Gold Foil Wonderland

Scooping up the perfect Christmas present can be kind of overwhelming, so very much so on these last all consuming-of-consumer weekends.  Perusing the web in the hopes of avoiding the crazed 'Black Friday' shopper spray of pepper, I was overcome in a quite different way - by stunning, stunning jewels.

The oldest form of jewelry making in India, kundan (pure gold) is a method of stone setting in which gold foils or detailed enamel designs are placed behind the gem prior to mounting.  The result is a bewitching, extravagant affair, with pieces more glittery and grandiose than the next. 

Type in 'kundan' on EBay alone, and find an assortment of ornate treasures.

Oddly enough, I ended up snatching up the least ostentatious of items for my grams - a collector of elephants, I couldn't say no to this burnished gold elephant bangle for her.

And, ok, maybe an ounce of glamour for myself in the process...

Necklace & earring set, EBay.com; seller artjewels1954

Bracelet, EBay.com; seller aria.jewels

Earrings, EBay.com; seller thethirdi

Necklace & earring set, EBay.com; seller indiatrend

Earrings, EBay.com; seller teriot_diva_fashions

Necklace & earring set, EBay.com; seller aria.jewels

Bracelet, Bombayjewelry.com

Earrings, Bombayjewelry.com