Morris and Margaret’s daughter Andrée Moss, who runs Keil’s Antiques alongside her two sons, Peter and Keil, does much of the purchasing today. She considers her family blessed to have had so many generations passionately involved in the business—a dedication that has allowed it to endure for so long. The staff are quite the same, with many remaining for decades, doing what they love. But it is the quality of Keil’s wares that Andrée truly credits with lasting success. “We scour the markets just to find exceptional things,” she says. In good condition, even items a hundred and fifty years old have relevance.
Text Leslie Bennett Smith
Photography Stephanie Welbourne Steele
Styling Melissa Sturdivant Smith
To learn more about Keil’s Antiques, see “Vieux Carré Curios” in the July/August 2023 issue, available on newsstands and at victoriamag.com.
