Royal Luxury Handcrafted Carved Teak Sofa | Antique White Carved Frame

The Story Behind This Sofa

A painted frame is more revealing than a gilded one, and therefore more work.

Gold leaf breaks up light and hides a good deal - a tool mark, a slightly uneven ground, a joint that is a hair proud. Flat white does none of that. Under a matte pale finish every one of those shows, so the carving is sanded further, the joints are dressed more carefully, and the whole frame is inspected under raking light before any colour goes on.

The paint is then built up in thin coats, each cut back before the next. The commonest failure in painted carved furniture is paint that drowns the detail - a thick coat rounds off every sharp arris and turns crisp acanthus into soft lumps. Thin coats, cut back repeatedly, keep the edges the carver cut.

Finally the antiquing: a darker tone worked into the recesses and wiped back off the raised surfaces, so the deep carving holds shadow and the high points stay bright. Without that step an all-white carved frame photographs as a white blur, because there is nothing to separate one layer from the next.

Factual specification for this royal luxury carved teak sofa:

• Material: Solid teak wood frame, hand-carved (no veneer, no engineered wood in load-bearing members)
• Style: Rococo carved show-wood sofa, painted finish with no gilding
• Finish: Hand-painted antique white built up in thin coats and cut back between each, with a darker tone antiqued into the recesses; customisable to ivory, cream, soft grey, pale sage, or with gold or silver leaf added to the carving
• Carved detail: Pierced crest with large oval cartouche carved as an urn and flower spray, openwork scrollwork across the back rail, carved arm volutes, carved apron with central shell, carved cabriole feet
• Upholstery: Cream and gold damask bench seat cushion, quilted inner arm panels, tufted back panels; fabric, velvet and genuine leather available
• Seating: Made to order as a 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 9 seater, corner or L shape, with matching single chairs and centre table
• Size: Custom dimensions made to order
• Delivery: Pan-India, free shipping

Packaging and Transit Protection

White paint shows every scuff, so contact protection matters more here than on any gilded frame. The whole piece is faced with a soft interleaf before any foam touches it, and no tape is ever applied to a painted surface - all wrapping is secured to itself or to protective layers, never to the frame.

The pierced crest and its carved cartouche are the most fragile elements and are wrapped individually in high-density foam shaped around the openwork rather than pressed flat against it. Arm volutes, apron shell and all carved feet are wrapped individually. Upholstery is covered in soft breathable cloth with a moisture barrier outside it, never sealed plastic against a pale fabric. Cushions and bolsters are bagged separately. The sofa is corner-guarded, blocked into a fitted crate with foam on every face and clearance around the carving, marked for orientation and lifting points, and photographed sealed before dispatch.

Shipping and Delivery

Every sofa is built to order. Typical lead time is 9 to 11 weeks from order confirmation - a painted finish takes longer than a polish because the colour is built up in thin coats with curing between each, and the antiquing is a separate hand stage after that. A bespoke paint colour adds time for matching and approval before painting begins. Larger sets take longer again, since each piece is carved, painted and upholstered individually. We share progress photographs after carving, after painting and antiquing, and after upholstery.

Delivery is free anywhere in India - Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and elsewhere. Our team unloads, unwraps, places and levels the sofa at your address. Please confirm doorway, stair and lift dimensions in advance and measure to the top of the crest, which is the tallest point. 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. Fabric and foam are consumable components covered separately. Hand-applied paint varies slightly between pieces and the antiquing is worked by hand; neither is a defect.

A painted frame has one genuine advantage over a gilded one: it can be touched in. A chip on gold leaf means stripping and re-leafing a whole section; a chip on paint can be filled and colour-matched locally by a competent finisher, though the antiquing has to be re-worked over it to blend. Keep a note of your finish reference. Clean the carving with a clean dry soft brush only - never a damp cloth, which greys a matte white surface over time by driving dust into the paint. Vacuum upholstery with a brush attachment, blot spills immediately, and keep the sofa out of direct sunlight, which yellows white paint noticeably within a few years of exposure.