Lovely Hobé Demi Parure of Citrine Yellow / Orange Rhinestone shops Floral Earrings and Brooch Pin (Two-Piece Set) 937

This is a pretty and elegant vintage gold tone brooch and earring demi parure with a lovely floral design and covered in shiny citrine/yellow/orange rhinestones.

The brooch weighs 21g and measures 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" and is marked Hobé. The earrings measure 1-1/4" x 7/8" and carry the traditional Hobé comfort rollers - they are also marked Hobé.

This set is in excellent vintage condition and would make a lovely addition to any Hobé 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. I am happy to discuss the packaging - should you rather have a bubble wrap envelope (instead of a container), and have the items bubble wrapped instead of packed in a jewelry ‘box', the shipping costs can be reduced by quite a substantial amount.


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 shops 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