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Ancestral treasures shape contemporary designs in the hands of the jeweller
9 Jun 2021
From my desk, I earlier this year discovered Saras Sadan. Located several thousand miles from London, in the pink-painted Old City of Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur, Saras Sadan is the name given to the ancestral family home of Krishna Choudhary, a tenth-generation jeweller.
To a video call, the Choudharys’ 18th century haveli makes for a backdrop of cinematic beauty: ranked among the best-preserved mansions of its kind, the treasure-chest location is made up of frescoed, colonnaded interiors and hidden courtyards. Across walls and ceilings, hand-traced scenes tell tales of romance, poetry and adventure; later, I learn that its motifs – Mughal rulers, Indian deities and numerous animals can all be named upon closer inspection – are painted using pigments derived from pulverised stones.
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India is the land of colour: of ruby reds, emerald greens, sapphire blues and the countless hues of diamonds, from vivid yellow to the rare, softly luminous white that emerged from the legendary Golconda mines. The country is as famous for the vivid cast of its jewellery as it is for its spectacular architecture and exquisitely embroidered textiles. A detail of Shah Jahan. Getty Images
The jewellery that sparkles in the vitrines of India’s family jewellers today owes its stylistic roots to the Mughal emperors who ruled India for 300 years until 1858. They maintained a court renowned for its wealth, high culture and love of precious objects, in particular jewellery.