Sweet and Intricate Hobé 1942 Sterling Silver Floral Brooch Pin - Rose & Etched Leaves - hotsell So Pretty! 1069

This is a cute, pretty, and very dainty Hobé mid-1940's sterling silver floral brooch depicting several roses and huge etched leaves on the oval surround. According to research, the closest patent is no. 133,028 and was granted to W.W. HOBE in 1942. Please see picture 6 for the original sketch from the patent. You will see that there are no swirls on this brooch and there are four and not three flowers/roses, but otherwise it is a very close match!

As any piece this old, it has VERY LIGHT natural patina but this piece is in excellent condition.

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

The brooch weighs 16g and measures 2-1/8" x 1-1/4".

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

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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 beginning of the American costume-jewelry hotsell 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