Jan 23
2022
Vtg 1930s Art Deco Machine Age Modernist Chrome Galalith Necklace
Fresh looking, soft wear is noticeable only on close inspection. Chrome setting has a bright patina with minor surface wear and darkening. Plastic pendants have nice sheen with minor surface wear. No components are missing. Clasp is secure and original. 1/2 at widest point. Chrome (does not have silver/gold content). Made by hand or in small groups of similar styles, vintage jewelry is individualistic with its own special story. Striking example of jewelry from industrial age movement. Individual disk pendants are stacked together, graduating in size towards the back for sophisticated effect. Pendants roll smoothly along your neck for smooth and tactile feel. Antique and vintage pieces have been passed through generations, so it’s not often you find a piece that has been maintained in its near-original condition. Such pieces are not only higher in value, but they are also more collectible, as they carry the history of past owners but do not show it. They reveal what the piece would have looked like when it was first created, giving us an insight into a bygone era. 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. _gsrx_vers_1318 GS 8.4 (1318). 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: Link
- Type: Necklace
- Material: Plastic
- Department: Women
- Jewelry Department: Fashion
- Vintage: Yes
- Era: Art Deco (1915-1935)
- Original/Reproduction: Original
Tags:1930s, chrome, deco, galalith, machine, modernist, necklace