Vintage Hobe 1940's Sterling Rhinestone Floral Brooch

This intricate 1940's brooch was designed by Hobe', originally a Parisian designer in the late 1800's, who relocated to America in the late 1920s. 

Stamped on the backs with "Hobe'" & "Sterling" and features a highly dimensional oval rose and leaf design with green and pink rhinestones. 

Measures: approximately 1.25 inch x 1.5 inch.

Hobe' was the epitome of "costume jewelry" and designed pieces for Ziegfield Broadway productions. It was Ziegfield who may have coined the phrase costume jewelry. Hobe' jewelery was worn by starlets like Ava Gardner & Marilyn Monroe, and is highly collectible. Hobé designed some remarkably intricate and finely crafted jewelry during the 1920's-1940's. They were made using unfoiled stones to simulate colored gemstones or brightly colored finely faceted glass and set in sterling silver that was complexly twisted, braided, and coiled to create detailed floral designs. The Hobe jewelry house operated for several generations, but the 1930's - 1940's are considered the most collectible.