The Story Behind This TV Unit
The frame is a joiner's problem before it is a carver's. A continuous leaf-and-berry border has to run around all four sides and turn every corner without a stretched or truncated repeat - which means the leaf spacing is calculated for your exact screen aperture before any timber is cut. Change the television and the whole run is recalculated. That is why this cannot be resized from a standard.
The mitres matter as much. A broad frame shows a bad corner joint from across a room, so the mitres are dry-fitted until they close without pressure, then reinforced from behind where nothing will be seen.
The console is a separate discipline. The serpentine front is shaped in and out across its length and worked with scrapers, because a curved surface shows every ripple. Boards are selected and matched for figure across the five fronts so the pattern runs coherently. The painted floral sprays are then laid on freehand over the finished ground - no two consoles are identical - and the plinth cartouches are carved and gilded by hand. Both pieces are dry-assembled and photographed for your approval before dispatch.