| Weight (g) | 0.00 |
| Colour | Green |
| Occasion | Casual |
German-silver drop earrings, oxidised so the detail reads dark against light and coloured stones. The drop is pierced as jali lattice. They measure about 1.5 inches.
This is a drop: a small top at the ear and the real design hanging below it. The arrangement puts the ornament where it catches light at eye level rather than hiding it against the lobe.
The drop is cut as jali — pierced lattice work, borrowed from the stone screens of Mughal architecture. Jali makes a large shape weightless and it lets the skin show through, so the earring reads as light rather than solid.
The stone sits inside a teardrop frame that repeats its shape at a larger scale, which is an old way of making a modest stone look generous.
A round top sits on the lobe and the bell hangs from its lower edge, so the two shapes read as one continuous drop rather than as two separate parts.
Cutting the body open rather than leaving it solid halves the weight and doubles the interest, because the background shows through and the outline stays crisp.
The finish is oxidised German silver over brass. Oxidising is a deliberate chemical darkening, not tarnish and not dirt — the dark sits in the recesses and the raised surfaces are polished back, which is what gives this kind of work its depth.
Monalisa stone carries the colour. It is glass rather than crystal, and that is a deliberate choice rather than a compromise: glass takes a deeper, more saturated colour than cut crystal does at any price, and depth of colour is what this style needs against a blackened ground.
There are 5 colourways: Green, Black, White, Baby Pink and Red. The swatches on this page show them; the shade you choose is confirmed on your enquiry before anything is charged.
Wear them with the hair up. These are equally at home with a cotton kurta and with silk — earrings are the one piece of Indian jewellery that never needs an occasion.
There is no sense in which this is an investment piece, and that is rather the point of it — you can buy a pair that suits one outfit, wear it to one wedding, and be perfectly satisfied.
The care is simple and it does matter: no water, no perfume, no chemicals on the metal. Wipe them dry after each wearing and store them sealed rather than in open air. On oxidised work, never use a silver dip — a dip strips the blackening that the design depends on and the piece cannot be brought back.
Checkout on this piece runs through an enquiry rather than a cart. Colour stock moves fast at this price, so we confirm the exact shade, the price and the delivery estimate with you before anything is paid. Payment is prepaid in every case. We do not offer cash on delivery.
| Weight (grams) | 0.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Green |
| Occasion | Casual |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA3325 |
