World Furniture Configuration - A General News Blog

Diederik De Beers and Nicholas De Beers were farmers in South Africa. Their children liked the rocks they found in the Vaal River, a tributary of the Orange River. They called them, “pretty pebbles.” Those pebbles would become the ‘Rocks of the Rajahs.’ They were a bit of a far cry from the contemporary jewelry of today such as gold chains or a tecno master watch, but they were unique. All in all, there are about ten million marriages a year in India. Every Indian bride must have—by tradition—antique or Indian artisan jewelry. It’s interesting that much of their handmade jewelry is actually 24K gold, copper or silver, and is too soft to be worn everyday.
As it stands, Jewelry is passed down through dowries, and in this way, wealth has passed from mother to daughter—from generation to generation. The average Indian bride will wear about 30 ounces of gold on her wedding day. Since gold gifts are considered lucky in their culture, couples will be given gold coins as wedding gifts. Just a little more valuable than wood, leather or other kinds of jewelry. For me, I like stuff like 10k gold rings, diamond bracelets, a Techno Master Watch or perhaps gold chains, etc. But I beleieve my favorites are the diamond pendants or the aforementioned techno master watches. For his part, the maharajah of Jaipur kept a trove of jewels in the Jaigarh fort near his palace. It is said that he allowed each maharajah, once in a lifetime, to select one piece from the trove. One maharajah chose a solid gold bird with rubies. It is said to be so heavy that a woman cannot lift it. Opals are fascinating stones. They are so mysterious with their milky, multicolored appearance, looking like galaxies enclosed in globules. I think I will stick to my standard gold cufflinks, however.