Lapis Lazuli Sterling Silver Shower Earrings

There are earrings that fall like rain, and then there are earrings that fall like the first monsoon over the Thar. Lapis lazuli, the most ancient of prestige stones, has been prized from the mines of Badakhshan to the courts of the Mughals for its depth of blue and its quiet authority. Here, in sterling silver, it is allowed to do exactly that: cascade. The silhouette is a shower, multi-tiered drops suspended in open silver settings that let each stone breathe and catch the light in turn. The silver itself is worked with the restrained confidence of a silversmith who knows that ornament, at its best, serves the stone and not the other way around. No gilding, no stone substitutes, no distraction. At nearly 7.5 cm in height and approximately 3.3 cm across, and weighing a considered 33 grams, this is a piece that announces itself without raising its voice. Wear these with a cream silk kurta and a single antique silver bangle for a literary festival or a museum opening. For a winter wedding as a guest, let them fall against a midnight-blue raw silk blouse and a Benarasi sari in ivory and gold. The hook closure keeps the drape secure across a full day of wear. Sterling silver, naturally, is gentle on skin and resistant to tarnish with ordinary care. Free-sized, requiring no adjustment, these earrings move from dressing table to occasion without fuss or afterthought.

Details

• Material: Sterling Silver
• Dimensions: 2.95 inch Height X 1.3 inch Width
• Weight: 33.0 g
• SKU: LDD306