WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 they were given jewellery made

they were given jewellery made from iron - which became known as Berlin Iron

a couple of small stones are missing

59ct Cushion Cut Burma Ruby - no heat treatment

15 Natural Brazilian Emeralds - from 9

WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 they were given jewellery madeDATE: 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