Christmas ideas: pieces of eight for your table
London giant Christmas cracker
£260, Jo Malone (0800 054 2939; www.jomalone.co.uk)
Winter-print tableware
From £12.50, Sophie Conran (020–7603 1522; www.sophieconran.com)
Silver bucket-and-spade mustard pot
£2,250, Theo Fennell (020–7591 5000; www.theofennell.com)
‘Big day’ hamper, £495, Daylesford Organic Farm (01608 731700; www.daylesford.com)
Large star lantern in nickel,
Available in three colours, £870 plus VAT, Vaughan Designs
(020–7349 4600; www.vaughandesigns.com)
One-litre Ships decanter £52, LSA International (01932 789721; www.lsa-international.com)
Miller upholstered dining chair in ‘Ewan’
From £225, Neptune (www.neptune.com; 01793427450)
Capstan dining table
(68in diameter), from £10,475, William Yeoward. Bespoke size and timber service available
(020–73497828; www.williamyeoward.com)
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