G. Chevalier 12 Loth Serving spoon

[JanGroen]

Good afternoon
I found this serving spoon at the market today. It is marked 12 G.CHEVALIER. It also carries the innitials A B 1874. Any information would be appreciated. Can't seem to find the maker.
Dankie
Jannie

[Traintime]

Given that people can move over a decade, retailers can use varied marks, and we can’t establish much from a lone “12” mark…perhaps related somehow to Gustave Chevalier/Chevalier Gustave found in French platers circa 1886 (?): https://www.silvercollection.it/FRENCHS ... RKSEK.html

[JanGroen]

I have found a tureen online made by potentially the same maker. Also with German marks



So not so sure how it ties into a French silverplate company.

Groete
Jannie

[Traintime]

Second object, second line might be Spindelpresse mark of Wilkens & Sohne? That would seem to put Chevalier as a retailer in this case. Not sure what they knew about this alleged French Silverplater mark, but perhaps this firm engaged in work other than producing…and not necessarily in only one country? The four letters after the Chevalier name (NCHF.) must hold an answer about the firm itself.

[Traintime]

Nchf.>>>Nachfolger>>>>Successor (to whom, G. Chevalier?).

[Traintime]

Took a while to find one in old threads, but here’s a stand-alone stamped “12” with no surround/cartouche/box which was thought to perhaps be Loth: viewtopic.php?p=179567&hilit=12+loth#p179567

Since Wilkens comes up on the later sample, there are some old threads with Loth markings for 12 & 13 in the site logs. Not of much help though.

[Bahner]

Hello, have no doubt that this is G. Chevalier from Magdeburg, Germany. Originally founded in 1816 by a an A. Dufour, goldsmith from Magdeburg of French origin. Taken over by G. Chevalier (first name is nowhere given) in 1846. Chevalier was the son of Magdeburg goldsmith Samiuel Chevalier. No idea whether there was any connection to the french Chevalier family as mentioned by Busetto on its internet page. Chevalier as a name is not that rare in French-speaking countries. After the death of Chevalier (date unknown to me, must be before 1888) his widow sold the shop to a Wilhelm Krieghoff from Nordhausen/Germany. Believe that from this moment onwards the company added the Nf. for successor to its name. It existed in Magdeburg until the end of WW II. After the war the last owner was living in Munich. No idea whether ha had reopened Chevalier Nf. there. Chevalier as many other German companies also sold objects not of their own making but aquired from one of the maker German silver manufacturers, punching its name Chevalier besides the mark of the original maker. Regards Bahner

[Bahner]

... should read: major German silver manufacturers... B.

[Ubaranda]

Ytllo!
Look another spoon from G.Chevalier.
Regards.