Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco brickwork / mauerwerk machine age shiny chrome silver tone necklace, teal green enamel embellishment sapphire whose gaps have been filled

whose gaps have been filled with two ruby red rhinestones at the present time

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

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

The brooch fastens with a secure pin and old C hook clasp

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

Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco brickwork / mauerwerk machine age shiny chrome silver tone necklace, teal green enamel embellishment sapphire whose gaps have been filledVintage 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