Tall Showcase in Gilded Teak with Single Glazed Door

A single door running the full height of a tall cabinet is the hardest door in furniture to hang, and the reason is leverage.

A door hangs from hinges on one edge, and its weight acts through its middle. The further that weight is from the hinge line, and the taller the door, the more the top hinge is being pulled outward from the carcass and the bottom hinge pushed in. On a short door that force is modest. On a door two or three times as tall as it is wide, and carrying a pane of glass, it is considerable and it never stops - it is applied every hour of every year the cabinet stands there.

Two hinges are what most cabinets get, and on a tall door two is what eventually produces the classic complaint: the door drops, the gap at the top opens into a wedge, and it stops closing sweetly.

So our master Indian artisans hang tall doors on three, and place the middle hinge above centre rather than at it. The greatest pull is in the upper half of the door, so that is where the extra support belongs. Set the middle hinge dead centre and it contributes far less than it could.

It is a small decision, made once, that determines whether the door still closes properly in thirty years.

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

Configuration: single full-height glazed door with canted glazed sides; glass shelves; pale finished interior.

Hinging: three hinges with the middle one set above centre, where the pull on a tall door is greatest.

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

Carving and finish: shaped cornice with pierced crest, carved door head and corner scrolls, carved apron, scrolled feet; hand-applied gilding, 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.

A tall narrow cabinet is packed with its height in mind, because the risk is flexing rather than impact - a long carcass supported only at its ends will bow.

The carcass is braced across its height inside the crate, and the door is secured closed and additionally braced so it cannot work against its hinges during handling.

Glass shelves travel out, laid flat, interleaved and edge-guarded. The door pane and the canted side panes are protected across their full faces.

A soft non-abrasive layer goes against the gilding first, and the pierced crest, the carved door head, the apron and the scrolled feet each receive individually shaped protection.

The carcass enters a rigid outer crate with cushioning on every face, 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.

Because every showcase is made to order, we confirm your finished dimensions, your shelf layout and your access dimensions - doorway widths, stair turns, lift size - in writing before production begins. A tall cabinet is narrow enough for most doorways but its height is worth checking against stair turns and any low soffit on the route.

Once complete it is packed as described and dispatched with a carrier used to handling carved furniture 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 and secured to the wall 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 door construction, the hinging, the glazing housings, the shelf supports, the cornice and crest joints, and the carved apron and feet.

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, door, 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. Door alignment is covered specifically here: a tall single door that drops or opens a wedge at the top is a hinging fault, not wear, and it is ours to correct. Both warranties apply anywhere in India.