Rajwadi Mehendi Finish Kundan Hathphool, Antique Gold Finish

The Rajwadi Mehendi Finish Kundan Hathphool is worked in an antique gold finish with hand-set Kundan stones, a heavier bridal design in the Rajwadi tradition. A hathphool covers the back of the hand — a central motif linked by chains to rings on the fingers and a bracelet at the wrist, worn on the mehendi hand.

Handcrafted in Sirini's own Mumbai workshop — the stones are hand-set in the Kundan technique, each set in a resin base; and the antique finish is a darkened plating that brings out the carved detail.

Details

• Materials: 18–22K gold plating over a brass base in an antique finish, with hand-set Kundan stones — crafted as fine fashion jewellery, not fine/solid gold jewellery
• Made in: Sirini's workshop, Santacruz West, Mumbai
• Best for: the wedding day, mehendi and haldi, sangeet

How to wear it

Wear it on your dominant hand so it shows in photographs and while you gesture. Match it to your bangles and a ring on the other hand; keep the wrist otherwise clear so the chains sit flat.

Care

Keep this hathphool away from water, perfume and sweat — moisture can get behind the Kundan setting and dull it permanently. Wash and moisturise your hands before putting it on, not after, since lotion and water are what dull the plating fastest on a piece this close to the skin. Store it flat in its own pouch.