The company was founded by Jacques Hobé, in 1883 in France. After WW-ll William Hobé’, Jacques’ son, moved the company to the U.S.A. In California he made the tasseled and beaded jewelry collectors know Hobé for the Ziegfeld Follies, and catered to the Hollywood crowd. Hobé provided jewelry to high end department stores and expensive boutiques, and his designs were favorites of 1950’s Hollywood starlets.
