European Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Tall Back Chairs

A tall chair back is heavier at the top than a short one, and everything above the seat is weight the chair has to carry when it is tipped, lifted or leaned back on. Get it wrong and the chair feels top-heavy - not unstable, just subtly wrong in the hand when you pull it out.

The obvious fix is to make the crest thinner, but a thin crest cannot be carved deeply and the whole reason for the height is the carving at the top of it.

So we take the weight out of the back instead. Once the crest is carved on its face, the reverse - which faces the wall and is seen by nobody - is hollowed out, leaving a shell of even thickness behind the carving rather than a solid block. The carved face keeps its full depth and its undercuts; the mass behind it goes.

The hollowing is done to a constant wall thickness rather than randomly, so the strength stays even across the whole crest, and the edges are left solid where the crest meets the frame, because that is where the load actually travels.

The chair ends up with the same silhouette, the same carving, and a noticeably lower centre of gravity. It sits more firmly, it is easier to move, and the only evidence is on a face nobody looks at.

Set: one dining table with tall back chairs and carvers, made together as one commission.

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

Top: shaped oval with a decorative inset centre inside a moulded surround.

Base: cabinet form with a fluted panel between carved scrolled supports.

Chairs: tall buttoned backs inside pierced carved frames, with the reverse of each crest hollowed to a constant wall thickness to lower the centre of gravity.

Carvers: matching backs with scrolled arms, standing on plinth feet.

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

Finish: hand-applied ivory with gold-picked carving; gold, silver, walnut and natural teak also available.

Options: back height, chair count and number of carvers all specified by you.

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

Tall backs are the first thing to meet a door frame, so each crest is padded individually with foam formed around its carved outline, and the pierced sections are packed with foam set into their openings rather than laid across them.

Chairs are crated individually and never nested, with buttoned upholstery covered in soft non-abrasive sheeting laid on loosely so no button is pressed into the padding behind it.

The oval top travels face-protected with a rigid board and edge-protected around its whole curved perimeter. The cabinet base is crated on its own, with the fluted panel boxed clear and the carved scrolled supports padded individually. The carvers' plinth feet are boxed continuously.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base, then the top. 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, chair count, back height, upholstery and finish are confirmed in writing. Table and chairs are made together and dispatched together so the finishes match across every piece.

Dispatch waits for the hand-applied finish to cure fully. We share the schedule at confirmation, update you as each stage completes, and send tracking as soon as the crates leave us.

Open the crates with the delivery team present and check every piece. Tall chair backs need door and stair clearance as much as the table does, so send us your access measurements at the order stage and we build a back height that clears your route in.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, its cabinet base and each chair and carver on identical terms. On a tall-backed chair the joints between the back posts and the seat rails take the greatest leverage, and they are corner-blocked and covered accordingly.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs on every piece, resting on teak's own oils 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. If a covered fault appears on one piece, send photographs and we repair or replace that piece alone.

Upholstery and hand-applied finishes are wearing surfaces and are handled separately. We re-cover and re-finish our own furniture at any age, and your specification - including the back height - stays on file so an added chair matches the originals exactly.