Small Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Tall Gilded Chairs

Tall chairs around a small round table create a problem that does not exist on a long one: the chairs meet each other before they meet the table.

On a rectangular table the chairs sit in parallel rows and there is space between them. Around a circle they converge - the closer to the table, the closer to each other - and when a chair is pushed fully in, its widest point is not at the seat but at the top of its back, which is the part furthest from the table's edge and closest to its neighbour.

So the geometry has to be checked on a drawing before anything is cut, and it is checked at the crest height rather than at the seat. We set out the plan of the table, mark the four chair positions pushed home, and draw the outline of each chair back at its widest carved point. If those outlines touch, something changes - a slightly larger table, a narrower crest, or a shorter back.

Which of the three changes is the client's decision, not ours, and it is a conversation we would rather have at the drawing stage than at delivery. That is why we ask for the room dimensions and the seating number together, and why the chair back on a small set is drawn after the table rather than before it.

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

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

Top: round glass surface over a carved gilded frieze.

Base: turned pedestal on carved scrolled feet, clear of every seating position.

Chairs: tall pierced backs framing upholstered panels, with upholstered seats and shaped plinth bases.

Setting out: chair positions and crest widths checked on a plan at pushed-in position before cutting, so backs do not meet each other around the circle.

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

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

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

The pierced backs are the most fragile carving in the set and the tallest part of each chair, so each is packed with shaped foam set into the openings rather than laid across them, and the crests are padded to their own outlines.

The plinth bases are heavy with long edges and are boxed continuously along both sides. Chairs are crated individually and never nested.

The table's glass travels in its own crate, edge-protected around its full circumference. The carved frieze is padded continuously and the pedestal's scrolled feet boxed in shaped foam.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base, then set the glass last with two people. Lift the chairs by the seat rail rather than by the backs.

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 diameter, chair count, back height, upholstery and finish are confirmed in writing. The chair backs are drawn after the table on a small set, so both dimensions are settled together before any timber is cut.

Dispatch waits for the hand-laid 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, including the glass, and check each piece. A small set is usually straightforward for access, but send us your doorway and stair measurements at the order stage and we will confirm it before building.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, its pedestal and all four chairs on identical terms. The pierced backs and the plinth bases are structural and are 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, 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, glass and hand-laid finishes are handled separately from the structural cover. We re-cover and re-gild our own furniture at any age, and your specification - including the setting-out - stays on file so an added chair still fits around the table.