Antique 7ft diam Burr Walnut Jupe Dining Table C1900 & 10 chairs

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Antique 7ft diam Burr Walnut Jupe Dining Table C1900 & 10 chairs

About the Item

This is a beautiful and rare antique Regency Revival burr walnut extending dining table in the manner of Johnstone Jupe & Co, Circa 1900 in date, attributed to Arthur Brett & Sons, Norfolk, England, with a set of ten vintage rope back dining chairs. The table has a wonderful burr walnut top with five peripheral leaves that can be added around the circumference when required. It is raised on a Cumberland design circular ring base with quadruped sabre legs, terminating in brass cappings and castors. To fit the leaves pull out the slides, see photos, from the sides of the table top and fit the leaves onto the slides, securing them with brass clips. With the leaves attached around the circumference the table is approx 7ft in diameter and can seat ten people in comfort, with the leaves removed it is approx 5ft in diameter. The Vintage set of ten Regency Revival Rope Back dining chairs date from the second half of the 20th Century. These chairs have been masterfully crafted throughout and the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking. The set comprises ten chairs all of which feature an attractive bar back design and 'drop in' seats that are upholstered in the finest cream fabric. There is no mistaking the fine craftsmanship of this handsome set, which is certain to become a treasured addition to your furniture collection, and a talking point with guests at meal times. Condition: In excellent condition the table having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 78 x Width 213 x Depth 213 - Fully Extended Height 78 x Width 153 x Depth 153 - With leaves removed Height 84.5 x Width 58.5 x Depth 58.5 - Chairs Height 50 - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 7 feet x Depth 7 feet - Fully Extended Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 5 foot x Depth 5 foot - With leaves removed Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 11 inches - Chairs Height 1 foot, 8 inches - Seat height Walnut & Burr Walnut Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable. Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find. Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks. Jupe Dining Table In 1835 Robert Jupe was granted British Patent No. 6788 for an expanding table. The original Jupe expanding table includes a table top that is divided into a number of sections. Each section is connected to an underlying frame structure, such that when the table top is rotated, the sections move radially outward, increasing the effective size of the table top. Once the table top has been rotated to move the table top sections outward, leaves are inserted between the sections, so as to fill in the spaces created by the outward movement of the sections. Because the table top sections diverge and move radially outward from a central point, the Jupe table top retains its shape in its expanded configuration. The Jupe table has now become one of the most valuable and sought after antiques. Original Jupe tables in good condition may sell for up to $350,000 at the time of writing. However, despite its popularity, the Jupe table has been very difficult to mass produce, because its workings are both extremely complex and entirely handcrafted. For example, the frame structure that supports the table top sections in the Jupe table is comprised of many individual beam structures that are secured together to form the frame. Each of those beams must be individually made and assembled to exacting tolerances in order to ensure that the table top sections will move freely and mate in the center of the table top to form a substantially contiguous table surface in both the contracted and expanded configurations. The manufacture of such a structure is time-consuming and is not conducive to rapid production. Other aspects of the Jupe table design also make the design difficult to implement. For example, in at least some of the existing examples of functioning Jupe tables, the pivot for the table top is a threaded rod that runs the entire length of the table pedestal. That is an extremely difficult and time-consuming configuration to replicate. Arthur Brett Arthur Brett’s roots in furniture date back five generations as far as the early nineteenth century with chairmaker John Brett, born in Norfolk in 1815. In 1870, his son Jonathan T. Brett founded the company making and selling furniture with his six sons. One of them, Arthur, an antiques dealer, gradually expanded into reproductions, setting up as Arthur Brett in the 1920s with elegant showrooms in St Giles Street, Norwich. The company’s experience in restoring priceless antiques gave Arthur and his team of craftsmen the expertise to create authentic and museum-standard reproductions. This tradition of quality and craftsmanship continues to the present day. Over the years, the firm has established its reputation for making the finest English furniture, with their committed teams of craftsmen, most of whom have served the firm for decades. They have passed down to successive generations the traditional skills and techniques of which any 18th century cabinetmaker would be proud. With this wealth of history and experience Arthur Brett can offer the finest hand crafted bespoke furniture for 21st century living. Arthur Brett and Arthur Brett Architectural, now make up part of a family of superb traditional furniture brands which represent the best of English fine furniture-making; gracing the finest homes, financial institutions, hotels and Royal residences internationally. Our reference: A3354a

Dimensions:
Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 83.86 in (213 cm)Depth: 83.86 in (213 cm)Seat Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 11
Style:
Regency Revival (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1900
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A3354a1stDibs: LU950635482492