Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco brickwork / mauerwerk machine age shiny tone chrome choker necklace, classic geometric design French Lovely sized sparkling iris crystal

Lovely sized sparkling iris crystal rhinestones

rhinestone and faceted glass bead drop choker necklace

by coincidence they nearly constitute the Olympic rings (with purple instead of black

However the filigree base is much more typical of Chinese export pieces

green and yellow

Vintage Jakob Bengel Art Deco brickwork / mauerwerk machine age shiny tone chrome choker necklace, classic geometric design French Lovely sized sparkling iris crystalVintage Art Deco chrome silver tone choker 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. I love the engineering that goes into these pieces the necklace looks identical worn either way around. This is a classic Art Deco geometric design