Signed Catanzaro vintage silver jewelry
Sterling silver brooch by Jo. 1950s. Signed Catanzaro vintage silver jewelry
Signed Catanzaro vintage silver jewelry (1959-1980)
Josephine “Jo” Catanzaro (1913–1988) and her younger sister Antoinette “Toni” Catanzaro (1914–2003) grew up in Buffalo, New York. In the mid-1950s, they took a jewelry making course and opened a jewelry shop in their native Buffalo. It was there that they created unique modernist sterling silver jewelry, branding it with their names “Jo Catanzaro”, or “Toni Catanzaro”. Noteworthy, the sisters received many awards while participating in national jewelry exhibitions. Today, jewelry created by the Catanzaro sisters has a high collectible value.
Notably, they also sold glass, ceramics, textiles, and wood items in their “House of Crafts” gallery created by other American and foreign craftsmen.
Abstract design sterling silver brooch pin by Jo
Jo Catanzaro mark
Toni’s mark
Modernist mid-century sterling silver brooch pin by Jo Catanzaro
Boomerang shape sterling silver pin by Jo Catanzaro
Mid-century silver and brass modernist ring
Modernist sterling silver pin brooch by Jo Catanzaro
Symbolic boomerang design brooch pin by Jo Catanzaro
Boomerang shape sterling silver brooch pin by Jo Catanzaro
Hand hammered sterling silver modernist necklace by Toni
Maker’s mark
