HOBE earrings in unfoiled purple, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in hand made gilt wire work. A few of the stones have flea bits in them invisible without magnification but priced accordingly. The settings are a soft gold color wash and the clips work well. Circa 1940s, these are 7/8″ clip backs and, typical … Continue reading “HOBE earrings in unfoiled purple, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in hand made gilt wire work”
HOBE earrings with unfoiled faceted rhinestones in purple, pink and clear, all set in sterling gilt hand made wire work filigree, circa 1940s, clip backs that are 7/8″ wide. Each clip back is marked only “sterling” on it. Some of the stones show a bit of wear upon very close examination, but they are still … Continue reading “HOBE earrings with unfoiled faceted rhinestones in purple, pink and clear, all set in sterling gilt hand made wire work filigree”
VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain. She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove. A carved Greek key design decorates the edge of the setting that is 1-7/8″ by 1-1/2″. On the back edge is a small scratch and that is the only issue … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet antique portrait brooch of a beautiful lady hand painted on porcelain. She is wearing pink and blue and holding a white dove”
HOBE bracelet with pink, blue and clear rhinestones in a hand made gold plated sterling silver filigree wire work setting, 7″ by 5/8″. There are very tiny flea bites on some of the pink and blue rhinestones, visible only under magnification. There is no signature but it is the same bracelet style shown in the … Continue reading “HOBE bracelet with pink, blue and clear rhinestones in a hand made gold plated sterling silver filigree”
HOBE pendant earrings with unfoiled aqua blue, pink and clear rhinestones set in hand wrought and gold plated filigree wire work, 1-1/2″ by 5/8″. Made in the 1940s, these are one of the less common Hobe earring styles and they are absolutely beautiful! They are in excellent brilliant condition with both the stones and the … Continue reading “HOBE pendant earrings with unfoiled aqua blue, pink and clear rhinestones set in hand wrought and gold plated filigree”
HOBE ring with brilliant pastel blue, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones in a hand wrought gold plated sterling silver filigree setting, size 6 and 1-1/4″ by 1″ across the front as it rests on the finger. My jeweler can probably size this ring to fit you, just ask. Made in the 1940s, this is really … Continue reading “HOBE ring with brilliant pastel blue, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones in a hand wrought gold plated sterling silver filigree setting”
HOBE bracelet in lovely colors of pink, purple and clear rhinestones in a hand made silver filigree setting with leaves and scrolls, 6-1/2″ by 7/8″. This is not signed, but it is an obvious Hobe bracelet from the 1940s. Some of the purple stones have light scratches that are visible under magnification, so this is … Continue reading “HOBE bracelet in lovely colors of pink, purple and clear rhinestones in a hand made silver filigree setting with leaves and scrolls”
COLLECTION of hand painted china pins with lovely flowers on each, collection of 4. Brooches similar to these can be in Christie Romero’s “Warman’s Jewelry, 3rd Ed, page 111. They were often given as friendship gifts, and what nice gifts they would have been. The price is for all four pins. The largest is 1-5/8″ … Continue reading “COLLECTION of hand painted china pins with lovely flowers on each, collection of 4”
HOBE compact with aqua, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in handmade gold tone filigree, which allows me to make this attribution even though it is not signed. It’s layered with wire work and rhinestones, and it is 3-1/4″ by 3-1/8″. It opens by pushing down on the front latch to reveal a mirror with … Continue reading “HOBE compact with aqua, pink and clear unfoiled rhinestones set in handmade gold tone filigree”
HOBE bracelet with sparkling pink, blue and clear unfoiled rhinestones in a hand made gilt sterling silver wire work setting, 7″ by 5/8″ There is no signature but it is the same bracelet shown in the 1948 advertisement in the last photo here. A bracelet like this was in the HOBE 1948 advertisement “Hobe Jewels … Continue reading “HOBE bracelet with pink, blue and clear unfoiled rhinestones in a hand made gilt sterling silver wire work setting”
