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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD-TABLE
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD-TABLE

CIRCA 1750

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD-TABLE
CIRCA 1750
The serpentine hinged top enclosing a brown leather playing-surface, above a plain frieze, on cabriole legs headed by acanthus and scrolled feet, one hinge stamped 'H TIBATS'
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 35½ in. (90 cm.) wide; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) deep, closed

拍品專文

Many fine pieces of mid-18th Century case furniture, particularly card- tables, have 'H.TIBATS' stamped on their concertina-action hinges. The stamp almost certainly refers to Hugh Tibbatts, 'hinge and sash fastening maker' of Bell Street Wolverhampton, listed in The Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Wallsall, Dudley, Bilston and Willenhall Directory, 1781. There appears to be no mention of Tibats or Tibbats (the spelling of the name varies) in the West Midlands area after 1781.