Small Showcase in Carved Teak with Painted Medallions

The painted medallions on these doors sit in the middle of the glazed openings, which raises a question with only one safe answer: what are they fixed to?

The tempting answer is the glass. It is right there, it is flat, and modern adhesives will hold an ornament to it. It is also the wrong answer. Glass and timber respond differently to temperature and humidity, and anything bonded rigidly across that boundary eventually concentrates stress at its edge. A pane can carry a crack from exactly such a fixing years after it was made, for no visible reason.

So our master Indian artisans never fix anything to glass. A slender timber bar is let into the door frame behind the opening, running across it where the medallion is to sit, and the medallion is mounted to that bar. The bar is kept narrow enough to disappear behind the ornament from the front.

The result looks as though the medallion is floating on the glass. It is actually carried entirely by the door frame, the pane is untouched, and if the glass ever needs replacing the medallion stays exactly where it is.

Material: solid teak carcass, doors and frame, hand-carved. No veneer, no engineered board.

Configuration: two glazed doors with curved glazed end bays; hand painted medallions in carved gilded frames; carved flower basket panels below; shaped bowed base with a long drawer.

Medallion mounting: carried on a slender timber bar let into the door frame behind the glazing - nothing is fixed to the glass.

Interior: glass shelves with spacing to your requirement; adjustable supports available; interior lighting available; back in mirror, glass or panelled timber to choice; interior finished to show standard.

Carving and finish: carved crest, corner drops, gilded apron, turned feet; ivory ground with pale gold carving and hand painted medallions, sealed for durability.

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

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

The medallions project from the glazed doors, which makes them the highest points on the front and the first thing a crate face would meet. Each is given its own shaped protection with clearance around it.

The glass shelf or shelves travel out of the cabinet, laid flat, interleaved and edge-guarded. Glazed doors are secured closed, braced and protected across each pane; the curved end panes stay in their housings under shaped formers.

The drawer is secured shut and blocked.

A soft, clean non-abrasive layer goes against the ivory ground and the painted medallions - painted work shows a rub permanently, so nothing abrasive touches it.

The carved crest, corner drops, gilded apron and turned feet each receive shaped protection. The carcass enters a rigid outer crate with cushioning, corner protection and strapping. This is why dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Delivery is free across India - no freight charge, no distance surcharge, and no difference between a metro address and a smaller town, whatever the size of the piece.

Because every showcase is made to order, we confirm your finished dimensions, your shelf layout, the medallion subject and your access dimensions in writing before production begins. A cabinet of this size normally passes through ordinary doorways without difficulty.

Once complete it is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to handling carved furniture, painted work and glass. You are contacted ahead of delivery so someone can be present.

Arrival is guaranteed dent-free. If any transit damage has occurred, photograph it while the delivery team is present and contact us - we will resolve it. On site the cabinet is levelled before the shelves are fitted.

The solid teak carcass and its joinery carry a 20-year warranty from the day the showcase reaches you - the frame, the glazed door construction and hinging, the glazing housings, the medallion mounting bars, the shelf supports, the drawer runners, and the cornice and crest joints.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies for the life of the furniture rather than a fixed number of years. Because the piece is seasoned solid teak throughout - carcass, doors, drawer, back and internal fittings - there is no board core anywhere for insects to reach.

If a warranty issue arises, send us photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. Because nothing is fixed to the glass, a pane can be replaced without disturbing the painted medallion. Glazed door alignment and drawer running are covered too. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.