Lot 1344

1880, Presse Papier or Paper weight, Brass nut with lead and silver plaque with text 'De Kogels die Dr Spruyt Landskroon uit de wonden der gekwetsten bij Samalangan Aug 1880 verwijderde zijn in dit stuk saamgesmolten' roughly translates as ' The bullets retrieved by Surgeon Spruyt Landskroon from the wounded at Samalangan August 1880 are molten in this piece' Spruyt Landskroon was part of the medical staff in the Dutch Indies and was mentioned in dispatches after the 2nd expedition to Samalangan, curious piece