Tourmaline Drop Sterling Silver Earrings

There are earrings that ask nothing of you, and then there are these. Tourmaline, in its characteristic watermelon blush or deep verdelite green, is a stone that has long been beloved by craftspeople for its natural vivacity. Here, drop-cut tourmalines are set into sterling silver frames whose weight, just three grams per pair, belies the quiet authority they carry. Sterling silver, when worked with restraint rather than excess, develops a cool luminosity that flatters coloured stones without competing with them. The silhouette is a clean, elongated drop, measuring approximately 1.9 centimetres in height, suspending the stone on a slender silver finding so the gem catches light in movement. There is no plating, no gilding; only the honest gleam of oxidised or polished silver against the mineral warmth of the tourmaline. Wear them with a raw-silk kurta in ivory at a daytime literary gathering, where the stone's colour does the speaking. They work equally well at an intimate evening dinner, paired with a georgette blouse and minimal gold, letting the tourmaline carry the chromatic note. At free size with a standard hook or post closure, these earrings suit most ear types without adjustment. At three grams, they sit without strain through long hours. Sterling silver at this weight requires only occasional gentle polishing with a soft cloth to retain its character across seasons.

Details

• Material: Sterling Silver
• Dimensions: 0.75 inch Height
• Weight: 3.0 g
• SKU: JYV48