Split Reed Table by Harrison Van Horn

Offered is a wonderful pedestal or dining table base by designer Betty Cobonpue. Part of the Scultura line produced in the 1980’s. Cobonpue’s design philosophy was simple: no hard ...

We have newly lacquered this in high gloss black and replaced the brass trim on the table legs. This is stunning.

Great Harrison Van-Horn Brass and Raffia Hollywood Regency coffee table in excellent condition. The table feels lovely and would make a perfect transition piece. Table has orig...

A vintage woven Raffia console table by Harrison Van Horn. The west wind console 2. Having two drawers. Original label.

Custom pedestal table with oval base and rectangular top. Periwinkle lacquer finish. Pristine condition. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio...

This exceptionally rare circular expanding dining table was designed by Robert Jupe and crafted by the English cabinetmakers Johnstone & Jeanes, successors to Johnstone, Jupe & Co. One of only a handful known from the firm, this table illustrates the Victorian era's quest to combine technical innovation with superb and beautiful craftsmanship. Complete with its original leaves, the table’s circular top is formed from eight separate segments. When the top is rotated, an ingenious swivel mechanism causes the sections to diverge, allowing a set of small or large leaves to be inserted for an adjustable increase in size. The design for the table was patented by Robert Jupe in 1835, who had envisioned “an improved expanding table so constructed that the sections composing its surface may be caused to diverge from a common center and that the spaces caused thereby may be filled up by inserting leaves or filling pieces.” The first of these fascinating tables were created between 1835 and 1840 during his partnership with John Johnstone and their firm of Johnstone, Jupe & Co. in London. Jupe left the company in 1840, after which the firm changed its name due to a new partnership and became Johnstone & Jeanes. The firm would eventually achieve international fame for its remarkable designs, exhibiting a "circular table made on the expanding principle" like this one at the Great Exhibition of 1851. Jupe was not alone in his fascination with combining the technical merits of engineering and mechanics with the more artful pursuit of cabinet making. The first half of the 19th century saw a prolific increase in the popularity of applying new ideas to furniture principles, which allowed furniture to serve many purposes. The resulting “patent” furniture...