Oxidised Scrollwork Shield Long Necklace Set

Product Overview

This oxidised scrollwork shield long necklace set carries no stones at all. It is pure silverwork, and everything depends on the quality of the carving: a broad shield-shaped pendant covered corner to corner in raised scrolling vine, hung beneath a horizontal barrel bar with flower bosses, on a chain of alternating paisley and flower links. Pearls fringe the lower edge of both the pendant and the matching earrings. For anyone who finds stone-set oxidised jewellery too busy, this is the alternative.

Design Details

The chain alternates two shapes: a paisley with a stippled body, and a flat round flower with a domed centre, linked one after the other so the eye reads a rhythm rather than a repeat. The pendant hangs from a horizontal barrel, a fluted tube capped at both ends with flower bosses, which spreads the weight and keeps the shield lying flat. The shield itself is broad at the shoulders and curves to a scalloped base, and its entire surface is worked in raised scrolling vine that curls back on itself, with a single small dome at the centre as the only plain point. Because the scrollwork stands proud of the surface rather than being engraved into it, the pendant holds shadow in its recesses and reads clearly from a distance. Small grey pearls hang around the lower curve.

Product Highlights

• Entirely metalwork, with no stones anywhere in the piece
• Shield pendant covered in raised scrolling vine
• Horizontal barrel bar spreading the pendant's weight
• Alternating paisley and flower link chain
• Pearl fringe on the pendant and the matching earrings

Styling Suggestions

Without colour to match, this goes with almost anything solid, which makes it one of the more practical statement pieces to own. It suits handloom cotton, khadi and silk, and reads particularly well against deep colours where the raised scrollwork catches light. Because the pendant is broad, keep the neckline open and plain. Small oxidised studs or the matching earrings are all you need.

Perfect For

Festival days, temple visits, exhibitions and craft fairs, handloom dressing, weddings where you prefer silver, and gifting to someone who values traditional silverwork over stone-set jewellery.

Product Details

• Base metal: brass with a silver-tone oxidised finish
• Pendant: shield shape in raised scrolling vine, hung from a fluted barrel bar
• Fringe: small grey pearls around the lower curve
• Set includes: one long necklace and one pair of matching earrings
• Stones: none

Care Instructions

Raised scrollwork traps dust in its recesses, so clean with a dry soft brush rather than a cloth, which catches on the standing edges. Keep the set away from water, perfume, hair spray and sanitiser, and store it flat in its pouch with the pearl fringe supported.