additional padding along the carved rope moulding that runs around the full outline.

Both drawers are removed or secured shut so nothing can run out and strike the apron carving.

Each long cabriole leg is sleeved along its sweep with a rigid guard over the scrolled toe. Both packages then go into rigid outer cartons braced internally. Ordered as a pair, all four are crated separately. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Free delivery is included anywhere in India, with no distance surcharge and nothing added at the end. Metros, tier-two cities and smaller towns are served on the same terms, and a pair ships on the same free terms as a single table.

Production begins once your dimensions - including the height of the sofa arm or chair it stands beside - marble selection, drawer layout, carving depth and finish are confirmed in writing. The apron carving is finished with the drawer fitted, so the sequence is fixed; we give you an honest timeline and keep you updated as it progresses.

We dispatch through carriers experienced with carved and stone-topped furniture, and send tracking details as soon as it leaves us.

On arrival our team brings both packages in, sets and beds the marble top, checks the table stands level and that the drawers run freely, and removes all packaging. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the carcass, both drawer boxes, the carved apron and every leg joint.

The clearance between the apron carving and the lower drawer is part of what this warranty protects. It is set with the case assembled and the drawer fitted, sized so the drawer still runs freely at the tightest point of the year - which is only possible in a timber that moves as little as teak does.

A stone top also makes the frame beneath it matter. Marble needs even bearing across its whole underside, so the carcass is jointed solid teak cut to stay square under that weight, and the carved shoulder above each leg adds section where the load is transferred.

The teak carries a lifetime warranty against termite damage for as long as you own the piece, from the oils in the timber rather than the paint over them.

If anything covered needs attention, send us your order details and photographs and our artisans will handle the repair or replacement.