a small african efik hand embossed brass dish. lines or semicircles

lines or semicircles

wood sat for several portraits by arthur david mccormick which were used in players navy cut artwork and advertising

made to the traditional style of a victorian sailors valentine of the Caribbean

and in Cornwall

a small african efik hand embossed brass dish. lines or semicirclesa small antique african efik hand embossed brass dish from old calabar, decorated with a wild plant. diameter 250mm the charger is decorated with a stylised plant possibly the plant costas spectabilis commonly known as the yellow trumpet flower that produces large fleshy leaves that form as a rosette as they grow close to the ground. once growing in abundance , today the plant is becoming rare in nigeria. for centuries the plant has been used in