CIRCA 1775

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD TABLE
CIRCA 1775
The hinged serpentine top with ribbon and rosette carved edge, enclosing green baize, above a plain frieze with beaded edge on square tapering legs headed by fluting and block feet, one hinge stamped 'H.TIBATS'
28 3/4 in. (73 cm.) high; 36 1/2 in. (92.5 cm.) wide; 18 1/4 in. (46.5 cm.) deep, closed

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Lot Essay

Many fine pieces of mid-18th Century case furniture, particularly card-tables, have the stamp 'TIBATS' to their concertina-action hinges, which is regarded as a sign of quality. Peter Thornton first suggested that Tibats may have been based in Birmingham, perhaps a rival to the rapidly expanding firm of Boulton and Fothergill (P. Thornton, Furniture History, 1966, vol. II, pp. 44-45, pl. XXII). The stamp probably refers to Hugh Tibbats or Tibats (the spelling varies), 'Hinge and Sash fastening maker' of Bell Street, Wolverhampton, listed in the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston and Willenhall Directory, 1781.

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