Lot Essay
In September 1835, Robert Jupe was granted his patent for dining-tables with this type of mechanism. His application included a drawing of a shaped oval of exactly this form (fig. 3)
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CIRCULAR AND OVAL EXTENDING DINING-TABLE attributed to Robert Jupe
The top with six permanent segments and six extension leaves, on a baluster shaft and quadripartite base, with cabriole legs headed by foliage and on lion's paw feet, three leaves with damage to their tips, with later mahogany leaf case
Unextended circle: 55¼in. (140cm.) diam.
Extended oval: 84¼in. (214cm.) long; 69½in. (176.5cm.) wide
29in. (73.5cm.) high
The top with six permanent segments and six extension leaves, on a baluster shaft and quadripartite base, with cabriole legs headed by foliage and on lion's paw feet, three leaves with damage to their tips, with later mahogany leaf case
Unextended circle: 55¼in. (140cm.) diam.
Extended oval: 84¼in. (214cm.) long; 69½in. (176.5cm.) wide
29in. (73.5cm.) high