Indian royalty found many mentions in the exhibit. Rani Sita Devi of Kapurthala, photographed by Cecil Beaton for British ...

The necklace was fashioned for Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala by Cartier in 1928, after he presented an extraordinary trove of gemstones to a Cartier salesman with a request to modernise his ...

The Patiala Necklace is more than a piece of luxurious ornamentation—it is a symbol of heritage, artistry, and the complexity of history. Its legacy lives on through photographs, stories, and ...

Years after its disappearance, the Patiala necklace resurfaced in 1982 in Geneva, where the seventh-largest diamond, De Beers, was sold for 3 million USD.

Diljit Dosanjh, 41, wanted to sport the Maharaja of Patiala's necklace to complete his royal-inspired look for his first appearance at the Met Gala in New York, reported the New York Times.

Diljit Dosanjh stunned with his Maharaja-coded look for the Met Gala. Now, he shared how Cartier first said they would give ...

The Patiala necklace, commissioned by the Maharaja of Patiala from Cartier in 1928, was an extraordinary piece weighing 1,000 carats and containing 2,900 diamonds, valued at ₹10 crore at the ...

But despite being denied the iconic Patiala necklace, Diljit Dosanjh still incorporated Cartier pieces into his Met Gala 2025 ensemble. Plus, Indian jeweller Golecha also swooped in with a royal ...

Modern homage, modern controversies. For the Met Gala 2025, Diljit Dosanjh wore a specially created necklace inspired by the Patiala original. Designed by Manav Golecha of Golecha Jewels, the new ...

In 1948, however, the necklace mysteriously vanished from Patiala’s royal treasury. Thirty-two years later, it surfaced at an auction—stripped of all its diamonds except for one.

The necklace disappeared from the Royal Treasury of Patiala around 1948, the Court Jeweller notes that some believe it was quietly sold for tax reasons, and others believe it was stolen. View post ...

However, when his stylish Abhilasha Devnani wanted to source the Patiala Necklace, commissioned by the Mahajraja back in 1928, from Cartier, the team was reportedly denied the same, ...