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French Retro Tubogas Necklace

Offered by: Macklowe Gallery, Ltd

Description
Created in the late 1930s to early 1940s, this Retro 18K gold and diamond tubogas necklace was made in France. The necklace is designed as a tapering tubogas link chain mounted with a polished domed center flanked by concave crescents, highlighted by star-set round-cut diamonds. Inspired by the forms of industry, this jewel is a streamlined representative of early French jewelry modernism and its return to gold.

Dimensions: 15.50" length.
Materials: 20 round cut diamonds (approximate total weight 1.5 carats); 18K Gold; Platinum
Gram Weight: 74 g.
Signed: French assay marks, maker's mark RT

In the early 1930s, Parisian high jewelers made a bold return to gold. Many of the famous maison offered astonishingly original necklaces and bracelets of "tubogas" or "tuyau à gaz", a novel, highly flexible gold chain derived from industrial forms relating to the combustion engine. One commentator noted that the aesthetic of the decade had "an air of syncopated jazz" inspired by a sensational song and dance routine called "Lambeth Walk" which featured in the popular London musical "My Girl and Me".

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	1900-1949
Creation Date:	Late 1930's - Early 1940's
Gemstones:	Diamond
Metals:	Gold
Styles / Movements:	Retro
Dealer Reference #:	N-21994
Incollect Reference #:	836017

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Message from Seller:

Macklowe Gallery is the premier dealer of museum-quality 20th Century Decorative Arts, specializing in Tiffany lamps, French Art Nouveau, and antique jewelry. Visit us at 445 Park Avenue, NYC, or contact us at 212.644.6400 | email@macklowegallery.com |