Gorgeous and shops Heavy Vintage 1940's Hobé Sterling Silver Floral Bow Brooch with Rose Center - Raised Leaves and Buds. So Beautiful! 2151
This is a RARE and sweet vintage 1940's signed Hobé sterling silver floral bow brooch.
This is what I would describe as a "squared bow" as it is of a more geometric design, more flat and rigid than most Hobé bow brooch designs...and this is precisely what makes it unique and so special in my view. The design is a floral bow made of a 3-looped ribbon with a large open rose - the ribbons have raised etched leaves along the front and a few buds shooting off to the bottom right of center.
I am very surprised that there is no patent for this lovely design, especially as there are so many variations of this particular bow by Hobé. If I had to choose a similar patent based on key elements of the design it would be 131,874 filed in March 1942 - the original sketch in the patent is pictured in the last photo which will also give you an idea of how Hobé's sketched his bow designs back in the day.
As any piece this old, it does have (I think the perfect amount) of natural patina, and overall it's in lovely vintage condition. Most collectors do like to have this natural patina as it highlights the age of the piece.
The brooch measures 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" and weighs 22g - it is marked "Hobé STERLING DESIGN PAT'D" in a circle raised silver plate/"cartouche".
This is the perfect GORGEOUS addition to your vintage jewelry collection, Hobé or not!
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 shops 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 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