Half Moon Console Table in Carved Teak with Acanthus Base

Ornament on a curved surface cannot be designed on flat paper. It is one of those rules that sounds fussy until you have seen the result of ignoring it.

Draw an acanthus leaf full size on a sheet, wrap the sheet round a bow front, and the leaf arrives distorted - narrowed and crowded at the ends where the curve turns away, stretched across the middle where it faces you. The drawing was true on a flat plane and the surface is not one.

So our master Indian artisans mark straight onto the shaped blank after it is cut to its curve. A thin flexible batten is sprung round the bow to strike the horizontal lines, because a batten bent round a curve gives a true line on that curve where a straight rule cannot. The leaf centres are stepped round the curve itself with dividers, so their spacing is measured along the surface the eye will actually travel.

Then the carving is checked from the two places it will be seen from - straight on, and from either end where the curve foreshortens hardest. Leaves at the ends are cut a fraction deeper so they hold their shape when seen at that angle.

Material: solid teak throughout, hand-carved. No veneer, no engineered board.

Form: bow-fronted half moon top with a straight back edge, carried on an openwork acanthus base standing on an oval plinth - no legs.

Carving: continuous carved leaf band beneath the top following the full curve, twin acanthus scrolls meeting at a carved centre, carved leaf spread at the base.

Top: flat top with a hand-moulded curved edge.

Finish: warm mid-brown polish showing the teak grain, sealed for durability.

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

Made to order: bow width, depth, height, top material and finish tone chosen by you.

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

Photography: images show the actual product, not renders.

A table that stands on a single carved base is packed differently from one on four legs: the load path in transit runs through the plinth, so the plinth is what the packing supports.

The base sits on a shaped bed inside the crate that carries it under the plinth, leaving the acanthus scrolls entirely clear of contact. A soft non-abrasive layer goes against the finish first, and the outermost leaf tips - the elements furthest from the body of the piece - each receive their own shaped protection.

The carved band beneath the top is protected along its full curve, since a continuous run of fine detail shows a rub more readily than a plain surface.

The top travels separately, flat on a padded board with guards following its curved edge as well as the straight back.

Both go into a rigid outer crate with cushioning on every face, strapped so nothing shifts. This multi-layer protective packaging is why we guarantee dent-free arrival.

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

Every half moon console table is made to order, so production begins once your bow width, depth, height and finish are confirmed in writing. We share the timeline at that point and keep you updated through shaping, carving and polishing.

When complete the table is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to moving carved furniture. You are contacted before delivery so someone can be present to receive and inspect it.

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. The top is laid onto the base at your address rather than travelling assembled, which makes handling the piece through a doorway considerably easier.

The solid teak frame and every joint in it carry a 20-year warranty from the day the table reaches you - the plinth, the acanthus base, the junction where the base meets the top, and the seating of the top itself.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies for the life of the furniture rather than a fixed term. Seasoned solid teak carries oils termites avoid, and because the table is teak all the way through there is no board core anywhere for them to reach.

If anything covered arises, send photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. Carved elements are re-cut from solid teak and polished in, and because the finish shows the timber rather than covering it, a repair blends as the wood colours rather than remaining visible as a patch. Both warranties apply anywhere in India and travel with the furniture rather than the original buyer.