BEAUTIFUL Hobé 1940s Round Sterling Silver Floral Brooch Pin - Roses & Etched order Leaves - Dainty and Cute! 53

This is a dainty but compact 'work of art' Hobé mid-1940's sterling silver floral brooch depicting three roses with etched leaves with curled stems. According to research, the closest patent is no. 131,086 and was granted to W.W. HOBE in 1942 (see last two pictures). The main difference is that the sketch depicts a ribbon at the bottom center whereas this brooch has a larger open flower as well as the fact the sketch shows a swirl-stem whereas this brooch has a curly stem on the opposite side. They are both beautiful designs but this offshoot of the sketch in the patent I believe is prettier!

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

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

The brooch weighs 14g and measures 1-3/8" x 1-3/8".

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 order 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 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