Vintage Silver Brooch by Candida
Vintage Silver Brooch by Candida
The vintage silver brooch is rectangular with beaded edges, a diagonal divide, and a floriate design. The brooch is marked “SER SIL; CANDIDA”. Which shows that it was made in South Africa by Joe Calafato.
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 6.2g
Age Circa 1960
Dimensions 39mm x 17mm
Condition Very good
Stock Code BE341
