Apart from its wide collection of unique gems and jewellery, The Gem Palace has earned a reputation for mastering a particular art - enameling. Enameling is considered the most alluring and technical of all metal decorations. For centuries, royals and statesmen have trusted us to create jaw-dropping enameled or kundan jewellery. Even today, The Gem Palace continues to stun customers with its traditional collection.

The pieces are created using the conventional method of kundan setting. Our craftsmen belong to families who have been involved in this technique since it was first developed. In fact, most of them are descendants of craftsmen who have been working with The Gem Palace since its foundation. This is the reason why we are able to maintain the same distinctive quality that existed centuries ago.

The art of decorating metal with enameling or Meenakari was introduced by the Mughals. Raja Man Singh of Amber brought Meenakari to Rajasthan, India at the turn of the 16th century.

It is a technique that requires a high degree of skill and application. The piece of metal on which Meenakari is to be done is fixed on a lac stick. Delicate designs of flowers, birds, fish etc. are etched or engraved on it. This leads to the creation of walls or grooves to hold colour. Enamel dust of the required colour is then poured into the grooves and each color is fired individually. The heat of the furnace melts the colour and the coloured liquid is spread equally into the groove. This process is repeated with each colour. Later, the piece is cooled and polished with agate. The depth of the grooves filled with different colors determines the play of light. At Gem Palace, the craftsmen strive to achieve such perfection, that sometimes it takes them days to finish a single piece.

Jaipur is the main center of meenakari. In Jaipur, The Gem Palace is the undisputed master of this craft.