William IV Extending Circular Table by Johnstone and Jupe

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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...

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William IV Mahogany Extending Dining Table. 19th Century Standing Upon Typical William IV Ring Turned and Fluted Legs with Original Brass Castors. The Table Extends by way of a Pull ...

William IV mahogany extending dining table This William IV mahogany extending dining table was made circa 1830, the cabinetmaker selected fine mahogany that gave a wonderful colour ...

William IV Mahogany Extending Dining Table. Raised upon Typical William IV Tulip Carved Legs with Original Castors. The Table Extends by Way of a pullout Telescopic Mechanism (wind...

For sale is a good quality William IV rosewood circular breakfast table, remaining in very good condition for its age. Width: 130cm Depth: 130cm Height: 79cm