Necklace, in-house design Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany | Early 1930s - Jakob Bengel

Jakob Bengel

  • Necklace, in-house design Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany | Early 1930s
  • A necklace comprising five discs of polished, shiny green galalith, set within five tubes of nickel-plated brass; a link chain with a barrel clasp; machine-made and handcrafted
  • A necklace featuring a striking contrast between glossy, deep green galalith discs and shiny silver-coloured metal tubes. Literature: Lindemann, Wilhelm, Bengel Art Déco Schmuck - Schmuck und Industrie-Denkmal, Idar-Oberstein, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, 2007 Weber, Christianne, Art Déco Schmuck - Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein / Germany, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, 2002
L 21 cm (closed), L 45 cm (open)

W 4.5 cm (1 Galalith element)

D 0.5 cm (tubes)





Jakob Bengel jewellery from the 1930s does not bear a company mark. Attributions are based on the typical stylistic elements and materials, historical pettern books in the company archives, interviews with contemporary witnesses and literature.
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