Established in the year 2012 at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, we, Laxmi Handicraft Centre, are a sole proprietorship firm and a highly acclaimed Manufacturer, Wholesaler, Exporter, and Trader of Flower Vase, Marble Statue, Marble Table Top, Marble Fountain, and much more. These are manufactured at our modern infrastructure facility by using raw materials of the best quality and are acclaimed for their aesthetic designs, durability and ease of maintenance. These products are used for gifting and decorative purposes.

Under the efficient guidance and leadership of Mr. Laxman Upraity, we have established our reputation as an ethically driven firm through our quality centric business practices. Our business policies have played a key role in making us a highly sought after organization for clients to transact with.

We are a well known firm involved in the provision of Marble Flower Stone, Marble Swan and Stone Table at highly reasonable prices. These are manufactured using premium grade raw materials and are acclaimed for their aesthetically appealing designs, durability and convenience of maintenance. Priced economically, these are available in eye catching sizes and shapes.

Factsheet

Inlay Centre

Inlay work begins with a design-it could be a motif that's floral or geometricalwhich is cut out on a brass sheet. This is then placed on marble and drawn. Next, the marble is carved out. Slices of coloured stones (precious and lessprecious), which have in the meantime been shaped and polished, are then delicately laid into the marble with adhesive. At times, a heat treatment is given to particular stone to get a shading effect, e.g. heating Jaisalmer (Yellow) stone to get a red colour.

Getting Stoned

Here is a non-exhaustive list of the typesi of natural stones normally used for inlay on marble: White Jasper, Chocolate Stone, Green Marble, Sang-a- Mariam, Tiger Stone, Red Jasper, Lapis, Green Aventurine, Yellow Aventurine, Black Onyx, Green Bidasar, Dark Green Bidasar, Brown Bidasar, Yellow Bidasar, Cobra Stone, Malachite, Ruby, Jaiselmer Red (Heated), Jaisalmer Yellow, Creamai Marble, Alikantak, Green Laventure, Torques (Firoza), and Amethyst.

Surface Matters

White marble from Makrana, Rajasthan (India) or Creama Marble from Italy is the most preferred form of surface for inlay work. If for any reason, marble is not the chosen one, black kadappa stone or green marble is taken up.

The Art of Marble Inlay

One of the things that make the Taj Mahal so wondrous and special is the marble inlay work you find on it. In fact, you find this beautiful art form on other Mughal monuments too. Marble inlay is a closely protected traditional art and only a few expert are skilled enough to do justice to it in this day and age. The delicate process involves carefully cutting and engraving marble shapes by hand. Roughly speaking, this is how it works.

Marble Inlay Work in the Taj Mahal

Of all the Mughal Emperors, Shah Jahan was the greatest patron of the arts in general and architecture, in particular. For him no amount of money or time wasi too much to create enduring, everlasting architectural wonders that would wow the world and stand the test of centuries of time. It is in his buildings that one sees the confluence of Mughal art and Italian pietra dura.

The Italian Connection

Inlay work on delicate precious stone began in the workshops of Florence in Italy around the end of the 16th century. This was known as PIETRA DURA, which means hard (dura) stone (pietra).