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Ishani

This svelte brooch follows the form of those of the Art Nouveau period which coincided with the Edwardian era in England, and similar examples set with seed pearls were highly regarded during those ti...
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Beads-of-Rice ‘Jubilee’ Bracelet, for Men.

The 21st century jamai or son-in-law in India, and in Bengal especially, may not appreciate the traditional gift of a set of four-piece studs-with-chain worn on punjabis or kurtas though the 'biyer an...
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The Wedding Studs of Joseph Frith

In Junior II at school did they meet
And as friends for ten years they did greet
Each other in a way
that nobody could say
They were in love while they stood on their feet.
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Manorangini

An arrangement of floral sprays, this regal fan-shaped-tickly, though you wouldn’t know it if you didn’t look hard enough to notice the detailing of its chased and perforated infill.

A pair of man...

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Ayushi Maang-Tikka

More a maang-tikka than a tickly, this light and lovely jewel that sits on the centre of the forehead is nevertheless made entirely the Bengali way.
Two generously curved chela-wire ekkas form t...
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Rai Mahal Tickly

Five years after the Juna - Mahal choker debuted on this page, we return to it, or a part of it, in today's jewel.

So much has been said of the humble maang-tika and its place in the ‘Solah–Shring...

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Shree

The mukut is a family tradition with the Chakrabortys, and Shree is not one to dismiss an age-old custom in spite of the fact that she’s a hardworking young doctor in Australia. Passionate about her p...
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Multan Matha Patti - Maang Tikka

The Shiv-Tara Kanbala from summer 2021 was requisitioned as the Maang-Tikka for this fairy-tale jewel, which happens to be a bespoke Matha-Patti and not a long necklace as it appears in the photogr...

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Utpalaam Sinthee-Pati

From the bindi realised as the ‘third eye’ to a lotus mandala crafted with precision, the journey’s taken all of four years.  

In August 2018 we gave you the Sreenanda Sinthee-Pati ...

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Tagdai Titli Tayra

We’re an old hand at this. First, the Madhuja Projapoti Tayra from 2016 and then the PMP Tayra from January last year have been variations of a recherché head ornament based on the classic butterfl...

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Chandramukhi Komor-Bichha

This monumental jewel is as rare of form as it is of design. It's a komor-bichha or kamarpatta that's no less than a Sita-Har and has three key-chains attached to it, the central one fixed in place...

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Bandhan Tickly

Fragmented storylines come together with thrilling effect in this diminutive jewel that's brave in design and fearless as well in its realisation.

The crescentic form derives from a classic...

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Camellia

A sculptor of note came by. He was sent on reference by a connoisseur. The commission was a child's headband, a chaplet, to be made for her upcoming rice ceremony. A brief was given, an idea discus...

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Khopa

Sometimes, the most utilitarian of things can become high art. The basic hair net, in the hands of our expert craftsmen, transforms into a dazzling ornament that decorates and defines the common bo...

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Gulshan

"He who wants the rose must respect the thorn." And so the plainspeak of a Persian proverb tells us much : A relationship of true love is always built on the acceptance of differences and flaws by ...

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Hair Pin

Hand-beaten hair adornment with fifteen mangoes signifying fertility. When rotated, it becomes an elegant necklet that can be paired with coloured beads. Finished in antique polished guinea gold....

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Sreenanda Sinthee-Pati

Made for a bride as renowned for her beauty as her memorable refulgence in the finery of her grand and elegant midsummer marriage, this gracious synecdoche of a hair-ornament plays up the 'third-ey...

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Swapnaloker Chabi

Tagore lamented, "The key to the land of our dreams is lost to the world ......" We say that the keys to the peace and prosperity and to the future of our country remain firmly in our hands. As suc...

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Priyankona Tickly

A tickly usually comes to life at a wedding, mostly for the bride, unless you're from one of the north-western states, in which case there's a cultural tradition of wearing the ornament lifelong, a...

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Moyna Bagan

This is a hair-ornament, placed in the centre of a khopa and may or may not have decorative hairpins in gold surrounding it. Since multi-functionality has gone beyond human beings to cover almost a...

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Atashi Tickly-Pendant

There are times when a design catches our eye in such a way that we want to incorporate it or at least parts of it in something else that may or may not be related to the original. The Baromashi Ka...

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Hashi-Hashi Machh Pendant Brooch

It's a reasonable luxury, writing this to the tempo of Schubert's 'The Trout', but lest that seem a tad affected, we're equally given to crediting Dr.Seuss's 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish' ...

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Maya

Amidst a dazzling array of bridal jewellery, one could easily fail to notice a humble tickly, but when worn it completes the shringar of an Indian woman and turns her into a virtual goddess as no othe...
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Susmita Mukut-Armlet

In continuation of our series on nicely kitschy fine jewellery, we give you our penultimate piece, a Bowbazar-style mukut that's also a typical Bengali armlet, custom-made for our longtime client, Mrs...
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Madhuja Projapoti Tayra

An ornament meant to hold up the veil worn by a Bengali bride, the tayra is derived by combining the western tiara with a mangtika to make it an exclusive jewel worn like a necklace on the forepart ...
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Mayurika Tickly

Derived from one of our distinctive naksha kanbalas, this lovely handcrafted maang-tikka or tickly in Bengali, shaped like the crescent markings on a peacock's feather, has rows of mayurs and gem-s...

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Simran's Wedding Maang Tikka

Forget the Ajna Chakra, forget the union of two souls symbolized by the chakra between the eyebrows ; forget that that's the exact place where the maang tikka rests on the forehead and thus becomes...

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Panjabi'r Botam

The Panjabi'r Botam is dead! Long live the Panjabi'r Botam! That particular item of men's clothing that used to go by the name 'panjabi' has long disappeared. The short, upper-thigh-length kurta, u...

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Amrosaar Tayra

What you see is what you don't : A tayra, tickly, pendant and necklace all rolled into one, this forthright yet elegant jewel is a Convertible piece that not just performs as several ornaments but ...

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