Vintage Mahogany Jupe Dining Table, Leaf Cabinet and 8 Chairs

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Vintage Mahogany Jupe Dining Table, Leaf Cabinet and 8 Chairs

About the Item

This beautiful dining set comprises a Regency Revival Jupe style dining table mid-20th century in date, with a matching set of eight bespoke Regency style dining chairs. The table has a solid mahogany top with a reeded edge that has five additional outer extension leaves that can be added around the circumference. It is raised on a Cumberland design stretcher base with quadruped splayed legs, terminating in brass capping and castors. You pullout / pull-out some slides, see photos, from the sides of the table and fit the leaves on them by sliding them onto the leaves and securing them with brass clips, which are located underneath. With the leaves attached around the circumference, it is 184cm in diameter and it can seat eight people in comfort, with the leaves removed it is 128 cm in diameter and it can then seat six people. It has an attractive matching mahogany green baize lined cabinet in which the leaves and clips are housed when not in use. This fascinating table illustrates all the very best elements of English cabinet-making combined with the remarkable burst of inventiveness of the Industrial Revolution. It was not until John Johnstone and Robert Jupe patented their ingenious design in March 1835 for an expanding round table,that round dining tables, which had suffered from the problem of not offering flexibility of seating, could compete with the established rectangular extending dining tables. The matching set of eight bespoke Regency Revival dining chairs have been masterfully handcrafted in a beautiful solid flame mahogany with a very high standard of workmanship and an enviable finish which is sure to impress. They feature an attractive bar back design which has very skilfully hand carved decoration and they also feature the popular 'drop in' style seats which are upholstered in the finest hard wearing olive green suede effect 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 and polished and the chairs polished and upholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 72 x width 184 x depth 184, extended Height 72 x width 128 x depth 128, with leaves removed Height 121 x width 40 x depth 48, leaf holder Height 86 x width 48 x depth 43, chairs Dimensions in inches: Height 28.3 x width 72.4 x depth 72.4, extended Height 28.3 x width 50.4 x depth 50.4 with leaves removed Height 47.6 x width 15.7 x depth 18.9 leaf holder Height 33.9 x width 18.9 x depth 16.9 chairs Jupe dining table: In 1835 Robert Jupe was granted British Patent No. 6788 for an expanding table. The original Jupe expanding table includes a tabletop that is divided into a number of sections. Each section is connected to an underlying frame structure, such that when the tabletop is rotated, the sections move radially outward, increasing the effective size of the tabletop. Once the tabletop has been rotated to move the tabletop 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 tabletop sections diverge and move radially outward from a central point, the Jupe tabletop 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 tabletop 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 tabletop sections will move freely and mate in the center of the tabletop 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 tabletop is a threaded rod that runs the entire length of the table pedestal. That is an extremely difficult and time-consuming configuration to replicate.

Dimensions:
Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Width: 72.45 in (184 cm)Depth: 72.45 in (184 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 10
Style:
Regency Revival (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Mahogany
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1950
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 09422a1stDibs: LU950613923942