8 Seater Dining Table in Carved Teak with Oval Back Chairs

Eight oval chair backs are a test that a single chair never faces. One oval only has to look right. Eight have to look identical, and they are seen together, in a row, from the end of the table - the one viewing position that shows any variation between them at a glance.

An oval drawn freehand eight times will be eight slightly different ovals. So we cut one master template first, in board, and every back frame in the set is marked from that single template rather than from the chair made before it. Marking from the previous chair is how error accumulates: each one is close to the last, and the eighth is visibly not the first.

The template is cut from the client's confirmed seat and back dimensions, checked, and then kept for the life of the order. Every one of the eight frames traces the same line, so the ovals are the same oval.

We keep the template afterwards too. If a chair is ever damaged, or you want two more added to the set in five years, the replacement is marked from the original board rather than measured off an existing chair - which is the difference between a new chair that matches and one that nearly does.

Set: one dining table with eight chairs, made together as one commission.

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

Top: moulded edge over a carved frieze.

Base: shaped end supports joined by carved centre work, leaving the ends of the table clear of legs.

Chairs: oval upholstered backs within carved frames, each marked from a single master template, with a carved crest above.

Upholstery: pale leather as photographed; any leather or fabric available.

Finish: hand-applied champagne gold; ivory, silver, walnut, ebonised and natural teak also available.

Joinery: mortise and tenon throughout, corner-blocked at every seat rail.

Options: carvers at the ends, open or upholstered back panels, any chair count.

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

The set travels as nine separately crated pieces. Chairs are never stacked or nested - a carved crest bearing on an upholstered seat is the commonest way a dining set arrives marked.

Each upholstered panel is covered first in soft non-abrasive sheeting. The carved crests above each oval back, the moulded top edge and the carved centre work of the base are then padded with foam formed to each shape.

The tabletop travels with a rigid board across its full face, and the centre support - the part that projects most and takes the most handling - is boxed in shaped foam. Bubble wrap, corrugated shells and outer crates cut to each piece follow, with corner protection throughout.

Unpack the chairs first so there is floor space, then the table. Take the wrapping off each piece from the top down; nothing needs dismantling and no fixing has to be undone.

Delivery is free anywhere in India for the whole set, and every piece is guaranteed to arrive dent-free. If anything is wrong when the crates are opened, correcting it is our cost, and we commit to that before you order.

Production begins once the table size, the chair count, the upholstery and the finish are confirmed in writing. The chairs are made together from a single template and the whole set is dispatched together so the finishes match.

We share the schedule at confirmation and update you as carving, upholstery and finishing complete. Tracking follows as soon as the crates leave us, and our team agrees the delivery slot with you directly.

Open the crates with the delivery team present and check each piece. A long tabletop is the awkward item for access, so send us your doorway, lift and stair measurements at the order stage and we set the top to a size that will reach the room.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table and all eight chairs on identical terms. Dining chairs work harder than any other seating in a house, and the joints are corner-blocked accordingly.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs on every piece, based on teak's own oil content rather than on an applied treatment, and issued in writing with the set.

Both documents are tied to your order and handed over on delivery, so the record is yours. If a covered fault appears on one piece, send photographs and we repair or replace that piece alone.

Upholstery and the hand-applied finish are wearing surfaces and are handled separately, but we re-cover and re-finish our own furniture at any age. The master back template stays with your specification, so a replacement or additional chair years later is cut to exactly the same oval.