Jaipur, the capital of Indian state of Rajasthan, is famous worldwide for its majestic grandeur and royal hospitality. Everything, from the fascinating forts and palaces to enormous havelis and edifices, speaks for the glorious past of this imperial city. However, along with its architecture, it is the art and craft that made the city so famous.
Although it took centuries of hard work and commitment to reach this level, the foundation laid by the erstwhile Maharajas proved of great help. The city has been home to skilled craftsmen, a majority of whom were jewelers and stonecutters who were specially called from different parts of the country to create most magnificent jewels for the kings and their queens. Emerald has carved a niche for itself in this world-leading gemstone manufacturing center. It is the accurately graded emerald supply coupled with gemstone auctions that have given a major push to the international industry interaction in Jaipur.
The skilled craftsmen, lapidaries and artisans at Nakashtra have the expertise needed in processing this green treasure. And that is a major reason why we are amongst the most favored emerald manufacturers and suppliers in Jaipur.
Most of the emerald at Nakashtra comes from Zambia in South Africa. With a very deep rich green color, Zambian emeralds are far less included as compared to other sources such as Columbian emeralds. The large deposits of high-quality emeralds in Zambia made it possible for us to provide the gemstone lovers with fine quality at fair price. Presently, the Zambian mines produce nearly 20% of the world's Emerald, the production is estimated to increase in near future.
Emerald, undoubtedly, has a class of its own. Along with its uncommon geochemical and geological conditions of creation, the fanciful history of over 5000 years and the exceptional craftsmanship make this green gemstone more precious and desirable every day.
One of the four precious gemstones, emeralds have long been an object of desire. While the oldest emeralds are about 2.97 billion years old, the history marked their first discovery in Egypt in 1500 BC. This favorite gemstone of Egyptian queen Cleopatra took an average of 500 million years along with certain specific and rare geological conditions to gain the statuesque of most precious beryl.
This gem of rebirth and renewal comes full of natural inclusions that despite its relative hardness of 7.5 to 8 on Moh's scale make it fragile. A high level of precision coupled with utmost experience is therefore needed in cutting emeralds to bring out the lustre and remove the inclusions.