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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Pearl |
| Weight (g) | 28.00 |
| Colour | Gold |
| Occasion | Festival |
The chandbali in its plainest and most classical form: a filigree crescent with a small rosette at the centre, a decorated stud above, and a dense double fringe of pearls running the length of the lower rim.
Most chandbalis are sold on their stones. This one has none, which makes it a different kind of purchase — it is the pair you buy once and wear with everything, rather than the pair you buy to match a particular outfit. For anyone building a jewellery box rather than assembling a single look, that is usually the more useful object, and it is why the all-gold chandbali has stayed in production for as long as it has.
The crescent is built from filigree scrollwork — fine twisted wire formed into curls and soldered into an open framework — with a beaded border running around the outer curve. A small rosette sits at the centre of the crescent, giving the eye a focal point in an otherwise even pattern. The pearl fringe is doubled, two staggered rows rather than one, which is what gives the lower edge its fullness and its soft movement. The stud above is small and decorated to match.
These go with everything, which is the point. Silk, cotton, handloom, printed or plain — there is no colour to clash. Hair up so the fringe shows, neck bare or a simple chain. They are a sensible first chandbali and an equally sensible fifth one.
Festivals, pujas, weddings as a guest, and everyday wear with a kurta.
Moderate and well distributed. Filigree is mostly open space, so the crescent weighs far less than a solid one, and the pearls are small enough that even a double fringe adds little.
This piece is brass finished with a gold-tone plating rather than solid gold, which is what keeps the price where it is and the weight low enough for comfortable wear. Plating is a surface rather than a bulk property, so how long it lasts depends almost entirely on what it is exposed to. Perfume, hairspray, sweat, soap and chlorinated water all shorten its life; a dry cloth after wearing and a closed pouch between wearings extend it considerably. Treated sensibly, the colour holds for a long time.
Put these on after perfume, hairspray and foundation. Wipe with a dry soft cloth after wearing and use a dry soft brush around the stone settings and through any fringe or chain. Store them in a pouch rather than loose in a box, and never use toothpaste, bleach or an ultrasonic cleaner.
Type: Chandbali drop earrings. Metal: Brass. Finish: Gold-tone plating. Work: Filigree scrollwork crescent, beaded border, central rosette, double pearl fringe. Closure: Post and butterfly back. Available in a single gold colourway.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Pearl |
| Weight (grams) | 28.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Gold |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU240I102145 |
