Featured Circa 1850 silver presentation cup by Adolph Himmel?

I came across this piece last year, but am not 100% on the attribution and don't have a good handle on the value.
It is a coin silver cup stamped Hyde & Goodr(ich) on the bottom. The silver shows signs of an abrasive cleaning and the engraving is a bit weak. Stylistically, it seems to match the work of Adolphe Himmel, with excellent repoussé work.
The names on it have a pretty crazy story behind them. The inscription reads
To the Hon Jos B Lancaster
A token of gratitude for generous hospitality and practical friendship
T Pickett
T O'Hara
T T Hawkins >Ky
T J Kennedy
A H Johnson
A H Bell Miss

Joseph B Lancaster was a judge on the first Florida territorial court and is a fairly well known politician from that time.
The other names are officers and a physician from the time a group of southerners got together with a guy named Narciso Lopez to invade Cuba in 1850. This Cardenas expedition won a battle in Cuba, a Kentuckian planted what is now the
Cuban flag for the first time on Cuban soil, and then they high-tailed it to Florida because several thousand Spanish troops were coming to kill them.
Anyway, the big name on there is Theodore O'Hara. He fought in the Mexican American war, where he penned a poem, Bivouac of the Dead, lines of which are on Arlington National Cemetery. He was a captain in the US Army until court marshaled by Robert E Lee in 1856. During the Civil War, he was a Confederate colonel and representative to Mexico.
I know this is quite a bit to read, but any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Very interesting piece and interesting story!

You no doubt already know that Hyde and Goodrich were primarily retailers and importers. But I'm going to post this link so others will have the chance to learn about them

https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SSH12.html

Who is the Adolf Himmel you mentioned?

 

I fear one of those things that would never bring as high a bid as it should

 

Looks like it was made on a rolling mill and not repoussé.The piece could have come from the Himmel workshop/factory as the top border is very similar to the below example.

Example of rolling mill Himmel piece https://asyoulikeitsilvershop.com/listing/672644747/adolphe-himmel-coin-silver-cann

 

Adolphe Himmel was a German born silversmith who worked in New Orleans in the 1850s. I poked around a little and found he moved there in 1852, so if the piece is made by him, it would be after that. Given that the governor of Louisiana was involved in the invasion (he charged and had three trials end in hung juries), the New Orleans connection makes sense.

More info on him and a sometime partner:
https://decorativeartstrust.org/chasing-southern-dreams-two-german-silversmiths-in-new-orleans/

 

The Himmel shop seems to have been known for creating pieces with semi mass produced bases and borders and adding things like the designs on this piece at the customer's request.
A similar example (from the crazy high price site):
https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/sil...ug-adolphe-himmel-hyde-goodrich/id-j_3880523/

 

Welcome to the forum, Naptown.
A very interesting piece with a great background, thank you for showing us.

 

Hi and WELCOME to ANTIQUERS, Naptown!! Fascinating piece and history to go with it!!!! Thank you for bringing it to our attention!!

 

This page about Hyde & Goodrich says that "The firm employed silversmiths and watchmakers, including German craftsmen Christoph Christian Küchler and Adolphe Himmel, to make and repair goods for their customers." And includes an image of an article made by Himmel. https://www.hnoc.org/virtual/goods-every-description/hyde-goodrich

Just FYI --