Naming & A New Baby
A child's initial, set in natural gemstones
For a namkaran, a first birthday, or the first thing to go on the wall of a nursery. Their letter, made once, and kept long after the toys are gone.
Why an initial suits a new baby
- A namkaran is the ceremony where the name is given, so the name is the gift
- It is the one gift a child keeps: clothes are outgrown, toys are handed on
- Moves from a nursery shelf to a desk to their own first home
- Nothing to age, wash or wear out, and nothing that arrives in duplicate
- Sealed under glass, so it is safe in a room with small children
Which letter, and what it costs
- Letter H, Rs 19,900
- Letter S, Rs 21,900: no straight line in it, the hardest letter we set
- Letter D, Rs 29,900: set entirely in natural blue topaz
- Letters are ready pieces, chosen by the letter rather than typed to order
- Om in amethyst, Rs 13,900, if the name is not settled yet
If the letter you need is not listed
- Message us with the initial and we will say how soon it can be made
- The full name or the date of birth is drawn to scale first, as a commission
- Commissions take four to eight weeks, so start before the naming day
- You approve a stone by stone drawing before a single stone is laid
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
The child's initial, since a namkaran is the ceremony where the name is given. A single letter drawn in natural gemstones and framed in walnut is specific to that one child, and it is kept long after clothes are outgrown and toys are handed on.
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.