Square Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Four Carved Chairs

Most dining tables have a back. A long table lives against a wall or in a room with a clear front, and it is entirely normal for the carving on the far side to be a little simpler - nobody sees it, and the workshop hours go where they show.

A square table for four has no back. It gets pushed into a corner one year and pulled into the middle of the room the next; someone moves it to catch the light, or turns it ninety degrees when a sofa arrives. Whatever face was hidden last month is facing the door today.

So on this table all four aprons are carved to the same depth with the same pattern, all four legs are worked identically, and the stretcher is finished on every side. There is no back and no front, and turning the table is not a decision anyone has to think about.

The same applies to the chairs: the pierced backs are carved on both faces, because at a square table the chair backs are seen from the room as often as from the seat.

It is more carving for the same table. It is what makes a small table one you can keep moving until the room is right.

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

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

Top: square, with a protective glass surface over the timber.

Apron: carved to the same depth and pattern on all four faces.

Legs: turned and carved with a squared upper block, joined by a carved stretcher finished on every side.

Chairs: deeply pierced backs framing shaped upholstered panels, carved on both faces, with carved crests above.

Upholstery: blue floral weave as photographed; any fabric or leather available.

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

Options: larger square seating eight, two to a side; glass included or omitted.

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

The pierced chair backs are packed with shaped foam set into the openings of the carving rather than laid across them, so strapping bears on solid timber and never on a fret. Chairs are crated individually and never nested.

Each upholstered panel is covered in soft non-abrasive sheeting, and each carved crest padded to its own shape.

The table's glass travels in its own crate, edge-protected all round and never packed against timber. The top is face-protected with a rigid board and edge-protected along all four sides; the carved apron and turned legs are padded individually.

Unpack the chairs first, then the table, then set the glass last 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, upholstery and finish are confirmed in writing. Table and chairs are made together and dispatched together so the ivory and gold match 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, including the glass, and check each piece. A square top is often the easiest table shape for access, but send us your doorway and stair measurements at the order stage anyway 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 and all four chairs 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 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.

Glass, upholstery and hand-applied finishes are handled separately from the structural cover. We re-cover and re-finish our own furniture at any age, and your specification stays on file so extra chairs added years later match the original four.