CNG 100, Lot: 1121. Estimate $1250. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III. 1852-1870. AV Medal (334mm, 24.08 g, 12h). Agricultural Competition at Limoges. Paris mint. By Caqué. Dated 1862. Presented to Mr. Barny de Romanet of Romanet, Haute-Vienne. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head left; CAQUÉ F/ GRAVEUR DE S M below / * MINISTÈRE DE l’AGRICULTURE DU COMMERCE ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, CONCOURS RÉGIONAL AGR^LE/ LIMOGES/ M^R BARNY/ DE ROMANET/ A ROMANET/ (H^TE VIENNE)/ ÉLEVEUR/ 1862/ ANIMAUX (star)REPROD^RS (star) within wreath. On edge; hand hallmark and OR. Collignon –. Superb EF.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, August 2008.