€8,000 - €12,000
A MAHOGANY JUPE TABLE OF CIRCULAR FORM 19TH CENTURY, Fitted with rounded extension leaves on floral carved scroll supports and concave platform. Base/lotus wrapped feet and brass casters. 74cm high, 140cm diameter, 202cm diameter extended The history of Jupe tables dates back to 1835, when cabinet-maker Theodore Alexander Robert Jupe invented this innovative expanding table. Jupe's patent introduced a design that allowed the table's sections to diverge from the centre, with the resulting gaps filled by inserting additional leaves. This mechanism utilized a Capstan Mechanism, which converts rotational motion into linear motion through a combination of a pulley and a belt. Jupe later partnered with John Johnstone, and their collaboration led to the table's exhibition at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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