April 16, 2024
Vintage Antique HOBE Tibetan Chessman Hand-Carved, 14K & 925 Brooch! VERY RARE!!
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You are bidding on a Vintage Antique HOBE Tibetan Chessman Hand-Carved, 14K & 925 Brooch! VERY RARE!! I am pleased to offer this famous brooch from the Sylvia Hobé's Asian-themed 1947-1948 Tibetan Chessman series. The finely carved figure in an intricate flower and leaf setting flanking the Asian man is sterling with a gold vermeil and a 14K gold wrapped base. Although some of the figures were done in ivory, this one appears to be enameled over either the Tibetan Wood or Ox Bone which were all used in the various designs from this series. There are a total of 20 patents in this series - all designed by Sylvia Hobe in 1947. The pin is marked "HOBÉ, 1/20th 14K ON STERLING", "DESIGN PATENT" on the back side of the brooch. A patent was filed February 28, 1947; patent #149,490, with Sylvia Hobé listed as the inventor. Background on Designer: The Hobe Cie jewelery company was founded in Paris in 1887. Jacques Hobe's son, William Hobe, started working in the theatrical costume business in the 1920s in New York and drew the attention of Florence Ziegfield. In the mid-1920s, William Hobe began creating costumes and jewelry for the Ziegfield Follies on Broadway. The business grew from there into the upscale retail department stores in the '30s and made some of the most treasured pieces of jewelry as well as the most collectible (esp. the
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