Featured Sterling Asian ?clip ons

Hi folks

can anyone help with the origin of these clip ons

they are marked (i think) Suja and (definetly) sterling

not sure what the suja means

any help appreciated

 

Thai sterling enamel earrings featuring Manimekhala, the Thai Goddess of lightning, and of sailors, if I am correct.

Either the maker or a badly stamped SIAM? Thai jewellery is often stamped Siam, an older name for Thailand.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimekhala#Thailand

 

awesome thank Aj, just the info i needed

tried to get a clearer shot

 

Yes, a badly stamped SIAM.

 

She is very popular in Thailand, and is often featured on Thai enamel jewellery.

 

i think i'd go as far as to say terribly then

 

yeah its just badly stamped, they are undoubtably thai though

 

Maybe you mean Sujatha? They don't make Thai souvenir Manimekhala earrings, but replicas of traditional Indian wedding jewellery. I suspect they weren't even around when these earrings were bought, 1960s-70s.

 

They are called Tela Naari, the model earring is called Sujata.
The logo in the link you posted clearly says it:



So Tela Naari, and they sell several earring models, one of them is called Sujata. Not Siam.

As I said before, the mark is badly stamped, but it is meant to say SIAM and STERLING. At the risk of repeating myself again, it is a common mark on Thai jewellery

No Indian jewellery manufacturer has ever made Thai souvenir Manimekhala jewellery, the Thai are perfectly capable of doing that themselves. Not even if they are called Tela Naari.

 

Maybe this helps:

 

Clip ons, so older. Agree, SIAM. I think the wear makes it looks like SUJA, but I have probably sold 20 similar earrings over the decades and they are always marked SIAM and STERLING.

This is an especially nice pair.

 

Thirded or fourthed. I've owned and seen lots of pairs of similar too. They all said Siam Sterling. Folks here often call the goddess a "temple dancer", especially on things made here in the USA that borrowed the design.