Throne Chair with Footstool in Carved Teak and Tan Leather

A footstool is easy to get wrong by an inch. Too high and the knee lifts; too low and the heel carries the leg. The number that matters is not the chair's seat height on the drawing - it is the seat height once someone is sitting in it, after the cushion has compressed.

So we measure it loaded. The chair is finished and upholstered first, then a weight is set on the seat and the compressed height is taken from the floor. Only then is the stool's frame cut. On a deep leather seat like this one, the difference between the empty and the loaded measurement runs to well over an inch, and a stool built to the empty figure sits noticeably tall.

The stool's own top is crowned slightly, so we take that into account too and measure the stool loaded as well. The pair is checked together on the workshop floor before either goes to finishing.

It is a small piece of arithmetic that nobody sees and everybody feels. When you sit down and put your feet up without adjusting, that is where it came from.

Set: throne chair with matching footstool, carved and upholstered as one commission.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans.

Crest: pierced carved crest above a panelled cresting rail with figured relief.

Arms: carved as full seated lions from mane to paw, worked from the solid.

Back: deep diamond buttoning in leather within a moulded surround.

Seat: plain sprung cushion, leather to match.

Footstool: carved apron repeating the chair's pattern at reduced scale, studded leather top, height set against the chair's loaded seat height.

Joinery: mortise and tenon, corner-blocked at the seat rails on both pieces.

Finish: hand-applied walnut-toned teak as photographed; gilt, silver, ebonised and natural also available.

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

Chair and footstool are crated separately so neither can move against the other in transit. Each is wrapped in soft non-abrasive sheeting first, with the leather surfaces covered before anything firmer comes near them.

The lion arms are the most exposed carving on the chair, and the paws at the front are the parts most likely to meet a door frame. Each lion is padded individually with foam shaped around the mane and paw, and the pierced crest is boxed at the top so nothing bears on the fretwork.

Over the padding go bubble wrap, a corrugated shell and an outer crate cut to size. The footstool's studded edge is protected along its full run so no stud head can be pressed inward.

To unpack, cut the strapping, lift each shell off and peel the wrapping from the top down. No dismantling, no fixings, nothing to lever.

Delivery is free anywhere in India for the pair, and both pieces are guaranteed to arrive dent-free. If anything is wrong on arrival, putting it right is our cost, and we commit to that before you order.

Production starts once your leather, finish and measurements are confirmed in writing. Because the stool's height depends on the chair's finished seat, the two are made in sequence and dispatched together rather than as they finish.

We share the schedule at confirmation and keep you posted through carving, upholstery and finishing. Tracking follows as soon as the crates leave us, and our team fixes the delivery slot with you directly.

Open both crates with the delivery team present and check the pieces there and then. If access is tight, send us the door and stair measurements at the order stage and we build the chair's back height to clear your route.

Both the chair and the footstool carry a 20-year warranty on the solid teak frame and joinery. The stool is not treated as an accessory with lesser cover - it is built by the same hands from the same timber and is warranted on the same terms.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs alongside it, on both pieces. Teak's own oils are what make that possible, and we put the undertaking in writing rather than leaving it as a general claim.

The warranty documents are issued with the delivery and tied to your order number, so the record sits with you. If something covered goes wrong, send photographs and we arrange repair or replacement of the affected part.

Leather, buttoning and hand-applied finishes are wearing surfaces and are handled separately, but we re-upholster and re-finish our own work at any age. Your specification stays on file, so a re-cover years from now can be matched to the original or changed deliberately.