Lot Essay
Joseph Fitter's application for British Patent 1165 for this extending mechanism was sealed on 22 August 1861.
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AN IRISH MAHOGANY AND BURR ELM CROSSBANDED EXTENDING DINING TABLE
Including two extra leaves, the winding mechanism carrying a brass plate, on the winding mechanism 'JOSEPH FITTER PATENTEE BRITANNIA WORKS CHEAPSIDE BIRMINGHAM', the end leaves adapted with a part label '...Co Ltd, Warehousing DUBLIN'
30¼in. (77cm.) high, 122in. (310cm.) long extended, 72in. (183cm.) deep
Including two extra leaves, the winding mechanism carrying a brass plate, on the winding mechanism 'JOSEPH FITTER PATENTEE BRITANNIA WORKS CHEAPSIDE BIRMINGHAM', the end leaves adapted with a part label '...Co Ltd, Warehousing DUBLIN'
30¼in. (77cm.) high, 122in. (310cm.) long extended, 72in. (183cm.) deep
Provenance
By repute Stormont, Northern Ireland
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