Archie Shine Hamilton Dining Table By Robert Heritage 10 Seater

Archie Shine Hamilton dining table by Robert Heritage 10 seater

Part of Robert Heritage’s pioneering Hamilton dining suite made by the fairly small up market maker Archie Shine . We also have the matching sideboard which when launched in 1957 was ground-breaking as it was the first long low sideboard to be offered in the UK . It’s easy to design a standard dining table , but to come up with an elegant and practical one takes a lot more skill , and here we have one that is impressive , stylish and stands out from the crowd . It easily seats 6 when un-extended , but then add in the small leaves that are stored under the top and you can add 4 more if required as the overhanging top then leaves just enough room to take a chair to each side and will give just enough space to take a chair at each end .,

Archie Shine was well known in the furniture trade as he was a larger than life character who was a trained cabinet maker in his own right so made sure that he only employed highly skilled craftsmen with traditional training . He was also known for choosing the best veneers for his pieces even though this added to the costs and thus selling price .

The top is rosewood framed in mahogany or afrormosia with the same wood used for the legs and under-structure . We don’t think that the top is removable so please check doorways which will need to be about 73cms or wider to take it in on it’s side , or if slightly less you’ll need plenty of space behind the door to swivel 2 legs around then swivel the top and other 2 legs through .

Un-extended 182cms x 90cms max . Each leaf adds just over 30cms taking it to a max of 242.5cms , Height 72cms.

Condition
Fully cleaned and oiled by our in-house time served furniture restorer . No obvious marks or scratches , but as with all vintage furniture you must expect to find some minor signs of wear if you look very closely .