Lot Essay
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.
The table was with the celebrated London dealers M. Harris & Son who established their business in 1868 and handled an impressive number of important objects as apparent in their undated series of Catalogues published in the 1930s.
The table was with the celebrated London dealers M. Harris & Son who established their business in 1868 and handled an impressive number of important objects as apparent in their undated series of Catalogues published in the 1930s.