| Stone Type | Kundan, Pearl |
| Weight (g) | 30.00 |
| Colour | Red |
| Occasion | Wedding |
A broad crescent finished in deep red enamel, inlaid with clear kundan stones and picked out with fine white enamel lines, hangs from a matching enamelled stud. Around the full curve falls a dense double fringe of white pearls and faceted red beads together.
Available in 6 colours: Green, Red, Pink, Peach, Hot Pink and Sky Blue. The colour refers to the enamel and the bead fringe.
Mixing white pearls and coloured beads in the same fringe is more effective than either alone. The pearls give a soft, rounded, matte bulk and the faceted beads give sharp points of colour, so the lower edge has two different textures working against each other rather than one repeated.
The enamel ground is what makes the piece feel substantial. A stone set crescent of this width would show a lot of gold between the stones; filling that space with deep red enamel gives the earring a solid field of colour that reads strongly from across a room.
Clear flat cut stones are set directly into the enamel field, each with its raised gold outline. That combination — enamel as the ground, kundan as the ornament — is a classic of Rajasthani work and is considerably harder to execute than either technique alone, because the enamel has to be fired before the stones are seated.
Post fitting. These are a proper bridal weight, so they suit an evening function rather than all day wear.
Red and gold against a lehenga or heavy silk is the obvious pairing, and the other colour options open up the same design for pastel and daytime dressing. Hair up, and skip the necklace or keep it very short.
When judging an enamelled piece, look at the edges where the colour meets the metal. On good work the boundary is crisp and the enamel sits level with its gold border; on poor work it is uneven, and the colour may sit low in its channel or creep over the edge. Also check the surface for tiny pits, which happen when the enamel is fired too fast. These are the details that separate pieces that hold their colour from those that do not.
A final note on colour choice. Deep red enamel is the traditional bridal option and is what most people picture, but it is also the least flexible afterwards. The pastel versions of this same design will be worn to far more events over the following year, so if this is an addition to existing bridal jewellery rather than the centrepiece, the softer shades usually earn their place better.
Store them in their own pouch so the enamel is not chipped and the pearls not scratched. Put them on after perfume and hairspray, and keep them away from water.
| Stone Type | Kundan, Pearl |
| Weight (grams) | 30.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Red |
| Occasion | Wedding |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA2783 |
