Small Console Table in Gilded Teak with Wide Carved Mirror

A mirror frame wider than it is tall has one member doing far more work than the rest, and it is the top rail.

In an upright frame, the top rail is short and the two long sides carry the structure. Turn the proportion on its side and it reverses: now the top rail spans the longest distance in the frame, carries the weight of a pierced crest sitting on it, and has the plate hanging beneath it. It is the member that will sag if anything is going to.

So our master Indian artisans cut that rail from a single length of teak running the full width, with the grain unbroken from one corner to the other. It is never jointed at the centre - which is exactly where a maker would be tempted to joint it, because the crest sits there and would hide the join. A joint under the crest is a joint at the point of maximum bending, hidden from the eye and not from physics.

The rail is also cut a touch deeper than the sides. On the finished frame nobody notices, because the carving that covers it reads as ornament. It is structure wearing ornament's clothes, which is most of what good furniture is.

Material: solid teak throughout, console and mirror frame, hand-carved. No veneer, no engineered board.

Console: compact shaped top with moulded edge, pierced scrollwork apron with a carved central shell, cabriole legs with scrolled toes, shaped stretcher with a turned urn finial.

Mirror: landscape-proportioned frame in openwork scrolls, with a pierced crest above and a pierced apron beneath the plate; top rail cut from a single unjointed length.

Finish: hand-applied gilding over the carved teak, sealed for durability, matched across both pieces.

Sizes: custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production, including combined height.

Made to order: console dimensions, mirror proportions and finish chosen by you.

Warranty: 20 years on the solid teak frames and joinery; lifetime cover against termite damage.

Photography: images show the actual product, not renders.

A wide mirror is packed with its span supported, because the top rail is the member that would take any flex during handling. It travels braced across its full width, with the plate cushioned across its whole surface and shaped supports on both faces of the pierced crest and the pierced apron beneath the glass.

The console is wrapped first in a soft non-abrasive layer laid against the gilding, then in foam cut to sit around the pierced apron, the central shell and the scrolled toes rather than pressed onto them. The turned finial on the stretcher gets its own shaped housing.

The top travels flat with guards following its shaped edge, packed apart from the frame.

Everything enters rigid outer crates with cushioning on every face and strapping so nothing shifts. This multi-layer protective packaging is why we guarantee dent-free arrival. Please inspect while the delivery team is present.

Delivery is free anywhere in India for the complete set - no freight charge, no distance surcharge, no difference between a metro address and a smaller town.

Every set is made to order, so production begins once your dimensions, proportions and finish are confirmed in writing. We share the timeline at that point and keep you updated through carving, gilding and glazing.

Crates travel together with a carrier used to handling carved furniture and mirror glass, and you are contacted before delivery so someone can be present to receive and inspect the set.

Arrival is guaranteed dent-free. If transit damage has occurred, photograph it with the delivery team present and contact us - we will resolve it. Because the pieces are compact, they pass through ordinary doorways and up staircases easily. The mirror can stand on the console or be wall-secured; tell us before production and the fixings are built into the frame.

Twenty years on the solid teak frames and their joinery, from the day the set reaches you. On the console that covers the leg joints, the pierced apron, the stretcher connections and the seating of the top; on the mirror it covers the frame joints, the crest, the unjointed top rail and the rebate holding the plate.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies to both pieces for the life of the furniture rather than a set number of years. Seasoned solid teak carries oils termites will not attack, and with both pieces built in teak throughout there is no board core anywhere for them to reach.

If a warranty issue arises, send photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. Carved elements are re-cut from solid teak and re-gilded to match. Both warranties apply anywhere in India and stay with the furniture rather than the original buyer.