Swivel Dining Chairs Set in Carved Teak with Barrel Backs

A swivel that spins freely is a nuisance at a dining table. Get up, and the empty chair is left facing the wall; six of them after a meal and the room looks like a waiting area. The chair that turns has to want to come back.

So the bearing is not a plain free-running swivel. A return is built into it: a light spring-loaded detent that holds the chair at the forward-facing position and takes a small, deliberate push to leave. Sit and turn and it moves easily; stand up and let go and it settles back to facing the table.

The bearing itself is set into a recess in the top of the base rather than sandwiched between two plates, so nothing shows in the gap between the seat and the base - and it is fitted with screws from above, which means it can be unscrewed and replaced. A bearing is a mechanical part with a service life; a chair should not be scrapped when it reaches the end of it.

The height of the recess is worked out so the finished seat height is exactly what it would be on a fixed chair. A swivel that adds an inch is a swivel that puts the whole set at the wrong height relative to the table, which is not a trade we would make for a mechanism.

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

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

Chairs: barrel backs pierced with carved scrollwork outside and channelled leather within, on round carved bases with small turned feet.

Swivel: bearing recessed into the top of the base, fitted with screws from above so it is replaceable, with a light spring detent that returns the chair to face the table.

Seat height: the bearing recess is depth-calculated so the finished seat height matches a fixed chair of the same design.

Table top: protective glass over the timber top, with a deeply carved frieze beneath.

Base: twin carved pedestals joined by a shaped stretcher.

Upholstery: channelled leather as photographed; any leather or fabric available.

Finish: hand-applied antiqued gold; other tones available.

Options: fixed chairs instead of swivel; any chair count.

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

The swivel bearings are locked before packing so no chair can rotate in its crate, which is the commonest way a mechanism arrives damaged.

The pierced carved backs are packed with shaped foam set into the openings of the scrollwork rather than laid across it, and the channelled leather is covered in soft non-abrasive sheeting laid on rather than pulled tight so the channels are not compressed.

The round bases are boxed around their full circumference and the small turned feet padded individually. Chairs are crated individually and never nested.

The table's glass travels in its own crate. The top is face-protected with a rigid board; the carved frieze and the pedestals are padded individually. Unpack the chairs first, unlock each swivel once the chair is standing, then the base, then the glass.

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, swivel or fixed, and the finish are confirmed in writing. The bearing recess depth is calculated from your chosen seat height, so that dimension is settled before the bases are cut.

Dispatch waits for the 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 - turn each chair once to confirm the swivel and its return are working before the team leaves.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, both pedestals and each chair including its carved base 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. If a covered fault appears on one piece, send photographs and we repair or replace that piece alone.

The swivel bearings, upholstery, glass and hand-applied finishes are handled separately from the structural cover. A bearing is a mechanical part with a service life, and ours are fitted to be unscrewed and replaced - we supply replacements at any point rather than treating a worn bearing as the end of a chair.