White Console Table in Carved Teak with Painted Gilded Mirror

Painting carved work is a different discipline from gilding it, and the mistake that ruins it is assigning colour by motif - all the leaves green, all the flowers pink. Done that way, a carved surface turns into a coloured drawing and the modelling underneath disappears.

Our master Indian artisans assign colour by depth instead. The pale ground goes on everywhere first. The deepest recesses then take the coolest, greyest tone, because in life the deepest hollows are the least lit. The middle planes carry the body colour. And gold is reserved for the topmost surfaces only - the ridge of a scroll, the crest of a leaf, the high point of a shell - because those are the surfaces light would actually strike.

The result is that the colour reinforces the carving rather than competing with it. Step back and you do not read paint; you read depth.

One further rule keeps a painted piece calm: one tone must clearly dominate, holding most of the surface, with everything else appearing in small quantities. Split the surface evenly between three colours and the carving is lost inside the pattern.

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

Table: scrolled end supports and a carved central column on a single shaped base, with a pierced scrollwork apron.

Top: soft-veined marble slab with a hand-moulded edge following the shaped front.

Mirror: shaped plate in a carved frame with fruit and flower clusters at the upper corners, outward-turning side scrolls and a pierced crest.

Finish: hand-painted pale ground with colour laid by depth plane and hand-applied gilding on the topmost surfaces, sealed for durability.

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

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

Photography: images show the actual product, not renders.

A painted finish shows a rub the way a gilded one shows a dent, so the first layer against this piece is soft and completely non-abrasive, laid directly onto the finished surfaces.

Over that, foam is shaped around the pierced apron, the scrolled end supports and the carved column rather than pressed against them. On the mirror, the fruit clusters at the upper corners and the pierced crest each get their own shaped supports on both faces, and the plate is cushioned across its whole surface with the frame braced so it cannot flex.

The marble travels flat on a padded board with guards along all four edges, packed separately from the frames so nothing rests on the stone.

Table, mirror and top go into rigid outer crates with cushioning on every face and strapping that stops movement in transit. This multi-layer protective packaging is why we guarantee dent-free arrival. Please unpack everything while the delivery team is with you.

Delivery is free anywhere in India for the whole set. No freight charge, no distance surcharge, no metro-versus-town difference.

Every set is made to order, so production begins once your dimensions, palette and marble are confirmed in writing. We share the timeline then and keep you updated through carving, painting, gilding and marble fitting.

The crates travel together with a carrier used to handling carved furniture, stone and mirror glass, and you are contacted before delivery so someone can 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. On site the marble is laid onto the table first and the mirror positioned above it. If you would like the mirror wall-secured, tell us before production and the fixings are built into the frame.

The solid teak frames and their joinery are covered for 20 years from the date the set reaches you - the table's end supports, central column, base and apron, and the mirror frame's joints, crest and rebate.

Lifetime cover against termite damage applies to both pieces for as long as the furniture exists. Properly seasoned solid teak carries oils that 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 us photographs and we will assess and repair or replace. Painted and gilded work is repaired in the original sequence - ground, then recess tones, then gold on the high points - and the palette is matched to the surrounding surface, so a repaired area carries the same depth as the rest. Both warranties apply anywhere in India and stay with the furniture.