Live Auction 5436Kinross House, Scotland And Property Removed From The London Residence of Mrs. Winston Spencer Churchill
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD TABLE
Lot 78

A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD TABLE

CIRCA 1755

Closed30 March 2011

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GBP 5,625

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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CARD TABLE
CIRCA 1755
The serpentine green baize-lined fold-over top and plain frieze with gadrooned lower edge, on foliate-carved cabriole legs terminating in scrolling feet, hinges stamped 'H. TIBATS'
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 36 in. (91 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44½ cm.) deep

Possibly acquired by James Montgomery (1720-1803), later 1st Bt. of Stanhope, and by descent at Stobo and Kinross.

Specialist note

This table is related to the designs of Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779). A comparable pair of tables was supplied to William, 5th Earl of Dumfries (c. 1699-1768) in 1779 (Christie's Dumfries House catalogue, 12 July 2007, vol. 1, lot 25).

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