Southern Coin Silver Pair of Spoons William Gregg Columbia South Carolina

Description

These Southern coin silver spoons were made/retailed by William Gregg, and William Gregg and John Veal. Both spoons have the identical monogram, and this makes the dating a bit easier. According to Catherine B. Hollan in her book on Virginia Silversmiths, William Gregg was in Columbia, South Carolina ca. 1824-1827. John Veal was his partner during part of that time.
The larger of the two spoons is a smidgeon over 9" and weighs a bit over 3 ozt. I believe this spoon was made by Gregg maybe in Virginia, what is now West Virginia, before he moved to South Carolina. The smaller spoon was most likely made by a New York silversmith. Hollan believes the maker was William Gale. The smaller spoon is just over 7”. The designs of the two are slightly different as you can see in the pictures.
The larger of the two spoons, Gregg only mark, does show a bit of wear on the tip that can be attributed to being used by a right handed person. Additionally, the left side of the handle is a bit rough. I think this was due to a righthanded person rapping the spoon on the edge of a kettle to knock excess food off the spoon.  The right side of the spoon handle does not show similar marks to the same degree.
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