The design of this 14k rose gold 'tubogas' necklace is chic and timeless. Tubogas translates to “gas pipe” and is the descriptive name given to a type of chain formed from a pair of interlocking gold strips wrapped tightly together. Long strips of gold or steel with raised edges are wrapped around a core, which is later removed, which fit together to create a single, seamless and very flexible band, that has a smooth feeling and will fall effortlessly against your skin.
A similar technique to create gold thread has been known since millennia, and was used by ancient Romans. However, the form we currently associate with tubogas was created in the late 19th Century. As a form of jewellery, the technique gained popularity in the 1940s, when gemstones were scarce and therefore, jewelers turned to other ways of innovation to create innovative and interesting jewellery design.
General Information
Size: 40 cm / 15.75 inches long, 7 mm wide.
Weight: 32.30 grams
Age: 20th Century, late 1940's.
Material and maker: Hallmarked for 14k gold with a Dutch hallmark, used between 1905 and 1952. The clasp is further hallmarked with a maker's mark for Fa. Rodrigues & Cohen, who operated in Amsterdam between 1947 and 1984: this makes the necklace datable between 1947 and 1952.
Condition: In great vintage condition with only minor signs of wear, consistent with age.
Please note that the antique box is for display purposes.