Teak Wood Dining Table Set with Carved Chairs on Plinth Feet

A solid plinth foot is kinder to a floor than four legs in every way except one: it is a long unbroken edge, and if that edge is bare timber it will scrape a polished floor the first time the chair is dragged rather than lifted. Which, on a dining chair, is every day.

Felt pads stuck on the bottom are the usual answer and they are a poor one. They peel, they collect grit which then does the scratching for them, and they lift the chair by their own thickness so it rocks slightly until they wear down unevenly.

So ours are let in. A shallow recess is routed into the underside of each plinth, running its full length, and the glide sits inside that recess finishing flush with the timber - or a hair below it. Nothing stands proud, so there is nothing to peel and nothing to change the chair's height.

The recess is cut before finishing, so its edges are sealed like every other surface, and it is sized so a replacement glide can be dropped in years later by anyone with a screwdriver. We supply spares with the set.

Nobody turns a dining chair over to look. But a floor with no arcs scratched into it around the table is the visible result.

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, with a decorative inset centre inside a moulded surround.

Base: carved and gilded pedestal.

Chairs: tall buttoned backs inside pierced carved frames, with carved crests above and upholstered seats.

Chair feet: solid shaped plinths with glides let into a routed recess in the underside, finishing flush so nothing stands proud; spare glides supplied with the set.

Upholstery: cream buttoned cloth with woven seats as photographed; any fabric or leather available.

Finish: hand-laid gold over a deep walnut ground; single-tone, ivory, silver and natural teak also available.

Options: conventional legs instead of plinths; any chair count.

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

The chair plinths are heavy and their edges are long, so each is boxed continuously along both sides in shaped foam rather than padded at points, and the glides are protected within the recess.

The pierced back frames are packed with shaped foam set into their openings so strapping bears on solid timber, and the carved crests are padded to their own outlines. Chairs are crated individually and never nested, with buttoned faces covered in soft non-abrasive sheeting laid on loosely.

The round top travels face-protected with a rigid board and edge-protected around its full circumference. The gilded base is crated on its own with the carving padded individually.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base, then the top. The chairs are heavier than they look because of the plinths, so lift rather than drag them into position.

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. Table and chairs are made together and dispatched together so the gilding matches exactly.

Dispatch waits for the hand-laid gold 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 the crates with the delivery team present and check every piece. A round top cannot be angled through a narrow doorway, so send us your access measurements at the order stage and we set the diameter to a figure that will reach the room.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, its pedestal base and all four chairs on identical terms. The chair plinths 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, glides and hand-applied finishes are wearing items handled separately. Glides are a consumable we supply spares of and can resupply at any point, and we re-cover and re-finish our own furniture at any age with your specification kept on file.