The work of an Art lover!
At Mayur Arts, Stores make room for a rare collection of antiques in Silver, wood & brass; miniature paintings & pichwais, collected over a period of time from the Royalties of various states in India; wooden & silver furniture; brassware, marble artifacts, glass mosaic work, bone inlay work & marble inlay work; architectural pillars, ancient doors and ceilings from palaces. It’s like taking a walk at a museum.
Mr. Hemant Periwal comes from an illustrious business family with their main business in Kalimpong. The family and parents moved to Udaipur to further expand the business in the early 1960s. He attended school and college in Udaipur. Mr. Periwal is an accomplished athlete in the fields of pole vaulting, Javelin throw and hammer throw, in 1974 he created history whilst in school by creating two records in Pole Vault and the Hammer throw.
The visionary Mr. Periwal started Mayur Arts with a capital of Rs 300 in 1974 exhibiting Tibetian and Nepali Arts , Handicraft and Nomadic Art. The turning point was in 1977 where in with his business acumen he took a shop in The Lake Palace Udaipur, displaying very carefully selected sandalwood collection, furniture, enamel artefacts, the journey continued till 1985 , another turning point came and Mayur Arts expanded further by opening a new gallery in Sardarpura, Udaipur.
With an extremely experienced and keen eye for antiques , Mr. Periwal went overseas to UK and USA on tour to further expand Mayur Arts , he would regularly attend the Edinburgh Festival to buy antiques and their sale. He ensured authenticity and value for his ever expanding global clients. The World Elite became the clientele of Mayur Arts such as Mick Jagger, Lady Bramford, Paul Mcartney, King of Morocco Mohammed VI , also the top interior designers and Architects in the World would buy the fabled curated Handicraft and Art work from Mayur Art. Many World renowned Museums also sought his expertise on antiques. In 1991 Mr. Periwal got married , lady luck smiled in 1993 the land where Mayur Art is at present was bought and in 1996 the land for The Royal Retreat was bought there by laying the foundation of expansion of business into the Hospitality sector.
Mr. Periwal has very strong beliefs in hand crafts and still ensures that hand made skills and traditions are kept alive by way off ensuring a platform to these award winning artisans to sell and showcase their skill to the world in areas of Handicrafts, Miniature painting, wood and marble sculptures, Pichhwai paintings , all got a lease of life due to his unrelenting work in this field.
