A Magnificent Efik Brass Charger
Stock No
1109
2015
- £985.00
- €1,179 Euro
- $1,278 US Dollar
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Item Description
A Magnificent Efik Brass Charger dating from around 1900 decorated with punched decoration of a strolling elephant beside a river or lake.Engraved (in England (?)) around the edge with a dedication in Gothic Script "A Token of Good Faith from Mr. Fashole Luke to Dr.Oakley". The Efik were middlemen trading goods from the West, in this case a plain brass dish from Birmingham, with tribes of the Cross River or Calabar district. Large brass dishes such as this were regarded as important prestige items, displayed to demonstrate great wealth, or given to other important dignitaries. Old Calabar, Southern Nigeria, West Africa.
dia 28.75 ins
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London, London
Period
First quarter 20th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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