WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 It's crafted in 18 karat

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

This necklace is particularly well adorned

in the case of this ring it represents Free France

and the larger is likely French based on the design (dated 27th of May 1834)

There are a number of stories relating to the meaning behind a keeper ring

WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 It's crafted in 18 karatDATE: 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