Necklace, in-house design Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany | Early 1930s - Jakob Bengel Enthusiastic Approval, Heike Schmitz-Esser, Heike Schmitz-Esser, jakob-bengel-art-deco-necklace-red-green-galalith-1930s
Enthusiastic Approval, Heike Schmitz-EsserHeike Schmitz-Esserjakob-bengel-art-deco-necklace-red-green-galalith-1930s
Enthusiastic Approval, Heike Schmitz-EsserHeike Schmitz-Esserjakob-bengel-art-deco-necklace-red-green-galalith-1930s

Jakob Bengel

  • Necklace, in-house design Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany | Early 1930s
  • Red and green galalith, nickel-plated or chrome-plated brass, machine-made and handcrafted
  • A necklace featuring a striking colour contrast, crafted from bright red and green galalith elements, shiny metal spheres and metal rings intertwined in a knotted pattern. 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 28 cm (closed), 45 cm (open)


W 4 cm


D 1 cm





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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