This contemporary-looking banded agate, black onyx, and Tibetan coral pin/pendant with sterling silver was designed and made in India during the late 1980s to early 1990s by highly respected Indian Sikh silversmith Rajinder Singh.
Now vintage, it dates from a time when both Indians, and especially those exporting jewelry from India, were looking for fresh designs, sometimes incorporating old traditional components, like the Tibetan coral here, combined with non-traditional stones in contemporary shapes.
Harry Neufeld explains: "The antique, and ethnic Indian silver jewelry export business needed to be refreshed after some years, so new jewelry with new silver, new designs and new stones became the new silver jewelry business from India. While everyone else in the old ivory jewelry business accepted white metal findings on their pieces, which was inexpensive, I was the only importer using only silver, and he (Rajinder Singh) was the only designer making pieces other than just recycled bangles with pin clasps."
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