A George IV Well Figured Mahogany Circular Dining Table in the Manner of Jupe

A Fine George IV Mahogany Extending Table In the manner of Robert Jupe. The circular moulded top with additional concentric outer leaves above four tapering columns united by an und...

A George IV Mahogany Drum Table The revolving top with a tooled green leather insert, fitted with short drawers above split beading, on a panelled triform pedestal, the plinth with b...

A George IV Mahogany Kneehole Desk with two flanking pembroke leaves and leather tooled top with writing stand, above ten long drawers on pediment base, with spandrel carved knee hol...

A George III Mirror in the Manner of Linnell This quintessential stiff palm foliate carved frame, with shaped top enclosing an oval plate, follows closely the designs of John Linnel...

Antique George III quality figured mahogany circular dining table having a quality figured mahogany satinwood crossbanded circular top supported by a turned pedestal column standing ...

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...

Important nicely figured cuban mahogany (solid) William VI period oval dining table, the extending top set on an imposing central plinth base fitted with four scroll feet. England c....

This exquisite George IV period mahogany breakfast or entrance table, dating to the 1820s, showcases superb craftsmanship and timeless elegance. The table features a boldly turned a...