CIRCA 1770

Details

A NEAR PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CONCERTINA-ACTION TEA-TABLES
CIRCA 1770
Each hinged top with moulded edge and ebony and satinwood stringing to the interior, above a shaped frieze on channelled cabriole legs with stylised fan-carved knees, on scroll feet, one hinge stamped 'H. TIBATS', one folding top probably replaced
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 36 in. (91.5 cm.) wide; 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) deep

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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 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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