MID-18TH CENTURY,

Many fine pieces of mid-18th century case furniture, and particularly card tables have 'H.TIBATS' stamped on their concertina-action hinges, including a card table in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Tibats was an important source of quality iron fittings and was probably based in London or Birmingham (P.Thornton, 'A signed hinge', Furniture History, Leeds, 1966, pp.44-45, pl.XXIII).