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Jakob Bengel Green Bakelite and Chrome 1930s Necklace
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Jakob Bengel Green Bakelite and Chrome 1930s Necklace

Product Code: VJB10
£310.00
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Detail: Authentic vintage Jakob Bengel 1930s chrome and emerald green bakelite *galalith necklace. Its design consists of two large segments followed by five cylinder beads, and a central large circular bead. All segments are separated with various sized oxidised chrome beads; all strung on a micro chrome chain. A beautiful example of Bengel’s work; German design and crafted in France.

Period: 1930s

Condition: Used. Excelllent with only the slightest signs of use, commensurate with age 

Size: Length 44cm.

Colour: Chrome, Emerald Green

Material: Chrome, Galalith (French Bakelite)

Origin: France / Germany

* Galalith is a synthetic plastic material manufactured from casein and formaldehyde

More Information
Founded in 1873 by locksmith Jakob Bengel, the company first produced pocket watch chains in brass and silver. During the early 1930s the company began to experiment with more versatile new materials and designs, to produce an entirely new form of costume jewellery. Rejecting material snobbism, Jakob Bengel’s geometric designs in chrome and bakelite (galalith) were clearly inspired by the severe lines of the Bauhaus and Art Deco aesthetic. In fact, Coco Chanel was hugely influential in making costume jewellery socially acceptable and an absolute ‘must’ for every well-dressed woman. For almost a decade, Jakob Bengel’s distinctive avant-garde costume jewellery designs echoed ‘modern’ Parisian taste; enormously successful markets opened up  in other parts of Europe and United States, enabling the Bengel company to construct its own specialized tools and machines, allowing an extensive repertory of designs to be developed.  All pieces of Jakob Bengel acquired by Palette are authentic. Most have been worn and do show the slightest signs of use, commensurate with age; though we do have these pieces gently cleaned and screw clasps replaced where needed. Occasionally we do find pieces found in storage at the Bengel factory in the late 70s and early 1980s. These are described as new / old unsold stock. We only acquire our stock from the most reputable dealers in Paris, and can guarantee that all are genuine Jakob Bengel pieces produced in the 1930s. Jakob Bengel Emerald Green Bakelite and Chrome 1930s Necklace 
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