an antique large African efik charger decorated with wild plants and flowers. at this time english embroidery

at this time english embroidery was one of the most sought after art forms in europe

more than a dozen portrait painters sailed to her island home to capture her likeness

in 1988 he moved to st ives cornwall where he was elected to the newlyn and pewith society of artists

terry frost and john mitchell

mounted in a simple glazed frame

an antique large African efik charger decorated with wild plants and flowers. at this time english embroiderya large antique african efik hand embossed brass charger, tray, platter from old calabar, decorated with wild plants dating to around 1910. The charger is decorated with stylised plants, possibly the plant costus 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