Royal Luxury Carved Teak Wood 3 Seater Sofa Set | Grey and Gold Damask

The Story Behind This Sofa

Upholstery on a carved show-wood frame is an entirely different craft from upholstery on a plain box, and it happens last for a reason: the cloth has to be worked up to a carved edge that is already finished and gilded, with no margin for error. A slipped tack or a stretched seam cannot be corrected by trimming the wood back.

So the upholsterer works to the frame rather than the other way round. The pattern is cut and centred before anything is fixed - on a damask this large, the motif has to sit true on the centre line of the back panel and repeat symmetrically across all three seat cushions, which means more cloth is bought than the finished area requires. A pattern that drifts off centre is the single most common giveaway of cheap upholstery on an expensive frame.

The back panel is built up in layers over webbing, the arms are rolled and stuffed to hold their shape under a hand rather than collapsing, and the fabric is finally brought up tight to the gilded carved edge and secured where the trim will conceal the line.

Factual specification for this royal luxury carved teak sofa set:

• Material: Solid teak wood frame, hand-carved (no veneer, no engineered wood in load-bearing members)
• Style: French Rococo carved show-wood sofa, fully gilded frame
• Finish: Hand-laid gold leaf across the whole frame, burnished and rubbed back at the high points; customisable to antique gold, silver, ivory and gold, or dark wood polish
• Carved detail: Pierced carved crest to the arched top rail, gilded scroll carving to both arm fronts, deeply pierced carved apron across the full length, five carved cabriole legs
• Upholstery: Grey and gold woven damask as photographed - the motif is woven into the cloth, not printed on it. Velvet, jacquard, chenille, cotton blends and genuine leather all available
• Cushioning: Single tall padded back panel, three individual seat cushions, rolled stuffed arms
• Seating: Shown as a 3 seater; made to order as 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 9 seater, corner or L shape, with matching single chairs
• Size: Custom dimensions made to order
• Delivery: Pan-India, free shipping

Packaging and Transit Protection

The risk on this piece is split evenly between a fully gilded frame and a pale fabric, and pale fabric is the harder of the two to protect. The upholstered surfaces are wrapped first in a soft breathable cloth - never sealed plastic against the fabric, which traps moisture on a long road journey and can leave marks on a light ground that will not brush out. A separate moisture barrier goes outside that.

Because the frame is gilded across its entire surface, almost every exposed edge is a leafed edge. The pierced crest, both arm scrolls, the full-length apron and all five legs are individually foam-wrapped and taped clear of the leaf so nothing adhesive contacts it. The three seat cushions are bagged separately so they arrive uncrushed and their pattern alignment is not disturbed. The sofa is corner-guarded, blocked into a fitted crate with foam on every face, marked for orientation and lifting points, and photographed sealed before dispatch.

Shipping and Delivery

Every sofa is built to order and fabric selection is part of the timeline, not separate from it. Typical lead time is 8 to 10 weeks from order confirmation once the cloth is confirmed; if you choose a fabric we have to source or import, add to that. Larger sets take longer because a 7 or 9 seater is several frames carved, gilded and upholstered individually. We share progress photographs after carving, after gilding and after upholstery, including a shot of the pattern centring before the piece is closed up.

Delivery is free anywhere in India - Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and beyond. Our team unloads, unwraps, places and levels the sofa at your address. Please confirm doorway, stair and lift dimensions in advance; a gilded show-wood frame cannot be forced through a tight opening, because the carving takes the load rather than an upholstered edge. International orders quoted case by case.

Craftsmanship Assurance and Care

Our craftsmanship assurance covers the solid teak frame, its joinery and the hand-carving. If a joint works loose or a carved element separates because of a fault in the making - rather than through impact, misuse, or an attempted self-repair - we repair or replace it. Upholstery fabric and foam are consumable components with their own service life; we will confirm the terms applying to the specific cloth you choose at the order stage.

Damask care is straightforward but specific. Vacuum weekly with a brush attachment, never a beater head, which abrades a woven surface and flattens the motif. Blot spills immediately with a dry cloth - do not rub, which drives liquid into the weave and distorts the pattern. Do not use water or household cleaner on the fabric; for anything beyond a light blot, use a professional upholstery cleaner and test on a hidden seam first. Rotate the three seat cushions monthly so wear and light exposure distribute evenly. Keep the sofa out of direct sunlight, which fades woven silk-look damask faster than anything else, and dust the gilded frame with a dry soft brush only.