Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco machine age, green ' Peking glass ' cabochon hammered chrome bracelet

Fabulous Jakob Bengel machine age Art Deco bracelet from the 1930s. It has sculptural panels in shiny chrome with a hammered effect, found more often in later pieces from years after 1935. The panels are decorated with gorgeous large green Peking glass cabochons. This piece is really intricately designed - absolutely stunning and a valuable collector's piece. The bracelet has a length of 7 1/4 inches and fastens with a secure push-in box clasp. It is in excellent vintage condition.

Jakob Bengel was a chain and costume jewellery factory, founded by Jakob Bengel in 1873 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Until 1920, the company specialised in the production of watch chains and chatelaines (pendants for pocket watches). In the 1920s and 1930s, it became one of the leading manufacturers of fashion jewellery in the Art Deco style. It was during the Bauhaus and Art Deco period that designers were looking to obtain new materials and inspiration to produce costume jewellery. Inspired by French Avant-Garde and other fashion trendsetters such as Coco Chanel, Bengel started to produce experimental jewellery. The pieces, catalogued 1924-1939, combined brass and chrome with geometric shapes of coloured galalith.