Marble Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Ivory Carved Chairs

Marble does not break where you hit it. It breaks where it is not supported.

A slab set on a frame that touches it in four places will sit there perfectly happily for years, and then crack across the middle the day someone leans hard on one end while a heavy dish sits in the centre. Stone has almost no give: it needs its load carried evenly across the whole underside, not around the edges.

So the slab is bedded rather than laid. A full bearer frame is built beneath it, planed flat and checked with a straightedge in both directions, and the stone goes down on a continuous bed rather than on pads. The bed takes up the last fraction of unevenness in both surfaces, so every square inch of the stone is carried by something.

The edges get their own attention. Marble chips from a point load on a sharp arris, so the underside edge of the slab is eased before it goes in, and the timber surround stands a hair proud of the stone all the way round - so anything that swings into the table meets wood first.

None of it is visible once the table is together. It is the difference between a marble top that lasts a generation and one that is a repair waiting for the right Sunday lunch.

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

Base and frames: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans.

Top: stone slab set within a moulded timber surround that stands slightly proud of the stone to protect its edges.

Stone support: full bearer frame beneath the slab, planed flat and bedded continuously so the stone is carried across its whole underside.

Apron: carved beneath the surround.

Base: carved pedestal supports on scrolled feet.

Chairs: tall shaped backs with damask upholstered panels inside pierced carved frames, carved crests above, upholstered seats.

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

Top options: marble, timber or glass on the same base.

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

The stone travels in its own crate, on edge rather than flat - a slab laid flat in transit flexes over its own length and that is how tops arrive cracked. It is edge-protected around its whole perimeter and separated from every timber piece.

The table base travels with its bearer frame in place, each carved pedestal padded along its length and the scrolled feet boxed in shaped foam.

Chairs are crated individually and never nested. The pierced back frames are packed with shaped foam set into their openings so strapping bears on solid timber, and each upholstered panel is covered in soft non-abrasive sheeting first.

Unpack the chairs, then the base, and set the stone last - it takes several people and it goes down onto its bed in one movement rather than being slid into place.

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 stone, the chair count, the upholstery and the finish are confirmed in writing. The bearer frame is built and trued to the actual slab, so the two are made for each other rather than matched afterwards.

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

Open every crate with the delivery team present, including the stone, and check each piece. A marble top is heavy as well as large, so tell us about stairs and lift access at the order stage and we plan the slab size and the delivery around your route.

Every timber frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table base, its bearer frame and each chair on identical terms. The pierced chair backs are carved from the solid and are structural, so they are covered too.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs on every timber 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 rather than asking for the set back.

Stone, upholstery and hand-applied finishes are handled separately from the structural cover. We keep your slab dimensions and bearer layout on file, so a replacement top years from now is cut and bedded to the same specification without re-measuring.