1940s Diamond Tank Ring

1940s Diamond Tank RingA retro Tank Ring dating from the 1940s. It's set with diamonds: a central old mine cut flanked by rose cuts set into two protruding half cylindrical domes. The styling of jewellery from this period was loosely influenced by the heavy war machinery of the world wars, hence the name and the bulky, angular designs (this one's definately got some sort of heavy artillery gun vibes). Aesthetically, they often also display hints of the preceding Art Deco

Built in 18ct rose gold and dating from the 1880s

and here represent a magical formulae that was popular around the 3rd to 4th centuries AD

A thick rose gold band splits at the shoulders

The stones are set flush with the head

Chain width: 0

The snake has his jaws open

Built in 9 carat gold and surviving in great antique condition

The colours of the pencils denoted by coloured paste gemstones

- remain well known to this day

Width: 6mm

and much more disturbing

They decided she would travel to Lyctus in Crete where she would give birth to Zeus before handing him over to Gaia