Sweet and Simply, Classic Collector's 1940s Hobé popular Floral Triple Rose Bow Brooch/Pin - Sterling Silver - Smooth Ribbons - Beautiful! 2624

This is a cute and very traditional collector's Hobé bow brooch with smooth ribbons with a floral (rose) center in sterling silver - so pretty!

The closest matching patent for this brooch is No. 132,325 filed by W.W. HOBE in May 1942 and granted the same year. It differs in that it does not have the buds/baby's breath stretching the middle and has two less bows. See last two pictures for the actual sketch in the patent.

As any piece this old, it does have some very light patina and wear - overall it's in excellent vintage condition. Most collectors do like to have this natural patina as it highlights the age of the piece.

As perhaps other designers, Hobé used Sterling Silver in the late 1930s and 1940s due to lack of other metals which were being used in the war effort.

This brooch measures 2-1/2" x 1-3/4", weighs 22g and is stamped "Hobé STERLING", on a round (cartouche) raised plate.

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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 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 popular 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