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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | No Stone |
| Weight (g) | 8.00 |
| Colour | Red |
| Occasion | Festival |
A peacock is worked in oxidised antique silver with its crest and tail picked out in fine detail, and small pearls hang beneath the body. The band adjusts.
No bird appears more often in Indian ornament, and the reason is partly practical: a peacock is almost entirely detail — crest, eye, overlapping tail feathers — which gives a metalworker something to do with every square millimetre of a small surface. A plainer bird would leave empty metal. It is also a vahana, the mount of Kartikeya and associated with Saraswati, so it carries meaning as well as pattern.
Fine work of this kind only survives if the recesses are dark. On bright polished silver the cut lines of the feathers would be swallowed by a single broad highlight sweeping across the curved body; oxidising fills each cut so the plumage reads as plumage rather than as texture. This is the clearest reason traditional silver bird motifs are almost never left bright.
Small pearls hang below the body, adding a little movement as the hand moves — a detail borrowed from earrings, where fringes do the same job. They are the only element on the ring that is not metal, and the only bright point against an otherwise dark surface.
Adjustable at the back, so no ring size is needed. The bird has a right way up, so sit it upright rather than letting the ring turn on the finger.
Wear it alone with the hand bare. It suits handloom, khadi, cotton and silk, and pairs naturally with silver-toned earrings rather than gold.
Festivals, daytime functions, weddings, daily wear and family gatherings.
Light for the size, though the pearl drops hang, so take it off before anything hands-on.
This is brass given an oxidised, antique-silver finish rather than solid silver. The metal is deliberately darkened and then the raised surfaces are polished back, so the blackening stays in the recesses while the high points stay bright. That contrast is the entire point of oxidised work — it is what makes every engraved line, pierced opening and raised edge read separately instead of dissolving into one shiny surface. It also means the finish is not uniform by design, and small variations between pieces are normal rather than faults.
Put it on after perfume, hand cream and sanitiser, and take it off before washing up, swimming or sleeping. Wipe with a dry soft cloth only. Do not use silver polish, dip cleaners or toothpaste — they strip the blackening out of the recesses, which is the one kind of damage that cannot be undone on an oxidised piece. Store it dry in a pouch, away from other rings that could scratch it.
Type: Adjustable peacock ring. Metal: Brass. Finish: Oxidised antique silver tone. Work: Worked peacock with small pearl drops. Fit: Adjustable, open band.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | No Stone |
| Weight (grams) | 8.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Red |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU9-BFD8427A22 |
