Lot 325
An Important New Orleans Coin Silver Tureen and Cover, Adolphe Himmel for Hyde & Goodrich, c. 1855, incised mark "H" between "HYDE & GOODRICH" in arc and "NEW ORLEANS" in arc, with eagle finial and lion mask drop handles, the hand-wrought oval bulbous body with floral repoussé decoration, one reserve with Gothic monogram, applied beaded, and egg-and-dart rim, raised on four cast scroll supports, height 9 1/2 in., width 14 1/2 in., weight 91 troy oz. Note: This tureen is distinguished by Himmel's ambitious and refined classical details: robust egg and dart border, well-modeled lion mask and ring handles and eagle which appears to alight on the rockwork lid. Tureens are a rare form in New Orleans-made silver. A later tureen, also by Himmel, c. 1861-1877, in the retardataire Rococo Revival taste, is illustrated in Crescent City Silver, pl. 55, p. 53.
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