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A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED EAST AFRICAN CAPE BUFFALO HOOF INKWELL
A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED EAST AFRICAN CAPE BUFFALO HOOF INKWELL, ROBERT PRINGLE & SONS, LONDON, 1932
the plain lid inscribed 'Rumuruti / R.N. / February 1932' hinging to reveal a gilt well with glass liner
16cm long
Rumuruti in Kenya's Rift Valley is presumably where the buffalo was shot, its hoof subsequently mounted as a hunting trophy inkwell.
Sold for £220
A GEORGE V SILVER-MOUNTED EAST AFRICAN CAPE BUFFALO HOOF INKWELL, ROBERT PRINGLE & SONS, LONDON, 1932
the plain lid inscribed 'Rumuruti / R.N. / February 1932' hinging to reveal a gilt well with glass liner
16cm long
Rumuruti in Kenya's Rift Valley is presumably where the buffalo was shot, its hoof subsequently mounted as a hunting trophy inkwell.