Tank rings are a typical model of the Retro period during and after the Second World War. Heavy, full, geometric shapes, where yellow gold and rose gold reign supreme. Stones are rare, sapphires and rubies synthesis Verneuil know their hours of glory. The aesthetics is very sought after, we are inspired by the chains of the tanks which give the name of “tank” to the bracelets and rings, we draw from the patterns of trimmings and rope, we invent exuberant flowers. Tank rings often weigh a lot, they have a lot of effect on the hand.
Tank rings
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1730,00€Tank ring with diamonds in 18-karat white gold (750) and platinum. Tank ring set with a synthetic blue spinel of square cut. The spinel faces two lines of four old-cut diamonds (eight diamonds in total) set on a raised roll. The ring has harmonious volumes, sometimes rounded, sometimes geometric, typical of this period. Tank ring, circa 1940.
Owl hallmark (French state hallmark for 18-karat gold)
Finger size: 52 EU or 6 US (resizeable)
Estimated weight of diamonds: 0.46 ct
Estimated weight of synthetic spinel: 2.5 ctCondition: scratches from use
Weight: 7 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1300,00€Wavy diamond tank ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold and platinum. The ring is adorned with 14 rose-cut diamonds set on a platinum base, arranged in two rows. The ring creates a voluminous wave-like pattern. This tank ring is from the Retro period, circa 1940, in France.
Eagle’s head hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Ring size: 57 EU or 8 US (resizable).
Ring head width: 13 mm.
Condition: Normal signs of wear.
Weight: 8.56 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
Jewellery history: Retro jewellery is characterised by the use of yellow gold, the development of 3-D volumes and the rarity of precious stones. Here we have a perfect example of such jewellery: a large volume. The Second World War had a considerable impact on jewellery fashion at the time, sweeping aside the Art Deco taste for ‘white’, geometric ‘flat’ and abundant gemstones.
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2200,00€Tank coral diamond ring in 18 karat (750) white gold and platinum. The ring is centred on an orange coral pearl surrounded by two rolls of gold and framed by two lines of eight rose-cut diamonds (sixteen in all). The jewellery features the geometric lines typical of tank jewellery. Tank ring, circa 1940.
Hallmarked owl and mascaron
Finger size: 55 EU or 7.25 US
Ring head dimensions: 12 x 20 mm
Pearl diameter: 8 mmEstimated diamond weight: 0.10 carat
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 9.26 gr
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380,00€Retro diamond tank ring in rose gold 18 karats (750) and platinum (900). Small tank ring centred of two old cut diamonds in a setting in platinum. The plate of the ring forms a knot with geometrical lines. Retro ring from the 1940’s.
Marked with an eagle’s head and the hallmark of the goldsmith Fulchiron H. active in Lyon from 1937.
Finger size: 52 EU or 5.5 US (can be resized)
Size of the knot : 7 x 16 mm
Total estimated weight of the diamonds : 0,05 carat
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 1.42 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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280,00€Retro Tank Topaz Ring made of silver (925) with a bezel-set topaz of blue color in the center of the ring with geometric lines. The ring is also worked in openwork. Foreign work, end of the Retro period.
Partially erased silver hallmark, 925 hallmark, SM silversmith’s mark in an oval
Finger size: 56 EU or 7.5 US (no adjustment possible)
Topaz weight: 1.55 carat
Weight: 9.32 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1450,00€Tank ruby diamond scroll ring in yellow, pink and white gold 18 karat. Beautiful tank ring decorated in the centre of eight diamonds (brilliant cut and 8/8) in a white gold setting. The central diamonds are surrounded by two lines of four calibrated rubies. This geometric composition of rubies and diamonds is itself framed by two high-volume gold scrolls set with two lines of nine 88-cut diamonds. The jeweller and goldsmith plays with the volumes, the curved and geometric lines and the colours of the gold. Tank ring from 1945.
Octagonal hallmark “18” inside the ring
Finger size: 60 EU or 9 US (can be cut to size)
Dimensions of the ring head: 12 mm x 22 mm x 11 mm
Estimated diamond weight : 0.18 carat
Estimated weight of rubies : 0.16 caratCondition : oxidation
weight : 9.18 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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260,00€Silver Art Deco ring. Ring decorated with an important synthetic spinel of intense light blue color. The ring has geometric and round lines, it has a typical volume of this period. Art Deco ring, circa 1930.
Swan hallmark (French State hallmark for 18-karat gold)
Finger size : 52 UE or 6.25 US (possible sizing)
Condition: chips, scratches from use
Weight : 4.32 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1360,00€Art Deco diamond ring in white gold 18 karats. The ring’s head is rectangular, with simple geometric lines. It is paved with fourteen old-cut diamonds, including four more important in the center. Ring from the Art Deco period, circa 1920/1925, made by Maurice Beck.
Maurice Beck was a jeweler manufacturer of the early 20th century, having worked for René Boivin.
Marked with an eagle’s head and a Maurice Beck goldsmith’s mark (active in Paris between 1898 and 1926)
Finger size: 46 EU or 3.5 US (sizing available on request)
Condition: scratches from use, two diamonds with a slith lack
Estimated weight of diamonds: 1.10 carat
Weight: 6,5 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*