This extremely rare and important English mahogany circular extension dining table was designed and patented by Robert Jupe and retailed by G. Morant, Interior Decorator and Upholsterer to King William IV and later to Queen Victoria. One of only a handful known, this table illustrates perfectly the Regency era's quest to combine technical innovation with superb and beautiful craftsmanship. The table is complete with its original leaves.

In March, 1835, Robert Jupe patented his design for “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.” One of the most novel