Jupe, Robert

47 Welbeck St, Cavendish Sq., London; upholder (1839–40)

In 1835 Jupe registered patent no 6788 for a circular, expanding table. At that time he was a partner of Johnstone, Jupe & Co. in New Bond Street. Also, in 1836 registered patent no 7189 for ‘cabinet ware’. For details of this table and ensuite dessert plateau see entry for Johnstone, Jupe & Co. 1835-38, Johnstone and Jeanes, c.1842-1880 and Johnstone and Norman, 1880-1900)

Sources: DEFM; Kirkham, ‘The London Furniture Trade’, Furniture History (1988), p. 181; Morris, ‘A Patent Worth Protecting: Jupe’s Improved Expanding Dining Table’, FHS Newsletter (February 2018).