Constructivist Tank Ring silver as explored by Glenys Livingstone

as explored by Glenys Livingstone and Trista Hendren in ‘Re-visioning Medusa’

more likely

variously representing wealth

tested as silver and 18 carat gold

Constructivist Tank Ring silver as explored by Glenys LivingstoneHighly unusual constructivist 'tank' ring dating from circa 1940. It has the distinctive form and profile common to pieces from this post Deco (sometimes referred to as "Retro") period, but the decorative elements, with their simple geometry and use of negative space, are decidedly constructivist in style. Comprising a white gold cube, two hollow, rose gold truncated cylinders, and a double row of channel set sapphires, it appears to be a stylised