Royal Luxury Handcrafted Carved Teak Tub Sofa | Silver Grey and Gold

The Story Behind This Sofa

A tub back is one continuous curved member, and that is the whole difficulty. On a conventional sofa the back rail is straight and the arms are separate assemblies joined to it - three simple parts. Here it is a single sweep that has to curve in plan and hold its shape across the full width, with no joint to absorb movement and nowhere to hide a correction.

The rail is either laminated in layers around a form or cut from much wider stock with the curve taken out of the solid, both of which waste a great deal of timber. Grain has to follow the curve throughout - short grain at any point in that sweep is where a tub back cracks.

The upholstery is equally unforgiving. Every panel is cut on a shaped pattern and eased onto a compound curve, and the quilting grid must stay parallel to the rail all the way round the bend. A grid that drifts as the curve turns is instantly visible.

It is more work than a straight sofa for the same number of seats. What you get back is a smaller footprint.

Factual specification for this royal luxury carved teak tub sofa:

• Material: Solid teak wood frame, hand-carved (no veneer, no engineered wood in load-bearing members)
• Style: Enclosed tub-back carved show-wood sofa, continuous curved back and arms
• Frame construction: Continuous curved back rail, laminated or cut from the solid with grain following the sweep
• Finish: Pale gold carved show wood with dark accent blocks; customisable to gold leaf, silver leaf, ivory or dark wood polish
• Carved detail: Carved crest to the centre of the curved rail, gilt scroll carving at both arm terminals, carved gilt apron, fluted tapering legs
• Upholstery: Quilted silver grey back and arm interiors, single bench seat cushion; fabric, velvet and genuine leather available
• Footprint: More compact than an open-armed sofa of equal seating; suitable for corner placement
• Seating: Made to order as a 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or 9 seater, corner or L shape, with matching single chairs
• Delivery: Pan-India, free shipping

Packaging and Transit Protection

A curved back has no flat face to rest against, so the crate is built to the plan of the sofa rather than as a box, with foam blocking supporting the sweep continuously along its length. Pressure applied across the curve rather than along it is what damages a tub frame, so no blocking bears on the back at a single point.

The carved crest and both arm terminal scrolls are individually foam-wrapped and taped clear of the gold. The fluted legs are unshipped where the construction allows and wrapped separately, since tapered legs are the most commonly broken component in transit. Upholstery is covered in soft breathable cloth with a moisture barrier outside. The bench cushion travels flat in its own bag. The crate is cross-braced, marked for orientation, fragility and lifting points, with a clear instruction that the piece is lifted rather than slid, and photographed sealed before dispatch.

Shipping and Delivery

Every sofa is built to order. Typical lead time is 10 to 12 weeks from order confirmation - longer than our straight-framed designs, because the continuous curved rail is laminated or cut from the solid and every upholstery panel is cut on a shaped pattern. Larger sets take longer again. We share progress photographs after the curved frame is formed, after carving and finishing, and after upholstery.

Delivery is free anywhere in India - Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and elsewhere. Our team unloads, unwraps, fits the legs, places and levels the sofa. Access needs care: a tub sofa cannot be turned diagonally through a doorway the way a straight sofa can, and its widest point is the outside of the curve rather than the seat. Send us the tightest point on your access route before manufacture and we will check it, and adjust dimensions if needed. International orders quoted case by case.

Craftsmanship Assurance and Care

Our craftsmanship assurance covers the solid teak frame, its curved rail construction, the joinery and the hand-carving. If the curved back fails, a joint works loose or a carved element separates because of a fault in the making - rather than through impact, misuse, dragging, or an attempted self-repair - we repair or replace it. Fabric and foam are consumable components covered separately.

Never drag a tub sofa. A continuous curved back has no joints to absorb sideways stress, so a shove across the floor puts the whole load into the curve - the single most likely way to damage this design in normal life. Lift it, with a person at each end. Vacuum the quilted interior with a brush attachment, following the quilting lines rather than across them. Because the back curves inward, dust and crumbs collect where the seat meets the arms - clear those corners weekly. Dust the carved frame with a dry soft brush. Fit protective pads to the fluted legs and check them annually. Keep the sofa out of direct sunlight.