The Ghungroo Necklace

The Story Named for the small silver bells worn by classical Indian dancers, ghungroos, whose sound announces every movement with intention, this necklace is built around the music it makes when worn. A broad bib of silver mirror-set drops, each topped with a gleaming amber citrine stone, hangs from a hand-twisted mustard silk cord that ties at the back with a generous tassel. Below each mirror drop, clusters of silver ghungroo bells are suspended on coiled wire, and when the wearer moves, the necklace speaks. A piece for someone who understands that the finest jewellery engages all the senses, not just the eye.

The Craft The bib is constructed from a row of silver-framed amber citrine cabochons set in ridged bezels along the upper band, with a single turquoise accent at the centre adding an unexpected note of contrast. Below this, a graduated fringe of half-moon mirror pieces, each framed in oxidised silver, falls in a perfect arc, with each drop finished at its base with a cluster of hand-formed silver ghungroo bells on twisted wire coils. The effect is at once architectural and wild, a collar that references the grandeur of Mughal court dress while remaining entirely its own thing. The mustard silk cord is hand-twisted and finished with matching tassels, its colour chosen to warm the silver and echo the amber of the stones.

The Materials The bib elements are worked in oxidised sterling silver, set with natural amber citrine cabochons and a single turquoise centre stone. The mirror inserts are traditional shisha glass. The bells are hand-formed silver, and the cord is hand-twisted mustard silk with tassel ends, making the necklace fully adjustable and wearable across a range of necklines.