British dining table by Richard Hornby for Fyne Ladye Heals 1960

Richard hornby teak dining table. Extendable teak dining table. This table was designed by richard hornby circa 1960s. His elegantly crafted furniture was manufactured by fyne ladye furniture of bath, uk. Retailed through heals. This is a rarely found compact design. Superb craftsmanship throughout, carved from afrormosia with beautiful design and shape. Fyne ladye furniture of banbury was one of the few quality british makers to use solid woods for their pieces in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Richard hornby was a very accomplished designer whose simple elegant clean designs were popular with well off middle-class buyers looking for modern scandinavian style pieces at the time. Fyne ladye furniture was rarely labelled and was retailed by top contemporary shops like heals of london at the time. Dimensions (cm): W 106 X h 74 X d 80 (extended w 151) Condition: Overall in superb vintage condition. Some signs of use as expected, but nothing to strike the eye.