377, Lot: 690. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. Société des Viticulteurs de France et d’Ampélographie. 1870-1940. AR Medal (41mm, 38.32 g, 12h). On the Regeneration of French vines by vines from America. By Adolphe Rivet. Manufactured circa 1880 to 1898, and 1901. Personification of viticulture standing slightly right, being embraced by female kneeling left; vineyard in background / Central medallion inscribed SOCIÉTÉ/DES/VITICULTEURS/DE/FRANCE/ET D’AMPÉLOGRAPHIE; behind, woman standing right, rempving cluster of grapes from vine; to left, basket of produce; in exergue, blank tablet and script signature. Edge: (cornucopia) ARGENT. See Forrer V 135-7. Near EF, toned.

From the RBW Collection, purchased from Jan Lis, 13 January 2006.