Hand-Carved Teak Wood Oval Wall Mirror | Gold Floral Crest Greek Key Frame

The Story Behind This Mirror

Two carvers with different instincts usually make this frame. The geometry comes first: the Greek key corners are set out with a rule and cut to dead-straight lines, because the whole design collapses if those steps are even slightly out of square. That work is slow, unglamorous and completely unforgiving - a chisel that wanders on a straight run cannot be hidden.

Then the naturalism goes on top. The shell crest is shaped from the solid so its flutes stand proud of the frame, and the rose garlands are cut as continuous trailing runs, each bloom shaped on its own axis - some open and facing out, some half turned away, a few still in bud - because a real garland never presents every flower to the front. The ground between the geometry and the flowers is pierced last, which is the point of no return: the frame becomes mostly air and every remaining rib has to carry the glass. Hand-sanding through progressive grits follows, then gold laid in coats and rubbed back at the Greek key edges and the petal tips. The beaded oval plate is fitted at the end.

Factual specification for this hand-carved teak wood oval wall mirror:

• Material: Solid teak wood, hand-carved (no veneer, no engineered wood)
• Style: Neoclassical Greek key frame with Rococo floral carving, pierced ground
• Finish: Soft gold, hand-applied and hand-rubbed; customisable to antique gold, distressed gold, silver or dark wood polish
• Frame detail: Carved shell and flower crest, rose and leaf garlands trailing down both sides, stepped Greek key corners, shell cartouche at the base, pierced ground throughout
• Glass: Oval mirror plate with a carved beaded surround
• Orientation: Wall-mounted, portrait as photographed
• Size: Custom sizes made to order - share your wall dimensions and we will quote
• Make: Made to order, handcrafted by master Indian artisans
• Photography: Actual product photos and video shared before dispatch
• Delivery: Pan-India, free shipping

Packaging and Transit Protection

Individually carved rose heads break more easily than anything else on this frame, and the pierced ground behind them offers no support. Each bloom and the shell crest are wrapped individually in high-density foam and taped clear of the gilding so no adhesive touches gold. The pierced sections are then faced with foam sheet on both sides and blocked, so nothing can press into an opening and snap a rib. The oval plate is covered with a shatter-retention film and backed with a rigid board cut to the full square of the frame, so the glass is supported to the edge rather than only across the aperture.

The frame is sleeved in a continuous foam blanket, corner-guarded at all four corners - the Greek key steps are proud and chip easily - and blocked into a fitted wooden crate with foam on every face. The crate is marked for orientation and fragility, strapped and sealed. We photograph the piece wrapped and the crate closed before dispatch. On arrival, open against the packing list and check the garlands and corner steps before signing.

Shipping and Delivery

Every piece is carved after you order. Typical lead time is 4 to 6 weeks from confirmation, moving to the longer end if you enlarge the frame or ask for denser floral work, since each rose is shaped individually and that is the slowest stage at the bench. The exact timeline is confirmed in writing at order and we share progress photographs once the carving is closed and again after gilding, so you approve the actual frame before it ships.

Delivery is free anywhere in India. We arrange and manage transport and our team coordinates unloading and placement at your address rather than leaving a crate at the gate. Please tell us in advance about stairs, lift dimensions or society service-entry restrictions so the route can be planned. We advise on hanging hardware suited to your wall type. International orders are quoted case by case - send us the destination and we will price freight and documentation separately.

Craftsmanship Assurance and Care

Our craftsmanship assurance covers the solid teak frame and the hand-carving. If a joint opens, a pierced rib fails or a carved element separates because of a fault in the making - rather than through impact, misuse, unsuitable wall fixing or an attempted self-repair - we repair or replace it. Glass breakage after delivery and water damage sit outside the assurance.

The roses are the delicate part. Use a clean dry soft brush through the garlands, the shell crest and the pierced ground; a cloth will catch on a petal edge and snap it. A soft dry cloth is right for the Greek key steps and the beaded oval surround, where the surfaces are flat and continuous. Never use water, chemical polish, alcohol or ammonia-based cleaners on the gilded surface, as gold rubbed back by hand cannot be spot-repaired invisibly once stripped. Spray glass cleaner onto the cloth rather than onto the plate so nothing runs behind the oval. Keep the mirror out of direct sunlight and away from heat and air-conditioner outflow. Mount on a solid wall with anchors rated well above the mirror weight and check the fixings once a year.