Jewellery Slideshow:        THIS  LINK IS MY OWN CREATED JWELLERY SLIDESHOW.YOU CAN HAVE PLEASURE WATCHING IT.YOU CAN ALSO VIEW UNDERSTOOD DEIGNS AND VALUE OF JWELLERS BY THIS SLIDE SHOE.

Traditional instruments of gold smith in Nepal

Jewellery in Nepal  is said to be the main occupation of Sunar's in Nepal.In the time of kings in Nepal occupation was classified  according to the sir names.Nowadays the system is not like before but some of the people are forced to follow their parental jobs because of no or low ideas in other occupation.In case of jewellery   only few other cast then Sunar can be found just like once in a blue moon.As jewellery is a family and parental occupation of Sunar's in Nepal most of Sunar choose it their occupation.

Making of gold jewels in Nepal

jewellery shop in Nepal

Now a days many jewellery shops are found in Nepal , especially in Pokhara. We can found most of the Sunar following their own business large and  small scale according to their capital.We can found jewellery shop in every,most of the part of Nepal.We can found large scale jewellery show rooms and industry in urban areas of Nepal and small scale jewellery shops in rural areas.

Nepali gold smiths

Nepal has passed a generation of jewellery and is running in second generation of gold.In first generation Nepali jewellers used to use second class gold known as Nepali gold in jewellery but now a days fine and pure gold is used .Designs of gold is also high class and western.   

Meeting of NGJA

Giving formal introduction to Nepal Gem & Jewellery Association, Nepal Gem & Jewellery Association has been established on  11 Mangsir 2065 BS (27 November 2003) by pioneer businessperson of gem and jewellery business. It is an authorized national level organization of Gem and jewellery businessperson in Nepal. It has been working as a facilitator to various tasks related to Gem and jewellery sector as well as handling the emerging problems in contemporary situation by unity and also different problems related to jems and jewelery. This association formed by the experienced businessperson, who has been involved in the field of gold and silver jewellery from long time. Rationality behind the establishment of the association to regulate the market, enhance the quality of products, which can be compete the international market.

President Mr Ramesh Maharjan.

 Quality control is one of our prime concerns that is why association is heading towards setting up a well equip gemological lab in the near future, which will issue the quality certification said the president of this organization Mr Ramesh Maharjan.

DESIGN OF A NECKLACE

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A SILVER JEWELERY SHOP

A SILVER JEWELERY SHOP IN ASIAN COUNTRIES

Silver as business and investment is less popular then gold,but is popular . For more than four thousand years, silver has been regarded as a form of money and store of value.But after the end of silver standard silver has lost its role as legal tender.jewelery bullen coins  and traded-exchange are the most important business and investment form of silver known.Because of the high price of gold,silver nowadays is excessively used  for the business purpose..specially in jewellery.

A SILVER JEWELS SHOP IN EUROPEAN COUNTEIES

Like gold there are many organization deals with silver.in some south Asian countries gold and silver business is merged and taken as a single business of gold and silver. In comparison to gold  price of silver is found volatile,but price of silver also changes day by day.
FOLLOWING IS THE RECORD SILVER , SILVER - GOLD RELATION & RATIO AND SOME DETAILS OF SILVER

Year	Silver price (yearly cum. avg.[8]) US$/ozt	Gold price (yearly cum. avg.[9]) US$/ozt	Gold/silver ratio
1840	1.29	20	15.5
1900	0.64	20	31.9
1920	0.65	20	31.6
1940	0.34	33	97.3
1960	0.91	35	38.6
1970	1.63	35	22.0
1980	16.39	612	37.4
1990	4.06	383	94.3
2000	4.95	279	56.4
2005	7.31	444	60.8
2009	14.67	972	66.3
2010	20.19	1225	60.7
2011 (cum. thru 19 May)	39.22	1510	38.5						The lower the ratio/number, the more expensive silver is compared to gold. Conversely the higher the ratio/number, the cheaper silver is compared to gold.

A BIG GOLD SHOWROOM BUSY WITH THEIR CLIENTS IN INDIA

A GOLD JEWELLERY SHOW ROOM

GOLD SHOP

GOLD is globally taken as investment and business too.As other valuable substances like diamond ,pearls,ruby etc are not changeable in size to make ornaments and gold is recicyleable ,it is used in investment excessively although it's price is rising day by day.

In fact price of gold is rising up day by day ,and is changeable day by dat

FOLLOWING IS THE CHANGE RATE OF GOLD AND FACT ABOUT GOLD ...

Year	Gold USD/ozt[4]	DJIA USD[5]	World GDP USD tn[6]	US Debt USD bn[7]	Trade Weighted US dollar Index[8]
1970	37	839	3.3	370
1975	140	852	6.4	533	33.0
1980	590	964	11.8	908	35.7
1985	327	1,547	13.0	1,823	68.2
1990	391	2,634	22.2	3,233	73.2
1995	387	5,117	29.8	4,974	90.3
2000	273	10,787	31.9	5,662	118.6
2005	513	10,718	45.1	8,170	111.6
2010	1,410	11,578	...	14,025	99.9
1970 to 2010 net change, %
	3,792	1,280	...	3,691	...
1975 (post US off gold standard) to 2010 net change, %
	929	1,259	...	2,531	...

Silver has a thousand year history.It has been used for ornaments and utensils, for trade, and as the basis for different monetary systems for many years ago.it is considered as the second expensive money after gold.it is said that in those days gold coins are huge valued money and silver less valued money.
According to different sources ,theories and historical explanation on silver "the word "silver" appears in   various spellings such as 'seolfor', 'siolfor' ,'silabar','silbar' etc in starting according to different native languages of different places .  The chemical symbol Ag is from the latin for "silver", argentum. Silver has been known since ancient times. Mentioned in the' book of genesis' slag heaps found in 'Asia minor' and on the islands of the 'Aegean sea' indicate silver was being separated from lead .

According to some histologists "In certain circumstances, Islam permits Muslim men to wear silver jewelry. Muhammad  himself wore a silver signet ring.In other religion also silver was permitted.
Different types of silver ornaments were wore by different generations...following are some silver items..

SILVER POT USED TO DRINK WATER

SILVER ORNAMENT

SILVER BANGLES

SILVER CUP

ANCIENT SILVER POTS AND BOWLS

Gold had been found in Egyptian pyramid which explains that gold has its history from early 2600 BC or before that.As gold is used in other different historical idle,statues,and different ornaments found in museums, we can estimate how old is the element gold.These type of research only did not show the oldness of gold but also explains the unchanged attraction of humans towards gold since that time to till.
Gold's attractive color and  nondestructive power  are the main reason behind gold alive till today.It is said and researched that gold was used to make coins,different types of crowns for kings and queens,and etc in ancient time.And today also gold is used for beauty tips...............

"FOLLOWING ARE SOME  ANCIENT GOLD DEIGNS AND USE OF GOLD IN ANCIENT TIME TO TODAY'S LIFE "

SOME OF THE MODERN GOLD DESIGNS

ANCIENT TIMES GOLD CROWN

GOLDEN STATUE OF LORD BUDDHA

ANCIENT GOLD ITEM

ANCIENT ORNAMENTS

MODERN  JEWELS DESIGNS OF A NECKLACE

ANCIENT GOLD COIN

GOLDEN COVER OF MUMMY IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Jewelry and silverware are traditionally and basically made from standard silver which can also be known as local silver. Standard silver in united states is stamped 925 which  is harder than pure silver and send to different countries.but in south Asian and different asian countries pure silver is used to make different ornaments and jewels.

Silver is very very cheaper than gold but is still valuable which is the reason behind silver being very popular with jewelers at starting point and who doesn't have enough monetary fund to afford to make pieces in gold. Silver has also become very fashionable, and is used frequently in more artistic jewelry pieces because of its attractive extra white color ie silver colour.

Traditionally, silversmiths mostly and basically made silver ware like cutlery, table flatware, bowls, candlesticks and other types of jewelery.wearing ornaments like hand bracelet,neck and leg laces.as the rate of gold is in sky silver is becoming more popular in todays society.  

Gold  is a chemical element with the symbol Au  and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny metal with   a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive  Gold is also the most malleable and ductile metal knownin the earth .Talking chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element.It has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for making coins,  making of different types of jewelry, and also used in different other arts since long time ago.

Because of the softness of pure  gold (24kt gold), it is usually alloyed with base metals for use in jewelry, altering its hardness and ductility, melting point, color and other properties.But more than in scientific use gold is used in basic purpose..i.e.home purpose like making ornaments and jewels and rarely in decorations of pots.It is said that gold was used in making of coins in ancient times.

Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag in science but named basically a gift of nature which is a soft, white metal .It has the highest conductivity of electricity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal.The metal occurs naturally in its pure, free form which is also known as 'native silver' it is also found as an alloy with gold and other different metals, and in different minerals.silver is also found as a  byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining, and which is also can be called a huge profit.

Silver has been taken as a precious and second expensive metal after gold in common tounge, and it is used to make ornaments, jewelry, different  high valued tableware currency coins and also used in different other sectors.Jewelery and ornament of silver are excessively used instead of gold jewels as it is price less then gold.

Gold now a days has become very very expensive and important metal.The price of gold is rising day by day.Despite of rising in price the selling of gold is also increasing day by day.Gold specially in eastern countries is not excessively used in comparison to south Asian countries.south Asian countries like Nepal , India,Srilanka and etc gold is excessively used.in different ceremonials like engagement ceremony,weeding and marriage ceremony,and in other different types of festivals and social occasions.People of this geographical region is found that they believe in showing richness and poorness through the ability of buying gold jewels and showing it wearing in different social and regional occasions like weeding and etc.
  Gold jewels are specially wore by woman rather than man.it is not like mens do not wore it,but there are only few deigns of gold jewels made according to men.men gold jewels include a very few deigns like bracelets,ear rings,finger rings and other few items.Women gold jewels include different and many many desgins like necklace,bracelets,ear,nose and finger rings and other different types of gold desgins.