Long Mirror in Gilded Teak with Running Carved Ornament Bands

The carved clusters at the four corners of this frame look decorative. They are actually the solution to a problem.

A running band of repeating ornament works beautifully along a straight length. At a corner it stops working, because the pattern has to turn ninety degrees. Take it round the corner and one repeat has to bend through the turn, which distorts it. Mitre it and the pattern is cut through at forty-five degrees, leaving two half-motifs meeting nose to nose - and on a gilded frame at eye level, that is exactly what people notice.

The old answer, and ours, is not to try. A carved cluster is placed over each corner, and the running bands simply stop against it on both sides. The pattern never has to turn.

That also frees the run itself. Because each side ends at a cluster rather than at a mitre, the repeat can be adjusted a fraction to divide evenly into the length of that side - so no partial motif appears anywhere, and the two long sides carry the same count.

One ornament, doing three jobs: covering the joint, ending the pattern, and letting the repeat come out right.

Material: solid teak in the frame, ornament bands, corner clusters, crest and back rail.

Frame: layered composition - fine repeating leaf band next to the glass, broader carved band outside, plain moulded runs between.

Corners: carved clusters at all four corners, with the running bands stopping against them so no pattern turns a corner.

Head: arched, with a floral crest and central bud above.

Glass: mirror plate shaped at the top to follow the arch.

Back: solid rail carrying the hanging fixings.

Finish: gilded by hand, raised bands burnished brighter than the grounds.

Made to order: size, band patterns, corner cluster design, crest and finish are all customisable. Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Running carved bands cover almost the whole frame, so there is very little plain surface to bear on - the wrapping is designed around that.

Acid-free tissue is laid directly against the gilding, then foam padding shaped along the frame section so it beds into the hollows between bands rather than pressing on the raised work.

The four corner clusters and the floral crest stand proudest and each is given its own moulded foam block.

The plate is taped in a grid across its face, faced with foam and covered with a rigid board cut to the shaped head.

The mirror travels flat, never upright, in a hardwood crate with corner protection at every arris and clear orientation marking.

Hanging fixings are packed in a labelled bag taped to the back. Multi-layer protective packaging is included on every order at no extra cost.

Delivery is free anywhere in India, with guaranteed dent-free arrival. No distance charge, no size charge and no handling fee.

Production begins once your dimensions are confirmed in writing - and on a banded frame the height matters twice over, since the repeat is set to divide evenly into the sides you specify.

We photograph your actual mirror through the build: the frame jointed, the bands carved, the corner clusters fitted, the gilding and the finished mirror.

On site, our team unpacks it flat, marks the fixing position from the back rail and hangs it level.

Send us lift dimensions, stair turns and doorway widths ahead of dispatch so the route can be planned. Every photograph on this page is of the actual product, not a render.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the frame members, the arched head, the corner joints, the crest and the back rail.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with the mirror and never expires. Teak's natural oils are its own defence and our warranty stands behind them.

The mirror plate and hanging fixings are covered against manufacturing defect.

The band patterns and repeat spacings used on your mirror are recorded against your order number along with the gilding specification - which matters on a frame like this, because a repair to one side has to pick the pattern up exactly where it left off. Contact us with your order number and we will arrange it.