YTALES
A (ANTIQUE HAIR ACCESSORY)
the opportunity to visit NAC Jewellers. Having a
displayed spread across the multistory building,
aught my attention. It was love at first sight.
Keeping
the traditions alive
Flaunts with:
ach piece has uncut
amonds ( polki) and
ant emeralds. This piece
dcrafted in approx. 400
of gold and approx. 120
gms of gemstones.
Women may seldom wear an elaborate
hair accessory like this as it usually
worn when the bride is getting married,
however in my opinion they can make
it more wearable by wearing this one
piece of jewellery as a hair accessory
over a saree, gown or even a dress if
styled appropriately.
Beauty in its craftmanship
What’s unique about this kind of
jewellery is that it is one of a kind and
cannot be made with the same kind of
craftsmanship and finesse. The art is
a dying art where the craftsman who
designs and manufacture this are very
few. This particular piece is almost
200 years old and bought from one of
the known Chettinad families
in South India.
It is not all in the name
ANTIQUE JEWELLERY
V/S ANTIQUE LOOKING
JEWELLERY
• A jewellery can be qualified as
antique if its manufacturing dates
back to at least minimum of 70
years or more while antique
looking jewellery is manufactured
in the recent or new.
• Only, ancestral jewellery that is
passed on from one generation
to the other constitutes antique
jewellery while antique looking
has no ancestry.
• The mode of antique jewellery
production is either extinct or a
dying art. While antique looking
jewellery is a mainstream
business and done now
• The jewellery will date back to a
particular era or have a history to
it while the antique looking may
not hold history.
• Did you know that a genuine
antique jewel will have an old
world charm and an unfinished
look, while an antique looking
finish will have an artificial dull
look with cleaner finished motifs.
Jewellery : NAC Jewellers
By Prernaa Makhariaa
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