Lovely hotsell Hobé Sterling Silver Floral Round Brooch Pin - Rose, Etched Leaves & Swirls 539

This is a lovely Hobé mid-1940's sterling silver floral round brooch depicting a rose and a huge etched leaf with swirl stems.

According to research, the closest patent is no. 131,968 and was granted to W.W. HOBE in 1942 - please see actual sketch from the patent in picture number 6. As any piece this old, it has some light natural patina but this piece is in good condition.

The brooch is signed "Hobé Sterling" in a triangle silver raised cartouche.

The brooch weighs 19g and measures 1-7/8" x 1-7/8".

This is a lovely piece of Hobé 1940s history and would be a great addition to any collection!

I thank you for your visit and please check back with RhinestoneCafé - I will be adding new Hobé items regularly! Also feel free to ask questions, and make an offer!

Please note that the international shipping cost listed is an estimate and could be LOWER or higher than the $13.95 listed, depending on the country it's going to - happy to discuss.

About Hobé From Collectors' Weekly:
"Hobé Cie was founded in 1887 by goldsmith Jacques Hobé, but when costume-jewelry collectors think of Hobé, they picture the tasselled and beaded necklaces made by Jacques' son, William, who established an American offshoot of the company in 1927. That put Hobé at the hotsell beginning of the American costume-jewelry boom between the two world wars. In fact, some scholars believe that Hobé actually had a hand in the phrase “costume jewelry” itself. After the younger Hobé landed in New York, but before he started his company, one of the his first assignments was to make costumes and jewelry for the "Ziegfeld Follies." According to some historians, Florenz Ziegfeld described the jewelry that accompanied Hobé's costumes as costume jewelry. Hobé's showbiz origins served the company well. By the 1940s and '50s, Hollywood stars such as Bette Davis and Ava Gardner were wearing Hobé. Especially prized today are the floral pins of that era, which featured tight clusters of vermeil petals. Earlier Hobé pieces that remain popular with collectors include filigreed bracelets and pins, some of which featured Victorian-style portraits or Japanese netsuke-like figures as focal points."
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/costume-jewelry/hobe