Royal Bed Design in Carved Teak - Gilded Crown and Tufted Ovals

Crowns arrived on beds long before they arrived on furniture generally, and they arrived for a specific reason: the state bed was where a ruler received visitors, so the bed had to say something before anyone spoke. The coronet above the headboard did that work. It became decorative only after it stopped being literal.

What makes it hard to carve is that a crown is mostly air. The band is solid, but the arches rising from it enclose empty space, and every one of them has to be cut through and shaped in the round while staying strong enough to survive a house move. A carver who rushes it leaves the arches thick and the crown looks heavy; cut too fine and it will not last.

Our master Indian artisans work the coronet from a single block, hollowing between the arches from both sides so the openings are clean through. It is gilded afterwards, never before, so the gold follows the finished form rather than filling the tool marks - which is the difference you see when a lamp is on and the arches throw real shadows onto the wall behind.

Material: Solid teak throughout, including headboard, footboard, rails, bedside chests and mirror frames.

Crest: Carved and gilded coronet with pierced arches and a turned finial, cut from a single block.

Headboard: Three buttoned upholstered panels - one wide centre and two narrower flanks - set into carved openwork with gilded highlights and foliate wings scrolling to the corners.

Footboard: Serpentine rail with a single buttoned oval, figured teak side panels, gilded shell at the base rail centre, carved acanthus on turned feet.

Bedside chests: Two drawers each with carved corners, plus tall arched mirrors carved and gilded to match. Included as shown, available in any quantity.

Finish: Shown in walnut with gold on the carving, and available in any teak tone with gilding full, fine or omitted.

Storage: Available with hydraulic lift-up storage or base drawers designed in.

Sizes: Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

The coronet is packed as though it were a separate object, because in packing terms it is. Its pierced arches are supported from inside and out with shaped foam so no part of the openwork can flex, then it is boxed rigidly on its own before the headboard is packed around it.

Gilded carving is covered first in a soft non-abrasive layer that will not rub the finish, and the buttoned panels are bagged in breathable covers so the fabric arrives clean and unmarked. The foliate wings at the headboard corners are blocked individually.

Mirrors travel in their own rigid crates, glass faced with foam board and frames edge-guarded, marked fragile and this-way-up. The chests go in with drawers secured and carved feet collared in foam. Side rails are bundled and all fittings pouched separately.

Everything is crated together with handling instructions. Every photograph on this page is of the actual furniture, taken before packing - real product, not a render.

Delivery is free anywhere in India and included in the price you are quoted, with no freight, packing or handling added at any later point.

Production starts once your size, fabric and finish are confirmed in writing. You get a realistic timeline at that stage, and photographs of your own set as the coronet is carved, the gilding laid and the panels upholstered.

On arrival everything is carried in and assembled in your bedroom: the bed joined and levelled, the crest seated, the chests placed and the mirrors mounted and aligned to your wall. We guarantee dent-free arrival, and if anything is not as it should be when you see it, tell us and we will make it right.

The solid teak frame and joinery of this set are covered for 20 years, and on a bed with a pierced coronet standing above the headboard that cover matters where you cannot see it: at the joint between crest and frame, where the whole weight of the carved crown is carried.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with it for as long as you own the furniture, backed by teak's own resistance and put down in writing.

Because we hold the specification of your exact bed on file, anything that needs attention years from now can be made to fit it precisely - re-covering the buttoned panels in a new fabric to the original grid, refreshing the gilding on the coronet, replacing drawer runners, pulls or mirror fittings. Our own master Indian artisans carry out that work, and we set out what it involves and how long it will take before we begin.