Vtg 1930s Art Deco Machine Age Jakob Bengel Chrome Galalith Pendant Necklace

Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection. Silver setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear and discoloration (mainly to beads at center of pendant), no dents or misshapen spots. Plastic has nice sheen with no chips or surface wear. Slide pendant grips firmly and slides smoothly as it should. Clasp is secure and original. 20 7/8″ with pendant dropping another 2 1/4″ below. Alloy (does not have silver/gold content), Plastic. Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special story. While not marked, design and construction details point to necklace being made by Jakob Bengel. Chains are offset in slide pendant and pendant grips firmly and slides smoothly allowing slightly different looks note necklace on manequin vs. Uniquely constructed with a dynamic and bold silhouette, necklace has a quality weight and feel along your neck. On the Machine-Age Movement. The machine age movement began in the United States after World War I, when there was an explosion of industry and technology including skyscrapers, automobiles, airplanes, and streamlined, metallic trains. Artists and jewelry makers, inspired by the newfangled aesthetics and Zeitgeist around this modern landscape, created machine age jewelry. These pieces featured the clean, efficient lines of machines and the sheen of metal. They allowed people to express with fashion the excitement of the modern age. Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles, that influenced the design of buildings, furniture, fashion and of course, jewelry. The movement was given a name from the international exposition of Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, that was held in Paris in 1925 and largely dedicated to the jewelry arts. Born out of ideas of modernism and the Industrial Age, this manifested into designs that used Cubism’s bold abstraction and rectilinear shapes and combined them with intricate patterning, bold color and symmetry. High-end jewelry design houses like Cartier and Boucheron set the trends in gold and gemstones, which were then emulated by costume jewelry companies in glass or perhaps plastics, and brought to the masses. _gsrx_vers_1326 GS 8.4.1 (1326). This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “oxfordjewel” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.

• Brand: Unbranded
• Style: Pendant
• Type: Necklace
• Material: Plastic
• Department: Women
• Jewelry Department: Fashion
• Vintage: Yes
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Era: Art Deco (1915-1935)

Tags:1930s, bengel, chrome, deco, galalith, jakob, machine, necklace, pendant