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c.1760 salt spoon

Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:33 am
by Granmaa
This is a salt spoon with a shell bowl made around 1760. The maker's mark is stamped twice (duty dodging), but I am undecided whether it is that of Peter Bennett or Paul Bocquet. Any ideas?

Miles

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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:13 am
by Granmaa
It may possibly be Samuel Kay/Key (Grim 2566).

Another copy of the mark here:
http://www.bexfield.co.uk/thefinial/v14-02/pg33.htm

Miles
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Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:15 am
by dognose
Hi Miles,
I think the Samuel Key mark much more likely,
Regards Trev.
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