Gas Tube De Luxe

Vintage Torsade From "Gas Tube Chains" In High-Carat Gold, Italy Circa 1995


€ 4,790.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Vintage Torsade From "Gas Tube Chains" In High-Carat Gold, Italy Circa 1995
Vintage Torsade From "Gas Tube Chains" In High-Carat Gold, Italy Circa 1995
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This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
In the 1930s, a technical innovation caused a fashionable sensation in the major cities of Europe: the "gas pipe chain", which owes its name to a new engineering achievement at the time, took the displays of jewellers by storm. Shortly before, it had been possible for the first time to build particularly durable gas pipes made of metal that were stable, flexible and bendable at the same time. And this invention, also known in English as "gas tube" or "tubogas", was also taken up by goldsmiths. What is technically special about it is that a narrow sheet of gold is folded in such a way that it can hook into another sheet of gold, similar to a tongue and groove system, thus forming flexible but stable hollow bodies. Today, we are basically only familiar with this principle in the bathroom, as most shower hoses are constructed in this way. Much more luxurious than an ordinary shower hose is this vintage necklace, which follows the technical principle of the "gas tube chain" and was created in Italy in the last years of the last millennium. As a torsade, it is made up of twelve strands of gas tubing that are linked together. The flexible band is made of high-carat gold, is flexible in itself and hugs the neck with support. With its simple yet sophisticated design, it is now more wearable than ever! It found its way to us here in Berlin.
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Vintage Torsade From "Gas Tube Chains" In High-Carat Gold, Italy Circa 1995
Gas Tube De Luxe
€ 4,790.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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