CNG 100, Lot: 1172. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES. AV Medal (41mm, 58.07 g, 12h). American Orchid Society. By the Medallic Art Company, New York. Presented to Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet, 5 May 1935, for publication on the hybridization of orchids. Native American kneeling right, wearing feather headdress, tending to orchids / AMERICAN (orchid) ORCHID (orchid) SOCIETY, AWARDED TO/ SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN, BART./ FOR A/ MOST EXCELLENT PUBLICATION/ MAY 5, 1933. Choice EF. In original case of issue.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.

Jeremiah Colman was a wealthy British industrialist who helped propel Colman’s mustard to international fame.