an antique african Efik brass charger embossed with geometric patterns charles david cobb ( 1921

charles david cobb  ( 1921 - 2014 ) born in bromley Kent

after the cessation of hostilities  he attended oxford university to study classical history and philosophy

thomas turner also invented a chinese legend to go with the pattern

the artist would seek a commission from a ship that would visit the artists home port

an antique african Efik brass charger embossed with geometric patterns charles david cobb ( 1921a large antique african Efik hand embossed brass charger, tray, platter from old calabar, decorated with geo metric patterns dating to around 1910. the charger is decorated with a geometric design to symbolise the layered petals of a flower with the scales of a water deity decorating the rim. large plain brass charger dishes and platters known as neptunes (a brass or copper pan or plate used for the evaporation of sea water to obtain salt) were