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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 295880, member: 267"]Hi Phaik</p><p><br /></p><p>I've seen the first ring described as a "French Tank Ring" - or as Cartier calls their contemporary version "Tank Française" - don't know why they're called that, but I've always wanted one <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhoo - they're generally flared out from the center with hollow or punched settings revealed in the back. More often I see them look more like a "tank," but I think your ruffly one still looks very similar. That could easily be a real stone - ruby??? MY birthstone!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" rel="nofollow">1st Dibs</a></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" rel="nofollow">[ATTACH=full]96274[/ATTACH]</a></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" rel="nofollow">[ATTACH=full]96277[/ATTACH] </a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/14367637-18-kt-yellow-gold-tank-ring-art-deco-set-with-5-rose-cut-diamonds-ring-size-16-mm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/14367637-18-kt-yellow-gold-tank-ring-art-deco-set-with-5-rose-cut-diamonds-ring-size-16-mm" rel="nofollow">Catawiki</a></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/" rel="nofollow">[ATTACH=full]96272[/ATTACH]</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]96275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 295880, member: 267"]Hi Phaik I've seen the first ring described as a "French Tank Ring" - or as Cartier calls their contemporary version "Tank Française" - don't know why they're called that, but I've always wanted one :( Anyhoo - they're generally flared out from the center with hollow or punched settings revealed in the back. More often I see them look more like a "tank," but I think your ruffly one still looks very similar. That could easily be a real stone - ruby??? MY birthstone! [URL='https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/']1st Dibs [ATTACH=full]96274[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]96277[/ATTACH] [/URL] [URL='https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/14367637-18-kt-yellow-gold-tank-ring-art-deco-set-with-5-rose-cut-diamonds-ring-size-16-mm']Catawiki[/URL] [URL='https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/rings/signet-rings/french-diamond-gold-tank-ring/id-j_1599413/'][ATTACH=full]96272[/ATTACH][/URL] [ATTACH=full]96275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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