Vintage Silver Bracelet Bangle by Candida
Vintage Silver Bracelet Bangle by Candida
The vintage silver bracelet is hinged, hollow, and has an embossed, floriate design front and back. The bracelet has a safety chain which has a bolt-ring closure. The bracelet is marked “STER 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 23.2g
Age Circa 1960
Dimensions Circa 6cm x 5.5mm inside –
18cm inside circumference
12mm wide
Condition Good – has some age-related dents
Stock Code BH584
