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Vtg HOBE Jeweled Frame Purse Open Back Crystal Stones Gilt Wire Work Framed
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Vtg HOBE Jeweled Frame Purse Open Back Crystal Stones Gilt Wire Work Framed
Price: US $449.00
THIS IS FOR A GORGEOUS HOBE PURSE. IT DATES TO THE 1930S-40S. THE FRAME IS STUDDED WITH VERY LARGE TURQUOISE COLORED RECTANGULAR, BEZEL SET, OPEN BACK, CRYSTAL STONES. THESE STONES ARE SET AGAINST A PATTERN OF THREE CRYSTAL OPEN BACK STONES IN COLORS OF CLEAR, PINK AND TURQUOISE. BENEATH THIS ROW OF STONES THERE IS A CLUSTER PATTERN OF CLEAR, PINK AND TURQUOISE STONES WHICH ARE ALSO BEZEL SET AND OPEN BACKED. THE STONES ARE FURTHER DECORATED WITH THE INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE GILT BRASS WIRE WORK WHICH HOBE USED EXTENSIVELY IN THEIR RHINESTONE SETTINGS IN THEIR JEWELRY AND THEIR PURSE FRAMES. THE PURSE BODY IS UNUSUAL. IT IS MADE OF GENUINE SNAKE SKIN IN A DARK GREENISH COLOR. IT MAY BE A REPLACEMENT BODY. IF IT IS, IT IS DONE VERY WELL. INSIDE IS THE ONLY INDICATION TO ME THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ADDED AT SOME POINT. THE FLAP OF SNAKE SKIN THAT COMES DOWN FROM THE FRAME AND LAYS OVER THE LEATHER INTERIOR SHOWS SOME OLD GLUE ON SOME OF THE EDGES. THE REST OF THE PURSE INTERIOR IS VERY, VERY CLEAN. AND, THE OUTSIDE OF THE PURSE SHOWS NO DAMAGE. THE PURSE BODY FITS INTO THE PURSE FRAME JUST LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR IT. IF THEY REPLACED IT I DON\'T KNOW HOW THEY DID IT. IT IS THAT GOOD. IT ALSO HAS A VERY LONG CARRY STRAP WHICH IS ATTACHED ON THE BACK, AND THESE WERE NEVER PUT ON IN THE 30S AND 40S.THE FRAME MEASURES 8\" WIDE BOTTOM EDGE TO EDGE. MEASURING ALONG THE CURVE OF THE TOP OF THE FRAME IT MEASURES 10 1/2\" LONG. IT RISES 1 3/4\" HIGH AT IT\'S TALLEST. AND, IT IS 1/2\" AT IT\'S SHORTEST NEAR THE EDGES. ON EACH HINGE PART OF THE FRAME THERE IS A BULLET SHAPED CABOCHON SAPPHIRE BLUE CRYSTAL STONE. THESE ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE PURSE PULL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ALSO. THE PURSE BODY MEASURES 9\" WIDE ALONG THE BOTTOM, AND IT IS 6\" TALL. THE PURSE INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 10\" WIDE AND 8\" TALL. THE PURSE IS NOT SIGNED, BUT IT IS UNMISTAKABLY, GUARANTEED HOBE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL ME.

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