{"product_id":"reserved-for-n-payment-1-6-antique-yellow-gold-tubogas-necklace","title":"Reserved for ‘N’, payment 1\/6: Antique Yellow Gold 'Tubogas' Necklace","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design of this 14k yellow gold 'tubogas' necklace is chic and timeless. \u003ci\u003eTubogas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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 seen in this example. This late 19th Century necklace has small 'rivets' which completely disappear in the later examples, which became very popular in the 1940s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeneral Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 44 cm \/ 17.25 inches long, 9 mm wide. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeight: 30.50 grams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAge: Late 19th Century, circa 1890s. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaterial and maker: Hallmarked for 14k gold with a Dutch hallmark, used between 1853 and 1905. The clasp is further hallmarked with a maker's mark 'B', which I was not able to identify. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: In great antique condition with only minor signs of wear, consistent with age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease note that the antique box is for display purposes. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"21stfinds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58606882619736,"sku":"39207","price":865.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0312\/5339\/7635\/files\/20BC68E8-6681-4CF2-98D2-5CEA026D65A7.png?v=1790802044","url":"https:\/\/www.21stfinds.com\/products\/reserved-for-n-payment-1-6-antique-yellow-gold-tubogas-necklace","provider":"21stfinds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}