WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 and it bears Austro-Hungarian silver

and it bears Austro-Hungarian silver marks

The rococo surround borders a central disc with an enamelled rooster and the words "quand ce coq chantera

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

modelled in 15 karat gold and featuring both bezel (pearls) and cut-down (green garnets) settings

WW2 Trench Art Parachute / Flower Ring Size:9 and it bears Austro-Hungarian silverDATE: 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