1930's 14k Gold Tubogas Necklace bimetal It's modelled in 15k yellow

It's modelled in 15k yellow gold

It's set with a central row of demantoid garnets

with foliate motifs and millegrain detailing around the settings

some joker has scratched the word "Cartier" onto the back of the shaft

with eagle head hallmark indicating 18k gold

1930's 14k Gold Tubogas Necklace bimetal It's modelled in 15k yellowDATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 Dating to the 1930's, here we have a fantastic tubogas necklace Tubogas translates literally to gas pipe and is the name given to a type of chain formed from a pair of interlocking gold strips wrapped tightly together. This forms a flexible and hollow tubular chain that requires no soldering, and it was super popular during the second world war due to the scarcity of metals. This technique was used in Van Cleef & Arpels in