Diminutive New Orleans Coin Silver Tea Service

Diminutive New Orleans Coin Silver Tea Service, probably for a Child, mid-19th c., incl. teapot (h. 5 3/4 in.), covered sugar (h. 4 3/4 in.) and creamer (h. 5 in.), all marked by Himmel for Hyde & Goodrich, oval tray (13 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.), apparently unmarked, 2 cups (h. 2 1/4 in.), marked Terfloth & Kuchle r, 2 matching cups marked Hyde & Goodrich, 4 saucers with French punch marks, cake plate (dia. 7 1/4 in.) with French punch mark, 1 teaspoon (l. 4 3/8 in.), apparently in Wood & Hughes "Bead" pattern, marked Hyde & Goodrich and with French punch mark; all engraved "Alice" in script; total wt. 67.20 troy ozs. Provenance: Purchased at auction in Marseille earlier this year. By repute, descended in the family of the original owners who purchased the set when living in New Orleans and carried it with them when they returned to France in the 1860s.Note: The New Orleans silver markings indicate manufacture between 1853 and 1869 for the Himmel for Hyde & Goodrich pieces, and between 1858 and 1866 for the Terfloth & Kuchler pieces. One notable New Orleans resident to return to France during this period was banker Michel Heine, who by 1869 was living in Paris with his wife Amelia Miltenberger and their young daughter Alice. Alice Heine (1857-1925) would marry the Duc de Richelieu in 1875, and later, in 1889, Prince Albert I of Monaco, becoming the first American Princess of Monaco. Could Alice Heine have been the original owner of this charming New Orleans teaset?
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