G Plan Teak Mid Century Fresco Extending Oval Dining Table & 6 Six Chairs

Teak 1960’s G Plan Fresco Dining Table & 6 Six Chairs By Victor Wilkins, Model 4388D

 

This elegant dining table and chairs were designed by Victor Wilkins and produced by British furniture manufacturing company G-Plan in the mid-twentieth century. Part of G Plan's popular 'Fresco' range the extending dining table comfortably accommodates the six chairs.

The table extends with a central leaf mechanism to 210 cm (seating 8) which makes it the ideal table for a large family. The piece has a beautiful teak grain, warm tones, and rich colours throughout, having a teak veneered top banded with contrasting afrormosia on an elegant refectory curved base also in attractively patterned solid afrormosia.

The chairs are elegant and comfortable, with low-back afrormosia frames and three horizontal teak slats on the back.

 

The set is in excellent vintage condition, it only required light refurbishment, and it has been refinished for enhanced durability and longevity. The original upholstery remains in very good condition.

 

Chairs: 48,5cm W X 42,3cm D X 83cm H

Table: H: 72cm W: 163cm - 209cm D: 107cm

 

Original Owner’s history: These G Plan collection pieces were purchased in the UK by their initial owners after retiring from an adventurous life, working in the Bahamas - a Scottish engineer in the oil industry that worked in Aden, India and then in the Bahamas until 1979. His career started in the oil industry by being a sailor on oil tankers during WWII, on the Hell Run crossing the Atlantic; he got a reputation as a lucky mascot as every ship he had been on was sunk on its next voyage.  

We cherish the history that these furniture pieces bring with them.

 

G Plan - E. Gomme Ltd was based in High Wycombe, England, a major center of British furniture manufacturing. The company was revered for its range of high-quality sideboards, tables, and other cabinet goods and for pioneering the concept of furniture sets designed and made to match. G Plan were a key player in midcentury furniture design and production. Initially created in 1898 by E Gomme it wasn’t until 1952 when Grandson and designer Donald Gomme created a furniture range for the masses that evolved the company into the G Plan that we know and love today. The company were pioneers of modular furniture and understanding every buyer's unique needs. In the 1960s the rising popularity of Scandinavian design created healthy competition for G Plan and their solution was to hire Ib Kofod Larsen a Danish designer known for clean lines and comfortable materials.

 

G Plan ranges: Brandon 1953, Chinese White 1956, Tola & Black 1958, Limba 1960, Decorated 1961, New Tola 1961, Group 3 1962, Danish 1962, Collector 1962, Young Idea 1963, Country Style 1964, Quadrille 1964, Fresco 1966, Form 5 1967.

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As with most mid-century pieces, it is a good combination of solid wood & a high-quality wood veneer.

 

 

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Prior to dispatch all items are carefully cleaned and re-coated with danish oil to ensure your item is looking its best when delivered.