Extendable Dining Table Set in Solid Teak with Lattice Back Chairs

An oval that extends presents a problem a rectangle does not. A rectangle can be cut anywhere across its width and a parallel-sided leaf dropped in - the shape is unchanged. Cut an oval in the middle and insert a parallel leaf, and you no longer have an oval. You have two half-ovals with a straight-sided box between them, and it looks exactly like what it is.

The answer is in where the cut goes and what shape the table is drawn as in the first place. We do not draw a true ellipse. We draw an oval whose long sides include a section that is very nearly straight - a shallow, almost imperceptible flat through the middle third of each side - and the leaf is taken from within that section.

Closed, the near-straightness reads as an oval, because the curve at the ends carries the eye and the middle is too gentle to register as flat. Open, the inserted leaf continues the same near-straight line, and the table still reads as an oval, only longer.

The leaf itself is cut from the middle of the top, so the grain runs through the join in both states. And the alignment pins are bored from that same cut, which is why the leaf drops in rather than needing to be persuaded.

The whole thing is decided at the drawing stage. It cannot be added to a table that was drawn as a true ellipse.

Set: one extendable dining table with side chairs and carvers, made together as one commission.

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

Top: oval with a moulded edge, drawn with a near-straight section through the middle third of each side so an inserted leaf continues the outline.

Leaf: cut from the middle of the top so the grain runs through the join, with alignment pins bored from the same cut.

Base: twin turned pedestals joined by a shaped stretcher, on carved splayed feet.

Side chairs: pierced lattice backs above buttoned upholstered panels.

Carvers: matching backs with scrolled open arms.

Upholstery: ivory woven cloth as photographed; any fabric or leather available.

Finish: hand-polished deep cherry tone with the grain legible; lighter and darker tones also available.

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

The leaf travels wrapped separately from the top, face-protected and edge-protected on all sides, so its edges - which have to mate precisely - cannot be bruised in transit.

The oval top travels face-protected with a rigid board and edge-protected around its whole perimeter, with the opening join taped closed so it cannot work apart under handling.

The two pedestals travel with their stretcher, each turned column padded along its length and the splayed carved feet boxed in shaped foam. Chairs are crated individually and never nested, with the pierced lattice backs packed using foam set into their openings.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base, then the top, and keep the leaf wrapped until the table is standing. It drops in on its pins with no fixing required.

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 closed size, the extended size, the number of leaves, chair count, upholstery and polish are confirmed in writing. The extension is a drawing-stage decision, so both dimensions are settled before any timber is cut.

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

Open the crates with the delivery team present and check every piece, including the leaf. Send us your doorway, lift and stair measurements at the order stage - we size the closed top to your route, since that is the piece that has to get in.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, both pedestals and each chair and carver on identical terms. The extension mechanism and its runners are covered as part of the table's structure.

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, so the record stays with you. If a covered fault appears on one piece, send photographs and we repair or replace that piece alone.

Upholstery and polish are wearing surfaces and are handled separately. A solid timber top can be sanded back and re-polished to new condition - leaf included, since it came from the same board - and we re-cover our own chairs at any age.