Christmas ideas: spruce up your Christmas table

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 &lsquo;Ewan&rsquo;

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)

*Country Life Christmas gift guide

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