7th Jun, 2018 10:00

European and Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 573
 

573

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.