Handmade in New Delhi

House of Zivira

Letter H in Natural Gemstones, Personalised Initial

Rohdolite Garnet · Walnut Frame

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The letter H, drawn stone by stone in natural gemstones, framed in walnut and standing on its own engraved base. A gift addressed to one person rather than to a household.

₹32,999

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  • Natural stones
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Two uprights and a crossbar. Simple to read and unforgiving to make, because the eye knows the shape already and finds any difference between the two sides at once. The stones are graduated so each upright carries the same visual weight, and the crossbar sits exactly where the letter expects it. Set onto cream suede in the same amethyst, citrine, peridot and blue topaz as our sacred pieces, framed in solid wood, standing on its own engraved base. Given as a personalised birthday gift, at a namkaran or naming ceremony, for a new baby, or as a keepsake for a child. It sits on a nursery shelf, moves to a desk, and ends up in their own first home. Where a symbol speaks to a household, a letter speaks to one person, which is why it does not read as something bought in bulk. This is a ready piece, chosen by its letter. There is no box to type into. A full name, a date of birth, or two letters joined into one monogram is drawn to scale first and made as a commission. This is an object for a room, not a stone to be worn. Made in small numbers in New Delhi, certified, insured and gift boxed.

The symbol

A letter is the shortest way of saying who someone is. Long before nameplates, an initial was pressed into wax, stitched into linen and stamped on a trunk, always to mark one person's things rather than a family's house. Given at a birth or a birthday, a letter says this one is yours.

How it is made

The H is the strictest letter to lay. Both uprights must match to the millimetre, because two parallel lines side by side make any inconsistency obvious. The crossbar is set last, once the uprights are true, and its height decides whether the letter reads as classical or modern. Stones are graduated so the strokes carry even weight from top to bottom.

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Questions about this piece

One person rather than a household. It is given as a personalised birthday gift, at a naming ceremony, for a new baby, or as a keepsake. A deity or symbol piece is the better choice when you are giving to a family or a new home.