Taj Mahal 18ct white gold necklace pendant set with diamonds and an interchangeable blue zircon centrepiece. Inspired by a ceiling at the Taj Mahal, Agra. From the Journey to India.
This pendant measures approximately 54mm x 54mm.
This can be worn as both a pendant and a brooch (please contact the showroom on 020 7730 2202 to explain the fittings to enable this).
Taj Mahal
Inside the mosque adjacent to the great Taj Mahal there is a ceiling pattern high up in the apex of the roof: A complex, geometrical, radiating pattern created from intersecting arcs.
Geometry was never just an adornment in Mughal style, it was a means of evoking a world beyond earthly experience. The universe was deemed to have a mathematical basis and so, by incorporating this, it gave the works of man a transcendent quality - a true heaven on earth.
I remember being there at Divali (when India is lit by candles and fireworks), each candle twinkling like a diamond. This was the reason why I set my Taj Mahal with a pave of diamonds, in two layers, cementing that love, each in harmony with one another.
Zircon
Almost more fiery than a diamond, Zircons have been used in jewellery for centuries. Cassandra adores the deep rich blues she finds in Cambodia that remind her of the Paraiba tourmalines she used to buy when she first set out in the jewellery world.
Craftmanship and sourcing
Handmade In London
All Cassandra Goad Jewellery is designed and made in our workshops in London.
Gemmologist
Ever in search of the unusual and rare, Cassandra travels the world to source beautiful gemstones, either in the rough or cut form.
Crafted to perfection
The craftsman works as an artist recreating the design in metal. The jewel is then mounted, assayed, polished and set.
