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| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Turquoise |
| Weight (g) | 37.00 |
| Colour | Gold |
| Occasion | Festival |
A small stud set with turquoise sits at the lobe, below it an oval rosette of petals with a second turquoise cabochon at its centre, and beneath that an antique-finished bell with a pearl fringe.
Turquoise appears twice — once at the lobe and once in the middle — and that repetition is doing something specific. A single spot of cool colour on a warm gold piece can look accidental, like a stone that wandered in from another design. Two spots, spaced apart and the same size, read as a deliberate rhythm, and the eye travels between them down the length of the earring. It is the simplest way to make a long multi-tier piece feel composed rather than assembled.
Turquoise is one of the few colours that is genuinely cool next to gold — red, green and amber all sit in the warm half of the spectrum and harmonise, while turquoise opposes. On antique gold that opposition is stronger still, because the darkened metal is warmer than bright plating. The result is a piece with noticeably more tension in it than a red-and-gold equivalent.
Turquoise suits whites, indigos, blues, ivories and anything with mirror work. Hair fully up and the neck clear — this is a long earring. It is a particularly good match for Rajasthani and Kutchi styles of dress, where the colour belongs.
Festivals, weddings, sangeets, daytime functions and evening gatherings.
Moderate. Three tiers, but each is cut sheet rather than solid and the bell is hollow.
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.
Put these on after perfume, hairspray and foundation. Wipe with a dry soft cloth after wearing and use a dry soft brush between the pearl drops and inside the bell, where a cloth cannot reach. Hang or lay them flat in a pouch so the fringe is not crushed, and never use toothpaste, bleach or an ultrasonic cleaner.
Type: Long antique jhumka earrings. Metal: Brass. Finish: Antiqued gold-tone plating. Work: Turquoise stud, petalled oval rosette with turquoise centre, and an antiqued bell with pearl fringe. Closure: Post and butterfly back.
If you wear these with a necklace, let one of them lead. A long earring and a wide necklace worn together crowd the same few inches of skin and both end up looking smaller than they are. The usual solution is a long earring with a close choker, or a short earring with a long haar.
Nothing here is hallmarked and none of it carries resale value, and both facts are stated plainly rather than buried. What you are buying is the design and the finish at a price that lets you match a piece to one outfit without weighing up the cost.
| Metal | Brass |
| Stone Type | Turquoise |
| Weight (grams) | 37.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Gold |
| Occasion | Festival |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU9-20A7E3FC44 |
