Vintage Diameter Jupe Dining Table by William Tillman 20th C

This is  a fabulous Vintage Regency Revival dining table by the master craftsman, William Tillman, Circa 1975 in date. The table is made of stunning solid mahogany and is raised on ...

This is  fabulous Vintage Regency Revival  dining table  by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, Circa 1980 in date. The table is made of stunning solid flame mahogany with sat...

This beautiful dining set comprises a Sheraton Revival oval flame mahogany dining table  bearing his label on the underside, with the matching set of six shield back dining chairs, a...

This fabulous Vintage Regency Revival  dining set comprising a dining table  by the master cabinet maker William Tillman, Circa 1980 in date and a set of eight matching dining chairs...

Stunning Regency style Jupe extending dining table Very unusual to find a table that is round and that extends Table extends outwards easily via the slats under the table Table is fi...

A vintage sandblasted wood dining table from Belgium. The light wood and its soft finish make this piece warm and homey. The simple rectangle top and the four legs connected with cro...

Dining table with garland decorations on the skirt. False marbe painting on top. Pyramidal legs. Italy, early 20th Century. Good condition.

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...