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Lot Essay
A related table further embellished with arcaded frieze and flut legs was originally commissioned for Tyttenhanger where it remained until sold by the Earl of Caledon, Christie's, London, 12 March 1981, lot 32. It was most recently sold Christie's, New York, 19 October 2000, lot 40 where it was attributed to the London partnership of Paul Saunders and George Smith Bradshaw based on its similarity to a suite supplied for Holkham Hall, Norfolk (see P. Macquoid and R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1927, vol.III, p. 193, fig.30).
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.
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.