Merchandise at Adinath, Jaipur, India

Adinath

This sliver of a shop in the Taj Rambagh Palace has a wide range of jewelry from tribal silver necklaces to beads of precious and semi precious stones as well as gold and diamond jewelry.

Interior at  Bhuramal Rajmal Surana, Jaipur, India

Bhuramal Rajmal Surana

For more than two centuries, the Surana family has been crafting some of the finest jewelry in Jaipur. The company was established in 1735 and, in addition, to supplying various royals, it has been exporting its diamond-studded gold Kundan and Meena pieces to Hong Kong and the U.S. for years. You will find exquisitely crafted historic and contemporary Indian designs, including gold encrusted bangles, diamond chandelier earrings and elaborate rings and necklaces, many of which can be previewed on its web site.

Emerald House

As the name implies, this is the place to buy emeralds (the company has been supplying emeralds to Indian royalty as well as the world’s most discerning jewelry houses, from Cartier and Van Cleef to Tiffany and Harry Winston). It’s possible to view a few of their pieces on line but it’s much better to make an appointment to visit the boutique where you can browse the vintage and new collections or request to have something custom made. They carry a variety of the highest quality emeralds, including Brazilian, Colombian and Zambian.

Indagare Tip: This is one of the few jewelry shops where it is NOT appropriate to bargain. The prices are fixed and sets cannot be broken up.

Interior at Gem Palace, Jaipur, India

Gem Palace

The Kasliwal family, who owns this historic jewelry institution, once served as the court jewelers to Jaipur’s maharajas and maharanis and has been designing baubles for nine generations now. The family’s jewelry emporium is often described as the Tiffany’s of Jaipur. The late Munnu Kasliwal, a scion of the illustrious family, was considered one of the leading fine jewelry designers and gem authorities in the world. His elder brothers and family continues to run the store since his passing. Munnu’s own designs are still highly sought after, and his pieces continue to be on sale at Barneys New York in Manhattan and Los Angeles.

Depending on the day, the treasure trove at Gem Palace can include an emerald bead torsade, a gold snake bracelet, an Egyptian-style lapis-lazuli-and-turquoise necklace and a Burmese ruby necklace sparkling with diamond rondelles. The prices? While there are superb flat-cut tourmaline rings for $450 and pretty citrine rings for $500, more ornate pieces start around $5,000 and up into the stratosphere. You won’t leave empty-handed. Will you find some similar things for less money elsewhere in Jaipur? Definitely. There is a cost associated with the brand; however, you won’t be able to say you bought it at Gem Palace. Our advice: if you are buying something unusual, like the carved elephant cufflinks, go for it. For standard designs like diamond bangles, ropes of ruby beads or semi precious stone rings, shop elsewhere but pay a visit to browse.

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Merchandise at  Gems Paradise, Jaipur, India

Gems Paradise

Not as well known as Gem Palace but considered by some to offer a better selection of western style jewelry, Gems Paradise is more than a century old. If you have browsed in Fred Leighton, you have probably seen pieces that came from here. The store always has a fantastic array of Deco inspired designs, traditional Indian pieces and collections that resemble those of well-known Italian and French jewelry houses such as Cartier.

Interior at Hot Pink , Jaipur, India

Hot Pink

Founded by late Gem Palace jeweler Munnu Kasliwal and French jewelry designer Marie-Hélène de Taillac, this whitewashed boutique sits in the airy garden pavilion of the wonderfully atmospheric Hotel Narain Niwas Palace. Think chic dresses with Indian flair, kitschy accessories, cashmere and wool scarves by Kashmir Loom in every color of the rainbow. Hot Pink’s fans include Ashley and Allegra Hicks, and the store was such a success that Kasliwal and de Taillac opened a small outpost, at Amber Fort. The prices are high for India but the detail and design are also more sophisticated than you will find in most places in Jaipur.

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Merchandise at Silver & Art Palace , Jaipur, India

Silver & Art Palace

This large building in the historic part of town is on lots of group tour stops because the owner has smartly positioned actual stone cutters right inside the entry. It is one of the places you can examine raw stones and watch how they are cut and polished. After the show, you are ushered into a large showroom where you can buy loose precious and semi-precious stones or finished pieces. The quality is good, but it’s best to come after you have done some comparison shopping and to negotiate in private so you might get a significant price reduction.

Interior at  Sophia 203, Jaipur, India

Sophia 203

Working with famed Parisian jeweler Marie-Hélène de Taillac first brought designer Sophia Edstrand to Jaipur, and she’s stayed since, launching her own atelier and line of zardozi (an embroidery technique using silk threads) accessories. Edstrand’s fabric necklaces, belts, sandals, and hair accessories are plenty chic, but it’s the vibrant hues, a nod to Rajasthan, that had us at hello. The line, Sophia 203, sells at Colette and Bon Marché in Paris, or visit her Jaipur atelier by appointment.

Interior View - Taara, Jaipur, India - Jaipur's Taara boutique

Taara

Located in a residential area (your driver will need to call for directions), Taara is the chicest new shop to open in Jaipur. The city has long been the shopping mecca of India with legendary jewelry shops and Euro-chic takes on Indian fashion like Hot Pink, but now for those who want the best of the bazaars and expat designs there is a new concept shop that is the one-stop shop for Jaipur visitors. Taara occupies a white stucco house with a turquoise and indigo decorative trim. The stairway leading up to the second floor shop features enormous Buddha paintings and dhurrie rugs that announce the funky mix of Eastern tradition and global chic that you will find in the upstairs rooms that have been designed around different Indian regions. One is hung with hundreds of colorful lanterns and displays furniture, antique carpets and silver and wooden objects. Fashion and accessories for women and children, including cashmere scarves (both traditionally embroidered and printed with modern motifs like skulls) and electric colored kaftans are displayed in another. Pillows and dhurries, which can be ordered in modern palettes such as cornflower blue with metallic silver or ivory and lavender in any size occupy another. For the jewelry showroom, the family who created the mirrored inlay in the maharajah’s palaces and the Oberoi hotels fashioned glimmering panels on white walls, which are accented with silver Buddha heads and shelves of antique silver. The shop is the passion project of jeweler Vinesh Kumar who named it after his grandmother and whose wife Shalina manages it. Next up they plan to sell outdoor furniture and garden objects on the rooftop. Not yet in any guidebooks or on hotel concierge’s radars, you may have a hard time persuading your driver to take you here but it will be well worth the trip.

Interiors at Teatro Dhora, Jaipur, India

Teatro Dhora

For shoppers who want to browse a range of high-end Indian crafts but prefer the atmosphere of a Barney’s or Colette to an Indian market, then Teatro Dhora is the place to come. Located in a bright, contemporary-style cottage, this boutique mixes Indian and expat designer goods with vintage items. There are hand-blocked tunics and embroidered shawls and the owners’ signature jewelry line, which includes brass and silver collections. Vintage lamps and furniture mix with Indian art work as well as curated books and bath lines to create a Bohemian atmosphere of good taste. The founders of the shop are both from Rajasthan but studied in Milan before opening their Desert Theater, which is what the name means.

Tholia’s Kuber

On the same road as such jewelry institutions as the Gem Palace and Gem Paradise, this shop is run by two brothers, Romi and Lala Tholia, who carry many of the traditional Indian jewelry styles in gold and silver and stone and enamelwork, but they also have a great selection of tribal jewelry and more contemporary styles under the Matt Gold collection that are quite different than anything else you will find elsewhere and feel like a breath of fresh air. Look out for the cabochon cut stones set in matte-finished gold. Warning: they do not ship so if you see something you like, grab it.

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