The Dres. Händel Art Déco Jewellery Collection

03.07.2023 – 31.12.2024, Industrial monument

The "Dres. Margarete and Heribert Händel Collection" was donated to the Jakob Bengel Foundation in 2023 by Dr Aurelia Händel-Weber, daughter of the deceased collector couple, to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Jakob Bengel watch chain and jewellery factory.

  • Die Sammlung Dres. Händel
    ©Jakob Bengel-Stiftung, Thomas Dierks
  • Die Sammlung Dres. Händel
    ©Jakob Bengel-Stiftung, Thomas Dierks
  • Art Déco Schmuckkollektion
    ©Jakob Bengel-Stiftung, Gina Müller
  • Halskette, 1932
    Necklace, 1932. Brass, Ring clasp, metal wire, metal tube, L. 50 cm©Jakob Bengel-Stiftung, Jürgen Cullmann
  • Schmuck für die Kaufhäuser der Welt
    ©Jakob Bengel-Stiftung, Gina Müller

The collection includes over 300 pieces of jewellery produced between 1930 and 1935. Most of the pieces of jewellery are made of nickel-plated brass and the early plastic Galalith (= "milk stone"). The collection also includes other, unlisted jewellery objects, Galalith samples and a large number of art-historically significant documents. The Dres. Händel collection is presented in the historic sample room and office of the Jakob Bengel company.

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