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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NaptownFTW, post: 509867, member: 9989&quot;]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.</p><p><br /></p><p>More info on him and a sometime partner:</p><p><a href="https://decorativeartstrust.org/chasing-southern-dreams-two-german-silversmiths-in-new-orleans/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://decorativeartstrust.org/chasing-southern-dreams-two-german-silversmiths-in-new-orleans/" rel="nofollow">https://decorativeartstrust.org/chasing-southern-dreams-two-german-silversmiths-in-new-orleans/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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