Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India

by Amin Jaffer

The Indian princes of the British Raj lived lives of unparalleled opulence and luxury. Made for Maharajas returns readers to that resplendent era, presenting a selection of one-of-a-kind objects crafted to order by the outstanding European luxury goods manufacturers, fashion houses, and decorators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are the custom-designed cars, jewelry, and extraordinary obj ts d'art commissioned by maharajas,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865651744
• ISBN13: 9780865651746
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Vendome Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.0" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary