1940s Diamond Tank Ring lost heirlooms Quarry workers and religious pilgrims

Quarry workers and religious pilgrims would bring home rosaries made up entirely of these remarkable fossils

The rectangular head features platinum bevelled edges and two glistening rose cut diamonds in square millegrain settings

aka 'magical gems'

The middle is open and the backs of the settings are closed and foiled

1940s Diamond Tank Ring lost heirlooms Quarry workers and religious pilgrimsA 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