explained the meaning of emeralds to us this way: "Indian art and craft reached its zenith during the Mughal period when the ...

Gemstones are slowly taking over the “Big Four,” diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires are emerging as the new favorites ...

Emeralds were believed to have held miraculous ... The lenses were placed in the Mughal-era frames around 1890, according to auction house Sotheby's. The spectacles will be offered at auction ...

The piece was shortly gifted to his wife Nina Dyer, and is expected to sell for upwards of $6 million.

Drawn together by a shared commitment to responsible mining and a love of Zambian emeralds, Gemfields and Eshli Fine Jewelry have collaborated on a range of emerald jewels. Eshli is a high-end fine ...

The stunning piece features a large central stone of 8.2 carats, framed by a ring of tiny seed pearls and an outer border of eight individually-set cabochon emeralds. Favoured at the Mughal ...

Bundles were arranged by topic and size. Although we know the names of artists who worked at the Mughal Courts, many of the artists who produced Rajput paintings remain anonymous to us. Inscriptions ...

Top brokers say that since the start of this year, which has been marked by chaotic global events, more and more clients have been looking to invest in hard assets-namely jewelry and loose ... and ...

Nur Jahan was the only female ruler in the Mughal dynasty Empress Nur Jahan was the most powerful woman in 17th Century India. She played an unprecedented role in running the vast Mughal empire.

On an autumn day in 1576, a Mughal princess led a cohort of royal women on an unprecedented voyage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It was the first time in Mughal India that a woman had ...

The facility is far more than just another jewelry store: it doubles as a museum. Visitors to the museum learn about the history, techniques and heritage around emeralds and gold. Then ...

The Mughal Empire ruled over most of modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. In the early 16th century, a warrior prince named Babur marched east from central ...