Beyond Extravagance: A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, is the latest book from Assouline publishing house featuring 400 extraordinary jewels.
First of all, it was in 2013 that the first edition of Beyond Extravagance He unveiled the fabulous Al Thani collection, highlighting its exceptional jewels created for the Indian royal courts.
Also, in order to renew the approach of Indian high jewelry and its multifaceted tradition that is constantly evolving. This magnificent volume retraces the history of four centuries of jewelry and works of art. From the Mughal Empire to contemporary creations through the British Raj.
© The Al Thani Collection. Photograph taken by Prudence Cuming Associates
So let us emphasize that this November revisits this important work. Updated and expanded, it includes chapters enriched by renowned experts such as Vivienne Becker, Katherine Prior, Michael Spink and Robert Skelton.
Now you can discover the jade drinking cup carved by Emperor Jahangir.
Like the engraved spilles of the emperors Akbar, or even Jahangir and Shah Jahan, the diamond said Eye of the Idol. But also l’ornament of a turban called The Eye of the Tiger,
© The Al Thani Collection. Photograph taken by Laziz Hamani
and the necklace Nawanagar That Cartier created in 1937 for the Maharaja Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar from an exceptional assortment of oval Burmese rubies and cushion-cut rubies.
Each section of the work is produced under the direction of the chief curator of the Al Thani collection, Amin Jaffer.
© The Al Thani Collection. Photograph taken by Prudence Cuming Associates
Beyond Extravagance is a very beautiful book and, like a treasure, it will take you to the land of rubies and precious stones.
