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Shiny_Rock
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I had been looking for a Burmese cabochon ruby pendant in a very specific design for years and finally found it. Here's the story for those interested.
My mother's grandmother (who I knew very well) used to wear this fantastic burmese ruby pendant necklace in a traditional Indian design that passed from her to her eldest daughter-in-law to her daughter-in-law. As lovely as my great grandmother was, she left nothing in her will to her daughters who actually took care of her till her last breath. In any case, my mom always had a liking for her grandmother's pendant necklace which is called addigai/attigai.
For years, I have had this plan to buy something substantial for my mother every two years and it didn't come to fruition till about 2 years ago. When I walked into a jewelry store in 2021 looking for this style of pendant, I was told that the artisans who handmade this were no more and this could only be bought vintage/antique. So, I approached a jewelry antiques sourcer and sent him pictures and forgot about it. 2 years in, he sends me an email saying he found something I am looking for and sends me pictures. Here're the pictures he sent me. I was thrilled and at the same time nervous since I wasn't sure if it would be in my budget and if it would look good in person. Luckily, I was in the country and I told him I could come see it right away. First look at the piece and I loved it. It was missing the danglers at the bottom (usually pearls/gold balls) but those could be added. This was timed at least 100 years old based on the handiwork and the cut and style of the rubies and the metal used. The price seemed fair (and within my budget, phewwww...) and I asked them to affix pearls to the pendant instead of the gold balls my great grandmother had.
Attaching pics of the pendant without the pearls first.. (hoping you guys like it so I am encouraged to share the final pics). It looks way more pink in the pic here than it is in person by the way.
My mother's grandmother (who I knew very well) used to wear this fantastic burmese ruby pendant necklace in a traditional Indian design that passed from her to her eldest daughter-in-law to her daughter-in-law. As lovely as my great grandmother was, she left nothing in her will to her daughters who actually took care of her till her last breath. In any case, my mom always had a liking for her grandmother's pendant necklace which is called addigai/attigai.
For years, I have had this plan to buy something substantial for my mother every two years and it didn't come to fruition till about 2 years ago. When I walked into a jewelry store in 2021 looking for this style of pendant, I was told that the artisans who handmade this were no more and this could only be bought vintage/antique. So, I approached a jewelry antiques sourcer and sent him pictures and forgot about it. 2 years in, he sends me an email saying he found something I am looking for and sends me pictures. Here're the pictures he sent me. I was thrilled and at the same time nervous since I wasn't sure if it would be in my budget and if it would look good in person. Luckily, I was in the country and I told him I could come see it right away. First look at the piece and I loved it. It was missing the danglers at the bottom (usually pearls/gold balls) but those could be added. This was timed at least 100 years old based on the handiwork and the cut and style of the rubies and the metal used. The price seemed fair (and within my budget, phewwww...) and I asked them to affix pearls to the pendant instead of the gold balls my great grandmother had.
Attaching pics of the pendant without the pearls first.. (hoping you guys like it so I am encouraged to share the final pics). It looks way more pink in the pic here than it is in person by the way.
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