Gold and Grey Sofa in Carved Teak - 3 Seater Silver Brocade Seat

A Bright Finish Has Nowhere to Hide

There is a reason so much carved furniture is sold in antique gold. An aged finish is laid dark into the recesses and burnished only on the raised surfaces, which produces shading that flatters the carving underneath and, more usefully to a manufacturer, conceals a good deal of it. Uneven curves, chatter marks left by a chisel, a joint line that does not quite disappear: all of it recedes into the shadow. A bright, evenly burnished gold reflects light uniformly across every surface, and everything the antique finish would have hidden is instead picked out and thrown across the room.

That is why this finish is applied to this design rather than to every sofa we make. The carving has to be finished to a standard that will survive being lit up. The scrolls on the arms have to be fair curves, not approximations; the pierced apron has to have clean internal edges on both faces; the joints between carved members have to close completely, because a bright surface will find them. The silver-grey brocade exists to give the eye somewhere to rest between all that reflection. Everything is carved, gilded and upholstered by hand by master Indian artisans, and the photographs on this page show the actual piece.

Specifications: Bright Gold and Silver Grey Carved Sofa

The sofa as photographed is described below. Because it is built to order, every line is a starting point.

• Frame and carving: solid teak wood, hand-carved and hand-finished by master Indian artisans
• Seating: three seats as shown; two, four or a custom length available
• Frame finish: bright gold, evenly burnished across the whole carved surface
• Back: pierced carved crest rising to a centre cartouche, above buttoned upholstered panels
• Arms: carved scrolled volutes standing clear of the upholstery
• Apron: pierced foliate scrollwork cut through beneath the seat
• Legs: shaped carved legs
• Upholstery: silver-grey brocade across the seat cushion and back panels
• Upholstery options: brocade, damask, velvet, silk, linen, leather or a fabric you supply, in any colour
• Finish options: bright gold as shown, or antique gold, champagne, rose gold or silver
• Cushions: firmness specified to your preference
• Size: custom sizes made to order; final measurements confirmed in writing before production
• Warranty: 20 years on solid teak frame and joinery; lifetime cover against termite damage
• Delivery: free across India with guaranteed dent-free arrival

Protecting a High-Reflection Finish

A bright gold surface is the least forgiving thing we ship. On an antiqued finish a light scuff disappears into the existing shading; on an evenly burnished one it reads as a dull patch immediately and cannot be spot-repaired invisibly. So nothing abrasive touches this frame at any point. Every carved surface is faced in a soft non-abrasive wrap before any padding is applied, and the padding itself is contour-cut so it sits into the recesses rather than pressing on the burnished high points of the scrolls.

The exposed arm volutes and carved legs are the components most likely to be struck, since they project beyond the upholstery line rather than being buried in it. Each is individually wrapped and rigid-guarded along its full profile, and the crate carries the sofa on its seat rails so the legs and apron bear no weight. The pierced apron is relieved in the foam so nothing rests on the cut-through sections. Brocade surfaces travel against clean undyed material with no strapping over the buttoning. Everything is rigid-crated and strapped. Dent-free, unscuffed and with the gilding even, or we make it right.

Free Delivery Across India on This Made-to-Order Sofa

Delivery is free anywhere in India with no distance surcharge and nothing added to your invoice for freight. Production begins when your specification is confirmed. The gilding stage is the longer half of the build on this design, because a bright even burnish has to be worked up across the entire carved surface without leaving a single dull or uneven area, and there is no way to accelerate that without it showing. We give you a realistic completion window at sign-off and will tell you at enquiry if a fixed date cannot be met.

The sofa ships in contour-cut crated packing under our dent-free arrival guarantee and we keep you informed from dispatch to arrival. Our team places it in the room and we ask you to inspect the gilding under the room's own lighting with them present, since a bright finish shows any transit mark immediately and that is the moment to raise it. Because the arms and legs project beyond the upholstery, measure your entrance door against the widest point of the frame rather than the seat, and tell us at enquiry if access is tight.

What Is Covered on This Sofa

The solid teak frame and joinery are guaranteed for 20 years from delivery, and termite damage is covered for the life of the piece with no expiry. On a sofa whose arms and legs stand clear of the upholstery, the joints carrying them are exposed to more leverage than on a piece where everything is buried in padding, and those junctions are cut and pinned rather than screwed. They are covered for the full term, as is the pierced apron, which is a structural member designed with a continuous solid path around each void. Termite cover has no end date because teak resists termites through oils in the timber rather than through a coating.

The bright gold finish, the brocade and the cushion interiors sit outside the structural warranty. A bright finish shows wear sooner than an antiqued one at the points that are touched most, typically the tops of the arm scrolls, precisely because it has no shading to hide behind. That is the trade-off for the brilliance and we would rather state it here than let you find out. We re-gild, reupholster and replace cushion interiors on our own sofas at any point at an honest price. Keep the piece indoors, out of prolonged direct sun, and do not modify the frame.