This is a stunning vintage Hobé two-piece set (demi parure) in almost mint condition. It consists of a single-strand necklace and earrings both which are made of spectacular jet black glass round and faceted beads. The round beads each have a neon green stripe which gives this set a real modern and unique flair.
The necklace measures 14" when CLOSED, and is strung on fine chain, as most Hobé necklaces. The earrings have the traditional comfort rollers with the beads fixed to a traditional filigree back. The earrings carry the Hobé hallmark, but the necklace's pretty box closure does not (which is not unusual for Hobé jewelry).
This set, again, is in near perfect condition and is ready to be worn or added to your 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 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 order 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
Product code: Vintage RARE Hobé order Jet Black NEON GREEN Striped Glass Bead Necklace and Earring Demi Parure (Two Piece Set) 135