Maple & Co Victorian Mahogany Extending Dining Table with Three Leaves

A superb Maple & Co Victorian wind-out extending dining table in solid mahogany and with three additional leaves and winding handle. Dating to c.1890 it has a rectangular top with a moulded edge and canted corners and stands on four ring turned legs with brass caps and dark pottery castors. The table smoothly extends from 5ft 2in to just under 10ft by means of a Joseph Fitter winding mechanism allowing it to seat up to 12 people. With beautiful colour and grain to the timbers it has been recently polished and waxed by hand using traditional materials and is ready for immediate use. Maples offered this table in various sizes and a choice of mahogany, oak or walnut with the catalogue describing it as “superior quality, careful manufacture, patented screw and strong wheels”.

Founded in 1841 by John Maple, Maple & Co were one of the largest and most successful antique furniture retailers and manufacturers in England during the latter half of the 19th Century and early 20th Century. The excellent quality of their work produced by their factory & retail hub in London’s Tottenham Court Road allowed them to expand greatly with further premises appearing in Paris, Buenos Aires and later Smyrna. Their clientele included Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, members of the Royal Household, the King of Siam, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia whilst catalogues proudly announced them as “Suppliers of Her Majesty the Queen of England”.

Extended Length - 9ft 10.75 / 118.75in (301.5cm)

Closed Length - 62in (157.5cm)

Width - 53.25in (135.5cm)

Height - 29.25in (74.5cm)

Leaves - 20.5in (52cm), 18 5/8in (47.3cm) and 17.75in (45cm)

Legroom - 23.75in (60.3cm) under frieze, 28 1/8in (71.5cm) under leaves

Ref: 0561

When buying it is important appreciate antiques have long histories of daily use and as such, over time they gain minor scratches, marks, knocks, shrinkage splits, signs of old woodworm, lifts and losses to veneer, which combine with care and years of polishing to create an individual character and patina. We describe the main flaws and those that fall outside of this bracket but cannot describe each marks separately and therefore suggest you do take the time to request extra photos. We do offer a 14 day money back guarantee if you are unhappy with your purchase but cannot refund the return shipping cost. If you are not sure please do not buy without clarifying or take the view that the only way to have it as near to new as possible is to have it fully and comprehensively restored.

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