Large Centre Table in Carved Teak with Arched Carved Aprons

The arches on this table are not decoration applied to a frame. They are the frame - and they work the way an arch in a building works.

A conventional table carries its load down four legs, and its apron rails just tie those legs together. Here there are no legs. The load of the top travels along the curve of each arch, outward and downward, and lands on the solid corner blocks. Every part of that curve is in compression, which is the direction timber is strongest in, and nothing along it is being asked to bend.

That is why the sides can be pierced through under the arch and carved across the spandrels without weakening anything - the material removed is from the middle of the opening, where an arch carries no load anyway. The spandrels, which stay solid, are exactly where the forces run.

It also decides the shape of the feet. The arch pushes outward as well as down, so the corner blocks are made deep and squared rather than delicate, because their job is to resist that spread. A carved paw foot here would look better and last worse.

Material: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans. No veneer, plywood or engineered board.

Top: plain solid teak with a moulded and lined edge.

Sides: four deep arches cut from thick solid stock, carved with lilies and scrolling foliage across the spandrels.

Feet: solid squared corner blocks carrying the arch thrust.

Joinery: traditional joinery at every junction.

Finish: deep warm hand polish. Lighter or darker tones can be matched, and gilded highlights can be added on the carving.

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 table this size is heavy, and its weight all arrives at four corner blocks - so the packing is built to carry it from those points.

Foam blocks are fitted under each corner so the table stands on its own feet inside the carton and no load passes through the arches. Each corner block is collared, since they sit widest and lowest and meet doorframes first.

The spandrel carving on each arch is protected with a continuous foam strip along its full width so pressure is spread rather than landing on the raised lilies. The moulded top edge is covered with a smooth soft layer laid along its length, and a rigid panel goes over the face of the top. Corrugated panels then build a rigid shell, and the outer carton is edge-reinforced so stacked weight in transit is carried by the packaging. Everything unwraps by hand.

Free PAN-India delivery is included in the price - no zone rates, no distance surcharge, no size or weight surcharge. The table costs the same delivered to Amritsar as to Anantapur.

Dent-free arrival is guaranteed. It leaves in multi-layer protective packaging, travels with handlers briefed on large carved furniture, 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 table is made to order, production begins once your size and finish are confirmed in writing. On a piece this large, send us doorway, lift and stairwell measurements at enquiry - we would rather size it to reach the room than deliver something that will not go in. You get a realistic timeline, updates through carving and polishing, and a dispatch note with an expected delivery window.

The solid teak and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the top and its frame, the four arched sides, the corner blocks and every joint between them. 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 what termites avoid, and our seasoning and finishing routine is built around preserving them, so the timber is guaranteed for as long as the table is yours.

On an arched structure the corner joints take a thrust as well as a load, which is a demanding combination over decades - and it is exactly what a twenty-year term is meant to stand behind. All of it is built from start to finish in our own workshop by the master Indian artisans who make everything we sell, from timber we season ourselves.