Moifaa Dining

The Moifaa dining table is inspired by the legendary racehorse Moifaa, who travelled by sea from New Zealand in 1904, survived a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland, and ultimately won the Grand National. After this extraordinary victory, Moifaa was purchased by King Edward VII and became his favourite horse, leading the royal funeral cortège in 1910.

Cox’s abstract interpretation of equine legs in water captures the horse’s powerful motion as it triumphed against the odds. Originally sculpted in clay by the artists, the bronze base is cast at the Cox Foundry in London and finished with a rich patina. The heavily sculpted leg motif is reciprocated in the richly figured burl Oak top, framed by solid English Burl Oak edging with classical Ogee profile. Tradition and contemporary art practice meet in this striking dining table.