Robert Keay of Perth?

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Hi team,

Just wondering if people had an opinion about these sugar tongs?

The eagle mark suggests Perth? And then I thought Robert Keay as the maker, but then this maker's mark seems a little cruder than the examples I could find of his mark. Any other candidates? Or has this makers mark been identified as his before?



Thanks in advance, Ben.

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Hi Ben,

It is indeed the mark of Robert Keay. Richard W. Turner has a good match (PE 27) for this pairing on p.85 of the Illustrated Directory of Scottish Provincial Silversmiths & Their Marks.

Trev.

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Thanks Trev!