What can I give instead of a silver coin as a corporate gift?

Handloom textiles, estate tea or coffee, artisan brass or bell metal, fine leather or stationery, original art, or a handmade decor chest.

What is a luxury Diwali corporate gift that is not silver?

A chest of handmade pieces, such as Raajkosh's Shankh, Marble Seashell and Urli candles, or a handloom stole or estate tea.

How much does a Raajkosh luxury candle chest cost?

Each piece is charged at its listed price plus the chest style; the builder shows the full price before checkout. For corporate orders, your quote confirms the final price per gift.

Can you add our logo to a luxury candle chest?

Yes, on the gift tag, the note card or a wax seal, from 10 gifts. Branding options are confirmed in the quote.

Is a candle gift suitable for a senior client?

For festive and thank-you gifts, yes. If the office bans open flames, it stays decor, so choose another gift if that matters.

Corporate gifting · 4 min read · 31 October 2026

Luxury corporate gifts that are not gold or silver: six alternatives to the coin and the silver bowl, and how to choose one

Luxury corporate gifts that are not gold or silver include handloom textiles, estate teas and coffees, artisan brass or bell-metal pieces, fine leather and stationery, original art, and a handmade decor chest. Raajkosh makes the last: a chest of 3 to 6 hand-poured soy wax pieces, such as Shankh, Marble Seashell and Urli candles, Rs 2,497 in pieces.

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Key takeaways

Six luxury alternatives to gold and silver: handloom, estate tea, artisan brass, leather, art, a decor chest.
Choose by recipient, household or personal use, quantity, story and the client's gift policy.
A Raajkosh gift chest holds 3 to 6 pieces; 4 or more pieces are 10% off the pieces.
Shankh, Marble Seashell and Urli candles come to Rs 2,497 in pieces at today's shop prices.

Raajkosh Marble Seashell Candles: two marbled conch-shell vessels in blue-and-white and terracotta-and-white, topped with pink wax shells, pearls and gold stars

Six luxury gifts that are not a coin or a silver bowl

Silver coins, silver bowls and gold-plated idols have long been the default luxury gift in Indian business, especially at Diwali. Many companies are moving away from them: the price follows the metal market, a coin feels like a payment rather than a gift, and procurement policies increasingly cap gift values. These six alternatives carry the same weight without the metal:

Handloom textiles. A Pashmina shawl, a Banarasi or Chanderi stole, a Kanjeevaram silk scarf. Luxury that is worn and remembered.
Estate tea or speciality coffee. Single-estate Darjeeling, Nilgiri or Assam tea, or Indian speciality coffee, in a good tin. Refined and consumable, for clients who have everything.
Artisan metal that is not precious. Dhokra bell metal, Moradabad brass, Bidri ware. Heavy, crafted and lasting, without the coin feel.
Fine leather and stationery. A hand-stitched leather folio, a good fountain pen, a hand-bound notebook. Suits people who still write.
Original art or a limited print by an Indian artist, framed. Personal, and the most memorable on this list, but hard to scale.
A handmade decor chest. Several crafted pieces chosen together and packed in one box. This is what Raajkosh makes: a chest of hand-poured soy wax candles shaped like the shankh, the urli and the marbled conch.

Choosing the right alternative

A luxury gift without the metal has to earn its weight another way. Ask:

Who is receiving it? A promoter or director who already owns silver will notice craft and thought more than another coin.
Is it for the person or the household? Textiles are personal; tea, decor and a chest are shared at home.
How many? Original art suits five people, not fifty. Textiles and chests scale to a client list.
Does it say something about you? A Punjab-made, Kerala-made or Bengal-made gift tells a story about where your company is from.
What does the policy allow? Some clients cap the value of gifts they may accept. A chest built to a budget per gift stays inside it.

The alternatives side by side

Gift	What makes it luxurious	Scales to	Who supplies it
Handloom textiles	Weave, fibre, region	Dozens	Weavers' co-operatives, textile brands
Estate tea or coffee	Origin and freshness	Hundreds	Estates, roasters, tea brands
Artisan brass or bell metal	Weight and craft	Dozens	Craft brands, state emporiums
Leather and fine stationery	Material and finish	Dozens	Leather goods makers
Original art	One of a kind	A handful	Galleries, artists
Handmade decor chest	Several crafted pieces together	10 to 300	Makers such as Raajkosh

A candle chest as the luxury gift

On raajkosh.com/corporate, the Rs 1,000 and above band is for sets: several pieces in one gift box, chosen to reach your budget per gift. Our gift chest holds 3 to 6 pieces, and with 4 or more pieces the pieces are 10% off; each piece is charged at its listed price plus the chest style, and the builder shows the full price before checkout.

Pieces with the weight of a luxury gift, at shop prices (your quote confirms the final price per gift with branding and delivery):

Shankh Candle, Rs 799: a cream conch-shaped vessel streaked with caramel, gold-flecked soy wax, pink wax lotus blooms.
Marble Seashell Candles, Rs 999: two marbled conch-shell vessels, one blue-and-white and one terracotta-and-white, with pink shells, pearls and gold stars.
Urli Candles, Rs 699: a pair of flower-shaped urli bowls with a gold rim.
Vanilla Reverie, Rs 549: our one scented candle, warm vanilla in an amber glass jar with gold flakes.

Shankh, Marble Seashell and Urli together come to Rs 2,497 in pieces at today's prices, plus the chest. Add Vanilla Reverie as a fourth piece in the gift chest builder and the 10% off the pieces applies there.

The gold here is in the details, flakes and rims, not in the price of metal. For the corporate terms (from 10 gifts, logo on the tag, the note card or a wax seal, GST invoice, one address or many, prepaid as set out in the quote), see our corporate gifting terms page.

When to choose another alternative

If the recipient expects something to wear or use daily, choose textiles or leather. If the office or home bans open flames, a candle chest is decor only, so pick tea, brass or art instead. And if the tradition in your industry truly expects silver, and the client would read anything else as a downgrade, a silver gift from a jeweller is the honest answer. We make candles only.