Side Table with Drawers in Carved Teak - Pearl with Sculpted Legs

Look closely at a front leg and you will see two different crafts meeting on one piece of wood.

The bulb near the top is turned - spun on a lathe, perfectly round, its curve cut by a tool held against a rotating blank. Everything below it is carved - a cabriole that bends forward, sweeps out and finishes in a scroll, a shape no lathe can produce because it is not symmetrical about any axis.

Combining the two on a single member is a sequencing problem. The turning has to happen first, while the blank is still square-ended and can be mounted between centres. The moment any carving begins, the leg loses the true axis a lathe needs and can never go back on one.

So our craftsmen turn the bulb and the collar above it on all four legs first, working from stock cut long deliberately, then take them off the lathe and carve the cabriole below. The turned portion has to be positioned exactly the same distance from the top on every leg, because four bulbs at four different heights would be visible instantly across the front of the table.

The carved scroll capital above is added last, worked across the joint where the leg meets the case - so the eye reads a single flowing member from the top of the table to the floor, when in truth it is a turning, a carving and a joint.

Material: Solid teak throughout - carcass, all three drawer boxes, top, legs and carved capitals. No veneer over engineered board.

Construction: Legs turned at the bulb and hand-carved below into a cabriole with scrolled toes, carved scroll capitals worked across the leg-to-case joint, moulded drawer borders, shaped and carved apron.

Storage: One shallow and two deeper drawers. Counts, depths and internal fittings are configurable.

Finish: Pearl champagne with carving slightly brighter, as photographed. Any tone, sheen or gilding level can be specified.

Height: Built to the bed or chair it stands beside rather than to a standard.

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

Available: Singly or as a matched pair.

Made: Handcrafted Indian luxury, produced to order by master Indian artisans.

The legs stand outside the footprint of the case on this table, which means they meet doorframes, trolley edges and lift walls before anything else does. Each is sleeved individually along its full length, with additional padding around the turned bulb and a rigid guard over the scrolled toe.

The carved scroll capitals project forward at the top corners and are guarded separately, bridged so nothing bears into the carving.

The carcass is wrapped in a soft non-abrasive layer laid straight onto the pearl finish, chosen so it cannot burnish a soft sheen, then covered in shaped foam with extra thickness along the top moulding.

All three drawers are removed or secured shut so nothing can run out and strike a front in transit.

The shaped apron curves upward between the legs and is protected along its full carved edge. The table then goes into a rigid outer carton braced internally. Ordered as a pair, each is crated separately. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Free delivery is included anywhere in India, with no distance surcharge and nothing added at the end. Metros, tier-two cities and smaller towns are served on the same terms, and a pair ships on the same free terms as a single table.

Production begins once your dimensions - including the height of whatever it stands beside - drawer layout, carving depth and finish are confirmed in writing. Turning and carving happen in a fixed order on each leg, so we give you an honest timeline and keep you updated as the piece moves through turning, carving, assembly and finishing.

We dispatch through carriers experienced with carved solid wood furniture, and send tracking details as soon as it leaves us.

On arrival our team brings the table in, positions it, checks the drawers run cleanly and removes all packaging. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed - if anything is not right, tell us and we will resolve it.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the carcass, all three drawer boxes, every leg joint and the carved capitals.

The legs deserve the attention here. Each is a single piece of solid teak that has been both turned and carved, which means no glue line anywhere along its length and unbroken fibre running from the capital through the bulb and around the cabriole to the toe. That is what allows a leg to stand proud of the case, take knocks from the side, and still be guaranteed for two decades.

The carved capitals add real timber section across the joint where each leg meets the carcass - the point that takes the most load on a table carried on legs that splay outward.

The teak carries a lifetime warranty against termite damage for as long as you own the piece, from the oils in the timber rather than the finish over them.

If anything covered needs attention, send us your order details and photographs and our artisans will arrange the repair or replacement.