Necklace, in-house design Jakob Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany | Early 1930s
Blue galalith, red beads (probably galalith), chrome-plated metal, spring ring clasp; made on machines and by hand
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, 130
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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.