Letter S in Natural Gemstones, Personalised Initial

The letter S, drawn as a single curve in natural gemstones, framed in walnut and standing on its own engraved base. The hardest letter we set, and the one that shows it.

Of all the letters, the S is the most exacting. It has no straight line anywhere, and a curve made of separate stones will read as a row of dots unless every one is turned slightly against the last. The stones grow larger through the belly of the curve and taper at both ends, the way a written S thickens under the pen and lifts at the terminal, which is what makes the eye read a stroke rather than a sequence.

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. A letter is addressed to one person, which is why it does not read as something chosen in a hurry or 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.