Silver cup made from a polo pony’s hoof, engraved with insignia of Capt J F Sherer, 49th Bengal Native Infantry, 1865 (c).
Two-handled, with removable silver insert on top.
Silver, no hallmarks, stamped by Allan and Hayes, Calcutta, crescent tally mark 1865 (c).
From a silver mounted desk set of two polo pony’s hooves

Although there is no inscription to suggest that the cup and inkwell were awarded as a trophies, they are among the earliest examples of polo memorabilia belonging to a British Officer.