Sterling silver flat spade, pie or pastry server in the Alvin "Nuremberg" pattern patented in 1903, and hand engraved on the handle end face in script "L". The piece weighs 2.17 troy ounces and measures 8 1/4 inches long and 2 3/4 inches across the lower part of the blade. There are numerous fine shallow scratches and tiny nicks on both sides of the blade and the back of the handle and around the monogram, otherwise in good antique condition.