Royal Luxury Handcrafted Carved Teak Wood 3 Seater Sofa | Ivory and Gold Damask

The Story Behind This Sofa

A carved show-wood sofa is a frame first and furniture second, because everything you see - the crest, the arm volutes, the pierced base - is structural timber that has been carved, not decoration applied to a hidden box.

That changes how it is built. The frame members are cut from seasoned solid teak and jointed with mortise and tenon at every load-bearing junction, glued and pinned, because a sofa frame takes cyclical load every time someone sits down - a butt joint held by screws will work loose within a few years of that. The arm volutes are cut from solid blanks with the grain running through the curve rather than across it, so they cannot split along a short grain line where they meet the seat rail.

The pierced base is the most demanding element: it runs the full length of the sofa, carries part of the seat load, and has most of its material cut away. Grain direction on every rib is chosen before a chisel touches it.

Only after the frame is dry-assembled and load-tested does the carving get finished, the gold laid by hand and rubbed back, and the upholstery built onto it.

Factual specification for this royal luxury handcrafted carved teak sofa:

• Material: Solid teak wood frame, hand-carved (no veneer, no engineered wood, no plywood in load-bearing members)
• Style: Rococo revival carved show-wood sofa, exposed gilt frame
• Joinery: Mortise and tenon at all load-bearing junctions, glued and pinned; arm volutes cut from solid blanks with grain following the curve
• Finish: Ivory painted show wood with hand-laid gold leaf on the carving, rubbed back at the high points; customisable to full gold, antique gold, silver or dark wood polish
• Carved detail: Pierced crest above a serpentine rail, oval padded medallion back, carved acanthus arm volutes, full-length pierced carved base, carved cabriole scroll feet
• Upholstery: Ivory and gold damask as photographed; fabric, velvet or leather all available - fabric selection is yours
• 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 - share your room size and we will quote
• Make: Made to order, handcrafted by master Indian artisans; frame dry-assembled and load-tested before upholstery
• Delivery: Pan-India, free shipping

Packaging and Transit Protection

Upholstered carved furniture has two conflicting needs in transit: the frame carving must not be knocked, and the fabric must not be marked or crushed. So the two are protected separately. Every projecting carved element - the crest, both arm volutes, the base scrolls and all four feet - is wrapped individually in high-density foam and taped clear of the gilding so no adhesive touches leaf.

The upholstered surfaces are covered first in a soft breathable cloth wrap rather than plastic film, because sealed plastic traps moisture against fabric on a long road journey and can mark it. A moisture barrier goes on outside that, then a full foam blanket over the whole piece. Loose cushions and bolsters are bagged separately so they arrive uncrushed. The sofa is corner-guarded and blocked into a fitted wooden crate with foam on every face, marked for orientation, fragility and lifting points, and photographed wrapped and sealed before dispatch.

Shipping and Delivery

Every sofa is built to order, so the process starts with your configuration: seater count, dimensions, fabric and frame finish. Typical lead time is 8 to 10 weeks from order confirmation, longer for a large set - a 7 or 9 seater is several frames, not one, and each is carved and upholstered individually. Fabric selection can add time if a specific cloth has to be sourced. We share progress photographs after the frame is carved, after gilding and after upholstery.

Delivery is free anywhere in India, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. We arrange and manage transport and our team unloads, unwraps, places and levels the sofa at your address rather than leaving crates at the gate. Please confirm doorway, stair and lift dimensions in advance - a carved show-wood sofa cannot be tilted or forced through a tight opening the way an upholstered box can, because the carving takes the load. International orders are 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, a frame member cracks or a carved element separates because of a fault in the making - rather than through impact, misuse, standing or jumping on the sofa, or an attempted self-repair - we repair or replace it. Upholstery fabric and foam are consumable components with their own expected service life and are covered separately; ask us for the terms applying to the fabric you choose.

Vacuum the upholstery with a brush attachment rather than a beater head, and rotate and plump the cushions weekly so wear distributes evenly. Dust the gilt show wood with a clean dry soft brush - never rub gold leaf with a cloth, which burnishes through it at raised edges - and never use water, chemical polish, alcohol or ammonia cleaners on the frame or the fabric. Blot spills immediately rather than rubbing them. Keep the sofa out of direct sunlight, which fades damask faster than any other cause, and lift rather than drag when moving it, since dragging loads the leg joints sideways.