Lovely vintage Art Deco boat / yacht brooch by Jakob Bengel, made in the early 1930s. Both these pieces are beautifully engineered out of a blue or an orange colour galalith piece (type of early casein-based plastic similar to bakelite) and beautiful shiny silver tone chrome. This simple and elegant design is the epitome of Art Deco chic. The brooches are both in very good vintage condition - the photos show the minor, age-related wear very well, so please examine them closely.

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.