Handcrafted in sterling silver with genuine hand-painted miniature paintings/artworks enclosed between a silver plate and a glass front.
Jewelry is a simple yet meaningful way for people to tell their stories. And while every piece of jewelry we own can't be custom-made, we love to personalize our pieces by adding charms.
Bought on our travels, found in antique shops, or just about anywhere. They add a signature, our little touch, to even the most basic pieces of jewelry we have.
This assortment of hand-painted, miniature painting charms is for all you cultural mavens, individualists, and story collectors with an eye for the unique.
Choose one or many. Wear them as pendants, and talismans, add them to your existing necklace, hook them onto your bangles, ear hoops (
balis), or even anklets.....there truly is no limit to what you can do with these!
P.S: you can opt for a
simple floating pearl chain, a
stylish hasli (neck ring/torque) or a
linked modernist necklace, as a base, to start with.
Dimensions of different charms (including lobster clasp on top):
(1) Koel (Indian Nightingale), Mughal-inspired, elongated oval, miniature painting charm: 4.8 cm long and 1.8 cm at the widest.
(2) Ganesha, small square, miniature painting charm: 3.8 cm long and 1.9 cm at the widest.
(3) Goddess Kali, small square, miniature painting charm: 3.8 cm long and 1.9 cm at the widest.
(4) 'Shrinathji' (Krishna), rectangular, white background, miniature painting charm: 4 cm long and 1.7 cm at the widest.
(5) Goddess Ganga [mounted on a 'makra' (crocodile), holding a jar of amrita, lotus, and one hand in 'varada mudra' (a gesture by the hand symbolizes dispensing of boons)], large round, miniature painting charm: 5 cm long and 3.2 cm at the widest.
(6) lily, Mughal-inspired, inverted drop shape, miniature painting charm in beige: 4.9 cm long and 2 cm at the widest.
(7) lily, Mughal-inspired, inverted drop shape, miniature painting charm in black: 4.9 cm long and 2 cm at the widest.
(8) 'tota' (parrot), Mughal-inspired, drop shape, miniature painting charm: 4.9 cm long and 2 cm at the widest.
(9) 'khasakhas' (poppies), Mughal-inspired, small square, miniature painting charm: 4 cm long and 2 cm at the widest.
(10) 'Surya (Sun God), small square, Rajasthani miniature painting charm: 3.9 cm long and 2 cm at the widest.
(11) 'qaleen' (carpet), Mughal-inspired, rectangular, miniature painting charm: 4.1 cm long and 1.8 cm at the widest.
(12) 'Soma' (crescent Moon God), small round, miniature painting charm: 3.7 cm long and 1.8 cm at the widest.
(13) Goddess Kali, Tantric art-inspired, round, miniature painting charm: 4.5 cm long and 2.6 cm at the widest.
In a quaint home-cum-studio in Rajasthan, each miniature is deftly painted, using centuries-old techniques. Please allow for minor variations in the artwork and color, in keeping with their hand-painted nature.
