Mirror with Shelf in Gilded Teak for Above a Fireplace or Console

The shelf on this mirror is designed to be loaded, and that decides both how it is fixed and how deep it is.

Fixing first. A shelf screwed to the bottom rail of a frame is a shelf held by screws in end grain, and once anything heavy sits on it, it begins to droop at the middle. So this one is jointed into the two frame stiles at its ends - housed into solid timber - and carried on carved brackets that are structural rather than decorative. The load goes into the sides of the frame, which are the strongest members it has.

Depth second, and this is the part people do not expect. A shelf projecting below a mirror throws a shadow upward onto the glass when the room is lit from above, and a deep shelf throws a deep one - a dark band across the bottom of the reflection.

So the depth is set generously enough to hold what a mantel shelf holds, and no deeper. Past that point every extra millimetre costs reflection.

The moulding on the shelf's front edge is also kept shallow for the same reason.

Material: solid teak in the frame, shelf, brackets, cartouches, swags and back structure.

Proportion: wide landscape format for above a fireplace, console or sideboard.

Shelf: moulded ledge running the full width, housed into the frame stiles at both ends and carried on carved structural brackets.

Carving: centre cartouche with hanging swags on the top rail, scroll clasps at all four corners, running foliage band above the shelf, second carved rail with centre cartouche below.

Glass: wide mirror plate.

Back: solid structure carrying the hanging fixings.

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

Made to order: width, height, shelf depth, carving and finish are all customisable. Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

The shelf projects further than anything else on this mirror, so it is protected along its whole length with a rigid channel of foam over the front edge before wrapping.

The carved brackets beneath it are individually foam-blocked, as are the centre cartouche, the four corner clasps and the lower carved rail.

Acid-free tissue is laid directly against the gilding, then foam padding shaped to bed into the hollows of the carving rather than press on the raised work, then bubble wrap.

The plate is taped in a grid across its face, foam-faced and covered with a rigid board.

The mirror travels flat in a hardwood crate sized to the shelf projection rather than to the frame, with corner protection and clear orientation marking.

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 for this mirror we ask the width of the chimney breast or console it will sit above, plus the height available, so the proportion is right for the wall rather than generic.

We photograph your actual mirror through the build: the frame, the shelf housed in, the carving, the gilding and the finished mirror.

On site, our team unpacks it flat, marks the fixings and hangs it level - a wide mirror shows any tilt immediately, so it is set with a level rather than by eye.

Send us lift dimensions, stair turns and doorway widths ahead of dispatch. 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 shelf housings, the brackets, the carved rails and the back structure.

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 the hanging fixings are covered against manufacturing defect.

The shelf is the part of this mirror that takes real use, and it is housed into the frame stiles rather than screwed to a rail - which is what makes it straightforward to guarantee as part of the structure. The gilding is recorded against your order number for future matching. Contact us and we will arrange it.