Delicate jades, spectacular gems, magnificent jewellery studded with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls, daggers inlaid with jewels, vessels and everyday objects chased with gold, decorated with gemstones and coloured enamels : these exceptional pieces are presented in this catalogue. Through five centuries of history, the art of jewellery, so central to Indian culture, has dazzled us with treasures of ancestral savoir-faire, which combine exuberance, opulence and refinement. We can thus catch a glimpse of the splendour of Mughal courts and the pomp of the maharajas, while East and West, tradition and the modernity of contemporary creations interact in a subtle play of inspiration.