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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1200,00€Tank retro ruby ring in 18 karat (750) rose gold. Tank ring with a line of six baguette-cut synthetic rubies (French Verneuil). The rubies are set on a volume motif in the form of a bridge. Typical Retro period Tank ring, circa 1945.
Eagle head hallmark (French hallmark)
Finger size: 53 EU or 6.5 US (can be change)
Max. ring width: 13 mm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 7 gr
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 these jewels: a large volume, the use of synthetic rubies – making up for the lack of precious stones available on the market after the War. The Second World War had a considerable impact on jewellery fashion at the time, sweeping aside the taste for ‘white’, the geometric ‘flat’ and the abundance of gems of the Art Deco period.
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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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2100,00€Tank diamond ring 0.50 ct in 18 karat (750) rose gold and silver. Tank ring centred with a large transitionnal brilliant cut diamond weighing approximately 0.50 carat. The diamond is supported by two small scrolls each set with three rose-cut diamonds. The top of the ring is entirely paved with rose-cut diamonds (22 in total), framing the entire composition. Tank ring from the Retro period, circa 1940.
Owl and swan hallmarks (French State hallmarks for gold and silver)
Finger size: 53.5 EU or 6.5 US (can be changed)
Estimated weight of the main diamond : 0.50 carat
Total estimated diamond weight : 0.84 carat
Condition : Old trace of cutting, scratches from use
Weight : 7.70 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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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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450,00€Magnificent antique engagement ring in navette (or marquise) shape, centred with rubies in a diamond setting.
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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.
Acid tested ring : silver (titration not defined)
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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1100,00€Small tank diamond ruby ring in yellow gold slightly pink, 18 karats. This small tank ring is set with a line of four old cut diamonds in a platinum setting. The diamonds are framed by two lines of four calibrated rubies.
French tank ring from the Retro period, circa 1945, Paris.
Eagle head hallmark, Paris Donzac goldsmith’s hallmark (active until 1964)
Finger size : 46 UE or 3.75 US (possible sizing)
Dimensions of the ring head : 10 mm x 16 mm
Estimated weight of diamonds : 0.14 carat
Estimated weight of the rubies : 0.40 caratWeight : 5.67 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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1600,00€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*