WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 California etc)

California etc)

beautifully modelled in 15k yellow gold with rubies for eyes

It's crafted in 18 karat gold and dates from the mid 19th century

This necklace is particularly well adorned

and it bears Austro-Hungarian silver marks

WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 California etc)DATE: WW2, c. 1940 Remarkable WW2 "trench art" ring, circa 1915. At first (and for quite a while actually) I thought it was a simple flower design with petals and central copper detail, but looking at it now is it really a parachute and soldier viewed from the ground? During WW2 a more mechanised army offered the soldier artist access to more advanced tools and materials, so the variety and intricacy complexity of the pieces was greatly expanded. And