Selection
We look at far more stones than we buy, and we keep only those with an even, living colour that does not go dark or grey indoors.
Sapphires · Johari quarter, Jaipur
Blue stones, chosen slowly and set in gold to be inherited.
Indraneel Atelier is a small house above a workshop in old Jaipur. We keep a handful of sapphires at a time, cut and set each one by hand, and show them privately to people who intend to keep them for a lifetime and then pass them on.
- Weight
- 4.12 ct
- Origin
- Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
- Treatment
- Unheated, with report
- Size
- 10.1 × 9.4 mm
₹ 14,80,000Loose stone. The setting is quoted after your viewing.
The house
We would rather wait a season than set a stone we are unsure of.
A sapphire earns its place here by how it holds light in the shade of a Jaipur afternoon, long after the showroom lamps are off.
Every stone is examined under daylight, lamplight and candlelight before we agree to buy it. It is then recut if it needs to be, set by one goldsmith from start to finish, and recorded in a ledger that travels with the piece when it is handed down.
Cutting
Where a stone was cut for weight rather than light, our cutter reshapes it, accepting a smaller stone for one that returns far more colour to the eye.
Setting
One goldsmith sees each piece from wax to final polish, raising the claws in 18 karat gold so the stone sits low, safe and open to the light.
Keeping
Each piece leaves with its ledger page, a lifetime of cleaning and claw checks at the atelier, and a promise that we will reset it for the next generation.
The collection
Four pieces, each made to order around its stone.
Hold your pointer over a piece and the stones answer the light. Add anything you would like to see in person to your viewing tray, and we will have it waiting on the table when you arrive.
Chandni ring
Cushion sapphire, about 2 ct · 18k yellow gold
A single cushion stone raised on four rounded claws, with a band slim enough to wear every day and to sit beside a wedding ring.
Jharokha pendant
Oval sapphire, about 1.8 ct · milgrain frame
The arched frame follows the windows of the old city, edged in hand-raised milgrain beads that catch light even when the stone is in shade.
Bindu ear studs
Matched round sapphires, 1.4 ct the pair
A carefully matched pair, which is harder to find than a single large stone, each circled by a quiet halo of polished gold beads.
Sawan bangle
Three emerald-cut peacock sapphires · 18k gold
A solid, weighty bangle with three step-cut stones in the blue-green of a monsoon peacock, set flush so it can be worn without a second thought.
Every piece is made to order in 18 karat gold within six to eight weeks of your viewing. Stone weights vary a little from piece to piece, and the final price is confirmed once you have chosen your stone.
Ring size
Find your size at home, then let us confirm it.
If you are planning a ring as a surprise, or simply want to arrive prepared, a strip of paper and a ruler will give you a close guide to your Indian ring size.
- Wrap a thin strip of paper once around the base of the finger, snug but not tight, and mark where it overlaps.
- Lay the strip flat and measure from the end to your mark in millimetres. That length is the circumference.
- Measure in the evening at room temperature, when fingers are at their fullest, and enter the figure here.
Indian ring size
14
54.4 mm around · 17.3 mm across
This helper is a guide, based on a standard Indian ring-size chart used by jewellers across the country. Fingers change with temperature and time of day, and wide bands fit more closely than slim ones, so we always confirm your size with a proper fitting at your viewing before a ring is made.
Private viewing
An unhurried hour with the stones, by appointment only.
Viewings take place in a quiet room above the workshop, one appointment at a time, with tea and good daylight. If you prefer, we will bring a small tray of stones to your home in Jaipur, Delhi or Mumbai.
- AtelierFirst floor, off Johari Bazaar, Jaipur. Wednesday to Monday, 11 am to 7 pm.
- At homeJaipur, Delhi and Mumbai, arranged with a day’s notice and accompanied by one of our gemmologists.
- BringA ring you already wear, if you have one, so we can check your size against it.
Request held
Thank you. Your viewing is pencilled in.
As this is a concept study, nothing has actually been sent.