Antique Teak Wood Glass Almirah 16

Display. Store. Conceal. Three things, one hand-built form. Nothing about it is an afterthought.

This antique Indian teak almirah works across three zones: glass-paned upper panels that open to interior shelving, solid raised lower door panels that close around hidden storage, and two wide base drawers fitted with original scalloped brass cup-pulls. A complete piece of old domestic architecture, hand-built in India and aged into itself over decades.

The teak is deep and warm, tobacco-brown, richly grained, the colour of wood that has been somewhere and settled. A bold stepped cornice at the crown. Original brass handles and iron latch hardware on the doors.

For a bedroom that needs everything in its place. A study. A living room where the everyday and the beautiful are the same thing.

• Material: Solid teak, glass panes, solid panels, two drawers, brass hardware
• Dimensions: 64 × 43 × 16 in (H × W × D)
• Condition: Antique, naturally aged, one of a kind
• Origin: India

Use it as a living room cabinet where the glass upper section displays ceramics and the solid lower doors and drawers conceal storage. Style it in a bedroom as a wardrobe and dressing cabinet. Place it in a dining room for storing and displaying crockery. The three-zone form, display above, storage below, drawers at the base, makes this the most complete piece in the collection.

Care: Dry or barely damp cloth for wood. Open drawers periodically to allow air circulation.