Gilded Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Under Tier Shelf

A shelf under a dining table has one number that decides whether it is useful or infuriating, and it is not its own height above the floor. It is the gap between the shelf and the underside of the seat of the chair pulled up to it.

Set the tier too high and it meets knees. Set it too low and it becomes a foot rest, which means it is a place things get kicked rather than a place things get put. There is a band between those two, and it is narrower than people expect.

So we set the tier from the chairs, not from the table. Seat height is fixed first, a seated thigh clearance is measured down from it, and the top surface of the tier is placed below that line with margin. Only then is the tier's own thickness and its carved edge drawn, because a moulded edge projecting upward eats into the same clearance.

Where a client wants a deeper tier for serving, the answer is not to raise it - it is to keep the top surface where it belongs and take the depth downward, or to inset the tier slightly from the table's edge so it sits behind the knees rather than under them.

It is arithmetic done in a particular order, and doing it in that order is the whole difference between a shelf people use and a shelf people avoid.

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

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

Top: shaped, with a protective glass surface over a moulded gilded edge and a deeply carved scalloped frieze.

Under-tier: full-length carved shelf, its top surface set below the seated thigh clearance measured down from the chairs' own seat height, with the carved edge drawn after that clearance rather than before.

Legs: carved cabriole with scrolled feet.

Chairs: tall pierced carved backs framing buttoned upholstered panels, with carved crests above.

Upholstery: cream damask as photographed; any fabric or leather available.

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

Options: under-tier included or omitted; any chair count.

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

The under-tier's carved edge runs the full length of the table at a height where it meets everything during handling, so it is padded continuously along its whole run rather than at points.

The pierced chair backs are packed with shaped foam set into the openings of the carving so strapping bears on solid timber. Chairs are crated individually and never nested, with buttoned panels covered loosely so no button is pressed in.

Gold leaf marks under pressure, so the first layer on every piece is soft non-abrasive sheeting laid on rather than pulled tight. The glass travels in its own crate; the shaped top is face-protected with a rigid board and edge-protected continuously.

Unpack the chairs first, then the table, then set the glass with two people. 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, whether the under-tier is included, upholstery and finish are confirmed in writing. The tier height is set from the chairs' seat height, so both are settled before any timber is cut.

Dispatch waits for the hand-laid gold 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 every crate with the delivery team present, including the glass, and check each piece. Send us your doorway, lift and stair measurements at the order stage and we set the top size to a dimension that will reach the room.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, its under-tier and each chair on identical terms. The tier is a structural member tying the legs together and is covered with the rest.

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, glass and hand-laid gold are wearing surfaces handled separately. We re-cover and re-gild our own furniture at any age, and your specification - including the tier height as set against your chairs - stays on file.