Vintage Silver “Water Carrier” South African Brooch by Candida
Vintage Silver “Water Carrier” South African Brooch by Candida
The vintage sterling silver brooch is in the form of an Oriental water carrier, balancing two water buckets from a pole over his shoulders. The brooch is marked “STER SIL; CANDIDA”.
CANDIDA was the maker’s mark used by Joe Calafato from about 1947 to 1972. Joe Calafato was a silversmith who worked in Pretoria from 1947 to 1984. Calafato was born in Mozambique in 1912 and moved to South Africa in the 1920’s. He was apprenticed under Jack Friedman, a noted jeweller of that period, and set up his own business in 1947.
Weight 15.5g
Age Circa 1960
Dimensions Circa 49mm x 55mm
Origin Pretoria, South Africa
Condition Excellent
Stock Code AJ488
