important diamond corsage belonging to empress eugenie wife of nepolean iii of france last year we auctioned two strings of the famed baroda pearls and a collection of magnificent jewels which were the former property of anita delgado the fifth wife of the maharaja jagjit singh of kapurthala jaffer stated in an email interview from londonjaffer feels that since the bulk of period jewellery is privately owned it is difficult to see the trend in prices except for within a sale or a museum context heritage jewellery from india has been attracting the attention of the west since the 1920s and the 1930s when leading firms like cartier started retailing antique indian jewellery as well as incorporating elements of old jewellery in their latest designs he saidaccording to him more recently traditional indian and mughal jewellery have enjoyed a revival among collectors internationally as is evident from the number of publications as well as of exhibitions such as treasury of the world which featured the alsabah collection of mughal jewelschristies said jaffer has been trying to spread the taste of indian jewels through a series of workshops in auction hotspots around the globe over the last decade the fact that the market for traditional and royal jewellery is gradually warming almost like that of mainstream art is evident from the recent forays by lifestyle giants like fabindia into traditional jewellery retailit launched its collection of ethnic and ecofriendly jewellery in gold silver bronze and regional craftswares a month ago and the sales are booming