1947, France. INSTITUT NATIONAL DES APPELLATIONS D?ORIGINE DES VINS ET EAUX-DE-VIE TRIBUTE TO FOUNDER JOSEPH CAPUS. By Andr? Lavrillier. AE 82mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Joseph Capus. Rev: A grape vine. Light grazing on the portrait, otherwise extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

Andr? Lavrillier was born in 1885. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Chaplain and Bourdelle. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins. Lavrillier died in 1958.