This "fiddlethread" tablespoon is 8 1/2" and is not in great condition. There are some bowl dents and a bowl bend and slight bowl wear. However, it would work very well with red beans and rice. It is marked "A.B. Griswold" and with another tiny mark that I can't make out. It's a usuable piece of silver.

These Southern coin silver serving spoons are 8 1/4". There is minimal denting and no bowl wear, They have been buffed. They are marked "H.P. Buckley" and "New Orleans". New Orleans, Ca 1865/70.

This Southern coin silver teaspoons is 5 7/8". It has no dents or bowl wear but have been buffed. They are marked "H.P. Buckley" and "New Orleans". Ca 1865/70. Possibly repaired.

This Baltimore cup is 3 1/2" tall at the rim and the diameter is 3 1/4". It's in good condition. The handle has been reattached as have many cups. There is minor denting. The reposse' decoration is crisp. It is marked "W. Brown", "10.15" and has a clover (?) looking symbol. Ca 1845/1850.

This Fiddlethread serving spoon is 8". It's in nice condition with no bowl wear and one small dent. It was made by Wood & Hughes and retailed by Maurice Scooler of New Orleans. My guess is that it was made around 1870/80. It is marked "W&H", "Sterling" and "M. Scooler".

This is a small early teaspoon in decent condition. It's lack of shoulders and handle form indicate early 19th century, 1800/1810. It has some minor dings in the bowl, but no bowl wear. It has a miniscule crack (less than 1/64") where the bowl & handle meet. It is marked S. Baker, NY and Wilmington, NC. The book " Silversmiths of North Carolina" states that it is unknown when Baker came to Wilmington. These early, possibly Southern spoons are hard to find.

A very nice pair of heavy, 7 3/8" dessert spoons. They have no bowl wear and a couple of miniscule dents in one bowl. Stephen Baker was in Wilmington until around 1818 we think. We do not know when his son came into the business or actually when he was in New York. "New York State Silversmiths" has him dated there 1787/1856. All this is assuming these are the same Stephen Baker. These are marked S. Baker & Son.