Our Heritage
A Legacy Two Centuries in the Making
Our story does not begin at the jeweller's bench. It begins in a princely state on the edge of Rajputana, where a court gathered calligraphers, painters and craftsmen, and where beauty was treated as an inheritance to be kept. This is the heritage we carry into every piece.
The Chronicle of Tonk
The Princely State of Tonk
Founded under Nawab Amir Khan, Tonk stood apart in Rajasthan — a court that looked to Persian and Mughal refinement while living amid the colour of Rajputana, its lanes filled with calligraphers, miniature painters and silversmiths. To this day it is remembered as Nawabon ki Nagri, the City of Nawabs.
The Royal Family of Tonk
The Nawabs of Tonk were patrons before they were rulers — of libraries and calligraphy, of architecture and of the jeweller's bench. For generations the family treasured heirloom jewellery reflecting the refinement and craftsmanship of its time; that sensibility, passed from court to atelier, is the sensibility we design by.
The Sunehri Kothi
Behind an unassuming façade, the Sunehri Kothi opens into a hall of gilded mirror-work, coloured glass and painted floral ornament — every surface worked by hand until light itself became a material. Its geometry and jewel-like palette remain a living reference for our collections.
Calligraphers & Manuscripts
Tonk's renown rested as much on the pen as on the throne. Its calligraphers were prized across the region, earning the city its name as "the Lucknow of Rajasthan", and its libraries held rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts — a collection the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic Persian Research Institute still safeguards today. The rhythm of that script quietly shapes the lines we draw in silver.
Into a New Nation
With Independence, the princely state accedes to the Indian union and is folded into what becomes Rajasthan. The court fades, but its libraries, its architecture and its artistry endure — carried forward by the family it once belonged to.
Carrying the Legacy Forward
Ameer of Tonk Collection reimagines this inheritance in silver — each piece designed from the artistry of Tonk and handcrafted in Jaipur by master artisans. Every creation is more than an ornament; it is a way of keeping a heritage alive.