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Beyond extravagance: a royal collection of gems and jewels

  • Alternate title

    Al Thani collection

Contents

A jewelled quest: introduction to the collection / Amin Jaffer -- Gems and jewels in Mughal India, 1600-1739 / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton -- Jewellery in regional courts and successor states, 1739-1857 / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton -- Indian jewellery during the British Raj, 1858-1947 / Stephen Vernoit -- Twentieth-century encounters between Indian and European jewellery / Katherine Prior -- Indian influences in contemporary jewellery / Vivienne Becker -- Gems and the gem trade in India / Jack Ogden -- Materials and techniques in Indian jewellery / Michael Spink and Robert Skelton.

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Publisher

  • Publication

    New York, NY: Assouline, c2013

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  • Period

    1600-1947

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  • ISBN

    • 1614281297
    • 9781614281290

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