Italian Style Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Mirrored Base

Timber moves and glass does not, and a mirror set into a timber frame is a slow argument between the two that the mirror always loses.

Fit a mirror panel tight into its opening and it will be fine through the first dry season. Then the humidity rises, the frame swells inward by a fraction of a millimetre on each side, and the glass - which has not moved at all - takes the whole of that compression. Mirrors crack from the edge inward, usually diagonally, and always for this reason rather than because anything hit them.

So ours is fitted with clearance. The rebate is cut oversize on every side, and the mirror sits inside that gap on soft setting blocks at the bottom edge, with clearance left at the top and both sides. A moulded bead holds it in place without clamping it, and a felt strip runs behind the glass so timber never touches its back directly.

The gap is hidden by the bead, so the panel looks tight-fitted. It is the opposite - it is deliberately loose, held gently rather than gripped, and that is why it is still whole in fifteen years.

The same clearance principle governs the inset centre of the top. Anything hard set into timber gets room to breathe.

Set: one dining table with chairs, 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 heavily carved surround.

Base: deeply carved with a mirrored panel set between carved scrolls, fitted with clearance on all sides, on soft setting blocks behind a moulded bead and a felt backing strip.

Chairs: shaped backs with carved crests and scrolled shoulders, carved aprons and cabriole legs.

Upholstery: quilted lattice weave as photographed; any fabric or leather available.

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

Options: mirrored base panel included or omitted; any chair count.

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

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

The mirrored base panel is the most fragile element in the set, so the base travels with the mirror in place but with a rigid board fixed across the opening, standing clear of the glass, so nothing can press or strike it.

The carved surround of the top is a continuous projecting profile, and it is padded continuously round the whole shaped edge rather than at points. The top travels face-protected with a rigid board and the inset centre separately covered.

Chairs are crated individually and never nested, with quilted upholstery covered in soft non-abrasive sheeting laid on loosely so the quilting is not compressed, and the carved crests and scrolled shoulders padded to their own shapes.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base - leaving the board over the mirror opening until the base is standing in position - 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, upholstery, finish and whether the mirrored panel is included are confirmed in writing. Table and chairs are made together and dispatched together so the champagne silver matches exactly.

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 every crate with the delivery team present and check each piece, including the mirror, before they leave. 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 carved base and each chair on identical terms.

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.

The mirror, upholstery and hand-applied finish are handled separately from the structural cover. The mirror is a serviceable panel we can replace at any point - it comes out by removing the bead - and we keep its exact size and clearance on file so a replacement fits without re-measuring.