Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco brickwork / mauerwerk machine age shiny chrome silver tone necklace, teal green enamel embellishment sapphire I have struggled to date

I have struggled to date this piece - I assumed it was vintage or even antique

nor a patent sketch or application

This design uses many of Bengel's characteristic component parts including chunky snake chain

So I am not claiming that this is an example of pema rakka

reflective stones show different hues in different lights and at different angles which I have tried to show in the various pictures

Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco brickwork / mauerwerk machine age shiny chrome silver tone necklace, teal green enamel embellishment sapphire I have struggled to dateVintage Art Deco chrome necklace produced in Germany in the 1930s by the Jakob Bengel factory. This is a classic example of their sought after brickwork mauerwerk jewellery, which used chain construction previously used for watch chains in a new and innovative way for costume jewellery. This necklace is a simple silver tone shiny chrome. On one side there is a pattern of bright teal green cold painted enamel around the outer edge of the piece. I love