Birthdays
Birthday gifts that are not eaten or stored away
For a parent turning sixty, or a child whose name is worth keeping. A single object, made once, that does not join the pile of things to find room for.
What works for a birthday
- A single letter: the first initial of their name, drawn stone by stone
- A devotional piece for a parent, which goes where they already sit each morning
- For a child: their initial, kept and later moved into their own home
- Milestone birthdays, 60th and above: the larger pieces at Rs 28,900 and up
- Nothing perishable, nothing to store, and nothing that arrives in duplicate
Letters and what they cost
- Letter H, Rs 19,900
- Letter S, Rs 21,900: the hardest letter we set, with no straight line in it
- Letter D, Rs 29,900: set entirely in natural blue topaz
- Letters are ready pieces, chosen by the letter rather than typed to order
- A full name or a date is drawn to scale first and made as a commission
Practical points
- Every piece stands on its own engraved base, so it needs a surface not a wall
- Sealed under glass, safe in a home with children
- Free insured delivery across India, with the date shown before you pay
- 7 day returns on ready pieces, so a wrong choice is not a lost one
The Pieces
What we would choose
The Detail
Price, stones and how it is made
What it costs
- Rs 8,900 to Rs 13,900: Ek Onkar in citrine, Om in amethyst
- Rs 17,900 to Rs 25,900: Trishul, Ganesh front facing, Shri Ram, Swastik
- Rs 19,900 to Rs 29,900: single letter initials
- Rs 24,900 to Rs 32,900: Ganesh side profile, Shri Ram in rhodolite garnet, joined initials
- All prices inclusive of taxes. Shipping within India is free and insured
The stones
- Amethyst, citrine, peridot, blue topaz, pink tourmaline and rhodolite garnet
- All natural gemstones, never lab grown and never glass
- 27 to 53 stones per piece, depending on the symbol
- Some stones are heat treated, by methods long accepted in the trade
- A certificate listing every stone comes with the piece
How each piece is made
- Every stone chosen individually for colour and cut, then laid by hand
- Nothing moulded, nothing printed, and no stone set into metal
- Each stone turned a few degrees against the last, so a curve reads as one line
- Cream suede backing, solid walnut frame, engraved base so it stands on its own
- About a week of bench work per piece, by one artisan from start to finish
- Numbered and made in small numbers. No two are identical
How it arrives
- Sealed in its frame, wrapped, and packed in a lined gift box
- Certificate of authenticity included, listing the stones
- Nothing to assemble and nothing to tidy before handing it over
- Free insured delivery across India, signed for on arrival
- Can be sent straight to the person receiving it
- 7 day returns on ready pieces. Commissions are final unless faulty
Questions about this piece
Something made once rather than bought in quantity. A single letter initial in natural gemstones is specific to one person, takes about a week of bench work, and arrives numbered and certificated. Letters run from Rs 19,900 to Rs 29,900.
Not Sure Which
Tell us who it is for and we will say
Send us the occasion, the budget and anything you know about the household. We will name two or three pieces and tell you what will reach you in time.